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Nov 15th, 2001, 03:21 PM
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Vera Dushevina Cheering Club !!!!!!!
She destroyed the World #1 Eva Birnerova 6-2 6-1 in the Grade 2 event in Luxembourg and is into QF dropping only 6 games.
Hopefully she will get to play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semis.
15 yr old Vera..... power/strength /height and great groundies with a pretty good serve.
<br /> Vera will make some waves next year.
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Nov 15th, 2001, 04:29 PM
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Congrats to Vera! Hoping to know more about her in the future. <img src="graemlins/wavey.gif" border="0" alt="[Wavey]" />
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Nov 15th, 2001, 06:23 PM
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Way to go Vera! Eggy, do you think Vera D. could be on the same level as Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina? And where does Vera train? In Russia, or abroad?
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Nov 15th, 2001, 07:20 PM
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Vera trains in Moscow. <br />Coach is Maniouhova Granotoulova .
She was part of U14 team that won last years World Junior Tennis , <br />played in U16 team this yr and won all her matches.
She's definately very talented and I'd put her up there with Dinara but she won't get as much limelight as her for obvious reasons.
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Nov 16th, 2001, 04:37 PM
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Vera won again and is into Semis <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
she dropped just to games to 8th seeded Debbrich Feys (BEL)
Vera only lost 8 games in making semis and tomorrow faces #1 seed and compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Go Vera go !!!!!!!!!
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Nov 16th, 2001, 06:26 PM
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Eggy, you're openly rooting for Vera over Svetlana?
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Nov 16th, 2001, 08:11 PM
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Not Openly rooting for her but I know she will give her a great match.
Unfortunately no bonus pts in juniors <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> so Vera won't get extra pts for beating World #1 , or if she bt Svetlana #3.
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Nov 18th, 2001, 05:29 PM
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Semifinal Vera Douchevina d. Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6(4) 6-4 
FINALVera Douchevina d. Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-4
well done Vera !!!!
great stuff girl and 3 wins over top 10 players 
this will really give her a boost
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Nov 18th, 2001, 06:04 PM
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Eggy, I know you must be annoyed with this question <img src="redface.gif" border="0"> , but how does she play? She literally killed all the top seeds in this tourney. I take it she must be very powerful to have beaten Svetlana and Barbora.
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Nov 18th, 2001, 06:17 PM
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She's powerful , a wonderful 1st serve and heavy groundies, plus she can volley a bit as well.
She's a baseliner with DH backhand.
This was her 1st big junior event ( only others were small ones grade 4/5)
it will push her rank up around 90 places to around 80.
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Nov 19th, 2001, 02:51 PM
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Congatulations to Vera! To beat such good junior players in the same tournament is a fine accomplishment. Especially when you consider how much less experienced she is compared to Strycova and Kuznetsova. Vera is a big girl. Let's hope she can grow into her body and use her size and power as a weapon. Udachi Vera!
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Feb 25th, 2002, 07:38 PM
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about time this got a bump
Vera's done great since last on here and is now #26 on the Junior ranks after her 2nd big title in Germany at the weekend, following her QF appearance at the AUS OPEN.
Vera's gonna make a huge impact on the game in 2002.
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Mar 5th, 2002, 12:28 PM
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another good weekend for Vera
won all 3 singles in the finals of the European Winter Cup and we won the tournament
Vera is gonna be something special when she gets everything into gear and once everything is ironed out......
She's got the lot !!!!!! |
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Apr 23rd, 2002, 07:18 PM
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Vera's 1st 10K in Cavtat CRO
she qualified and won her 1st match
Nina Egger 6-3 6-3 
Vera will play Shelley Stephens or Blanka Kumbarova in rd2
go Vera go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Apr 23rd, 2002, 11:16 PM
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What is the European Cup? I've never heard of it. And who was on the Russian team?
Udachi Vera! Maybe someday Vera will be on equal footing with Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina! |
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