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**TheBoiledEgg** · Jan 9th, 2005, 08:29 PM

indeed it was better luck

Abigail won her 1st rd match 63 61 vs Jill Craybas

well done Abi

good luck in r2 vs Nannan Liu or #2 seed Gisela Dulko

**TheBoiledEgg** · Jan 18th, 2005, 08:00 AM

Abigail won her 1st slam maindraw match
1-6 6-2 6-2 vs Shaughnessy

Abigail

well done

good luck in R2 vs Golovin

ae wowww · Jan 18th, 2005, 08:29 PM

Comeon!! What a win, Shaughnessy is a great player... Yeah Abi!

**TheBoiledEgg** · Jan 20th, 2005, 12:38 AM

Abigail did it again

7-5 6-1 vs Golovin

great win Abigail

Wiggly · Jan 20th, 2005, 12:40 AM

Abi

Who is her next oppenent? She's on fire

ae wowww · Jan 20th, 2005, 05:06 AM

Can't believe how fast Abi is going, it's amazing

She got on getty, but my mate from getty will send the high res unwatermarked versions, because otherwise I can't post them.
Well done Abi!

**TheBoiledEgg** · Jan 20th, 2005, 10:48 AM

she plays Patty next

good luck Abigail

give it everything you got girl

**TheBoiledEgg** · Jan 22nd, 2005, 08:20 AM

Abi served for 1st set at 5-3 but lost it with 2 Df's

lost match 6-7 3-6

Abigail Spears of the U.S. makes a backhand return during her third round match against Switzerland's Patty Schnyder at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005. Schnyder won in straight sets 7-6 6-?.
(AP Photo/Tony Feder)

Abigail Spears,of the United States, hits a backhand to Tatiana Golovin, of France,20th seed, in the womens singles second round match at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Spears won the match, 7-5, 6-1.

Harju. · Jan 22nd, 2005, 08:04 PM

Well great week nevertheless. beating tati means great week, the end.

ae wowww · Jan 22nd, 2005, 08:50 PM

Nice one Abi--watch that ranking SHOOT!

**TheBoiledEgg** · Feb 15th, 2005, 12:43 PM

Abi won her 1st match in Memphis

75 63 vs Washington

well done Abigail

good luck in r2

spiceboy · May 4th, 2005, 05:39 PM

Time to bump this thread

Spears is gearing up for a better showing in Rome

By Jerry Magee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

May 3, 2005

Abigail Spears saw more of Rome's fountains and architectural splendor on her last time in the city than she did of the Foro Italico, site of the Italian Open.

The Valley Center woman in 2004 occupied a "first in" status, meaning she was to be the first player fed into the main singles draw in Rome should there be withdrawals, which there almost always are. Not this time, however, and Spears, even though she played doubles, did not get into the singles draw.

This time, Spears, her ranking having improved (to No. 71), is going to be less of a tourist. With Larry Willens, her coach, she departed yesterday on an extended tour that is to take her to Rome, Strasbourg, Paris and on to the grass court tournaments.

To prepare for her clay court appearances, beginning with the women's event in Rome to start May 9, Spears has been practicing on Dr. Leland Housman's clay court at his Alvarado Estates home with Tatiana Panova, a Russian player who has an aunt who resides in San Marcos.

"She's getting better every day," said Willens of Spears.

Spears' game, with her flat, penetrating strokes, would not seem tailored for clay court tennis, which generally rewards players who are content to rally. Willens, however, said Spears' athleticism is enabling her to adapt to the clay. Her game is not unlike that of Monica Seles, who like her delivered ground strokes with flat trajectories, and Seles won the French Open three times (1990-92).

LOL that last sentence was totally unnecessary

-Makiri- · Jul 31st, 2006, 03:46 PM

She lost in final at Lexington, 5-7 5-7 vs Pin.

**TheBoiledEgg** · Aug 14th, 2006, 01:50 PM

good to see Abi winning matches again

hope she gets a WC for US Open.

CrossCourt~Rally · Aug 15th, 2006, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBoiledEgg

good to see Abi winning matches again

hope she gets a WC for US Open.

Me to...atleast a Quali WC...i do not think her ranking was high enough 5 weeks ago to get in