At this moment who has the hardest draw?
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jen, may have to face sharapova, dementieva and justine just to reach the final whereas kim only has to face mauresmo and petrova or davenport. jen has more higher quality opponents than kim imo. but kims draw could be tough, zvonareva and kuznetsova if they play well could give her trouble, remember last year but still jen has tougher opponents imo.
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Kim has the tougher draw although she is equal to the task. jen is the one who needs to remain sharp, Loit could give her a run for her money. Henin will basically stroll to the semis, Lindsay will have to take one sore foot at a time.
Very rarely is there an bit upset in women's tennis if players are healthy!
Very rarely is there an bit upset in women's tennis if players are healthy!
well let's have a look
Kim
rd3- Kuznetsova (27)
rd4 Zvonareva (13)
QF - Mauresmo (5)
SF - Lindsay (3)
Lindsay
rd 3- Czink
rd4- Coetzer (14) but could be Petrova (19)
QF- Suarez (24)
SF Kim (1)
Jen
Rd3- Loit
Rd4 - Dementieva (11)
QF - Sugiyama (15)
SF - Henin (2)
Henin
Rd3- Obata
rd4- Safina
QF - Myskina (7)
SF - Jen (6)
Mauresmo
rd3 - Kirilenko
rd4 - Daniela (9)
QF - Kim (1)
SF - Lindsay (3)
I say Kim's is by far the hardest draw, then Jen and Amelie's are equal, Jen has tougher third and fourth matches but Mauresmo has a tougher QF.
Kim
rd3- Kuznetsova (27)
rd4 Zvonareva (13)
QF - Mauresmo (5)
SF - Lindsay (3)
Lindsay
rd 3- Czink
rd4- Coetzer (14) but could be Petrova (19)
QF- Suarez (24)
SF Kim (1)
Jen
Rd3- Loit
Rd4 - Dementieva (11)
QF - Sugiyama (15)
SF - Henin (2)
Henin
Rd3- Obata
rd4- Safina
QF - Myskina (7)
SF - Jen (6)
Mauresmo
rd3 - Kirilenko
rd4 - Daniela (9)
QF - Kim (1)
SF - Lindsay (3)
I say Kim's is by far the hardest draw, then Jen and Amelie's are equal, Jen has tougher third and fourth matches but Mauresmo has a tougher QF.
i think kim's draw is harder in terms of ability of the players she can expect to meet.
if kim gets past Amelie then i believe the US Open is hers - no matter who she meets in the semi or final.
if, otoh, neither amelie nor lindsay play kim then i fear the same situation as the FO (alhough hopefully past experience should prepare her better)
In the FO this year, she suffered from not meeting tougher opponents and was not therefore quite prepared for the final.
good luck kim
if kim gets past Amelie then i believe the US Open is hers - no matter who she meets in the semi or final.
if, otoh, neither amelie nor lindsay play kim then i fear the same situation as the FO (alhough hopefully past experience should prepare her better)
In the FO this year, she suffered from not meeting tougher opponents and was not therefore quite prepared for the final.
good luck kim
Legends - no, Kim choked at the French Open (well, she was tight). If you look at her stats and read her interviews, Kim was never on form in that tournament - in singles. She made the final because she didn't face anyone who could challenge her. She was tight through the whole tournament, though, and Justine exposed that. Kim was never comfortable and never got her forehand going.
Win/Loss on hardcourt
Percentage of matches won (number of tournaments)
66. Karolina Sprem 90 % (9) ($25k, $10k tournaments)
5. Venus Williams 87 % (56)
2. Serena Williams 86 % (44)
31. Monica Seles 81 % (65)
4. Lindsay Davenport 82 % (80)
1. Kim Clijsters 76 % (49)
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne 74 % (44)
54. Maria Sharapova 71 % (14)
6. Amelie Mauresmo 70 % (53)
29. Svetlana Kuznetsova 70 % (15)
67. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 70 % (20)
Other Top ten players
7. Jennifer Capriati 69 % (69)
8. Chanda Rubin 64 % (76)
9. Daniela Hantuchova 61 % (44)
10. Anastasia Myskina 58 % (48)
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Kim
rd3- Kuznetsova 70%
rd4 Zvonareva 59 %
QF - Mauresmo 70%
SF - Lindsay (3) 82%
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Average 70.25 %
Lindsay
rd 3- Czink 65 %
rd4- Coetzer but could be Petrova 62 % or 61 %
QF- Suarez 48 %
SF Kim 76 %
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Average 62.75 % or 62.5 %
Jen
Rd3- Loit 50 %
Rd4 - Dementieva 61 %
QF - Sugiyama 61 %
SF - Henin 74 %
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Average 61.5 %
Henin
Rd3- Obata 52 %
rd4- Safina 50 %
QF - Myskina 58 %
SF - Jen 69 %
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Average 57.25 %
Mauresmo
rd3 - Kirilenko (ranked 170, didn't play big tournaments....first match in Main draw)
rd4 - Daniela 61 %
QF - Kim 76 %
SF - Lindsay 82 %
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Average 73% after round 3.....but how much is Kirilenko worth?
Don't underestimate Lindsay Davenport......she has the best US open rekord.
US Open 2002: SF
US Open 2001: QF
US Open 2000: F
US Open 1999: SF
US Open 1998: Won
US Open 1997: SF
Percentage of matches won (number of tournaments)
66. Karolina Sprem 90 % (9) ($25k, $10k tournaments)
5. Venus Williams 87 % (56)
2. Serena Williams 86 % (44)
31. Monica Seles 81 % (65)
4. Lindsay Davenport 82 % (80)
1. Kim Clijsters 76 % (49)
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne 74 % (44)
54. Maria Sharapova 71 % (14)
6. Amelie Mauresmo 70 % (53)
29. Svetlana Kuznetsova 70 % (15)
67. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 70 % (20)
Other Top ten players
7. Jennifer Capriati 69 % (69)
8. Chanda Rubin 64 % (76)
9. Daniela Hantuchova 61 % (44)
10. Anastasia Myskina 58 % (48)
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Kim
rd3- Kuznetsova 70%
rd4 Zvonareva 59 %
QF - Mauresmo 70%
SF - Lindsay (3) 82%
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Average 70.25 %
Lindsay
rd 3- Czink 65 %
rd4- Coetzer but could be Petrova 62 % or 61 %
QF- Suarez 48 %
SF Kim 76 %
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Average 62.75 % or 62.5 %
Jen
Rd3- Loit 50 %
Rd4 - Dementieva 61 %
QF - Sugiyama 61 %
SF - Henin 74 %
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Average 61.5 %
Henin
Rd3- Obata 52 %
rd4- Safina 50 %
QF - Myskina 58 %
SF - Jen 69 %
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Average 57.25 %
Mauresmo
rd3 - Kirilenko (ranked 170, didn't play big tournaments....first match in Main draw)
rd4 - Daniela 61 %
QF - Kim 76 %
SF - Lindsay 82 %
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Average 73% after round 3.....but how much is Kirilenko worth?
Don't underestimate Lindsay Davenport......she has the best US open rekord.
US Open 2002: SF
US Open 2001: QF
US Open 2000: F
US Open 1999: SF
US Open 1998: Won
US Open 1997: SF
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Justine has this grandslam in the bag.
The girl gets on my nerves but her game is improving and her draw is cakewalk compared to the other players. Justine won't be stopped.
The girl gets on my nerves but her game is improving and her draw is cakewalk compared to the other players. Justine won't be stopped.
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