[QINWEN-GOAT]

she is in the singles and doubles SF with Serena Zhang and all SF and FINALS are scheduled for tomorrow

and adding to the fact that she played singles Q here she may set a new record for most matches played at a MM tournament

 

[Ivanovic2008]

Mel might have to play 3 set of QF and if she wins that then full semi and full final if she wins the semi. So the morale of the story is, get indoor facilities for Birmingham

 

[Caipirinha Guy]

 

[TheBoiledEgg]

Mel might have to play 3 set of QF and if she wins that then full semi and full final if she wins the semi. So the morale of the story is, get indoor facilities for Birmingham

they do have indoor facilities
but its an outdoor event on grass

JJ/Doi have 3 possible full singles matches tmrw

 

[KBdoubleu]

I'm not sure if these rules still apply (from when Sugiyama was in the same situation in '03 at Scottsdale):

"Sugiyama, a 27-year-old Japanese player ranked 25th in the world, played a total of 10 sets Sunday. She could have elected to play the doubles final on Monday, since WTA rules don't require players to participate in more than three matches in one day."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/2003/03/02/scottsdale_sunday_ap/

 

[Tenis Srbija]

Since it's gonna rain tomorrow, she'll probably play around 10 games with like 10 delays of play. Don't worry

 

[Rockjack]

Thats stupid Amount of matches. If Birmingham has indoor faculties then why is it not using it for the backlog of matches. Jankovic has 3 matches lol.

 

[Ellery]

I'm not sure if these rules still apply (from when Sugiyama was in the same situation in '03 at Scottsdale):

"Sugiyama, a 27-year-old Japanese player ranked 25th in the world, played a total of 10 sets Sunday. She could have elected to play the doubles final on Monday, since WTA rules don't require players to participate in more than three matches in one day."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/2003/03/02/scottsdale_sunday_ap/

And she won both titles GOAT!

 

[Libertango]

Sugiyama

Good luck Jie!!

 

[RiskeFan1]

I can't imagine that a player will be forced to have three singles matches in one day. The most likely scenario is a Monday final.

 

[Juju Nostalgique]

She can always get delayed to Monday or Tuesday then also play Eastbourne R1!

 

[HawkAussie]

I would not focused on the doubles and go straight to the singles matches.

 

[DefyingGravity]

Miss Sugiyama could do it, so could Zheng if she wins all of those matches!

 

[Daebak.]

Mel might have to play 3 set of QF and if she wins that then full semi and full final if she wins the semi. So the morale of the story is, get indoor facilities for Birmingham

Whats the point of an Outdoor Grass Tournament where you play Indoor Hard?

I would not focused on the doubles and go straight to the singles matches.

I would not be your partner then.

 

[stegall]

Here's the schedule

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Centre Court (from 11.00hrs)
1. Misaki Doi vs. Jelena Jankovic (tbc)
2. Ekaterina Makarova vs. [Melanie Oudin or Irina Falconi]
3. [Misaki Doi or Jelena Jankovic] vs. Zheng Jie
4. Singles Final: TBA
5. Doubles Final: TBA

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Melanie Oudin vs. Irina Falconi (tbc)(in third set)

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Babos/Hsieh vs. Grandin/Uhlirova
2. Huber/Raymond vs. Kops-Jones/Spears
3. [Babos/Hsieh or Grandin/Uhlirova] vs. Zhang/Zheng

 

[lee station]

may kami-sama bless ai

 

[dsanders06]

We all knew it would take a miracle for Jankovic to get to the final Sunday of a tournament again, looks like the heavens intervened to finally make it happen :lol:

 

[QINWEN-GOAT]

but she played on Sunday in 2011 Cincy right

 

[Ceze]

What a mess with this weather! Grandin, Falconi and Uhlirova are out of Eastbourne qualies because still playing at Birmingham

 

[Nicolás89]

She is a nobody.