Welcome to Madrid !
Now is THE time. The last event of the season. TEH tour championships. And Katarina Srebotnik likes this event like no other.
"There's nothing I like more than play gainst top players , because that's when I can play my best tennis ."
Finalist and quarter-finalist in teh first two editions, Sonya Jeyaseelan now gives her spot to Srebotnik, Jool's new pupil during season 3 . Srebotnik throughout the season , followed Jeyaseelan's steps, with the same kind of results and rankings.
The road to the championships' win will be tough , but Srebotnik avoided in her group all of her nemesises. She'll play against Belgian Kim Clijsters(n 1), Swiss Patty Schnyder (n 10) and US Venus Williams (n 14). (see HTH )
In doubles, despite Mauresmo's withdrawal from singles that benefits to AL Groenefeld, Srebotnik will team up with the Frenchwoman for a last shot at a title with her soon-to-be-definitely-retired best friend. The French Open winners have struggled to regain form after the clay season , barely winning on ematch in any given tournament. The perspective to play the best players in teh world might help them to bring their best game on tour, given it will be their last tournament together- their goals are as much having fun and enjoy playing together - as winning matches and why not the title...
Doubles Golden Group:
(1)K.Clijsters/K.Flipkens
(4)E.Dementieva/L.Krasnoroutskaya
(
5)A.Mauresmo/K.Srebotnik
(7)E.Bovina/A.Myskina
Singles Head-To-Head
SREBOTNIK leads CLIJSTERS 5/2
S1 Birmingham 16 SREBOTNIK 6-4 4-6 6-3
S1 Reykjavik 16 CLIJSTERS 2-6 6-3 6-2
S1 Antwerp F SREBOTNIK 7-6 5-7 6-4
S1 YEC RR SREBOTNIK 7-6 7-6 6-4
S1 YEC F CLIJSTERS 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-3
S2 Fed Cup QF SREBOTNIK 7-5 6-4
S3 Doha QF SREBOTNIK 7-6 7-6
SREBOTNIK leads SCHNYDER 3/0
S1 London 32 SREBOTNIK 6-7 7-6 6-3
S1 California 32 SREBOTNIK 6-2 5-7 6-2
S2 New York SF SREBOTNIK 7-6 6-7 7-6
SREBOTNIK is tied w/ V.WILLIAMS 1/1
S1 Sydney 32 V.WILLIAMS 6-3 3-6 6-2
S1 Antwerp 16 SREBOTNIK 7-6 6-4