[maya]

:

First I would like to welcome all the Russians that came to Slovenia for the weekend matches. I hope we get to see good tennis !

Decisions about which players will play singles will be made public friday afternoon.

Matches will be played at the courts of Portorož marina, from 16.00 on Saturday and from 15.00 on Sunday.

SLO TV schedule (all times CET):

Saturday - SLO 2: 15:45 - 20.00

Sunday - SLO 1: 6:10 - 7:25 (taped)
SLO 2: 14:45 - 18:00

Monday - SLO 1: 4:30 - ? (taped)

As of yesterday all the Slovenian players (Tinas, Maja, Katarina) are training in Portorož, as are 3 Russians (Anastasia, Vera, Elena B); Elena D is supposed to arrive in Slovenia today.

 

[Jorn]

SLO 2 can't watch

btw, Any news about who will play? Ithink Kata and Maja, even I hope Tina

GO Slovenia!!

 

[maya]

They asked Mima (couple of times ) who will play, but she said at first she wasn't sure yet and then that she wouldn't have said it anyway, so that she can surprise the Russians. So we won't know until Friday (and probably only for Saturday - if she chooses Katarina & Maja, then Tina can still play on Sunday).

 

[King Aaron]

I hope Maja will play.

 

[jrm]

katarina is defenetely playing

 

[Jorn]

Ithink we Saturday will see Maja vs Vera and Myskina vs Katarina play. (Elena D. has a small injury)

 

[Joana]

It's sure going to be tough for Slovenia, but the girls should be proud to have made this far. They secured a place in the world group for next year and it's great. Really to have 3 top 100 players is just
Way to go Slovenia, and do your best!!
But I think the Russians are just too strong

 

[Jordan.]

Go Vera!!

 

[LeonHart]

Is Vera playing singles?

 

[Jordan.]

Yes, Leon. YES.

 

[maya]

Latest news:

The matches will be watched close to 600 of members of tennis clubs from Slovenia and 400 high guests and deserving tennis workers, so the tickets are no longer available 2 days before the match (there is space for 1200 people). "It's a shame that we don't have a bigger stadium for such an event here in Slovenia. This fed cup meeting is no doubt the biggest project of tennis association os Slovenia in her history so far, more than 200 people are included in it from different fields and we are all trying to make it a good event" said the head of Tennis association of Slovenia Andrej Jeras.

I bet the organisers are happy they are playing Russia and not Croatia .

 

[TheBoiledEgg]

19.07
Анастасия Мыскина - Майя Матевжич
Елена Дементьева - Катарина Среботник

20.07*
Анастасия Мыскина - Катарина Среботник
Елена Дементьева - Майя Матевжич
Звонарева / Бовина - Кризан / Писник
* - регламент соревнований предусматривает возможность замены игроков

No Vera selected and Alyona is carrying a niggling injury
I'm sure Vera will come in on Sunday for one match
go girls go !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[KV]

Come on Russia

 

[ys]

19.07
Анастасия Мыскина - Майя Матевжич
Елена Дементьева - Катарина Среботник

20.07*
Анастасия Мыскина - Катарина Среботник
Елена Дементьева - Майя Матевжич
Звонарева / Бовина - Кризан / Писник
* - регламент соревнований предусматривает возможность замены игроков

No Vera selected and Alyona is carrying a niggling injury
I'm sure Vera will come in on Sunday for one match
go girls go !!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew that Tarpishev would not select a Fed Cup rookie to play singles. Vera will definitely play on Sunday. But the, what was all his words about Bovina's great improvement inlast days for?

 

[maya]

19.07
Анастасия Мыскина - Майя Матевжич
Елена Дементьева - Катарина Среботник

20.07*
Анастасия Мыскина - Катарина Среботник
Елена Дементьева - Майя Матевжич
Звонарева / Бовина - Кризан / Писник
* - регламент соревнований предусматривает возможность замены игроков

Thank you ! I wanted to see how their names look in Russian alphabet! But isn't it Крижан?

Slovenian:
19.07 (Sobota)
Anastazija Miškina - Maja Matevžič
Elena Dementjeva - Katarina Srebotnik


20.7. (Nedelja):
Anastazija Miškina - Katarina Srebotnik
Elena Dementjeva - Maja Matevžič
Zvonareva/Bovina - Križan /Pisnik

I also found another TV station that will show (taped) matches:

TV Koper / Capodistria:

Saturday: 22.10 - 23.50
Sunday: 22.20 - 00.00

 

[ghosts]

And isn't it Pishnik (Пишник)

 

[Jorn]

As I expected, Tina won't play Singles...Maybe Sunday in a dead dubs rubber...Ithink Maja and Katarina play better just now. Tina will be back soon!!

 

[Linnie]

Good luck Slovenia!

 

[fresh2flash]

Good-luck Russia

 

[maya]

the stadium court of ŠRC Marina Portorož: