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Post by janie on Jun 6, 2007 10:37:47 GMT -5
I am SO sick of these Bad Dads of Tennis. Does a week go by that we don't hear about another one? Line 'em all up and shoot them, that's what I say!
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 9, 2007 2:15:33 GMT -5
Mo! Mo! Mo!
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Post by janie on Jun 9, 2007 18:26:58 GMT -5
Amarante 10,qr1: Melanie Gloria (CAN) d Alla Ivanova (RUS) 60 60 After successfully qualifying, Melanie has gone on to reach the final. She's BAD!!
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 10, 2007 9:38:43 GMT -5
Thanks Janie, interesting article. But she still blows.
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Post by janie on Jun 15, 2007 16:23:14 GMT -5
www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...TPStory/SportsTop young Canadian takes a breakTOM TEBBUTT Canada's top female junior prospect is on a hiatus from tennis. Sharon Fichman of Toronto decided last month, after a tournament in Orange, Calif., to take a break from competition. "She's been competing since she was about seven years old and I think it sort of took its mental toll," said her father, Bobby Fichman. "She became very restless on the court and couldn't execute her game plan because of mental fatigue, nerves and all that. She's working on a few things and, hopefully, at the beginning of July [in Hamilton] she's going to go back and compete full-time while she works out her issues." Fichman, 16, continues to train regularly. No. 5 in the world under-18 rankings at the start of 2007, she had been playing mostly entry-level professional events to improve her WTA Tour ranking, No. 469. Winner of the 2006 Australian and French Open junior doubles titles with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, Fichman may opt for a U.S. college tennis scholarship after she finishes high school next year. "If she can have some good results over the summer against top players, at that point she would definitely be pursuing the professional career," her father said. "However, if her ranking is not going to get in the top 200 by the end of the year, I don't really see the point in trying to go on a professional career. By the age of 17, if you're not in the top 200, the chances are you can't really make it professionally. At that point, my suggestion - and she's making her own decisions - would probably be to pursue a scholarship." Fichman, whose feisty temperament helps compensate for her being only a few inches taller than five feet, seems to be thriving during her break. "As a parent," Bobby Fichman said, "I honestly think she's a lot happier now than she was when she had to put it on the line every week." I guess her break is ending: Fichman is on the entry list for a $10K in Oklahoma that starts a week from now. I hope she'll draw Brie, who's also scheduled to play there; that'd get anybody off to a nice start.
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Post by janie on Jun 27, 2007 6:10:13 GMT -5
She's baa-aack! (2) Sharon FICHMAN CAN def. Jilian O´ NEILL CAN 63 63
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 27, 2007 9:19:15 GMT -5
She's baa-aack! (2) Sharon FICHMAN CAN def. Jilian O´ NEILL CAN 63 63 Where was this, Janie?
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Post by janie on Jun 27, 2007 10:27:06 GMT -5
Well, it's a 10K in Oklahoma. ;D A good place to ease back into the game after her break, I say. There are actually some pretty decent players in the draw, for a 10K.
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Post by janie on Jul 17, 2007 9:48:47 GMT -5
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Post by janie on Jul 20, 2007 6:57:34 GMT -5
Woz lost to Mariana Duque-Marino in r2 of the Pan Am games.
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Post by Brinyi on Jul 30, 2007 10:07:16 GMT -5
It has been a remarkable turnaround from two months ago when Dancevic lost in the first round of the French Open qualifying. Laurendeau, of Montreal, was so disgusted by his player's effort in a 7-6 (5), 6-4 loss to Paola Lorenzi of Italy that he walked out before the final game.
"I left the court out of spite," Laurendeau told Montreal's La Presse newspaper at the time. "If a player is not making the effort necessary to win, I've got problems with that."
It was tough love from Laurendeau, who said yesterday, "Sometimes as a coach you have to do something different. Frank took a few weeks off to regroup. A player needs time on his own without having a father, friends or a coach telling him what to do.
"It seems to have worked. A couple of weeks off and Frank was able to find his game and his competitive skills. He's playing good ball again."
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Post by Brinyi on Jul 30, 2007 10:09:12 GMT -5
from the Globe & Mail
Canadian milestones
Canadians in a tour event final, in the Open era (since 1968):
Greg Rusedski: 1995 Seoul, champion.
Greg Rusedski: 1993 Newport, champion.
Andrew Sznajder: 1990 Rio de Janeiro, runner-up.
Frank Dancevic: 2007 Indianapolis, runner-up.
Best Canadian singles title:
Lorne Main: 1954 Monte Carlo, champion.
Canadians in a singles final on U.S. network TV:
Amelia Island (Florida), 1983: Carling Bassett loses to Chris Evert 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
Indianapolis, 2007: Frank Dancevic loses to Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 7-5.
Top Canadians in ATP ranking history (since 1973):
Greg Rusedski: No. 41, 1994
Andrew Sznajder: No. 46, 1989
Glenn Michibata: No. 48,1986
(Frankie now checks in at #92).
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Post by Brinyi on Jul 31, 2007 9:46:11 GMT -5
« Aligner des victoires, c’est très bon pour le moral » -Stéphanie Dubois
Après avoir connu un début d’année en deçà de ses attentes, Stéphanie Dubois, la 121e joueuse mondiale, vient de connaître deux semaines exceptionnelles en remportant deux titres ITF.
Il y a deux semaines, elle a soutiré le titre d’un tournoi 25K (tournoi challenger avec une bourse de 25 000 $) présenté à Hamilton et dimanche, elle a défait Anne Keothavong,de la Grande-Bretagne, en trois manches pour enlever son 2e titre en carrière dans un 50K,à Lexington,au Kentucky.
« Ce sont des tournois de moindre importance, mais c’est tellement bon pour la confiance. Aligner des victoires c’est très bon pour le moral »,at- elle mentionné.
Les joueuses de tennis qui flirtent avec le top 100 sans pouvoir y accéder participent souvent à des tournois challenger pour regagner en confiance.
Avec ses deux titres,la Lavalloise s’est rapprochée de son meilleur classement en carrière alors, elle avait atteint le 115e rang en septembre 2006.Elle est maintenant passée du 141e rang à la 121e position.
« Même si je n’ai pas connu le début d’année escompté, je suis demeurée positive et j’ai travaillé fort.Je crois de plus en plus en moi »,a-t-elle poursuivi.
Stéphanie Dubois patientait à l’aéroport de Chicago quand on l’a jointe au téléphone,hier.Elle prenait l’avion en direction de Vancouver où, elle prendra part à un autre 50K cette semaine.
C’est en tant que troisième favorite qu’elle sautera sur le terrain.« J’espère poursuivre sur ma séquence victorieuse en y allant un match à la fois.
C’est sûr que lorsqu’on débute un tournoi on veut l’emporter,mais la bonne façon de faire est d’y aller un match à la fois.Il ne faut pas penser trop loin »,at- elle indiqué.
Après le tournoi de Vancouver,elle sera de retour à Montréal et elle se fera un plaisir d’aller faire un tour au stade Uniprix lors de la Coupe Rogers,qui débutera le 4 août prochain.
(Marco Brunelle)
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Post by Grarliner on Aug 14, 2007 9:29:57 GMT -5
Frankie now at #67! I feel Rusedski shaking in his boots!
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 14, 2007 13:18:20 GMT -5
67! Woo!
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Post by Grarliner on Aug 14, 2007 21:37:33 GMT -5
Also, Canada is guaranteed three women in the second round of the Canadian Open for the first time since 1991! WOOOOOO.
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Post by sasha on Aug 14, 2007 21:38:12 GMT -5
Boo.
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Post by Grarliner on Aug 14, 2007 21:41:38 GMT -5
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Post by janie on Sept 16, 2007 17:32:48 GMT -5
Heidi ET won a 10K in Spain this week.
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Post by janie on Nov 19, 2007 18:25:44 GMT -5
144 WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA 153 DUBOIS, STEPHANIE 238 PELLETIER, MARIE-EVE 294 DRAKE, MAUREEN 371 EL TABAKH, HEIDI 390 TETREAULT, VALERIE 490 SHULAEVA, EKATERINA 497 GLORIA, MELANIE 617 FICHMAN, SHARON A year and a half later, at least Steph is looking good. Val has barely budged. 103 DUBOIS, STEPHANIE 127 WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA 159 PELLETIER, MARIE-EVE 272 SHULAEVA, EKATERINA 345 TETREAULT, VALERIE 395 FICHMAN, SHARON 477 EL TABAKH, HEIDI 648 GLORIA, MELANIE
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Post by R. Black on Dec 21, 2007 17:27:08 GMT -5
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Post by janie on Dec 21, 2007 18:59:04 GMT -5
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Post by janie on Jan 22, 2008 18:07:38 GMT -5
Time for Canada to wipe the slate clean on the women's side. Okay, give Dubois another year, but aside from her, face it: you've got nobody! Clear the boards and start from scratch, I say!
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Post by janie on Jan 23, 2008 20:27:18 GMT -5
QUEBECERS IN THEIR OWN LITTLE WORLDS 2008.01.15 | STEPHANIE MYLES The contingent of three Quebec women who travelled all the way around the world to start their 2008 competitive season did not have a successful trip. Between Stéphanie Dubois, Marie-Ève Pelletier and Aleksandra Wozniak, they entered six tournaments and came away with a total of one match win. Dubois lost in the second round of qualies in Sydney, and dropped a tough first-round match to Edina Gallovits of Romania in her first main-draw effort here. Pelletier lost two matches that were winnable, at least on paper: in the first round of qualifying in Auckland, New Zealand and in the first round of qualifying at the Australian Open. Wozniak lost two tough three-setters in qualifying, in Hobart, Tasmania and at the Aussie Open. These three quite separate and very distinct entities now will travel to Hawaii, where they'll compete in a $50,000 Challenger event to get a few more matches under their belts, and do some team building before heading to Medellin, Colombia for the Fed Cup. Canada is back down in the zonal competition, an eight-country round- robin the women must get through if they want to get back to the more prestigious world groups. The striking thing to emerge here, so far away from home, is how little these three have to do with each other. There's no doubt girls generally aren't as convivial as boys in what is at its core a competitive situation, even if they rarely play each other. But I've already spotted Frenchman Fabrice Santoro out at several matches to support his younger compatriots. Even diva-in-training Donald Young, the 18-year-old American who has been so hyped the last few years, was out to support fellow American Sam Warburg during his final round of qualifying Saturday. But you'll see women from the same country practising together, hanging out a little. Doubles pairings will be joined at the hip as the week progresses. But not the Quebecers. You ask any of them individually, or those around them, they'll tell you they're open to it, but it's the others that resist it. Someone isn't being straight up. But more likely, it's just something that evolved over time, not intentional as much as a result of circumstances. They all just do their own thing; when they play the same events during the year, rarely do they even play doubles together. Neither Wozniak nor Pelletier was there to support Dubois on Monday. Oakville's Ekaterina Shulaeva will be the fourth member of the Fed Cup team, her first appearance as she replaces the struggling Valérie Tétreault. It's a strange situation; Shulaeva has yet to play an event in 2008, and isn't on the entry list for Hawaii next week. Tétreault, the St. Jean sur Richelieu native who had a promising rookie season in 2006, fell back in 2007 and hasn't started 2008 any better. She lost in the first round of qualifying in Arizona. She'll also be in Hawaii. Dubois has a lot to look forward to in 2008. Her sponsor, Cascades, has made it possible for coach Simon Larose to travel with her some 16-18 weeks. She'll play some bigger events because her ranking is so close to the top 100, including a Tier III event in Memphis in late February. Having a coach is particularly key right now; Tennis Canada had a travelling coach, Bill Belser, who worked with the Fed Cup team players in 2007, but Belser's contract ended, and he isn't back in 2008. Wozniak also is looking forward, after a tough 2007 on the personal and professional fronts. She made the main draw of all four Grand Slam events, reached a career-high ranking of No. 83 in May, but dealt with one injury after another. She still has issues with her serving shoulder that have led her to tinker with her service motion a bit, in the hopes of finding something that will take the pressure off. She's ranked No. 136. Her parents Antoni and Jadwiga divorced after 33 years of marriage. Her father, who brought her along throughout her career, no longer seems to be in the picture. Wozniak travelled Down Under with her mother. Wozniak is working with a coach named Johnnie Brown, who hails from the International Tennis Academy in Delray Beach. According to the academy's website, Brown has extensive experience as a travelling coach with some lesser-known pros, including Els Callens, Sunitha Rao and Raquel Kops-Jones. It's not a permanent arrangement, more a sort of tryout. But Wozniak looks as fit as she ever has. She continues to work with a program set up by Tennis Canada conditioning coach André Parent. It's too soon to tell where 2008 will take les québécoises. It would be overstating the case to say it's a make-or-break year for them. But after a tough start in Australia, their fortunes have nowhere to go but up.
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Post by R. Black on Jan 23, 2008 20:43:48 GMT -5
Les quebecoises are not going anywhere. I didn't know Woz was dealing with injuries. She's really the only hope Quebec has.
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Post by janie on Feb 26, 2008 13:17:16 GMT -5
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Post by Brinyi on Feb 26, 2008 16:50:13 GMT -5
That's one link I shan't click on! Thanks anyway for thinking of me. On a happier note, S.Dubois finally breaks into the top 100 next Monday thanks to her win over Vania King in Memphis.
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Post by janie on Feb 28, 2008 10:59:11 GMT -5
Steph leaving the Hidden World! I wonder how she'll fare in the Journeywoman ranks? Not everyone can handle the excitement!
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Post by Brinyi on Feb 28, 2008 11:40:10 GMT -5
Dubois subit la défaite au deuxième tour du tournoi de Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Stéphanie Dubois a été éliminée lors du deuxième tour des Championnats Regions Morgan Keegan de Memphis, au Tennessee, mardi.
Dubois, la 105e joueuse mondiale, s'est inclinée en trois manches, 6-1, 5-7, 3-6 face à la Suédoise Sofia Arvidsson, septième favorite du tournoi et 71e au classement de la WTA. La Lavalloise a pris l'avance en remportant rapidement la première manche mais par la suite, elle a été incapable de continuer sur sa lancée.
"J'ai un peu reculé lors de la deuxième manche, tandis qu'elle s'est accrochée. À ce niveau-là, on ne peut pas se permettre de laisser des espaces ouverts sur le terrain. Mon adversaire en a profité pour revenir dans le match", a dit l'athlète de 21 ans.
"Dans l'ensemble, ce fut un match positif, a-t-elle ajouté. Même si elle a gagné les points importants lors des deuxième et troisième manches, je me suis battue jusqu'à la toute fin et je sors du match en étant consciente du travail à faire. Je pense à ma capacité de conserver le momentum par exemple."
Lundi, Dubois avait vaincu l'Américaine Vania King en trois manchces, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1. Cette victoire lui permettra de se retrouver pour la première fois de sa carrière dans le top 100 mondial.
Dubois participera au Challenger ITF de Las Vegas, la semaine prochaine.
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Post by Grarliner on Feb 28, 2008 19:37:19 GMT -5
144 WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA 153 DUBOIS, STEPHANIE 238 PELLETIER, MARIE-EVE 294 DRAKE, MAUREEN 371 EL TABAKH, HEIDI 390 TETREAULT, VALERIE 490 SHULAEVA, EKATERINA 497 GLORIA, MELANIE 617 FICHMAN, SHARON A year and a half later, at least Steph is looking good. Val has barely budged. 103 DUBOIS, STEPHANIE 127 WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA 159 PELLETIER, MARIE-EVE 272 SHULAEVA, EKATERINA 345 TETREAULT, VALERIE 395 FICHMAN, SHARON 477 EL TABAKH, HEIDI 648 GLORIA, MELANIE Shulaeva and Fichman are our hopes.
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