English Open Women's Qualies

[corswandt]

Olivia Sanchez FRA [1] vs. Kathrin Woerle GER
Johanna Larsson SWE vs. Jessica Moore AUS
Yevgenia Savranska UKR vs. Margalita Chakhnashvili GEO
Kira Nagy HUN vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS [20]

Ayumi Morita JPN [2] vs. Zuzanna Ondraskova CZE
Anna Smith GBR vs. Julie Coin FRA
Neuza Silva POR vs. Alexandra Stevenson USA
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR vs Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI [23]

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE [3] vs. Greta Arn HUN
Angela Haynes USA vs. Ekaterina Ivanova RUS
Georgie Stoop GBR vs. Jarmila Gajdosova AUS
Sarah Borwell GBR vs. Yaroslava Shvedova RUS [14]

Severine Bremond FRA [4] vs. Marie-Eve Pelletier CAN
Tetiana Luzhanska UKR vs. Chanelle Scheepers RSA
Youlia Fedossova FRA vs. Teliana Pereira BRA
Anna Fitzpatrick GBR vs. Yuliana Fedak UKR [18]

Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP [5] vs. Lucie Hradecka CZE
Corinna Dentoni ITA vs. Abigail Spears USA
Mariana Duque Marino COL vs. Maria Fernanda Alves BRA
Akiko Yonemura JPN vs. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [22]

Anna Lapushchenkova RUS [6] vs. Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR
Nika Ozegovic CRO vs. Sandra Martinovic BIH
Kristina Barrois GER vs. Angelika Bachmann GER
Jelena Pandzic CRO vs. Roberta Vinci ITA [19]

Alicia Molik AUS [7] vs. Tatiana Poutchek BLR
Margit Ruutel EST vs. Hana Sromova CZE
Oxana Lyubtsova UKR vs. Varvara Lepchenko USA
Monique Adamczak AUS vs. Maria Elena Camerin ITA [24]

Stephanie Foretz FRA [8] vs. Michelle Larcher De Brito POR
Mashona Washington USA vs. Anna Korzeniak POL
Junri Namigata JPN vs. Betima Jozami ARG
Ye-Ra Lee KOR vs. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR [18]

Magdalena Rybarikova SVK [9] vs. Anda Perianu ROU
Elizabeth Thomas GBR vs. Sesil Karatantcheva BUL
Alberta Brianti ITA vs. Regina Kulikova RUS
Virginie Pichet FRA vs. Anreja Klepac SLO [13]

Lilia Osterloh USA [10] vs. Stefanie Vogele SUI
Kumiko Iijima JPN vs. Soledad Esperon ARG
Rika Fujiwara JPN vs. Naomi Broady GBR
Anastasija Sevastova LAT vs. Vesna Manasieva RUS [17]

Melinda Czink HUN [11] vs. Alina Jidkova RUS
Tiantian Sun CHN vs. Eva Hrdinova CZE
Raquel Kops-jones USA vs. Sunitha Rao IND
Tara Moore GBR vs. Olga Puchkova RUS [15]

Mathilde Johansson FRA [12] vs. Jorgelina Cravero ARG
Kirsten Flipkens BEL vs. Agnes Szatmari ROU
Amanda Elliott GBR vs. Natsumi Hamamura JPN
Christina Wheeler AUS vs. Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO [21]

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Micaela Carolina got in, as did Thundah.

Hilarious LDL - MJMS section.

The Hair will reach her first Slam MD. It is written.

[lexpretend]

Bring storms down on 'em, Sesil

I don't expect anything here, Sesil was and probably always will be shit on grass. Though 90% of the WTA, especially at this level, are allergic to it, even in its current slowed-down incarnation.

Pandzic v Vinci

[janie]

Ewww, it looks like Alex Stevenson is going to qualify! Hopefully nobody will bother interviewing her.

[GoDom]

Barrois vs. Vinci 2r. Backhand slices galore.

Barrois could be a decent player if she wasn't so damn stupid. Too bad I didn't know that back then when I chose to like her.

[GoDom]

And please retire, Molik.

[janie]

Jun 17, 2008 10:55:43 GMT -5 GoDom said:

And please retire, Molik.

I can't believe I'm agreeing with this, but yeah, she's got to go.

I haven't seen too many results yet -- here I go to see if Jorgi Cravero eeked out a win ...

[corswandt]

Jun 17, 2008 16:06:01 GMT -5 janie said:

I haven't seen too many results yet -- here I go to see if Jorgi Cravero eeked out a win ...

Didn't.

Vögele lost the greatest epic of the day (13-11), including wasted MP. Too bad, her section was doable. Maybe this will open the way for The Hair.

Molik's loss may open the way for Lyubtsova, but I think she'll blow this the same way she blew her chances to qualify at RG.

The Lapushchenkova/Vinci section is by far the strongest; Vinci+several players who have qualified for The English Open before.

Micaela Carolina lost - had she won her 1R, it was almost certain she'd qualify. Hasn't won a match since Miami though.

Pathetic LDL/MJMS section: go Corinna.

Thundah won, but is now up against Pouty.

I wonder if Hrdinova can do something with her section.

[janie]

You forgot to mention that Duque-Marino won!

[janie]

It's time for a little Schadenfreude!

Alex Stevenson yesterday:

Speaking after the match, the American, who was watched by her mother, had a message for the tennis pundits that had written her off.

"I'm planning on qualifying," she said. "In the tennis world they write you off if you are injured [and if you just suck]. I'm saying I'm ready but taking one match at a time."


Alex Stevenson today::

lost 36 26
Expected statement: "Heh, I guess they were right to write me off! I really DO stink!"

[lexpretend]

You know, I have no idea how it's even physically possible for Molik to lose to Poutchek on grass.

Less of a surprise - Thunder getting hammered by Rybarikova.

[GoDom]

Barrois won. Yay. Now against Kutuzy.

[lexpretend]

Good win for Barrois there.

The Hair lost to Mount Fuji by the ridiculous score of 6-3, 0-6, 10-12.

I think our list of potential Slam debutantes in the final round is: Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Corinna Dentoni, Regina Kulikova, Kumiko Iijima and Eva Hrdinova. Not many! And I'm not sure how good a chance any of them have anyway...they're all playing opponents who are pretty definitely superior. Maybe if Dentoni is somewhat capable on grass, she can take advantage of Martinez Sanchez having been on clay until the weekend. And anyone will always have a chance against Puchkova, which bodes well for Hrdinova.

[corswandt]

The Hair also wasted an MP.

Jun 18, 2008 13:26:32 GMT -5 lexpretend said:

I think our list of potential Slam debutantes in the final round is: Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Corinna Dentoni, Regina Kulikova, Kumiko Iijima and Eva Hrdinova.

[puts on anorak]

You are correct.

[/anorak]

Jun 18, 2008 13:26:32 GMT -5 lexpretend said:

Not many! And I'm not sure how good a chance any of them have anyway...they're all playing opponents who are pretty definitely superior.

They are. The only reason why I still think we'll have a debutante or two is because it would be too much of a coincidence for all of them to crash out.

I have no idea how Dzehalevich plays, but considering Ondraskova is clay specialist by her own admission and played "wall" against Camerin (!) the only time I saw her, I'd say the player with the ugliest name in the WTA has a decent shot.

Hrdinova is a towering bug server who probably isn't better than her current ranking. Puchkova may DF her way to a loss against anyone, but I doubt Hrdinova has enough game even to stay in the match long enough for that.

Ijima vs Fujiwara is a coin toss. Don't all Japanese play pretty much the same?

Dentoni will either get whomped or choke.

[lexpretend]

Have to say, I'm shocked Iijima made it this far. She's been absolutely killed in most of the events she's played outside Asia.

I'd assume Kulikova likes the grass - I remember her sweeping those Japanese challengers on fake grass, so she likes it fast at least. But she's up against Rybarikova, who is proper quality.

[Edna Krabappel]

Iijima got double-bagelled by Stevenson, of all people. On clay. That really requires some effort.
She must have drugged people she beat here.

[DBBN]

The way WTAW talks about Iijima, you'd think she has maybe a smidgen more talent than Brie Whitehead.

[DBBN]

BarbOra and Severine qualify

[GoDom]

Barrois lost. Thank god, now I don't have to watch that c*** play.

[Brinyi]

So did A-Pav, and Pouty's opponent thank God.

Poochkova.

[corswandt]

Hrdinova the lone Slam debutante.

Almost all final round matches went as expected I guess.

[DBBN]

Ladies' Singles

Rikia Fujiwara (JPN)
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
Severine Bremond (FRA)
Mathilde Johansson (FRA)
Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
Stephanie Foretz (FRA)
Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
Eva Hrdinova (CZE)
Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR)

[Brinyi]

MJMS! Hubba Hubba Foretz! Mt. Fujiwara!