Women's Singles -- MAIN DRAW

[DBBN]

SAFINA, Dinara RUS [1] vs. KEOTHAVONG, Anne GBR
DIATCHENKO, Vitalia RUS (Q) vs. JOHANSSON, Mathilde FRA
LLAGOSTERA VIVES, Nuria ESP vs. COIN, Julie FRA
OLARU, Ioana Raluca ROU vs. PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS [27]

KLEYBANOVA, Alisa RUS [23] vs. HERCOG, Polona SLO (Q)
SUGIYAMA, Ai JPN vs. REZAI, Aravane FRA
LARCHER DE BRITO, Michelle POR (Q) vs. SOUTH, Melanie GBR
COHEN-ALORO, Stephanie FRA vs. ZHENG, Jie CHN [15]
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AZARENKA, Victoria BLR [9] vs. VINCI, Roberta ITA
SALERNI, Maria-Emilia ARG vs. BARROIS, Kristina GER
MEUSBURGER, Yvonne AUT (Q) vs. HRADECKA, Lucie CZE
GALLOVITS, Edina ROU vs. SUAREZ NAVARRO, Carla ESP [22]

BENESOVA, Iveta CZE [32] vs. GOERGES, Julia GER
LEPCHENKO, Varvara USA vs. KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS
TANASUGARN, Tamarine THA vs. PIN, Camille FRA
ERRANI, Sara ITA vs. IVANOVIC, Ana SRB [8]
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WILLIAMS, Venus USA [3] vs. MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie USA
SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE vs. LISICKI, Sabine GER
VESNINA, Elena RUS vs. BREMOND BELTRAME, Severine FRA
DENTONI, Corinna ITA (Q) vs. SZAVAY, Agnes HUN [29]

CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK [20] vs. BONDARENKO, Alona UKR
FORETZ, Stephanie FRA vs. FLIPKENS, Kirsten BEL
PASZEK, Tamira AUT vs. DULKO, Gisela ARG
GROENEFELD, Anna-Lena GER vs. MAURESMO, Amelie FRA [16]
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PETROVA, Nadia RUS [11] vs. EMBREE, Lauren USA (W)
YAKIMOVA, Anastasiya BLR vs. SHARAPOVA, Maria RUS
SANCHEZ, Olivia FRA (W) vs. RUS, Arantxa NED (Q)
SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava KAZ (Q) vs. KANEPI, Kaia EST [19]

LI, Na CHN [25] vs. DOMACHOWSKA, Marta POL
LOIT, Emilie FRA (W) vs. BACSINSZKY, Timea SUI
PAVLOVIC, Irena FRA (W) vs. AMANMURADOVA, Akgul UZB
GOVORTSOVA, Olga BLR vs. O'BRIEN, Katie GBR (LL)
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JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB [5] vs. CETKOVSKA, Petra CZE
RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena SVK vs. MLADENOVIC, Kristina FRA (W)
GROTH, Jarmila AUS vs. LAISNE, Kinnie FRA (W)
DUQUE MARINO, Mariana COL (LL) vs. CHAKVETADZE, Anna RUS [26]

CORNET, Alize FRA [21] vs. ANI, Maret EST
GULLICKSON, Carly USA (Q) vs. CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU
PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana BUL vs. CRAYBAS, Jill USA
DUSHEVINA, Vera RUS vs. WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN [10]
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BARTOLI, Marion FRA [13] vs. PARMENTIER, Pauline FRA
GARBIN, Tathiana ITA vs. MORITA, Ayumi JPN
RAZZANO, Virginie FRA vs. HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK
MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS vs. MEDINA GARRIGUES, Anabel ESP [18]

STOSUR, Samantha AUS [30] vs. SCHIAVONE, Francesca ITA
WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL vs. RADWANSKA, Urszula POL
DOKIC, Jelena AUS vs. SPREM, Karolina CRO
SCHEEPERS, Chanelle RSA (Q) vs. DEMENTIEVA, Elena RUS [4]
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KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana RUS [7] vs. FEUERSTEIN, Claire FRA (W)
VOSKOBOEVA, Galina KAZ vs. MIRZA, Sania IND
SEVASTOVA, Anastasija LAT (Q) vs. CZINK, Melinda HUN
DECHY, Nathalie FRA vs. BAMMER, Sybille AUT [28]

SCHNYDER, Patty SUI [17] vs. BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR
ROGOWSKA, Olivia AUS (W) vs. KIRILENKO, Maria RUS
MAYR, Patricia AUT vs. KORYTTSEVA, Mariya UKR
DE LOS RIOS, Rossana PAR vs. RADWANSKA, Agnieszka POL [12]
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PENNETTA, Flavia ITA [14] vs. GLATCH, Alexa USA
ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE vs. DOMINGUEZ LINO, Lourdes ESP
SANTANGELO, Mara ITA vs. MARTIC, Petra CRO (Q)
NICULESCU, Monica ROU vs. WOZNIAK, Aleksandra CAN [24]

PENG, Shuai CHN [31] vs. MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, Maria Jose ESP
KUTUZOVA, Viktoriya UKR vs. ONDRASKOVA, Zuzana CZE (Q)
RUANO PASCUAL, Virginia ESP vs. VAIDISOVA, Nicole CZE
ZAKOPALOVA, Klara CZE vs. WILLIAMS, Serena USA [2]

[leelee]

Sharapova might make the SF out of that. Ugh.

[DBBN]

Predix:

4R: Dina, Alisa, CSN, BAG || FVW, A-Bond, Ma Sha, Li Na || Jank, WozTen, AMG, Franny || Kuz, A-Rad, FSG, FSW
QF: Dina, CSN, FVW, Ma Sha || Jank, AMG, Kuz, FSW
SF: Dina, FVW, Jank, FSW
F: FVW, FSW
W: FSW

[R. Black]

Why is LARCHER DE BRITO, Michelle (POR) in bold?

[DBBN]

Because she drew BYE (GBR).

[Grarliner]

Hurley, you must be on glue. An all-Williams final? This is the French, not Wimbledon! Serena is losing round one and so is Venus. Or soon, if not round one. But c'mon. Can't you just see Benesova winning 6-0 6-0 against Venus and Zakopalova defeating Serena 0-6 6-0 13-11?

Meanwhile, I would die a happy man if fate strikes down Dinara in round one against KEOTHAVONG. I think we all need to see Annie K. get her share of the pie.

Methinks Amelie is in tough in the very first match against Anna-Lena. Should win, though.

Maria is rusty still, and perhaps not even healthy yet. She may have rushed back again. Bondarenko crushed her this week, so I see Petrova doing the same in the second.

This draw is wide-open for somebody to seize it. Dinara is the favorite based on her clay court prowess this year, but it could be anybody in the top ten and several players outside it. Fuck, it'll probably be Kuznetsova.

[DBBN]

You know how the Williams sisters go: gotta get 'em early. And then all they have to do is show up, and the other "top" players will self-destruct. The only recent players immune to this were JHH and Sharapova; one is dead, the other is just recently undead.

For example, Safina will assuredly play Venus, an inferior clay-courter, in the SF. You mean to tell me you think either (i) Safina will race to a quick win or (ii) Safina will come up big and not choke in the latter stages of a long match? No way.

The other active players who seem to be able to get this done when it matters...I can count on one finger. Jelena Jankovic. She is not in good form.

Now gimme back my glue.

[janie]

Duque-Marino bolded! Awwwww

[DBBN]

I bolded the LLs (her and Montcourt) because they are noteworthy for having already lost.

[leelee]

I'll play too:

4R: Safina. Caravane. Azza. Ana. Weenus. SexyDomi. Petrova. Li Na. Jankovic. WozDen. AMG. Demented. Sweta. A-Rad. Flavia. Serena.

QF: Safina. Azza. Weenus. Petrova. WozDen. Demented. Sweta. Serena.

SF: Azza. Weenus. WozDen. Serena.

F: Azza. Reenus.

W, and Undisputed #1: Reenus.

[DBBN]

Bepa 3 w/d and is replaced by the fearsome Katie O'Brien

Oh Bepa...what a shame you are so breakable.

Now I literally do not give one shit what happens in the women's draw. I hope the SFs are Venus, Serena, their sister Isha (WC), and Dulgheru (extra-LL).

[lexpretend]

4R: Safina, Caravane, CSN, BAG, Vesnina, ALG, Shriek, Li, Jankovic, WozDen, AMG, Demented, Sweta, Batty, Flavia Flav, Silliams
QF: Safina, BAG, Vesnina, Shriek, WozDen, Demented, Sweta, Silliams
SF: Safina, Shriek, WozDen, Sweta
F: Safina, Sweta
Champ: Sweta

[Edna Krabappel]

LOL, Zvonareva. What a shitty thing to do, everyone knew she wasn't going to play.

I don't think Venus is going very far here. There's plenty of people that can take her out early, Safarova, Lisicki, Vesnina, they all strike me as those racist types that play their hearts out to beat the sistahs only to promptly lose in the next round. Even Maumau could do it. If it doesn't happen and she reaches the semis, it means she has played well and what can you do.

Serena... I don't know. She could either win it all or lose to Zakopalova. I guess she'll win her first couple of matches easily and people will say she's the favourite for the title and then she'll suck lose to Sweata in the QF.

[lexpretend]

It's actually a really good draw for a sentimental run from Amélie...really, she should be able to reach the SF under the radar out of that. And then benefit from a Safina implosion, and then Sweta being Sweta. So of course, she'll play passive loopy crap in the 1R for ALG to whack away.

[DBBN]

You guys are batshit insane if you think KUZNETSOVA is going to beat Serena in a match that actually matters. Have you met Sweater?

That match could actually have the fabled 0-6 7-6 6-0 scoreline.

As for Bepa...yeah, most anyone else, I'd be bitching about fucking up the draw, but it's my Bepa so I'll just hug her instead! Anyway, this basically gives Nadia or Maria the 6 seed and Lee Na a Top 16 seed. That's...pretty close to being real, in, you know, the "real" rankings where Serena is #1 and everyone is racist.

[lexpretend]

QF is historically an excellent round to take Silliams out in. And she really has been blowing hard herself! And you know that injury or "injury" or whatever will flare up at some point.

[DBBN]

I just...come on. This is like when FVW barely beat Kudryavtseva and Mpaperfolding (IIRC) at Wimbledon in 2007 (IIRC) and then everyone thought Sweater would at least push her, and FVW won like 6-3 and 5-8 and afterwards Sweater was like "Oh yeah I played really well against Queen Venus who is just much better than me."

I wouldn't be surprised if FSW fell before Sweater, but if they play, it's going to be a horror, and Sweater has a 1% chance to win, and that would only be via ret.

[lexpretend]

FVW at Wimbledon ≠ Quarterena on clay!

[DBBN]

Yes but A = A and A = Sweater.

[Grarliner]

May 23, 2009 9:27:29 GMT -5 DBBN said:

You know how the Williams sisters go: gotta get 'em early. And then all they have to do is show up, and the other "top" players will self-destruct. The only recent players immune to this were JHH and Sharapova; one is dead, the other is just recently undead.

For example, Safina will assuredly play Venus, an inferior clay-courter, in the SF. You mean to tell me you think either (i) Safina will race to a quick win or (ii) Safina will come up big and not choke in the latter stages of a long match? No way.

The other active players who seem to be able to get this done when it matters...I can count on one finger. Jelena Jankovic. She is not in good form.

Now gimme back my glue.

Can't agree. Somebody will get them early, or someone will get them late. No all-Williams final, definitely not. Neither has progressed as far as the semis since Serena lost in that round in 2003.

And there you go championing Masha as a Williams-beater again. She ain't!

Let's get specific. I'd be shocked if Venus made the fourth round. She has three danger matches to open. Mattek-Sands, Lisicki/Safarova and Szavay are all capable of beating her on clay.

Serena may lose again to the Zak. If not, I bet Sveta beats her.

[DBBN]

You're all wrong about Sweater. Now I'm rooting for FSW to make it there.

Mattek and Szavay have no chance to beat FVW. Lisicki is injured and may not play...if she does, lightning won't strike twice. I'll give you Safarova.

[lexpretend]

Lisicki's Twitter indicates that she's fine. Szavay took a set off FVW in Acapulco...and there's Vesnina, too.

[DBBN]

Meanwhile, Sharapova is 3-2 over FVW and 2-5 against FSW. Pretty damn good, and, as I said, the only one along with Jankovic who goes in thinking she has a prayer. So...yeah. That point stands as long as you don't read it as "Sharapova owns the Williams sisters," which was not even close to what I said.

[DBBN]

May 23, 2009 16:13:48 GMT -5 lexpretend said:

Lisicki's Twitter indicates that she's fine. Szavay took a set off FVW in Acapulco...and there's Vesnina, too.

2009: Where people care about every minor thought in the head of SABINE LISICKI.

Thoreau had the right idea.

[lexpretend]

It gets worse: Edina Gallovits has one, too. And nearly 1,000 followers.

[DBBN]

Gah. At least Lisicki is GOOD.

Twitter. Sigh. I know, I know. You're so 3008. I'm so 200late.

[lexpretend]

I'm shocked you even know that song.

[DBBN]

Unemployed!

[Wagasi]

4R: Safina, Screamo, Azza, BAG - Vee, Domi, Kanepi, O Brien - JJ, Pironkova, AMG, Demented - BamBam, Batty, FSL, Ree
QF: Safina, BAG - Vee,O Brien - Pironkova, Demented - Batty, FSL
SF: BAG, Vee - Demented, Batty
F: Vee def. Demented

YAY

[leelee]

I just...come on. This is like when FVW barely beat Kudryavtseva and Mpaperfolding (IIRC) at Wimbledon in 2007 (IIRC) and then everyone thought Sweater would at least push her, and FVW won like 6-3 and 5-8 and afterwards Sweater was like "Oh yeah I played really well against Queen Venus who is just much better than me."

Vee did crush Maria in impressive fashion in the R16.

But, for anyone who still thinks that the tour isn't terrified of the Sistahz, and they don't just need to step on court to win most of the time... watch that damn '07 Wimbly QF. The quintessential "giving up before stepping on the court" moment. For no justifiable reason. I still maintain that Sweta should be retired after that.