Women's qualifying draw

[lexpretend]

(1)Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
Maryna Zanevska (UKR) v Jill Craybas (USA)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) v Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR)
Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) v (21)Paula Ormaechea (ARG)

(2)Monica Puig (PUR) v Qiang Wang (CHN)
(wc)Priscilla Hon (AUS) v Valeria Solovieva (RUS)
Valeria Savinykh (RUS) v Victoria Larriere (FRA)
Nastassja Burnett (ITA) v (19)Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)

(3)Greta Arn (HUN) v Akiko Omae (JPN)
(wc)Storm Sanders (AUS) v Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR)
Irina Khromacheva (RUS) v Tereza Mrdeza (CRO)
Julia Glushko (ISR) v (23)Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)

(4)Tatjana Malek (GER) v Madison Brengle (USA)
Yurika Sema (JPN) v Nicole Gibbs (USA)
Vera Dushevina (RUS) v Jessica Pegula (USA)
Grace Min (USA) v (22)Anne Keothavong (GBR)

(5)Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) v (wc)Abbie Myers (AUS)
Irina Falconi (USA) v Irena Pavlovic (FRA)
Kathrin Woerle (GER) v Zarina Diyas (KAZ)
Shelby Rogers (USA) v (14)Ying-Ying Duan (CHN)

(6)Vesna Dolonc (SRB) v Anna Schmiedlova (SVK)
Ines Ferrer Suarez (ESP) v Erika Sema (JPN)
Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) v Mervana Jugic-Salkic (BIH)
Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) v (18)Stephanie Dubois (CAN)

(7)Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) v Nudnida Luangnam (THA)
Olga Savchuk (UKR) v Sharon Fichman (CAN)
Julie Coin (FRA) v Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)
Monique Adamczak (AUS) v (20)Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER)

(8)Karin Knapp (ITA) v (wc)Jessica Moore (AUS)
Corinna Dentoni (ITA) v Raluca Olaru (ROU)
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
Alison Riske (USA) v (17)Saisai Zheng (CHN)

(9)Julia Cohen (USA) v Kurumi Nara (JPN)
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Luksika Kumkhum (THA)
Marta Sirotkina (RUS) v Marie-Eve Pelletier (CAN)
(wc)Viktorija Rajicic (AUS) v (16)Claire Feuerstein (FRA)

(10)Alexa Glatch (USA) v Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)
Arina Rodionova (AUS) v Maria Irigoyen (ARG)
Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE) v (wc)Tammi Patterson (AUS)
Chiara Scholl (USA) v (13)Maria Joao Koehler (POR)

(11)Eva Birnerova (CZE) v Yi-Miao Zhou (CHN)
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Johanna Konta (GBR)
Stephanie Vogt (LIE) v Daria Gavrilova (RUS)
Teliana Pereira (BRA) v (24)Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

(12)Maria Sanchez (USA) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Chanel Simmonds (RSA) v Junri Namigata (JPN)
Cristina Mitu (ROU) v (wc)Sally Peers (AUS)
(wc)Azra Hadzic (AUS) v (15)Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR)

[lexpretend]

THINK | HOPE

Ormaechea | Zanevska or Buyukakcay
Puig | Puig
Khromacheva | Khromacheva [wow, did Irina K, with Q3 points to defend, get lucky with this terrible section]
Gibbs | Keothavong [who will lose Q1 to Min]
Chan | Duan or Diyas
Schmiedlova | Dolonc or Schmiedlova
Fichman | Luangnam or Amanmuradova
Zheng | Zheng
Sirotkina | Kumkhum
Koehler | don't care [terrible section #2, LOL @ the Patterson/Ondraskova Q1]
Sevastova | Sevastova or Zhou or Vogt
Sanchez | Mitu

[janie]

Goooo La Razz!
Akgul!
ZD!
Yi-Miao!
Favorite POR!
MJMS!
Kumkhum!
Ormaechea the Next Pitu!
Yung! Jan! Chan!

[DBBN]

Predix:

Mattek-Sands
Rodionova
Duque-Marino
Min
Chan
Dolonc
Cabeza Candela
Zheng S.
Kumkhum
Glatch
Konta

...Really? All that shit in the first 11 sections and Sanchez has to play La Razz 1QR and MLDB awaits in FQR? The winner of that match, probably Sanchez.

[DBBN]

And I don't care about any of them at all, I hope they all lose. #old #tired #overit

[Paean]

Predictions:

Tsurenku
Puig
Glushko
Dushevina
Pavlovic
Jugic Salkic
Cabeza Candela
Knapp
Martinez Sanchez
Koehler
Konta
Razzano

[matvey]

Predictions:

Craybas
Puig, I suppose. I can see her losing if she's still beating herself up over the Kerber loss, though.
Beygelzimer
Pegula
Duan, I guess.
Dolonc/Dolonts
Luangnam
Krunic
Kumkhum/Nara
Glatch
Sevastova
Sanchez

Really had no idea that Bouchard was ranked so low given all the hype she's been getting.

[lexpretend]

Oh my god, I'm watching the (excellent!) live stream and this Sally Peers is definitely the worst professional player I have ever seen. How is she in this competition?

[janie]

How about this Kumkhum kid!

[janie]

Julia Cohen won 1 game. Peers' compatriot Hadzic won 2.

[lexpretend]

Luksika! MJMS is a great win.

Khromacheva managed to screw up even that cakewalk draw 0-6 in the third to Mrdeza. Bye-bye top 200.

14-year-old Priscilla Hon managed to win a set off Solovieva. Restoring AUS pride post-Peers.

Dolonc thrashed Schmiedlova 6-1 6-1 - surprised at how easy it was, Schmiedlova's an up-and-comer.

Sanchez d. La Razz 7-5 6-2

Tsurenko navigates a tough Q1 in Mattek-Sands. Interesting match vs. Zanevska next. Giantesses Duan and Amanmuradova both through.

Bukkake just beat Tammy in a 10-8 final set

Puig in trouble against Qiang Wang A break down in the third...

[lexpretend]

Cohen has played four matches this year. The only player who couldn't bagel her was...Li Na.

[lexpretend]

Puig did indeed lose, 5-7 in the third

Ormaechea's ranking is gonna plummet. Last year she qualified and reached R2, this year she goes down in Q1 to one of the Kichenok twins.

[janie]

Jan 10, 2013 2:43:01 GMT -5 lexpretend said:

14-year-old Priscilla Hon managed to win a set off Solovieva. Restoring AUS pride post-Peers.

Ha!

Not one Latina advanced, I think. The Latinas seem to be roughly equal to the hopeless Aussies (not you, Rodio); they should have their own Southern Hemisphere bumpkinette slam.

Akgul

[matvey]

LOL @ Puig. Bang goes that bandwagon.

Khromacheva's really not very good.

[janie]

You mean she's not very good YET.
Oh Luksika what a FIIGHTERRR1!1!!!!!

[lexpretend]

Luksika!

Pretty surprised that Gibbs, Min and Sanchez lost...who would have thought the last US girl standing in qualies would be the forgotten Riske.

Final Q round, potential debutantes bolded. TONS of them! And at least two guaranteed.

(1) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) vs. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR)
Valeria Solovieva (RUS) vs. Valeria Savinykh (RUS)
(3) Greta Arn (HUN) vs. Tereza Mrdeza (CRO)
(4) Tatjana Malek (GER) vs. Vera Dushevina (RUS)
(5) Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) vs. (14) Ying-Ying Duan (CHN)
(6) Vesna Dolonc (SRB) vs. (18) Stephanie Dubois (CAN)
(7) Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) vs. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)
(8) Karin Knapp (ITA) vs. Alison Riske (USA)
Luksika Kumkhum (THA) vs. Marta Sirotkina (RUS)
Arina Rodionova (RUS) vs. (13) Maria Joao Koehler (POR)
Yi-Miao Zhou (CHN) vs. Daria Gavrilova (RUS)
Chanel Simmonds (RSA) vs. (15) Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR)

Gooooooo:

Bukkake, either (only just realised the two Valeria S's are different people), the GREAT ARN, La Douche, Giant Duan, THE HAIR, Giant Akgul, Riske, LUKSIKA, neither, Yi-Miao, neither.

[DBBN]

It felt like I was overrating the USA girls...I was right.

[GoDom]

Happy new year!

I hope Malek qualifies but she might easily lose 0 and 0 as well ...

[lexpretend]

I was looking at the betting for the final Q round and I think almost all of those matches are toss-ups (apart from Tsurenko winning).

[lexpretend]

(Hi GoDom!)

[DBBN]

Jan 11, 2013 15:30:54 GMT -5 GoDom said:

Happy new year!

I hope Malek qualifies but she might easily lose 0 and 0 as well ...

[janie]

Yay, a GoDom sighting!

[lexpretend]

Kumkhum into the MD with a win over a player she was previously 0-2 against

None of our potential debutantes did well - our only two came in match-ups where one was inevitable, Kumkhum and Gavrilova.

[janie]

Kumkhum, woohoo!! Akgul! M!J!K!

Dubois, ouch.

Hopeless Debutantes