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French Open - WTASeeds are set. Hingis, Zvonereva, and Peng pulled out.
Seed, Name, Country
1) Justine Henin (BEL)
2) Maria Sharapova (RUS)
3) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
5) Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
6) Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
7) Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
 Serena Williams (USA)
9) Anna Chakvetadse (RUS)
10) Dinara Safina (RUS)
11) Nadia Petrova (RUS)
12) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
13) Elena Dementieva (RUS)
14) Patty Schnyder (SUI)
15) Shahar Peer (ISR)
16) Na Li (CHN)
17) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
1 Marion Bartoli (FRA)
19) Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
20) Sybille Bammer (AUT)
21) Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
22) Alona Bonderanko (UKR)
23) Fransesca Schiavone (ITA)
24) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
25) Lucie Safarova (CZE)
26) Venus Williams (USA)
27) Samantha Stosur (AUS)
2 Mara Santangelo (ITA)
29) Gisela Dulko (ARG
30) Julia Vakulenko (UKR)
31) Severine Bremond (FRA)
32) Martina Muller (GER)
Next up to be seeded in case of pullouts are,
Michaella Krajicek (NED)
Olga Poutchkova (RUS)
Anastashia Myskina (RUS)
Meilen Tu (USA)
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I was right, Golovin pulled out. Na Li takes her 16th seed, Muller gets bumped to the 32nd seed.
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Qualies First Round
(3) Agnes Szavay (HUN) def Monique Adamczak (AUS) 6-1 4-6 6-0
(6) Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) def Madalina Gojnea (ROU) 6-4 6-1
Violette Huck (FRA) def (7) Bethanie Mattek (USA) 6-2 6-4
( Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) def Marta Domachowska (POL) 6-3 6-2
Florence Haring (FRA) def Katie O'Brien (GBR) 4-6 6-3 6-3
(13) Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) def Stephanie Vongsouthi (FRA) 6-3 6-4
(22) Emma Laine (FIN) def Julie Coin (FRA) 6-2 6-2
Virginie Pichet (FRA) def Vanessa Henke (GER) 6-3 6-4
Alina Jidkova (RUS) def (1) Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 6-3 2-6 6-2
(15) Renata Voracova (CZE) def Kelly Liggan (IRL) 6-3 7-6 (7)
(5) Greta Arn (GER) def Joanna Sakowicz (POL) 6-2 6-2
Lioudmila Skavronskaia (RUS) def Sabine Klaschka (GER) 4-6 6-3 6-2
(9) Ahsha Rolle (USA) def Iryna Kuryanovich (BLR) 6-0 6-1
Kveta Peschke (CZE) def Zsofia Gubacsi (HUN) def 6-2 6-2
Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) def Maria Jose Argeri (ARG) 6-1 1-6 6-3
Andrea Petkovic (GER) def Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 6-3 6-2
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) def Sanja Ancic (CRO) 6-1 6-3
Laura Pous Tio (ESP) def Julie Ditty (USA) 6-1 7-5
Rossana De Los Rios (PAR) def (14) Abigail Spears (USA) 6-4 6-3
(1 Olga Savchuk (UKR) def Amanda Keen (GBR) 6-7 (4) 7-6 (4) 6-1
Meng Yuan (CHN) def (20) Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) 6-1 6-0
(23) Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) def Ekaterina Ivanova (RUS) 7-6 (3) 6-2
Petra Cetkovsa (CZE) def Yurika Sema (JPN) def 7-5 6-1
Stephanie Dubois (CAN) def Sarah Borwell (GBR) 6-1 6-2
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) def Erika Takao (JPN) 6-2 6-2
Kathrin Woerle (GER) def Elise Tamaela (NED) 6-1 6-4
Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) def Natalie Grandin (RSA) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Maret Ani (EST) def Ivana Abramovic (CRO) 6-1 6-3
Anne Keothavong (GBR) def Ayumi Morita (JPN) 7-5 6-4
Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) def Junri Namigata (JPN) 6-4 6-1
Margit Ruutel (EST) def Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-4 6-1
Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) def (21) Hana Sromova (CZE) 6-4 6-4
Monica Niculescu(ROU)def(17)Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE) 6-2 6-4
Angelika Bachmann (GER) def (19) Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) 6-2 6-3
(16) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) def Nathalie Vierin (ITA) 6-4 6-3
Margalita Chakhnashvili (GEO) def Yevgenia Savransky (ISR) 6-3 6-4
Anda Perianu (ROU) def Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) 6-4 6-4
(10) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) def Kira Nagy (HUN) 6-0 6-4
Andreja Klepac (SLO) def Jenifer Widjaja (BRA) 6-4 7-5
(4) Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) def Paola Suarez (ARG) 7-5 6-3
(24) Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) def Claire Feuerstein (FRA) 6-2 6-0
Madison Brengle (USA) def Kristina Brandi (PUR) 6-3 6-1
(12) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) def Ivana Lisjak (CRO) 2-6 7-5 6-0
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) def Selima Sfar (TUN) 6-1 4-6 6-3
Michaela Pastikova (CZE) def Melanie South (GBR) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Marie-Eve Pelletier (CAN) def Irena Pavlovic (FRA) 6-2 6-3
C. Martinez Granados (ESP) def Laurene Fayol (FRA) 6-2 6-2
(11) Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) def Sara Errani (ITA) 6-2 6-4
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If seeds hold,
1st Quarter
Justine Henin-Mara Santangelo
Na Li-Sybille Bammer
Dinara Safina-Fransesca Schiavone
Serena Williams-Severine Bremond
2nd Quarter
Jelena Jankovic-Venus Williams
Elena Dementieva-Marion Bartoli
Nadia Petrova-Tathiana Garbin
Nicole Vaidisova-Samantha Stosur
3rd Quarter
Ana Ivanovic-Julia Vakulenko
Daniela Hantuchova-Anabel Medina Garrigues
Shahar Peer-Katarina Srebotnik
Svetlana Kuznetsova-Martina Muller
4th Quarter
Amelie Mauresmo-Lucie Safarova
Anna Chakvetadse-Ai Sugiyama
Patty Schnyder-Alona Bonderanko
Maria Sharapova-Gisela Dulko
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Singles - First Round
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 64 63
( Serena Williams (USA) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 57 61 61
(10) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Yuliana Fedak (UKR) 75 64
Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. Aiko Nakamura (JPN) 64 60
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pacomexican
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Congrats to Vee and Rena on the wins! 
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luvrboi
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What's up with ESPN this morning? Im trying to enjoy watching a nice match of my future wife Maria Sharapova and its lagging. Its like the Live feed from ESPN 2 is behind. Because if you watched youll hear them hit the ball before it hit the racquet and you will hear people talk before their lips moved. What the heck?
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| luvrboi wrote: | | What's up with ESPN this morning? Im trying to enjoy watching a nice match of my future wife Maria Sharapova and its lagging. Its like the Live feed from ESPN 2 is behind. Because if you watched youll hear them hit the ball before it hit the racquet and you will hear people talk before their lips moved. What the heck? |
I noticed that too. By the way hows come you did not go to Paris to support your fiance? 
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luvrboi
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I dont like French Fries!!!
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J-man
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How about Freedom Fries?
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luvrboi
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Those are always good. Anyway can anyone tell me what half of the draw is Serena in? Is she in Henin's or Sharapova's. So is Vaidisova which half is she? And seeds?
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Rattler
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| luvrboi wrote: | | Those are always good. Anyway can anyone tell me what half of the draw is Serena in? Is she in Henin's or Sharapova's. So is Vaidisova which half is she? And seeds? |
Henin's...
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J-man
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JH is her next opponent if she can get through Safina, which I think she can. Allez Serena!
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x.doublea
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If Justine and Henin do meet, I think many will arouse the big 2004 (was it 2004?) SF controversy, with the whole "I didn't raise my hand" issue. It think it would, actually, make it Advantage-Serena; not to mention Henin has everything to lose.
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J-man
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That issue came up in the Sharapova vs Schnyder match. A shame that Schnyder couldn't win that one. Gosh Sharapova's grunts were annoying in that match. I wanted to shut her up so badly. And then yelling Come On! when the Patty made an error 
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| J-man wrote: | | That issue came up in the Sharapova vs Schnyder match. A shame that Schnyder couldn't win that one. Gosh Sharapova's grunts were annoying in that match. I wanted to shut her up so badly. And then yelling Come On! when the Patty made an error |
Sharapova's grunting, yelling and fist pumping has gotten out of hand...she fist pumps after every point, has more to do with taunting than self encouragement....which is poor behavior...win with skill not with meaningless schemes to psyche out, anger or degrade your opponent.
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| x.doublea wrote: | | If Justine and Henin do meet, I think many will arouse the big 2004 (was it 2004?) SF controversy, with the whole "I didn't raise my hand" issue. It think it would, actually, make it Advantage-Serena; not to mention Henin has everything to lose. |
Hahaha!!! Justin and Henin do meet all the time... in fact they are inseparable!!
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J-man
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 Justine vs Serena is going to be a blockbuster. I'm picking Serena in 3. It's sucks that it is a quaterfinal and not a final or even semi
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So, quarters are set:
Justine Henin v Serena Williams
Jelena Jankovic v Nicole Vaidisova
Svetlana Kuznetsova v Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sharapova v Anna Chakvetadze
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Rattler
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| PSALT wrote: | So, quarters are set:
Justine Henin v Serena Williams
Jelena Jankovic v Nicole Vaidisova
Svetlana Kuznetsova v Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sharapova v Anna Chakvetadze |
Williams V Henin should be explosive...they are both playing with confidence.
I'm thinking Jankovic over Vaidisova and Ivanovic may have a breakthrough over Kuznetsova (who in the last few years has somehow slightly misses the expectations on her)
Sharapova is a toss-up....she really should be out, Shneider(sp?) just choked those last games to her.
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Semis are set,
Henin v Jankovic
Sharapova v Ivanovic
Henin def Williams 6-3 6-4
Serena was really disappointing. Henin outplayed her in the first, but as soon as she got down a break in the second, Serena admitted defeat. She handed the last game to Henin.
Jankovic def Vaidisova 6-4 7-5
Jankovic played solid tennis again. Vaidisova made EU's at bad times, however. Janko had a little choke in the second, she let Vaidisova come back and give her a scare.
Ivanovic def Kuznetsova 6-0 3-6 6-1
Ivanovic was spectacular in the first and third. Kuznetsova made too many EU's in those sets, but Ivanovic was blasting winners and made a combined total of 4 EU's in the first and third combined.
Then I didn't see any of Sharapova's match.
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Rattler
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Serena was flat, and played without her usual fire/focus/heart.
Too bad, cuz I was really looking forward to a battle.
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Tennis fan
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Go Ana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love her!
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J-man
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| Rattler wrote: | Serena was flat, and played without her usual fire/focus/heart.
Too bad, cuz I was really looking forward to a battle. |
Not only that but she tried to play alot of slices, which she over did. Causing alot of errors and shots with no pace in the middle of the court for JH to tee off on.
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| J-man wrote: | | Rattler wrote: | Serena was flat, and played without her usual fire/focus/heart.
Too bad, cuz I was really looking forward to a battle. |
Not only that but she tried to play alot of slices, which she over did. Causing alot of errors and shots with no pace in the middle of the court for JH to tee off on. |
That wouldn't be good, for Serena doesn't play on her own terms when she slices. The one point I watched (I had an exam) was the 'Point of the Day'... Henin seemed to be on her game and thinking really well.
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J-man
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JH was on her game. But it helps when Serena is thinking badly on court
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Rattler
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I'm gonna pull for Jankovic & Ivanovic to break through...
Jankovic's Slam breakthrough should have come at last year's U.S. Open. She really had Henin on the ropes in that semi. I think if she's up for it this time, she can reach the finals.
Ivanovic, may have an easier road to the finals. Sharapova is running so hot and cold in this tournament; her shoulder is bothering her, her serve weaker (and very attachable)....
On the other hand, my gut feelins is if Jankovic can't take out Henin, then Justine is on her way to another Roland Garros title.
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Justine Henin and Ana Ivanovic will meet in the final. Both gave beatdowns to their opponents.
Henin def Jankovic 6-2 6-2
Ivanovic def Sharapova 6-2 6-1
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x.doublea
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Wow, both were so one-sided.  Ivanovic, I think, has a chance here. I still think Henin will win, but I guess we'll see.
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| x.doublea wrote: | | Wow, both were so one-sided. Ivanovic, I think, has a chance here. I still think Henin will win, but I guess we'll see. |
Anna just has to control her nerves, and act like she's been there before.
Every player has nerves, some feel them at the begining of the final and champions feel them while they serve for the match.
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| Rattler wrote: | | x.doublea wrote: | | Wow, both were so one-sided. Ivanovic, I think, has a chance here. I still think Henin will win, but I guess we'll see. |
Anna just has to control her nerves, and act like she's been there before.
Every player has nerves, some feel them at the begining of the final and champions feel them while they serve for the match. |
She has been doing great!! Go Ana!!!!!!!!!!!
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Monica Seles is supposedly going to attend the final to cheer for Ana. It will be big for Ana, who started playing tennis because of Seles.
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J-man
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More pressure for Ana! I hope she can calm her self and come out swingin'
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J-man
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Justine Henin has won her 4 French winning 6-1 6-2 over Ana Ivanovic
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Rattler
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Man I could feel how nervous Ana Ivanovic was....and I'm 3500 miles away.
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x.doublea
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Wow, that's a routing. I bet she was nervous....
My power was out.... 
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J-man
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It wasn't surprised that Ana lost so one sided. She came out swingin'. But was nervous and tight. But still getting to the final isn't to bad.
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| Rattler wrote: | | Man I could feel how nervous Ana Ivanovic was....and I'm 3500 miles away. |
Yep! She stared with a break and was up 40-0 on her serve. Ana had 3 chances to go 2-0. then she collapsed. Justine managed to break in that second game and went on to rout 6-1 6-2. Ana did not even held any serve until the second set.
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