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dav6789

Regions Morgan Keegan Champs & Cellular South Cup

Regions Morgan Keegan Champs & Cellular South Cup

Memphis, USA

ATP International Series Gold & WTA Tier 3

Tournament Website: http://www.rmkchampionships.com/1/home/


In the women's event, Shahar Peer and Marion Bartoli are the top seeds, along with 1998/1999 champion Venus Williams (7th seed). Defending champion Sofia Arvidsson plays Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round. The other former champion playing is Lisa Raymond, who won in 2002 and 2003. Unfortunately, 95/96 champion Brenda Schultz lost in qualifying.

In th doubles, world number 1's Raymond/Stosur are the defending champions. Vania King and Shahar Peer are the 2nd seeds.

Lisa Raymond and Brenda Schultz hold the record for the most singles finals reached (4). Schultz made her first final at this event in 1988 and reached 3 straight between 94 and 96. Raymond reached the final in 1997 and reached 3 straight between 02 and 04. For the past decade, every champion has successfully defended their title the following year.

In the men's event, former champions Andy Roddick and Tommy Haas are the top seeds. San Jose finalists Murray and Karlovic are also in the draw.
PSALT

Roddick def Johannson 6-2 7-5
Becker def Kendrick 2-6 6-3 6-4
Benneteau def Lee 7-5 6-3
Querrey def Karlovic 6-3 6-2 Very Happy
Koubek def Korolev 7-6 6-2
Gabashvilli def Kuznetsov 5-7 6-3 6-4

Butorac/J.Murray def Fisher/Parrot 7-6 6-2
Aspelin/Lindstedt def Auckland/Haggard 6-3 6-3
Knowle/Melzer def Querrey/Lopez 7-6 4-6 10-4

Peer def Sequera 6-0 6-0
Mattek def Perry 6-2 0-1 (ret- she injured her knee. get well soon Shenay Crying or Very sad )
Arvidsson def Pratt 5-7 6-4 6-3
Olaru def Spears 6-3 6-3
Stosur def Pin 6-2 6-7 6-1
Granville def Gajdosova 7-5 3-6 7-5
Benchwarmer1

PSALT wrote:
Roddick def Johannson 6-2 7-5
Becker def Kendrick 2-6 6-3 6-4
Benneteau def Lee 7-5 6-3
Querrey def Karlovic 6-3 6-2 Very Happy
Koubek def Korolev 7-6 6-2
Gabashvilli def Kuznetsov 5-7 6-3 6-4

Butorac/J.Murray def Fisher/Parrot 7-6 6-2
Aspelin/Lindstedt def Auckland/Haggard 6-3 6-3
Knowle/Melzer def Querrey/Lopez 7-6 4-6 10-4

Peer def Sequera 6-0 6-0
Mattek def Peer 6-2 0-1 (ret- she injured her knee. get well soon Shenay Crying or Very sad )
Arvidsson def Pratt 5-7 6-4 6-3
Olaru def Spears 6-3 6-3
Stosur def Pin 6-2 6-7 6-1
Granville def Gajdosova 7-5 3-6 7-5

shenay or shahar?
PSALT

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
PSALT wrote:
Roddick def Johannson 6-2 7-5
Becker def Kendrick 2-6 6-3 6-4
Benneteau def Lee 7-5 6-3
Querrey def Karlovic 6-3 6-2 Very Happy
Koubek def Korolev 7-6 6-2
Gabashvilli def Kuznetsov 5-7 6-3 6-4

Butorac/J.Murray def Fisher/Parrot 7-6 6-2
Aspelin/Lindstedt def Auckland/Haggard 6-3 6-3
Knowle/Melzer def Querrey/Lopez 7-6 4-6 10-4

Peer def Sequera 6-0 6-0
Mattek def Peer 6-2 0-1 (ret- she injured her knee. get well soon Shenay Crying or Very sad )
Arvidsson def Pratt 5-7 6-4 6-3
Olaru def Spears 6-3 6-3
Stosur def Pin 6-2 6-7 6-1
Granville def Gajdosova 7-5 3-6 7-5

shenay or shahar?


posted the wrong name. Perry, not Peer
stevos14

Venus Very Happy
PSALT

Tommy Haas knocked out Mardy Fish easily 6-3 6-4 for a spot in the final.

He will meet Andy Roddick, who got revenge for his San Jose loss, ousting Andy Murray 6-3 7-6 (4).
admin

The women's final is tonight (8:00 for me): Venus vs. Peer. Should be a very interesting match. It will be good to see Venus playing again and if she wins this I believe it is a very good sign after not playing really since Wimbledon.
admin

Well, an all-Williams Wimbledon final looks very promising. 6-1 6-1 Venus over Peer in the finals. The fact that she can play top 5 tennis after not playing for months and months mind boggles me. Peer didn't play badly, in fact she played fairly well; she was just simply out-slugged. Even though this was only a tier III, things are looking very good for Venus Williams.
x.doublea

I think the reason why the Williams Sisters are doing so well so quickly is because their playing ability feeds on pace. In the women's game (in my opinion), too many are trying to blast the ball. I think the best way to play the Williams Sisters would be the opposite strategy- a mix of power and finesse.
admin

x.doublea wrote:
I think the reason why the Williams Sisters are doing so well so quickly is because their playing ability feeds on pace. In the women's game (in my opinion), too many are trying to blast the ball. I think the best way to play the Williams Sisters would be the opposite strategy- a mix of power and finesse.


I do agree, however tonight Venus was creating her own pace completely. She was practically on the service line when returning second serves. They like pace, yes (they would probably rather play Sharapova than Henin), but they don't need it if they are playing well.
PSALT

I do agree. Venus was playing out of her mind tonight. Shocked Pace or not she was easily playing better than most top 10 players are at the moment. Peer played well, she was simply never given a chance to dig into the match.
x.doublea

Well, they are definitely the hardest hitters on tour. Again, I have to say, Serena and Venus, ability wise, should definitely be in the Top 5, at least. It's just a matter whether they have these so-called injuries or not.
dav6789

This reminds me of the Australian Open final Shocked. What a fantastic win for Venus. I hope she stays fit and healthy for the rest of the year.

Venus has now won all 5 of the events she has played in her career that are under Tier 2, including this event in 1998 and 1999.
admin

x.doublea wrote:
Well, they are definitely the hardest hitters on tour. Again, I have to say, Serena and Venus, ability wise, should definitely be in the Top 5, at least. It's just a matter whether they have these so-called injuries or not.


The thing is, they are not just the hardest hitters on the tour. Look at someone like Davenport (don't get me wrong, I like Davenport a lot). She can hit jsut as hard as them, yet it's not the same. Why? The Williams' are incredible athletes. With the exception of Mauresmo, they are by far the best athletes on the tour.
dav6789

admin wrote:
x.doublea wrote:
Well, they are definitely the hardest hitters on tour. Again, I have to say, Serena and Venus, ability wise, should definitely be in the Top 5, at least. It's just a matter whether they have these so-called injuries or not.


The thing is, they are not just the hardest hitters on the tour. Look at someone like Davenport (don't get me wrong, I like Davenport a lot). She can hit jsut as hard as them, yet it's not the same. Why? The Williams' are incredible athletes. With the exception of Mauresmo, they are by far the best athletes on the tour.


I agree with this. I think the Williams sisters, Mauresmo and perhaps Clijsters are the best athletes on tour. When fit though, Serena & Venus are way ahead of even Mauresmo and Clijsters. This is why they were so hard to beat in (1999/2000- some parts) 2001-2003 when they were at their very best. I don't think Davenport was ever a great athlete, she made up for that with her talent.
leftys_rock

Haas wins 3 and 2 over Roddick.
dav6789

Jamie Murray and Eric Butorac extend their winning streak to 12 matches and 3 tournament wins (2 ATP Titles and 1 Challenger). They won the Memphis final over Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer 7-5 6-3. Great news! This team is red hot right now!

This was the first all-lefty doubles final since 1995.
admin

leftys_rock wrote:
Haas wins 3 and 2 over Roddick.


Shocked Someone please explain!
x.doublea

Haas didn't face one single break point the entire tournament....
leftys_rock

admin wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
Haas wins 3 and 2 over Roddick.


Shocked Someone please explain!


He apparently hit 30 winners and 9 unforced errors. Haas was really good off the ground and Roddick wasn't serving very well.

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