Sydney 2006

[lena]

just one question or note : Nastya is in Sydney, but I haven't found her name in any draw ....did someone knows why or what happend ??

[Annie]

she decided not to enter singles and recuperate some strength for the AO. So she entered doubles with Dinara but then Dinara got injured and now Nastya's not playing

[lena]

aha ;D, thanks Annie, was wondering if I am a little bit blind

[Annie]

Centre Court – Starting at 11.00am
Igor ANDREEV (RUS) V Dmitry TURSUNOV (RUS) sorry Mitya DAVAY IGOR!!!!!!!!!

Not before 1pm
Justine HENIN-HARDENNE (BEL) V Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) unreal but hope dies last...DAVAI SVETA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

Lleyton HEWITT (AUS) V Andreas SEPPI (ITA)

Francesca SCHIAVONE (ITA) V Nicole VAIDISOVA (CZE)

Centre Court – Starting at 7.30pm
Paradorn SRICHAPHAN (THA) or Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO)
V
Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS) Udachi Kolenka!!!!

Court 2 – Starting at 11.00am
KNOWLE (AUT)/ MELZER (AUT) V BERDYCH (CZE) / SUK (CZE)

Not before 12.30pm
Paradorn SRICHAPHAN (THA)V Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO)

James BLAKE (USA) V Arnaud CLEMENT (FRA)

[alsl]

Davai Sveta!!

[Annie]

Unfortunately Sveta lost to Justine 3:6, 1:6 but still a good going for Sveta at the beginning of a new season ;D

Other results so far:

James Blake def. Arnaud Clement 3:6, 6:1, 6:4
Igor beat Mitya ;D (sorry Mitya) 6:2, 3:6, 6:4
Paradorn beat Karlovic 7:6, 7:6 and will now play Kolya in a few hrs

DAVAI KOLENKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Annie]

Hewitt just lost to Seppi 6:4, 5:7, 5:7

[Annie]

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Paradorn joins Sydney casualty list
2006-01-12 08:21:20 GMT (Reuters)
By Julian Linden

SYDNEY, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan joined the mounting casualty list at the Sydney International on Thursday when he withdrew from the Australian Open warm-up event with a thigh strain.

Paradorn beat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 7-6 in a delayed second round match that was washed out the previous night to earn a spot in the quarter-finals against Russian second seed Nikolay Davydenko.

But he pulled out of his match with Davydenko, due to be played Thursday night, saying he did not want to aggravate the problem with the Open starting on Monday.

"I have to listen to my body first," he told a news conference. "The big one is next week, although this tournament is also important for me.

"To reach the quarter-final and pull out is not something I really want to do.

"But if I keep playing it's going to get worse and then maybe I can't play next week."

Paradorn was the eighth player in five days to withdraw from the event, joining Kim Clijsters, Nadia Petrova, Daniela Hantuchova, Dinara Safina, Gisela Dulko, Thomas Johansson and Carlos Moya, reducing the tournament to a battle of the walking wounded.

All pulled out because of minor injuries and are expected to play in the Australian Open.

Clijsters was considered the most serious after injuring her hip while warming up for her quarter-final against Francesca Schiavone but scans revealed no serious problems.

Petrova quit her second round match against Justine Henin-Hardenne because of a groin strain, Hantuchova failed to finish her match against Czech Nicole Vaidisova and Dinari Safina abandoned her match against Svetlana Kuznetsova because of blisters.

Dulko retired during her first round match against Maria Kirilenko with an abdominal strain, former Australian Open champion Johansson withdrew before his opening match with a shoulder problem and former world number one Moya pulled out of his match with James Blake because of a hip problem.

The Sydney International has been plagued in recent years by players pulling out with minor injuries but this year's mass withdrawals have raised eyebrows.

"This happens every year in Sydney, it doesn't happen in different tournaments," Kuznetsova said.

"I don't think it's a good image for WTA (Women's Tennis Association). I guess they have to do something about it."

[alsl]

Sveta vs Justine....expected but was she playing well though,sveta?the cable here doesn't show alot of tennis events...ergh

[Annie]

alsl can't help you here sweetie for now I am at work all day and will let you know after I watch the tape tonight ;D

[marats]

Go for it , Nikolay !!

[Annie]

OOP for tomorrow

CENTRE COURT
Starting at 11.00am

Julian KNOWLE (AUT) / Jurgen MELZER (AUT)
V
Frantisek CERMAK (CZE)/ Leos FRIEDL (CZE)

Followed by

Andreas SEPPI (ITA) V Igor ANDREEV (RUS) DAVAI IGOR!!!!!!!!!!! UDACHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Followed by

James BLAKE (USA) V Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS) DAVAI KOLENKA!!!!!!!!!!!


Followed by
Bob BRYAN (USA) / Mike BRYAN (USA)
V
Fabrice SANTORO(FRA) / Nenad ZIMONJIC (SCG)


CENTRE COURT
Starting at 7.30pm

Francesca SCHIAVONE (ITA) V Justine HENIN HARDENNE (BEL)


Followed by
Corina MORARIU (USA) / Rennae STUBBS (AUS)
V
Virginia RUANO PASCUAL (ESP) / Paola SUAREZ (ARG)

[marats]

I'm expecting a great match between SEPPI and ANDREEV !!!!!

[Annie]

Igor beat Seppi 6:2, 2:6, 6:2 and is through to the final ;D

Kolya lost the first set to James Blake 4:6...but there is always hope ;D

DAVAI KOLENKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Annie]

Kolya lost 4:6, 2:6 but he had a great tourny!!!!!!!!! well done sweetie ;D

So it's Igor Andreev vs James Blake in the final (that at least keeps me away from a nervous breakdown caused by two Russians playing against each other )

UDACHI IGOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!