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Western & Southern Open AUGUST 15 - 21, 2011 CINCINNATI OH
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paul_pipkin
#1 Posted : Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:12:05 PM(UTC)
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Women's Main Draw Ranking Date: 7/4/2011 * protected ranking



1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 1 23 Maria Kirilenko RUS 24

2 Vera Zvonareva RUS 3 24 Roberta Vinci ITA 25

3 Victoria Azarenka BLR 4 25 Sabine K. Lisicki GER 27

4 Maria Sharapova RUS 5 26 Jarmila Gajdosova  AUS  29

5 Na Li CHN 6 27 Lucie Safarova CZE  30

6 Petra Kvitova CZE 7 28 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA  31

7 Francesca Schiavone ITA 8 29 Nadia Petrova RUS  32

8 Marion Bartoli FRA 9 30 Elena Vesnina RUS  33

9 Samantha Stosur AUS 10 31 Venus Williams USA  34

10 Andrea Petkovic GER 11 32 Sara Errani ITA  35

11 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 12 33 Klara Zakopalova CZE  36

12 Anna Pavlyuchenkova RUS 13 34 Alona Bondarenko UKR 36 *

13 Agnie Radwanska POL 14 35 Gisela Dulko ARG 37

14 Jelena Jankovic SRB 15 36 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 38

15 Julia Görges GER 16 37 Rebecca C. Marino CAN 39

16 Shuai Peng CHN 17 38 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 40

17 Ana Ivanovic SRB 18 39 Tamira Paszek AUT 41

18 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 19 40 Serena Williams USA 175

19 Dominkia Cibulkova SVK 20 41 Ayumi Morita JPN 46

20 Flavia Pennetta ITA 21 42 Christina McHale USA 66

21 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 22 43 Sloane Stephens USA 125

22 Shahar Peer ISR 23

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#2 Posted : Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:13:35 PM(UTC)
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2011 Western & Southern Open TV Schedule 


http://www.cincytennis.c...AndSchedule/TV_Schedule/










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Clijsters's withdrawal will affect the seeding for the 2011 tournament as each seeded player will move up one spot, helping Marion Bartoli the most as she will become the No. 8 seed and have a first round bye.

 

Additional player withdrawals from the women's field include Dominka Cibulkova, Kaia Kanepi and Alexandra Dulgheru. These withdrawals have allowed Ekaterina Makarova, Tamira Paszek, Lucie Hradecka and Anabel Medina Garrigues to join the WTA field. 

 


The main draws for the Western & Southern Open will be made at 6 p.m. Friday. 





 CINCY EUROSPORT

Monday 15th August British Eurosport (16:00-21:45) British Eurosport HD (16:00-19:45)

Tuesday 16th August British Eurosport 2 (16:00-22:00) British Eurosport HD (16:00-22:00)

Wednesday 17th August British Eurosport (16:00-19:45) British Eurosport 2 (20:00-21:45) British Eurosport HD (16:00-19:45)

Thursday 18th August Quarter-Finals British Eurosport (20:00-21:45)

Saturday 20th August Semis ???

Sunday 21st August Final British Eurosport (19:00-23:00) British Eurosport HD (21:00-22:45)




"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#3 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 4:31:23 PM(UTC)
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When will the draw be done ??
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#4 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 4:35:31 PM(UTC)
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Brebis;309755 wrote:
When will the draw be done ??


In about 30 minutes, but I don't know how quick they'll post it.


Should appear here: http://www.cincytennis.c...esultsAndSchedule/Draws/

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#5 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 8:44:36 PM(UTC)
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I'm not gonna put a very high expectation on Maria right now. And I have no backup plan either...so I'm just gonna wait and see or should I say I'll go with the flow for now.

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#6 Posted : Friday, August 12, 2011 9:09:59 PM(UTC)
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Hey no.2, how can you not put high expectation on Maria? Afterall, we are her fans! We should support her!
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#7 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 1:47:13 AM(UTC)
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At a glance, the Cincy draw is crooked as a dog's hind leg. Check it out:


http://assets.usta.com/assets/663/15/WTA_MDS.pdf 


It's the usual threadbare, transparent WTA scenario: Serena cake-walked to "draw" in the Round of 16, guess who?  Why, Li Na, of course, who will tank & roll over for her like she always has before--sending Serena thru to meet Masha in the quarterfinal. Despite the presence of Masha & Kuzi in this quarter (shades of last year), this is NOT the Russian Quarter.


The Russian Quarter is below, self-eliminating Vera Z, Makarova, Vesnina & Pavlyuchenkova. If Masha beats Serena, she may be obliged to then take out the remaining top Russian in the semis.


In which case, the last remaining hope of Western Civilization would channel down to Princess. L-O-f'n-L!

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#8 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 2:32:52 AM(UTC)
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Good Morning, Paul. My thoughts entirely, The WTA criminal minds are showing through again. And you were right about Toronto. Guess who has the evening match in the Semis? There is another side to what is happening here though. Both Maria and Serena are doing back to back tournaments and then going into the the USO with just a one week break. They've never done that before. This is uncharacteristic for both of them. Maria's tennis has already begun to deteriorate to an embarrassinly low level after only a few rounds and it can only be a matter of time before Serena implodes; she hasn't worked a schedule like this since 2008. If she wins Toronto it will put her up to around 30 in the rankings and, so, a seed for the USO.

Frankly, I'm finding it very hard to actually enjoy watching tennis these days, something is wrong in the state of Denmark... hehehehe, oh a pun, By the way did you notice..Caro was up 5-1, Her dickhead dad had to come on and yell at her and she promptly lost the next 6 games and the match. Stupid Polack.
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Maria is in the better half of the draw ! With that I also expect better results then last week. Maria can loose a lot of point, as she was in this horrible final last year. The moment I see dark clouds coming, I will switch off my tv !!
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#10 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 4:43:19 AM(UTC)
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Can't wait to see her great performance!
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#12 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 5:24:25 AM(UTC)
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Why is Maria always drawn in the same quarter as Serena?? Ok, she didn't get to play her in Toronto but that's not the point. Definitely something fishy going on. I hope Vika kicks her butt tonight. Past 2 matches she had lost one set hopefully third time unlucky to win 2 sets.
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#13 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 10:26:13 AM(UTC)
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saggittarian;309828 wrote:


Why is Maria always drawn in the same quarter as Serena?? Ok, she didn't get to play her in Toronto but that's not the point. Definitely something fishy going on. I hope Vika kicks her butt tonight. Past 2 matches she had lost one set hopefully third time unlucky to win 2 sets.



Oh yeah.  And keep Serena in the cool of the evening, and make sure she stays on her meds, and... and... and... 


Qualifying play has started in Cincy. First up on Centre Vania King vs Sania Mirza--Yaroslava Shvedova's doubles partners to self-eliminate...


But it just happens that way...  


Cincy is a little taste of what's designed for USO.

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#14 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:37:43 AM(UTC)
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paul_pipkin;309847 wrote:


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Why is Maria always drawn in the same quarter as Serena??  


Cincy is a little taste of what's designed for USO.



I agree and I am very worried about USO, I m preparing myself for the worst,after Li Na and Kvitova won last two GS,with Caroline simply awful,with Kim injured or in bad form,we should be ready for the worst scenario,look who is in good shape now? Vika,Agnieschka,WTA will be afraid of them too,so ,expect the worst, that s for shure


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#11 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 1:14:28 PM(UTC)
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<3Maria Sharapova;309812 wrote:
Can't wait to see her great performance!


I just can't wait to see her stablelise her game her serves!!! will it?

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#17 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 1:14:49 PM(UTC)
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i wonder if maria wasn't as pretty as she is now, would i still support her!
she has to get back on track since her beauty will not last forever:D
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saggittarian;309828 wrote:


Why is Maria always drawn in the same quarter as Serena?? Ok, she didn't get to play her in Toronto but that's not the point. Definitely something fishy going on. I hope Vika kicks her butt tonight. Past 2 matches she had lost one set hopefully third time unlucky to win 2 sets.


I think we will not see Serena is Cincy , as too many tournaments after a long time being out is not good for the boops ! 

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#18 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 3:33:18 PM(UTC)
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yahia;309855 wrote:
i wonder if maria wasn't as pretty as she is now, would i still support her!
she has to get back on track since her beauty will not last forever:D
This is so funny !!

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#16 Posted : Saturday, August 13, 2011 3:40:18 PM(UTC)
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Brebis;309857 wrote:


saggittarian;309828 wrote:


Why is Maria always drawn in the same quarter as Serena?? Ok, she didn't get to play her in Toronto but that's not the point. Definitely something fishy going on. I hope Vika kicks her butt tonight. Past 2 matches she had lost one set hopefully third time unlucky to win 2 sets.


I think we will not see Serena is Cincy , as too many tournaments after a long time being out is not good for the boops ! 



Hey, that would work for me. 

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#19 Posted : Sunday, August 14, 2011 7:55:38 AM(UTC)
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Sharapova, Blake, Isner Prep for W & S Open






Three-time Grand Slam champion and recent Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova, former No. 4 James Blake and two-time Tour titlist John Isner practiced on the nearly sold-out first day of Western & Southern Open action. As fans sought to catch qualifying play and join in on the Kid’s Day festivities, the WTA star took to the courts, while two of the top Americans exchanged rallies.

 

Sharapova, who advanced to the finals last year before losing to Kim Clijsters in three sets, is seeded fourth in the main draw. With a first-round bye, she’ll face the winner of Polona Hercog and a qualifier in the second round. Sharapova appears in the same section of the draw as French Open champion Na Li and 13-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams.



"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#20 Posted : Sunday, August 14, 2011 10:15:02 AM(UTC)
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paul_pipkin;309870 wrote:


Sharapova, Blake, Isner Prep for W & S Open




Three-time Grand Slam champion and recent Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova, former No. 4 James Blake and two-time Tour titlist John Isner practiced on the nearly sold-out first day of Western & Southern Open action. As fans sought to catch qualifying play and join in on the Kid’s Day festivities, the WTA star took to the courts, while two of the top Americans exchanged rallies.

 

Sharapova, who advanced to the finals last year before losing to Kim Clijsters in three sets, is seeded fourth in the main draw. With a first-round bye, she’ll face the winner of Polona Hercog and a qualifier in the second round. Sharapova appears in the same section of the draw as French Open champion Na Li and 13-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams.



Hi Paul,  any idea already when Maria will play ? Tuesday or Wednesday !?
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