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Post by Happiness on Aug 27, 2009 12:48:56 GMT -5
PLACE: Flushing Meadows, New York, United States of America DATE: August 31 - September 13, 2009 TYPE: Grand Slam SURFACE: Hard Deco Turf II DRAW: 128 PRIZE MONEY: $9,756,000 TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Jim Curley SITE: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Flushing Meadow - Corona Park Flushing, NY 11368 WEBSITE: www.usopen.org
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Post by Happiness on Aug 27, 2009 13:32:21 GMT -5
WOMEN'S SINGLES MAIN DRAW:
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Post by Happiness on Aug 28, 2009 13:55:37 GMT -5
From www.sonyericssonwtatour.comUS OPEN PREVIEWAUGUST 27, 2009NEW YORK, NY, USA - The biggest stars of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will assemble in New York City this fortnight, and after Thursday's draw, they could begin colliding as early as the second and third round, especially given a pair of former world No.1s, now on the comeback from injury, are floaters in the draw. Also, the Williams sisters fell on the same side - although they can't meet until the semifinals of the year's final Grand Slam tournament. Dinara Safina became the 19th player ever to rise to No.1 on April 20 earlier this year and has held onto it ever since. The top seed at this year's US Open, she drew arguably one of the toughest quarterfinal opponents, Jelena Jankovic. Jankovic, a former No.1 herself, reached her first Grand Slam final here one year ago and beat Safina in the pair's only meeting this season, just a few weeks ago in the final of Cincinnati, and in straight sets, no less. Other Top 16 seeds lurking in the top quarter are No.11 seed Ana Ivanovic, who could meet Jankovic in the fourth round (Ivanovic has won six of their eight career meetings) and No.16 seed Virginie Razzano, who could meet Safina in the fourth round (Safina has won four of their six career meetings). The second quarter of the draw is highlighted by Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova, the No.4 and No.6 seeds. Kuznetsova has a 6-4 lead in the head-to-head but their most famous match came here, as Kuznetsova beat her compatriot in the 2004 US Open final for her first Grand Slam title. She won her second major at Roland Garros this year; but Dementieva has had a better summer hardcourt season, reaching the semis or better in all three tournaments she played, including a win at the Premier-level stop in Toronto. Lined up to meet the Russians in the fourth round are are No.9 seed Caroline Wozniacki, who could meet Kuznetsova (Kuznetsova is 2-1 against her) and No.13 seed Nadia Petrova, who could meet Dementieva (they are 7-7 lifetime). Another name to watch out for in the second quarter is Maria Sharapova, No.1 at one point but now No.30, working her way back up the ranks after a nine-month shoulder injury lay-off that stretched from August 2008 to May 2009. Sharapova, seeded No.29, won one of her three Grand Slam titles here in 2006, and could meet Dementieva in the third round. Although she lost to Dementieva in the Toronto final last week, she keeps an 8-3 head-to-head lead on her. The bottom half of the draw is highlighted by the Williams sisters, both former champions at the US Open and both former No.1s. Venus lies in the third quarter of the draw, and could meet No.8 seed Victoria Azarenka in the quarters (Venus is 1-0 against her). The American, a winner here in 2000 and 2001 and ranked and seeded No.3, has arguably the most dangerous floater in the draw in her section - Kim Clijsters. Clijsters, a wildcard, returned to the Tour this month after spending over two years in retirement, having her first child. The former No.1 made quarterfinals in her first two events back, Cincinnati and Toronto, and the US Open could bring out the best in her again - she did win her only Grand Slam singles title here in 2005. The other Top 16 seeds in Venus' quarter are No.12 seed Agnieszka Radwanska and No.14 seed Marion Bartoli; Clijsters could play Bartoli in the second round and Venus in the fourth. Serena, ranked and seeded No.2 and a three-time champion here, in 1999, 2002 and 2008, has No.7 seed Vera Zvonareva as her projected quarterfinal foe. Serena's 5-1 head-to-head lead over Zvonareva is closer than it seems, as the Russian did push three of her losses to three sets. Other Top 16 seeds in the bottom quarter are No.10 seed Flavia Pennetta, who could meet Zvonareva in the fourth round, and No.15 seed Stosur, who could play Serena in the fourth round. Serena's path to the quarters could be somewhat of a revenge mission - she could face No.28 seed Sybille Bammer in the third round (Bammer just beat her in Cincinnati) and Samantha Stosur (who just beat her in Stanford). Whether the favorites make their projected rounds or not, one thing is for sure - it may be one of the most unpredictable draws in US Open history.
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Post by Happiness on Aug 28, 2009 14:14:48 GMT -5
From www.sonyericssonwtatour.comTOP 32 SEED'S HISTORIES[/u][/color] AUGUST 28, 2009NEW YORK, NY, USA - Some of the seeds have gone very far while some haven't, and one non-seed in particular has done famously. Read on to find out how the Top 32 at the US Open have done in the past at the year's final Slam. 1. Safina, Dinara (RUS)Eighth appearance (16-7) Best result: Semifinalist (2008) 2. Williams, Serena (USA)Eleventh appearance (47-7) Best result: Champion (1999, 2002, 2008) 3. Williams, Venus (USA)Eleventh appearance (52-8) Best result: Champion (2000, 2001) 4. Dementieva, Elena (RUS)Eleventh appearance (36-10) Best result: Runner-Up (2004) 5. Jankovic, Jelena (SRB)Sixth appearance (18-5) Best result: Runner-Up (2008) 6. Kuznetsova, Svetlana (RUS)Eighth appearance (22-6) Best result: Champion (2004) 7. Zvonareva, Vera (RUS)Seventh appearance (12-6) Best result: Fourth Round (2004) 8. Azarenka, Victoria (BLR)Fourth appearance (7-3) Best result: Fourth Round (2007) 9. Wozniacki, Caroline (DEN)Third appearance (4-2) Best result: Fourth Round (2008) 10. Pennetta, Flavia (ITA)Sixth appearance (5-5) Best result: Quarterfinalist (2008) 11. Ivanovic, Ana (SRB)Fifth appearance (7-4) Best result: Fourth Round (2007) 12. Radwanska, Agnieszka (POL)Fourth appearance (7-3) Best result: Fourth Round (2007, 2008) 13. Petrova, Nadia (RUS)Tenth appearance (19-9) Best result: Quarterfinalist (2004, 2005) 14. Bartoli, Marion (FRA)Eighth appearance (14-7) Best result: Fourth Round (2007, 2008) 15. Stosur, Samantha (AUS) Sixth appearance (1-5) Best result: Second Round (2004) 16. Razzano, Virginie (FRA)Ninth appearance (8-8) Best result: Fourth Round (2006) 17. Mauresmo, Amélie (FRA)Tenth appearance (34-9) Best result: Semifinalist (2002, 2006) 18. Li, Na (CHN)Fourth appearance (6-3) Best result: Fourth Round (2006, 2008) 19. Schnyder, Patty (SUI)Thirteenth appearance (28-12) Best result: Quarterfinalist (1998, 2008) 20. Medina Garrigues, Anabel (ESP)Seventh appearance (6-6) Best result: Third Round (2005, 2007) 21. Zheng, Jie (CHN)Fifth appearance (4-4) Best result: Third Round (2008) 22. Hantuchova, Daniela (SVK)Ninth appearance (11-8) Best result: Quarterfinalist (2002) 23. Lisicki, Sabine (GER) Second appearance (1-1) Best result: Second Round (2008) 24. Cirstea, Sorana (ROU)Second appearance (1-1) Best result: Second Round (2008) 25. Kanepi, Kaia (EST)Fourth appearance (3-3) Best result: Third Round (2006) 26. Schiavone, Francesca (ITA)Tenth appearance (18-9) Best result: Quarterfinalist (2003) 27. Kleybanova, Alisa (RUS)Second appearance (1-1) Best result: Second Round (2008) 28. Bammer, Sybille (AUT)Fifth appearance (8-4) Best result: Quarterfinalist (2008) 29. Sharapova, Maria (RUS)Sixth appearance (17-4) Best result: Champion (2006) 30. Bondarenko, Alona (UKR)Fifth appearance (5-4) Best result: Third Round (2007, 2008) 31. Vesnina, Elena (RUS)Fourth appearance (1-3) Best result: Second Round (2008) 32. Szavay, Agnes (HUN)Third appearance (5-2) Best result: Quarterfinalist (2007) ----- WC. Clijsters, Kim (BEL)Seventh appearance (23-5) Best result: Champion (2005)
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Post by Happiness on Aug 28, 2009 14:29:11 GMT -5
From www.usopen.orgSERENA WILLIAMS HEADLINES 2009 US OPEN WOMEN'S FIELDMonday, August 3, 2009Both 2009 Grand Slam singles champions -- Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova -- will be joined by former US Open women’s singles champions Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters, a wild card recipient, in the women’s singles field for the 2009 US Open Tennis Championships. Ninety-nine of the Top 100 women, representing 34 different countries, are entered in the 2009 US Open. No. 88 Nathalie Dechy of France received direct acceptance but withdrew from the event when she announced her retirement from professional tennis earlier this week to start a family. Serena Williams, the reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, will have the opportunity to win her third Grand Slam of the year, and 12th overall, at the US Open. Reigning French Open champion Kuznetsova, will attempt to win her second US Open – she won in 2004 – and third career major title. Clijsters, the 2005 US Open champion, has requested and received a wild card entry into this year’s event. Altogether, there are six players who have won Grand Slam singles titles in their careers competing in the US Open this year, including Amelie Mauresmo of France, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006, and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, who won the 2008 French Open. The 2009 US Open will be played August 31 – September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Both the men’s and women’s US Open singles champions will earn $1.6 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.6 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series. The US Open Women’s Singles Championship is presented by JPMorgan Chase. Leading the entry list is world No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia, who appeared in the final this year at both the Australian Open and French Open. Following Safina on the entry list are No. 2 Serena Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., the defending US Open champion who also won in 1999 and 2002; No. 3 Venus Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., the 2000 and 2001 US Open champion; No. 4 Elena Dementieva of Russia, the 2004 US Open runner-up; No. 5 Kuznetsova of Russia, the reigning French Open champion; No. 6 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the 2008 US Open runner-up; No. 7 Vera Zvonareva of Russia; No. 8 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus; No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark; and No. 10 Nadia Petrova of Russia. Other American women who received direct entry into this year’s tournament include No. 71 Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga.; No. 73 Jill Craybas of Huntington Beach, Calif.; No. 81 Bethanie Mattek-Sands of Phoenix, Ariz.; and No. 86 Varvara Lepchenko of Allentown, Pa. Additionally, Meghann Shaughnessy of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Laura Granville of Chicago used special rankings of No. 61 and No. 84, respectively, to also gain direct entry. Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, ranked No. 103, was the 104th and last player accepted directly into the women’s field of 128. Sixteen more players will gain entry through the US Open Qualifying Tournament, August 25-28, while the remaining eight spots are wild cards awarded by the USTA. The July 20 edition of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings was used to determine the US Open main draw entry list. Seeds will be determined and announced closer to the start of the event. The 2009 US Open will mark the culmination of the Olympus US Open Series, the six-week summer tennis season linking all major ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournaments in North America to the US Open. The US Open is the highest attended annual sporting event in the world. More than 70 million viewers watched the 2008 US Open on CBS Sports and USA Network, and international broadcasts reached more than 185 countries. In 2008, Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive US Open title, defeating Andy Murray in the final. In the women’s singles final, Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic to capture her third career US Open title.
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Post by Happiness on Aug 28, 2009 14:39:57 GMT -5
From www.usopen.orgWORLD No. 1's FEDERER, SAFINA NAMED 2009 US OPEN TOP SEEDSTuesday, August 25, 2009Five-time defending US Open champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland and world No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia will be the top seeds at the 2009 US Open in men’s and women’s singles, respectively. The 2009 US Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., Aug. 31-Sept. 13. Federer, winner of the French Open and Wimbledon this summer, is the No. 1 seed at the US Open for the fifth time. He will be followed by No. 2 Andy Murray of Great Britain; No. 3 Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning Australian Open champion; No. 4 Novak Djokovic of Serbia; and No. 5 Andy Rodthingy of Austin, Texas. Safina, a three-time Grand Slam singles finalist, is followed by No. 2 seed and defending champion Serena Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., winner of 11 Grand Slam singles titles; No. 3 seed Venus Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a two-time US Open champion and winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles overall; No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva of Russia, the women’s singles gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics; and No. 5 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the 2008 US Open runner-up. Federer, 28, has won four titles this year, including his first French Open title, to become the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam. He then won his 15th career Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon to break Pete Sampras’ record. On Sunday, he won his 61st career singles title at the Olympus US Open Series event in Cincinnati. Federer will attempt to win three Grand Slam singles titles in the same year for the fourth time in his career. Safina, 23, has won three titles this year, including her back-to-back victories at Rome and Madrid. She also reached the final of the French Open for the second consecutive year, as well as the Australian Open. For 2009, the US Open followed the ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings to determine the men’s and women’s singles seeds. This is the eighth consecutive year that the US Open has seeded 32 players in both singles events. The singles draws for the 2009 US Open will be announced live on the US Open Draw Show on ESPNews, Thursday, Aug. 27, at 12 p.m. ET. Chris McKendry will host the show, along with U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez serving as lead analysts. Women1. Dinara Safina, Russia 2. Serena Williams, United States 3. Venus Williams, United States 4. Elena Dementieva, Russia 5. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia 6. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia 7. Vera Zvonareva, Russia 8. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus 9. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 10. Flavia Pennetta, Italy 11. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 12. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland 13. Nadia Petrova, Russia 14. Marion Bartoli, France 15. Samantha Stosur, Australia 16. Virginie Razzano, France 17. Amelie Mauresmo, France 18. Na Li, China 19. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland 20. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain 21. Jie Zheng, China 22. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovak Republic 23. Sabine Lisicki, Germany 24. Sorana Cirstea, Romania 25. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia 26. Francesca Schiavone, Italy 27. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia 28. Sybille Bammer, Austria 29. Maria Sharapova, Russia 30. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine 31. Elena Vesnina, Russia 32. Agnes Szavay, Hungary Men1. Roger Federer, Switzerland 2. Andy Murray, Great Britain 3. Rafael Nadal, Spain 4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia 5. Andy Rodthingy, United States 6. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina 7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France 8. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia 9. Gilles Simon, France 10. Fernando Verdasco, Spain 11. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile 12. Robin Soderling, Sweden 13. Gael Monfils, France 14. Tommy Robredo, Spain 15. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic 16. Marin Cilic, Croatia 17. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic 18. David Ferrer, Spain 19. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland 20. Tommy Haas, Germany 21. James Blake, United States 22. Sam Querrey, United States 23. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany 24. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain 25. Mardy Fish, United States 26. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France 27. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia 28. Victor Hanescu, Romania 29. Igor Andreev, Russia 30. Viktor Troicki, Serbia 31. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia 32. Nicolas Almagro, Spain
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Post by ELIENE :) on Aug 29, 2009 19:22:23 GMT -5
Happiness, thank you so much for all the information you posted. So much appreciated. God bless you, Dinara! Do and give your best. DAVAII Dinara!!! ;D
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Post by deevee on Aug 29, 2009 20:19:29 GMT -5
Dinara my husband and I are wishign you the best at the Open We both feel tghat you can win this and we aqre praying for you. You are vry much apprecaited for all your hard work and great tennis., Though there have been losses, yet we canleanr much form thme Mostof all DInarta enjpy your tennis have fun wioth it and dotn put toomuch pressurfe on yourslef
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Post by ELIENE :) on Aug 30, 2009 20:14:01 GMT -5
Agree with you Deevee! ;D I am praying for Dinara's win. Oh my! God bless you Dina! Do and give your best. Take it one step at a time. Take care! DAVAII DINARA!!!
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Post by ELIENE :) on Sept 1, 2009 5:15:39 GMT -5
Dinara will be playing this Tuesday. Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 Start Women's Singles - 1st Round Julia Goerges(GER) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS)[6] Women's Singles - 1st Round Dinara Safina(RUS)[1] vs. Olivia Rogowska(AUS) Men's Singles - 1st Round Novak Djokovic(SRB)[4] vs. Ivan Ljubicic(CRO) Oh my! I am getting nervous at the same time excited. I hope and pray that she'll be able to win her match and the whole tournament! GO DINA! Believe in yourself and have faith in God. Do your best and never give up! God bless you, Dina! DAVII DINARA!
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Post by Happiness on Sept 1, 2009 7:32:12 GMT -5
From www.usopen.orgFEDERER, NADAL FINAL POSSIBLE; SERENA AND VENUS IN SAME HALF OF DRAWThursday, August 27, 2009 By Erin BruehlFans could be treated to another Grand Slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal this year, as the two stars were placed on opposite sides of the draw for the 2009 US Open. However, there will not be another all-Williams sisters final, as defending US Open champion Serena and Venus are in the same section of the women’s draw – although in different quarters – so the latest the sisters could meet is the semifinals. The men’s and women’s singles draws were revealed on a live half-hour show on ESPNews for the first time from Bristol, Conn., on Thursday, Aug. 27. Federer is the five-time defending US Open champion and this year is looking to become the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win six consecutive US Opens. He enters the US Open as the all-time Grand Slam record-holder with 15 titles, and he completed the career Grand Slam this year with his victory at the French Open. Playing some of the best tennis of his career, which includes a victory in the Western and Southern Financial Group Masters last week, Federer looks to have a relatively smooth path through the quarterfinals, with 2009 NCAA singles champion Devin Britton – playing in his first US Open as a wild card – his first-round opponent. Federer could meet former US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt in the third round and American James Blake in the fourth round, with No. 8 Nikolay Davydenko a potential quarterfinal opponent. Federer is a perfect 12-0 against Davydenko in their career meetings. In total, Federer has won 26 of his last 27 matches since the French Open. He is also a new father, with his wife Mirka giving birth to twin girls, Charlene Riva and Myla Rose, in July. “It was an amazing summer, and I am still playing very well. I played great in Cincinnati, and I hope things are also going to go well here at the Open,” Federer said at the 2009 US Open draw event at The TimesCenter in Manhattan Thursday. Also in Federer’s half of the draw are No. 4 Novak Djokovic and 2003 US Open champion and No. 5 Andy Rodthingy. The Serb and American could meet in the quarterfinals, with Federer looming as a semifinal opponent. Federer defeated Rodthingy in an epic five-set match, 16-14 in the fifth, to win the 2009 Wimbledon crown. Rodthingy opens against Bjorn Phau of Germany, and Djokovic opens against Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia. Before meeting Djokovic potentially, Rodthingy could face No. 10 Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round. Djokovic appears to have a much clearer path to the quarterfinals, with No. 15 Radek Stepanek the highest seeded player he could meet beforehand. In the bottom half of the draw, now world No. 2 Andy Murray – who passed Nadal this summer in the rankings after his two-month layoff due to knee tendinitis – could have a potentially difficult first-round match against the talented but currently struggling Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. Murray lost to Federer in the 2008 US Open final in straight sets and is still seeking his first Grand Slam title. On opposite sides of the draw again this year – although with a higher seed for Murray – there could be another Murray-Federer US Open final. But to get there, Murray will likely have to get past Nadal, who is seeking to win his first US Open and complete the career Grand Slam to go with his four Roland Garros titles, the 2008 Wimbledon crown, as well as the 2009 Australian Open title, where he defeated Federer in five sets. Before Nadal, Murray has another huge obstacle to overcome potentially in the quarterfinals in No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro, who reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 US Open. Nadal lost to Murray in the semifinals of the 2008 US Open in a match played over two days because of rain. This year he opens against former top-10 player Richard Gasquet of France. There are questions surrounding the great Nadal – most importantly, just how long will his knees that forced him out of Wimbledon and to an early loss at Roland Garros, hold up? In the women’s draw, No. 2 seed Serena Williams opens up against U.S. Fed Cup Team hero Alexa Glatch. The next highest seed in Serena’s quarter is No. 7 Vera Zvonareva, who is coming off an ankle injury this year. The two could meet in the quarterfinals. A tough fourth-round opponent could loom for her in No. 15 Samantha Stosur of Australia or No. 10 Flavia Pennetta of Italy. Serena is attempting to win her fourth overall US Open title, after winning her first one back in 1999 as a teenager. “I just feel like I am really excited to still be playing top-level tennis 10 years later,” Serena said at the draw event about her first US Open victory. “It is just really awesome. I feel like I am actually playing some of the best tennis I have played in my career.” Serena has already won both the 2009 Australian Open – with a dominating victory over No. 1 seed Dinara Safina – and Wimbledon this year over Venus in the final. Venus Williams, a two-time US Open champion, opens against Vera Dushevina of Russia, but a huge obstacle to a semifinal showdown with Serena will be 2005 US Open champion Kim Clijsters, whom she could face in the fourth round. Clijsters is back at the US Open for the first time since her 2005 victory. After a two-year retirement, the former world No. 1 made her return to the WTA Tour this summer after getting married and then having her first child in February 2008. For the No. 1 Safina, she is trying to win her first Grand Slam title after losing in the finals of both the Australian Open and Roland Garros this year. Her path to the quarterfinals looks very smooth, with No. 16 Virginie Razzano of France the highest seeded player she can face beforehand. With Serena and Venus on the same side of the draw, there could be potential for another Serena-Safina final this year or a rematch of the 2008 US Open final between Serena and No. 5 seed Jelena Jankovic. Serena holds a 6-1 career advantage over Safina and defeated her in the semifinals of the 2008 US Open. Against Jankovic, Serena is 4-3. Safina could face a quarterfinal test from either Jankovic or No. 11 Ana Ivanovic. Jankovic is coming off a tournament victory at the Western and Southern Financial Group Women’s Open, while Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, has been struggling this year. No. 4 Elena Dementieva seems to have a difficult path to returning to the US Open semifinals this year, as a third-round match with 2006 US Open champion and No. 29 Maria Sharapova looms. Dementieva just defeated Sharapova in the final of the Rogers Cup last week in straight sets. A quarterfinal opponent for either Dementieva or Sharapova could be 2004 US Open champion and 2009 French Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova. A semifinal match against Safina, Jankovic or Ivanovic is then possible. The 2009 US Open begins Monday, Aug. 31, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 13.
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Post by Happiness on Sept 1, 2009 7:35:13 GMT -5
Happiness, thank you so much for all the information you posted. So much appreciated. God bless you, Dinara! Do and give your best. DAVAII Dinara!!! ;D Anytime sweetie Hopefully I'll be able to keep updating it more often now
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Post by chachou on Sept 1, 2009 7:55:33 GMT -5
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Post by Happiness on Sept 1, 2009 8:30:02 GMT -5
From www.sonyericssonwtatour.comUS OPEN DAY 2 PREVIEWAUGUST 31, 2009
NEW YORK, NY, USA - It was relatively plain sailing for the seeds in the bottom half of the draw on Monday; will fortune also favor the favorites on Tuesday, as players in the top half take to the courts? Arthur Ashe[1] Dinara Safina (RUS) vs. [WC] Olivia Rogowska (AUS)First meeting Over the past year 18-year-old Rogowska has improved her ranking by 502 places (she now stands at No.167) but does she have the game to hurt Safina? She's beaten a seeded Russian in a Grand Slam before - her victim was Maria Kirilenko, at Roland Garros - but of course the world No.1 will be a very different prospect. Among players with at least 10 match victories in 2009, Safina arrives at Flushing Meadows with the best main draw match winning percentage on the Tour (0.813, 52-12) and she is one of four players to have captured three titles this season. But she must be feeling the pressure to bag a major, and, as the 17 double faults she served during her loss to Aravane Rezai at Toronto showed, the stress can tell. While that might be Rogowska's best hope, she'll have her own issues to contend with on the biggest stage she's encountered so far. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) vs. [29] Maria Sharapova (RUS) Sharapova leads 1-0 Sharapova hasn't had it easy since her return to action in May; 12 of her 29 matches have been decided in three sets, and to her credit she has toughed out 10 of those. Five of her seven losses have been against Top 20-ranked players, and she has reached the quarterfinals or better in six of seven tournaments played. In that context, a good showing in New York seems like a natural next step - she's a big match player, and she's been all the way to the title here before. The last time these two played was at Istanbul two years ago, and it was a tight two-setter, but Pironkova - who upset Venus Williams in the first round at the Australian Open in 2006 - hasn't kept her trajectory since then. Now at No.98 in the rankings compared to Sharapova's No.29-with-a-bullet, the Bulgarian will do well not to be dazzled under the lights. Louis ArmstrongRoberta Vinci (ITA) vs. [5] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) Jankovic leads 2-0 Both previous matches between these two gritty campaigners have been decided in a third set tie-break, so another closely-fought tussle would come as no real surprise. That said, with her win at Cincinnati - which ensured she finished third on the Olympus US Open Series points standings - Jankovic appears to have signed a new lease on life. This time a year ago she had just had her first brief taste of life as No.1, and within weeks of the US Open had secured the top ranking for the rest of the year. After achieving her dream, the first half of 2009 must have felt like a nightmare at times for the Serb, but she is looking sharp and may well flourish under lowered expectations this fortnight. Vinci has only ever advanced past the first round of the US Open once, and she may find her rival is doubly keen to show a difference in class today. Grandstand[4] Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs. (Q) Camille Pin (FRA)Dementieva leads 1-0 Whichever way you look at it, Dementieva is one of the best players yet to win a Grand Slam. She's been to two major finals - at Roland Garros and here at Flushing Meadows - and won Olympic gold, and indeed is one of just four active players with more than 100 career victories in Grand Slam main draws to her credit (the others being both Williams sisters and Amélie Mauresmo). In short, the 27-year-old has paid her dues, and what's more, arrives in New York as the winner of the Olympus US Open Series. But is it all going to come together this fortnight? Last year, exhausted after the excitement of Beijing, the Russian almost went out in the first round, but there should be no such hiccup today. Sure, Pin is an experienced campaigner who is match tough after winning her way through qualifying. However, eight years after she last tackled Dementieva, she won't find things any easier. More to watch...Five years after she lifted the trophy here, 2004 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova opens proceedings on Arthur Ashe, against Julia Goerges of Germany. Ninth-seeded New Haven champion Caroline Wozniacki is first up against Galina Voskoboeva on Louis Armstrong, while in the evening, No.11 seed Ana Ivanovic plays Kateryna Bondarenko on the Grandstand. No.32 seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany faces Aravane Rezai of France on Court 10; No.32 seed Agnes Szavay and Shahar Peer will do battle on Court 13, as will No.16 seed Virginie Razzano and Yanina Wickmayer.
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Post by Happiness on Sept 1, 2009 8:49:14 GMT -5
US OPEN 2009 DAY 2 ORDER OF PLAY:
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