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Author:  danielitsa [ 23. December 2009 12:17 ]
Post subject:  Brisbane International
imageDates: January 4 - 10, 2009
Venue: Brisbane, Australia
Tier: International
Prize Money: $220,000
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Stephen Ayles

Official Website: www.brisbaneinternational.com.au

2009 Perfomance: 1st round. Lost to Sara Errani 7-6(4) 4-6 0-6

Singles:
1R: Daniela Hantuchova bt. Ekaterina Ivanova (RUS) 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1
2R: Daniela Hantuchova bt. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 6-3 6-1
QF: Andrea Petkovic (GER) bt. Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 6-2
Author:  danielitsa [ 23. December 2009 12:22 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
Full entry list

Justine Henin BEL
Kim Clijsters BEL
Jelena Dokic AUS
Ana Ivanovic SRB
Nadia Petrova RUS
Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Alisa Kleybanova RUS
Aleksandra Wozniak CAN
Melinda Czink HUN
Iveta Benesova CZE
Agnes Szavay HUN
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Lucie Safarova CZE
Peng Shuai CHN
Sara Errani ITA
Olga Govortsova BLR
Timea Bacsinszky SUI
Sybille Bammer AUT
Andrea Petkovic GER
Tathiana Garbin ITA
Ekaterina Makarova RUS
Roberta Vinci ITA
Lucie Hradecka CZE
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Author:  eddy [ 23. December 2009 14:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
The off-season wait is so long this year!

So Daniela will be seeded 5th.
Author:  BMC [ 24. December 2009 12:15 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
Well, you'd expect Daniela to do better here than she did last season. Hopefully she'll at least do that much. But the early Australian summer has never seen anything particularly special from Daniela, so who knows.
Author:  eddy [ 24. December 2009 15:16 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
What about in 2006 when she reached Semis of Auckland and Quarters of Sydney?? We'd take those sort of results this year!
Author:  ever_the_optimist [ 24. December 2009 20:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
The first tournament thread of the 2010 season and the same mystery surrounding how Daniela will start begins in earnest. Daniela is unpredictable at the best of times and the beginning of the season will see Daniela at her most unpredictable best. Saying that the entry list isnt the best, but everyone is on a level playing field and hopefully Daniela can pick up a win or two to start the season well. Knowing Daniela's luck she'll get Justine Henin first up with Henin having a wildcard due to her lack of ranking, what an annoying start that would be.

Scott
Author:  eddy [ 25. December 2009 12:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
Yes, it will be shit if Daniela gets Henin in Brisbane the only reason being it would be good to ensure the 17-24 rnaking. However, Daniela could beat Henin...

As for Sydney I don't care who Daniela meets...
Author:  chungwit [ 27. December 2009 20:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
It's a reasonable enough field and Daniela should be able to beat most of the players there. Although she went out in the first round here last year, her form wasn't great at the time and her coaching situation was a bit up in the air, plus Errani was in her best form of the year in January, so there were some mitigating circumstances although Daniela should still have won. This year I feel Daniela's got a bit more form and confidence, she's got a settled coaching situation with a good experienced coach in Passos and it seems that her off season work went well. Also, she doesn't have as many points to defend in Australia as she did last year, so there's not the same pressure on her.

Daniela had fewer first round losses in 2009 than she did in 2007 and whenever she did lose to a "bad" player last season, they generally had their best week of the year that particular tournament. I feel as long as Daniela plays well she should have a decent run. There are some dangerous floaters in the draw, especially Henin who beat Pennetta and Petrova in recent exhibitions, so we'll see what the draw is. Hopefully she gets a reasonable draw and she's able to have a good run, so Daniela can have confidence and momentum going into Melbourne as well as securing a top 24 seeding. We'll see what happens.
Author:  eddy [ 28. December 2009 01:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
One week to go!!
Author:  MartinH [ 28. December 2009 07:42 ]
Post subject:  Brisbane International
BTW: May be, it's not important, but Daniela has a (new) lover, a slovak tabloid reported last week. It's a 48-yrs old Italian Marco, probably her fitness trainer. Both have benn spotted in Bratislava during a xmas shopping.

P.S. I met Daniela this year on a sunny Oct 25 at a suburb of Bratislava. I was on a bike trip, she was on inline-skates with friends, accompanied by her mother. I made pics of the group after Daniela asked me. I had left my camera at home, but never mind! Daniela looks so beautiful in her pink dress an thats was enough fo me. I wish Daniela good start in the new season.
Author:  BlueDragon [ 28. December 2009 13:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
uuuuuuuh, I can't wait to see some tennis again :jump:
Author:  eddy [ 28. December 2009 16:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
Well if Marco and Daniela are together then that's great so long as he makes Daniela happy.
Author:  chungwit [ 28. December 2009 23:03 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
We'll see how Daniela's back is and hopefully she's recovered during the off-season and is fit and healthy for 2010.
Author:  dani-fan [ 29. December 2009 03:46 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
At the end of 2009, I did see Daniela was getting her form back (although it is nowhere to compare with her 2007 form). So I hope for a better season, especially this year's tennis is gonna be very interesting with some Comebacks. Honestly, I have a feeling if Daniela is gonna do something, then it will be this year. Otherwise she is done with tennis.

One more thing, I really do wanna see she takes advantage of good draws or opportunities whenever she is given. (2009 was just a waste of luck)
Author:  eddy [ 29. December 2009 12:15 ]
Post subject:  Re: Brisbane International
Yeah, now that Daniela's been on tour for 10 years now, this is an important year to keep Daniela motivated. If she does well this year i.e back in top 15, then she'll stick around until her 30s, but I really can't see Daniela playing beyond 2012 if her ranking continues to drop.
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