Davydenko and Youzhny look like terrorists

and Zvonareva??? ...she look like Russian spy

A little bif off-topic but when I saw the new banner I thought I could post this. Pacific Life will no longer sponsor the Indian Wells tournament. Means no more whales for Daniela.



i hope this won't be a curse for 2012 title lol

another Article on ITF Site

Flashback Career Daniela Hantuchova

Thanks for the articles, Martin & Kallur.

Can someone translate the interview on the link above into english thanks!

lol 3 people, only the interesting stuff is enough, it's to much, it will take hours for the person who translates this

Davenport in sync with Hantuchova
By: David Borges, Register Staff08/17/2008

NEW HAVEN - Daniela Hantuchova had recently won a three-hour singles match and was due for a quarterfinal - the biggest of her career - the next day at this year's Australian Open.

But that wasn't all: in between, there was a doubles match with new partner Lindsay Davenport that night. Or so she thought.

Davenport, a 55-time winner on the WTA Tour and three-time Grand Slam champion, knew it behooved Hantuchova to skip the doubles match and concentrate on singles play. So the pair withdrew from doubles.

"It's such a great gesture from her," Hantuchova said on Sunday. "She said, 'Look, I just don't want you to have any regrets, having to play doubles the night before. You've got to save your energy for the match.' That was something I respected so much. I don't know anybody else who would do that."

For Davenport, it was essentially a no-brainer.

"Obviously, I have a lot of experience in that," Davenport said. "It was not going to help her singles to spend another hour, two hours on a doubles court late at night before coming back for a big match tomorrow. All I said was, 'You need to do what's best for your singles, I understand that.' We made the decision together. We're there to support each other. In certain situations, it benefits you to concentrate on your singles, especially at a Grand Slam."

Davenport and Hantuchova have been on-and-off doubles partners since the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali last September (ironically, Davenport beat Hantuchova in the singles finals of that event). They'll pair up again this week at the Pilot Pen.
"We have fun with it," Davenport said. "Obviously, we want to do well in doubles, but both our priorities are singles. We don't take it too seriously, although we end up being competitive out there. We want to get some matches in before the U.S. Open."

Hantuchova suffered a stress fracture this spring that severely limited her ability to play. Because of that, she intended to put doubles on the back burner, until Davenport convinced her otherwise.

"When you get asked by somebody like her, it's impossible to say no," Hantuchova said. "She's such a great champion, and I think it's great for the tournament to have her here, at least for doubles. We always have a lot of fun together, there's so many things I can learn from her. I respect her game so much."

Davenport arrived at her ninth Pilot Pen (she won't play singles) on Sunday after flying in from China the night before. She and doubles partner Liezel Huber were edged in the women's doubles quarterfinals at the Beijing Olympics by Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual.

Now 32, a mother of a young son and battling injuries (cartilage damage in her knee), Davenport has publicly questioned whether she'd continue her tennis career after this year's Open.

"It's hard to plan anything when you have a son and a family, especially this summer when I've been injured," Davenport said. "I just wanted to get through this great summer and take it from there. Once (the Open) is over, I'll have a chance to go home, decompress, and really figure out what I want to do. If I feel like still playing, I will, if I want to take some time off, I will. But for now, my only focus is the U.S. Open."

Source: NewHavenRegister.com

I have always liked Linsey. She's always looked layed-back and really happy and focused. Thats the kind of respect i would like to see more of. Out of all the partners Daniela has had, i would say Linsey is my favorite. Even more-so than Sugi. Thanks for the artical. Goodluck!! with the doubles.