1) Safina v BYE
Q v Kanepi
Szavay v Dulko
Benesova v Razzano (16)

(12) Stosur v Q
Schiavone v Sharapova
Kleybanova v Morita
BYE v Zvonareva (6)

(4) Wozniacki v BYE
Wozniak v Date Krumm
Q v Rybarikova
Sugiyama v Petrova (13)

(11) Radwanska, A v Makarova
Hantuchova v Q
Q v Bammer
BYE v Kuznetsova (5)

(8) Azarenka v BYE
Q v Zheng
Peng v Medina Garrigues
Safarova v Ivanovic (10)

(15) Li v Cornet
Dushevina v Bondarenko, A
Q v Groenefeld
BYE v Dementieva (3)

(7) Jankovic v BYE
Lisicki v Schnyder
Vesnina v Martinez Sanchez
Vinci v Pennetta (9)

(14) Bartoli v Cirstea
Errani v Rezai
Q v Suarez Navarro
BYE v Williams, V (2)

We'll see who the qualifier is but it is a match Daniela should win. She beat A. Radwanska and Makarova the last time she played them and she's got a fairly decent record against Kuznetsova. Who knows, maybe Daniela will respond better to being an underdog.

But after Seoul, I think we have to go by the mantra of one match at a time.

Not a bad draw. But you can never know what Daniela is doing.
Often she shows better results with tough draws.

Daniela's playing Jill Craybas in the first round. She's someone I'd take as an opponent as Daniela's played Craybas four time and won them all. Craybas did beat Oudin in qualifying so she's got to be respected as an opponent. Whether that was due to Oudin having a letdown after the US Open, Craybas playing well or a combination of the two it's still a good win, so Daniela will have to play well.

Doubles draw:
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Daniela and Ai are third match on center court against King & Zheng. Play starts at 10:30 am.


It's going to be Ai's last tournament so here's hoping it's a good one, especially in doubles.

Well, Daniela is nothing if not resilient. She has a good chance of getting into the 3rd round if she plays well.

Order of play Monday, September 28, 2009

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Daniela Hantuchova vs. Jill Craybas
2. Sania Mirza vs. Zheng Jie
3. Iveta Benesova vs. Virginie Razzano
4. Black/Huber vs. Azarenka/Kuznetsova (after suitable rest)

Craybas serves first:

15-15, 15-30, 30-30, GP, 0-1.
0-15, 15-15, 15-30, 30-30, GP, deuce, BP, deuce, BP, deuce, BP, deuce, BP, deuce, BP, deuce, BP, deuce (ace), BP, deuce, BP, 0-2.
0-15, 0-30, BP, BP, 1-2.
15-0, 30-0, GP, 2-2.
40-15, 2-3.
0-15, 0-30, 15-30, 30-30, GP, deuce, GP, deuce, GP, deuce, BP, deuce, BP, deuce, GP, deuce, GP, 3-3.
0-15, 15-15, 15-30, BP, BP, 4-3.
-----Sorry, I had to step away.
Daniela wins the first set, 6-3

15-15, 30-15, GP, 1-0.
15-0, 15-15, 30-15, 30-30, BP, 2-0.
15-0, 15-15, 30-15, 30-30, BP, 2-1.
0-15, 15-15, 15-30, 30-30, GP, deuce, GP, 2-2.
15-30, 30-30, GP, 3-2.
0-15, 0-30, BP, BP, 4-2.
15-0, 15-15, 30-15, GP, 5-2.
15-0, 15-15, 30-15, 40-15, GP, 5-3.
15-0, 30-0, 30-15, MP #1, MP #2, 6-3.
Daniela wins the match, 6-3, 6-3.