The Bank of the West Classic, the WTA's annual stop at Stanford University slated to begin July 14, has received commitments from French standout Marion Bartoli and Slovakian star Daniela Hantuchova, giving this year's event commitments from three of the top-10 women's tennis players in the world.




I think Daniela should be able to play the hardcourt season providing she doesn't come back too soon and re-injure her heel or get another injury. She'll have three weeks to rest and prepare for Rosmalen and Wimbledon and grass will be a lot easier to play on than clay or hardcourt, but that depends on what her medical team says and I'm sure she'll take their advice, like she did for Roland Garros. It takes around two months for a stress fracture to heal, so it should heal in time for Wimbledon but Daniela will be short of practice, so I'm not expecting too much there and what I'm most hoping for is that she doesn't get hurt. If she gets through Wimbledon okay or waits until Stanford to return, then she should be fine to play the rest of the year

I'd say that Daniela's mistake was to play Amelia Island as she said on her official site that her doctors were amazed that she'd played there and she said on the site at the time that she was getting foot treatment and it was in a fairly matter-of-fact manner: "My daily activities consisted of two long practice sessions and one gym workout. On top of all that, on most days, I had photo shoots, TV and print interviews, sponsor obligations, tournament commitments, foot treatments, etc…" If she'd missed Amelia Island and gotten treatment right after Miami then she wouldn't have aggravated the injury at Amelia Island and would be in better shape. I think she'd still have missed the Fed Cup, Berlin and Rome but could have been fit for Roland Garros and would be fit for Wimbledon. What's happened has happened, we've got no control over it and all we can hope for is that Daniela rehabs, gets better and comes back 100%.

If I am not mistaken, I read on her official website that Daniela will be back for Rosmalen..
She say that she will be heal when the tournament arrive..

I think that if she won't get herself injured again, it's fine..
She will play the match there as preparation for Wimbledon...

I think she said she hopes to be back for Rosemalen...no gurantees though

Daniela already has a special shoe(s) and her doctor has decided to change the way of Daniela's treatment (didn't specify how exactly). The healing process is quite slow. She seems to be rather impatient from how it sounds, which is not surprising. Wimbledon remains a possibility but I personally don't believe she will play.

martin from where did you get this info?
there i said thank heavens now help madonna again

thank you iceman
just from titles the one says will play in rosmalen and the other is in doubt for wimbledon?
weird from same source two complete different articles
patience cant do anything else

Spanish press said yesterday that Hantuchova is on her way to come back and will be healthy enough to play Wimbledon. They wrote that Daniela is one of favourite (If she will recover 100%) with Sharapova, Ivanovic for the title.

Mission Impossible???