Entry List

1. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
2. Dinara Safina (RUS)
3. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
4. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
6. Venus Williams (USA)
7. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
8. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
9. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
10. Marion Bartoli (FRA)
11. Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
12. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
13. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
14. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
15. Alize Cornet (FRA)
16. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
17. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
18. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
19. Na Li (CHN)
20. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)

Kremlin Cup, Moscow
Main draw, singles

JANKOVIC [1] vs. Bye
Dushevina [WC] vs. Vaidisova
Makarova [WC] vs. Vesnina [WC]
Pennetta vs. V.WILLIAMS [6]

DEMENTIEVA [3] vs. Bye
A.Bondarenko vs. Qualifier
Petrova vs. Qualifier
Wozniacki vs. CHAKVETADZE [8]

ZVONAREVA [7] vs. Kirilenko
Qualifier vs. Hantuchova
Cibulkova vs. Bartoli
Bye vs. IVANOVIC [4]

KUZNETSOVA [5] vs. Li
Qualifier vs. Azarenka
Mauresmo vs. Cornet
Bye vs. Safina [2]

I am not confident with the draw actually, since Daniela hasn't had a good record against qualifiers, not regarding her current form. Moreover, it looks like Kata and Franzi will be qualified into main draw and they are two really dangerous players now for Daniela. But just wait and see who she is going to face against. Hopefully an average opponent. Daniela really needs some ranking points now and a win here will give her 60 points.

Wow!! A possible second run if she manage to beat the Qualifier..
And once again she will probably against Zvonavera.. I hope Daniela can make a good run here or just play her best!! Who know there will be a surprise run??

As for the other player, Domi will once again play against Bartoli and is Kuzzy will always meet against Li Na?? BTW, if it possible that Domi will have a chance to takeover Daniela as Slovakia number one by the end of the season??

Just hoping Daniela qualifier will be an LOWLY ranked player..


i already came to that conclusion a few months ago , but Domi's results last weeks aren't that good.
It will happen if she have a good run next weeks and Daniela not ,but even if it doesn't happen this season ,it will happen after the Aus Open.

It's not a bad draw. The field is very strong so there wouldn't be an easy draw and this is fair enough. Srebotnik and Schiavone are the best players in qualifying and they'd be tough opponents as Srebotnik's had some good recent wins while Schiavone beat Daniela in Tokyo. At the same time, Daniela's always beaten Srebotnik and Schiavone's level has been fairly moderate as most of her wins have been against modest players and she's generally lost to the good players. As long as Daniela plays well she should beat Schiavone but Schiavone can take advantage of bad play. I'd favour Daniela against any of the other qualifiers.

Zvonareva's the likely second round opponent and she'll be very difficult for Daniela as her game and style are a bad match for Daniela, plus Zvonareva's playing very well right now as we found out in Stuttgart. Kirilenko's generally been a tough opponent for Daniela, although Daniela usually beats her, but she'd have home support and a lot of confidence if she were to beat Zvonareva. I don't think we should look too far ahead and a win and good performances would be okay with anything else being a bonus.

Elena Dementieva won this tournament last year in what was considered a pretty large surprise. At that time, Daniela was ahead of her in the rankings and playing better. Daniela was also well ahead of Safina in the rankings at the time and she would go on to beat Safina twice in straight sets over the next four months. The point being that a lot can change in just one year (or less than that). Dementieva is an interesting comparison point for Daniela in that she's playing as well or even better at age 27 than she even has.