Ouch - not even close, Ashley down in straight sets 2 / 1.

I have no idea of match stats, but I fear Danny's prediction was
premature. Not to take anything away from Roberta as she is a good
all around player.

Ashley's first doubles match will also be challenging as she goes
against a Chinese duo including a former #1 dbls player.


--- In ashleyharkleroadstarrising@yahoogroups.com, "Danny"
<440gtx@...> wrote:
>
> I like this draw. Yes we all know Ashley doesn't like grass and
she
> may slip up in the first round.
>
> She plays Roberta Vinci ranked 52 but she's a dirt-baller (clay
court
> specialist.) She won Bogota earlier this year and she has gone to
> the third round at Wimbledon in 2005. She normally skips
Wimbledon
> as this is only her third appearance. Ok - no excuses Ashley you
> should beat her.
>
> Next - Ah one of my favorites (besides Ashley, of course) Patty
> Schynder. However Patty hasn't played well of late. That's the
hope
> Ashley has in this match. Patty's big serves could be a problem.
> Ashley needs to put Patty on the defensive right away. I think
her
> game against Patty's can work. Patty does like to trade volleys
and
> that can work to Ashley's favor if she looks to dictate the point
> more quickly than Patty.
>
> I'm going to Assume Bondarenko makes the third round. Should
Ashley
> show - if she can pull the upset, she should have the confidense
to
> beat Alona. (She's the cute one, the cute Bondarenko that is.)
She
> has a nice game but I think Ashley can beat her. Alona has played
a
> little over head of late to get her ranking. She is a very
serious
> player, Ashley won't be able to assume anything. She needs to
take
> it to her - serve and volley against Alona.
>
> That means Ashley could be in the round of 16 against Henin. Well
I
> would like to say she has a chance here but I won't. Maybe Henin
can
> turn up sick like she did against Mauresmo in Australia in 2006.
> However that would be a heck of an accomplishment to make it to
the
> round of 16. It's not out of the question but it won't be easy.
>
> After that would likely be Serena - no one in her quarter to stop
her
> then Jankovic. Hingis in Jankovic's draw and that could be the
1/4
> match there. Ashley has had some luck against Jankovic in the
past.
> The finals would be Sharapova. Maria has a tough draw with Chan
in
> round one and Venus in the round of 16, Golovin or Kuznetsova in
the
> 1/4's (although if Golovin is healthy she'll pound Svetlana.)
> Ivanovic or Mauresmo in the semi's.
>
> Henin v Maria? Wow? Henin has a clear draw all the way to the
> 1/4's Maria and the whole bottom half will be a fight. There's 9
or
> 10 different players that could actually come out of the bottom
half
> if they play well. The top half has 4 that could, 5 at best.
>