Here is the women's singles draw for the Athens 2004 Olympics, which
is played on hard courts, starting on Sunday:

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE (BEL)[1] v Barbora Strycová (CZE)
Maria Vento-Kabchi (VEN) v Anne Kremer (LUX)
Nicole Pratt (AUS) v Myriam Casanova (SUI)
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) v ANNA SMASHNOVA-PISTOLESI (ISR)[13]

NADIA PETROVA (RUS)[9] v Martina Suchá (SVK)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Mary Pierce (FRA)
Maja Matevzic (SLO) v Saori Obata (JPN)
Melinda Czink (HUN) v VENUS WILLIAMS (USA)[6]

ANASTASIA MYSKINA (RUS)[3] v Magüi Serna (ESP)
Kristina Brandi (PUR) v Jelena Kostanic (CRO)
Anikó Kapros (HUN) v Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)
Klara Koukalová (CZE) v MAGDALENA MALEEVA (BUL)[15]

FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA)[11] v Shinobu Asagoe (JPN)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) v Yoon Jeong Cho (KOR)
Jelena Jankovic (SCG) v Fabiola Zuluaga (COL)
Nathalie Dechy (FRA) v PAOLA SUÁREZ (ARG)[7]

AI SUGIYAMA (JPN)[8] v Jie Zheng (CHN)
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) v Dally Randriantefy (MAD)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) v Angelique Widjaja (INA)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) v KAROLINA ŠPREM (CRO)[12]

SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA)[14] v Sandrine Testud (FRA)
L'ubomira Kurhajcová (SVK) v Lisa Raymond (USA)
María Sánchez Lorenzo (ESP) v Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
Alicia Molik (AUS) v (4) ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS)[4]

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS)[15] v Mariana Diaz-Oliva (ARG)
Akiko Morigami (JPN) v Iveta Benešová (CZE)
Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) v Claudine Schaul (LUX)
Petra Mandula (HUN) v PATTY SCHNYDER (SUI)[10]

CHANDA RUBIN (USA)[16] v Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Cara Black (ZIM) v Tina Pisnik (SLO)
Mervana Jugic-Salkic (BIH) v Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
Conchita Martínez (ESP) v AMÉLIE MAURESMO (FRA)[2]

How I would like the podium to look, given this draw:
* Gold: Daniela Hantuchová
* Silver: Anastasia Myskina (or Mary Pierce)
* Bronze: Karolina Šprem (or María Sánchez Lorenzo)

Claudine Schaul is a very favourable draw for Daniela, considering
how many tough opponents there are in women's tennis these days.
There's not too much cause for concern considering most of Schaul's
results this year... except at Strasbourg (on clay), where she
sensationally upset Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-0 6-3 in the final. I
saw Schaul play at Birmingham and Wimbledon this year, where she
took a serve-and-volley approach to grasscourt tennis... with little
success. I give Daniela a 70% chance of beating her.

Daniela is playing doubles for Slovakia with Janette Husárová. In
the first round they play the Swiss team: Myriam Casanova and Patty
Schnyder.

I can't wait for tomorrow's opening ceremony, trying to spot Daniela
in the Slovak team as I did Karina Habšudová four years ago! And Iva
Majoli! And Iroda Tulyaganova! And (though I didn't spot them in the
opening ceremony, but instead saw them play) Monica Seles and Jelena
Dokic! Athens 2004 sure isn't as exciting as Sydney 2000, with
Daniela as my sole representative this time, so her appearance had
better be worthwhile and generate some TV-footage!

Go on Daniela!

Olympic Tennis:
http://www.athens2004.com/en/resultsTennis/results

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/hantu/

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