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BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES (Beijing, China; hard (Decoturf II))
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Contents
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1. Photos
2. First-round scoreboard-report: Hantuchová v Sugiyama (Part 1)
3. First-round draw
4. Order of play for Monday

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1. Photos
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Search Getty Images for "hantuchova"

Various players including Daniela:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/gallery?cap=1&pg=1

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2. First-round scoreboard-report: Hantuchová v Sugiyama
(Part 1: Sunday 10th August)
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* DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [10,EF] v Ai Sugiyama, 6-2 3-0* (15/30*)

Well, contrary to what I expected, Daniela has made a very good start
here, and Sugiyama a very bad one! But a new day is a new day, and as
every Daniela-fan should know by now, there's a big difference
between being a set and 3-0 up and actually winning the match!

The match started on Court 2 at approximately 15:20 China-time.
I followed live scores at:
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/TE.shtml (more up to
date)
http://www.scorestand.com/tennis (tells you who's serving, and lets
you follow all the matches on one page)


First set
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HANTUCHO *@*@*__@ 6
SUGIYAMA _____*@_ 2

There was a rain-delay from 15:28 to approximately 15:40, with
Daniela leading *2-0.

Daniela won the first set 6-2 at 16:04 (35 minutes excluding the rain-
delay).

According to comments at http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?
t=352779&page=26 , Daniela was playing very well, and spreading
Sugiyama from side to side.

Sugiyama was playing very badly, and apparently the crowd /are/
against her (as much as I hate to go into politics, Japan's presence
at the Beijing Olympics is controversial according to a BBC
commentator when Japan appeared in the opening ceremony).


Second set
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HANTUCHO *@* 3
SUGIYAMA ___ 0

There was a rain-delay from 16:23, with Daniela leading 3-0*
(15/30*). Play was abandoned for the day at 18:54.

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3. First-round draw
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3.1 Top half (all four of my Eternal Fanship)
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* Tzipora Obziler [A] v Mariya Koryttseva (ajde Ana!)
* Lucie Šafárová [EF] v Maret Ani [A] (POJDME LUCIE!!)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues v Sybille Bammer
* Jill Craybas v PATTY SCHNYDER [13]

* VERA ZVONARËVA [9,EF] v Yan,Zi [S] (my loyalty is to Vera)
* Shahar Pe'er v Sorana Cîrstea (my loyalty is to Shahar)
* Francesca Schiavone won
* Chan,Yung-Jan [WC] v AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA [8] (jia you Yung-Jan!)

* Olga Govortsova v SERENA WILLIAMS [4], 3-6 1-2*
* Samantha Stosur won
* Peng,Shuai [S] v Carla Suárez Navarro, 7-5 2-0*
* Nicole Vaidišová [EF] v ALIZÉ CORNET [15], 6-4 1-6 *0-0

* DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [10,EF] v Ai Sugiyama, 6-2 3-0* (15/30*)
* Caroline Wozniacki won
* Tamarine Tanasugarn [WC] v Sofia Arvidsson
* ELENA DEMENTIEVA [5] v Kateryna Bondarenko (davai Elena!)


3.2 Bottom half
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* Timea Bacsinszky v VENUS WILLIAMS [7] (hopp Timea!)
* Sania Mirza [DF] v Iveta Benešová (my loyalty is to Sania)
* Gisela Dulko [DF] v Casey Dell'Acqua (ˇvamos Gisela!)
* Tatiana Perebiynis v VICTORIA AZARENKA [12] (my Reason says
Victoria, but my Passion says Tatiana)

* FLAVIA PENNETTA [14,DF] v Kaia Kanepi (forza Flavia!)
* Eleni Daniilidou v Virginie Razzano
* Marina Erakovic v Ayumi Morita [WC,S] (my loyalty is to Marina)
* Li,Na v SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA [3] (jia you Na!)

* Mara Santangelo v DINARA SAFINA [6] (forza Mara!)
* Alicia Molik [WC] v María-José Martínez Sánchez (go Alicia!)
* Klára Zakopalová v Nuria Llagostera Vives [WC] (pojdme Klára!)
* Zheng,Jie v ÁGNES SZÁVAY [11] (jia you Jie!)

* DOMINIKA CIBULKOVÁ [16] v Pauline Parmentier (podme Domi!)
* Tsvetana Pironkova [DF] won
* Alyona Bondarenko v Milagros Sequera (davai Alyona!)
* Cara Black [WC] v JELENA JANKOVIC [2] (go Cara!)

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4. Order of play for Monday
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Show Court 2 (start 10:30 China-time = 02:30 GMT = 03:30 BST)
WS 1r: Mara Santangelo v DINARA SAFINA [6]
WS 1r: DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [10,EF] v Ai Sugiyama (6-2 3-0*)
WS 1r: Janko Tipsarevic v DAVID FERRER [5]
(Not before 17:00)
WS 1r: Zheng,Jie v ÁGNES SZÁVAY [11]
MD 1r: Jonas Björkman/Robin Söderling
v (RAFAEL NADAL/TOMMY ROBREDO)[6]
MD 1r: Andy Murray/Jamie Murray v Daniel Nestor/Frederic Niemeyer
WS 1r: ELENA DEMENTIEVA [5] v Kateryna Bondarenko

The full order of play is at:
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/TE/C58/TE0000Y11.shtml

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