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MEDIBANK INTERNATIONAL (Sydney, Australia; hard outdoor; WTA Tier II)
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Photos
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http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=211807 (Sunday)
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=212073 (Monday)
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=212290 (Tuesday)
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=212556 (Wednesday)
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=210331&page=5
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=65349&page=42
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=hantuchova
Search Getty Images for "hantuchova"


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First round (Monday)
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+ Daniela Hantuchová d. Sania Mirza, 6-4 2-6 6-2

A mouthwatering match of flairsome groundstrokes.

The Sania-fans (I am a demi-fan) think that their girl was robbed by
a couple of overrules: one that denied her a *5-2 lead in the first
set, and one that gave Daniela a 5-2* lead in the third set.

Sania: "It will take me a few months for sure in match-pressure
situations before I expect to be confident with what I am trying to
execute. But for a start - pretty good. I think I have recovered
sufficiently from the back-problem as I had no problems with it."

slice's match-report:
http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=7044787


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Second round (Tuesday)
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+ Daniela Hantuchová d. PATTY SCHNYDER [3], 3-6 6-3 6-4

Daniela has now played Schnyder 14 times (including Fed Cup), with
Schnyder leading their head-to-head 8-6, but Daniela has won 3 of
their 4 meetings in 2005/2006, which is ironic as 2005 has been the
only year which Schnyder has finished in the top ten (Schnyder is
currently ranked #8, Daniela #17).

I distilled the following information from the scores-thread:
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=211995&page=26


First Set
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HANTUCHO __@*___*_ 3
SCHNYDER *@__*@* * 6

The match started at 13:48 EST.
Schnyder serving 0-0: Held after saving break-point (surprise,
surprise!).
Daniela serving 0-1: Started with a double fault, broken to 15.
Schnyder serving 2-0: Daniela squandered 3 more BPs, then actually
broke! :-)
Daniela serving 1-2: Saved BP, then held with an ace.

Daniela serving 2-3: Broken to 15. Only 40% of first serves in so
far.

Daniela serving to stay in the set at 2-5: Held to love.
Schnyder serving for the set at 5-3: 0/30 -> 30/30, 30/40 (BP),
40/40, ad Schnyder (SP), Schnyder won the first set 6-3 at 14:31
(43m).


Second Set
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HANTUCHO * *@* * * 6
SCHNYDER _*___* *_ 3

Daniela serving 0-0: Held to love.
Schnyder serving 0-1: Recovered from 0/30 to hold.
Daniela serving 1-1: Held to love again!
Schnyder serving 1-2: 15/30, 30/30, 30/40, broken!
Daniela serving 3-1: 0/30 -> 30/30, 40/30, 40/40, ad Daniela, Deuce
#2, ad Daniela, Deuce #3, ad Schnyder (BP), Deuce #4, ad Daniela,
held.

Schnyder serving 1-4: 40/0 -> 40/40, ad Schnyder, Deuce #2, ad
Schnyder, held.
Daniela serving 4-2: Held after saving 3 BPs!
Schnyder serving to stay in the set at 2-5: 15/15, 30/30, 40/30,
40/40, ad Schnyder, held.

Daniela serving for the set at 5-3: 15/0. Double fault. 15/15,
15/30, 30/30, 40/30 (SP), Daniela won the second set at 15:13 (40m).
They took a 10m heat-break.


Third Set
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HANTUCHO @ @ @*__@* 6
SCHNYDER _@ @__*@__ 4

Schnyder serving 0-0: Daniela broke to love!
Daniela serving 1-0: 30/15, 30/30, 40/40, ad Schnyder (BP), Deuce
#2, ad Daniela, Deuce #3, ad Schnyder (BP #2), broken back.

Schnyder serving 1-1: 0/40 (3 BPs) -> 30/40, broken.
Daniela serving 2-1: 15/15, 15/40 (2 BPs), broken.
Schnyder serving 2-2: 0/30, 15/30, 15/40 (2 BPs), broken on a double
fault.
Daniela serving 3-2: Served an ace and held comfortably.
Schnyder serving 2-4: Held to 15.
Daniela serving 4-3: 0/15, 15/15, 15/30, 30/30, 30/40, broken.

Schnyder serving 4-4: 0/30, 15/30, 15/40 (2 BPs). Schnyder serves
her sixth double fault of the match to give Daniela the vital break!
Daniela serving for the match at 5-4: 40/0 (3 MPs), 40/15. Ace!
Daniela won 3-6 6-3 6-4 at 16:05.


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Quarter-finals (Wednesday)
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- Daniela Hantuchová lt. NICOLE VAIDIŠOVÁ [8],
6-3 3-1 retired (gastrointestinal illness)

A sad way for this mouthwatering match (and a match between two good
friends, judging by what I saw on the practice-courts at Birmingham
2005) to end.

Daniela has now retired or given her opponent a walkover four times
in her career, and every time has been due to illness as opposed to
injury. I don't know whether to blame the 40°C heat in Sydney, as
Daniela is one of the fittest players on tour, and usually gets an
advantage from hot conditions.

Nicole is another player of whom I'm a demi-fan, and it's a distinct
possibility that she will be the next player I induct into my
eternal fanship. She has amazing firepower on her serve and
forehand, although she's still a rough diamond in terms of touch and
mobility (as of the last time I saw her play, at Wimbledon 2005).

Scores-thread:
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=212225&page=21


First Set
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HANTUCH _____*@*_ 3
VAIDIŠO *@*@*___* 6

The match started at 15:46.
Nicole serving 0-0: 30/30, 30/40 (BP), 40/40, ad Nicole, held.
Daniela serving 0-1: 30/30, 30/40 (BP), broken.

And therein lies the difference: Daniela wastes break-points, Nicole
converted in the same situation. Perhaps that's why Nicole has
already won four WTA singles-titles in her career, Daniela only one
(but Indian Wells is a super Tier I; Nicole hasn't won anything
above Tier III yet).

Nicole serving 2-0: 0/40 (3 BPs) -> 40/40, held.
Daniela serving 0-3: 15/30, broken.
Nicole serving 4-0: Double fault. 0/15, 0/30, 15/40 (2 BPs) ->
40/40, ad Nicole, held.

Daniela has converted 0 of 6 break-points so far, Nicole 2 of 3.

Daniela serving to stay in the set at 0-5: 0/15, 15/30, 15/40 (2
SPs) -> 40/40, ad Daniela, held.
Nicole serving for the set at 5-1: Double fault. 0/15... broken!
Daniela serving to stay in the set at 2-5: Held to 15.
Nicole serving for the set at 5-3: 15/0, 30/15. Double fault. 40/40,
ad Nicole (SP #3), Deuce #2, ad Nicole (SP #4), Nicole won the first
set 6-3 at 16:26 (40m).


Second Set
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HANTUCH *___ 1 retired
VAIDIŠO _*@* 3

Daniela serving 0-0: 0/15, 30/15, 30/30, 40/30, held.
Nicole serving 0-1: Held to 15.
Daniela serving 1-1: 0/15. Double fault. 0/30, 15/40 (2 BPs), broken.
Nicole serving 2-1: Held to love.
Daniela serving 1-3: 0/15. Double fault. 0/30. Daniela retired at
16:45.


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Doubles
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Daniela Hantuchová/Ai Sugiyama:
1r - ANNA-LENA GRÖNEFELD/LIEZEL HUBER [2], 6-1 7-6 (7/4)

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