Very nice wishes from you - but my guess is that they are too
far from the current state where Daniela stands...
The first match against Ondraskova which Daniela barely won in
three sets just proves it.
The next opponent is not Safina as expected - but Eleni
Danillidu from Greece - she is more pleasant player for Daniela,
although it is not sure that it will help...I am (almost) 100% sure
that Daniela would lose to Safina, as she is not able to beat any
Russian player lately. Against Eleni - there is a chance, but not
big - I would give Daniela 25% chance to win this match.
I don't think Gisela Dulko has a chance to beat Petrova and I
guess Daniela has the same chance, i.e. no chance (less than 1%).
It's sad, but Daniela seems to be going down again, maybe it's just
my (wrong) feeling, we'll see in this and next tournaments.
I don't expect from Daniela any good results untill grass
season, so I am going to take these tournaments (hard court
tournaments in the USA and clay tournamnets in Europe) as her
preparation for Wimbledon. In this respect I am not going to be
dissapointed if my pesimistic guesses would come true.

> Daniela preview
> ---------------
>
>
> 2r: I don't see any problems against Ondrášková today, unless
> Daniela makes them for herself. When they met in 1r Antwerp,
Daniela
> won 6-1 6-0.

This time it was very though, Daniela barely won....It might or it
might not suggest something....

>
> 3r: Safina is a dangerous opponent; she's won seven matches in
three
> tournaments since the Australian Open, while Daniela has only won
> four matches in four tournaments. Daniela has never played her
> before.


And she will not play her here ...That's good, that's very good - I
don't think Daniela in current form would win a set agaist Safina...


>
> 4r: I can dream of a mouthwatering match with Gisela Dulko, but
the
> harsh reality would be Nadia Petrova, whose last appearance was to
> beat Amélie Mauresmo in the Doha final, and who beat Daniela 6-1 6-
3
> and 6-0 6-2 in their last two matches (Daniela beat Petrova at
> Strasbourg 2000).


Dreaming, dreaming....I would be also happy to see Gisela vs
Daniela, but I don't think that it is possible in reality right
now...just in dream.


>
> ---------
> My wishes
> ---------
>
> 2r + DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [13] d. Zuzana Ondrášková
> 3r + DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [13] d. DINARA SAFINA [18]
> 4r + DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [13] d. GISELA DULKO [26]
> qf + DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [13] d. ANA IVANOVIC [14]
> sf + DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [13] d. Vera Zvonarëva
> f + DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [13] d. MARIA SHARAPOVA [4]

Your 2nd wish will not happen, it would be a miracle if any of the
rest would...although I do believe that miracles happen.
>
> -------------------------
> Doubles: First-round draw
> -------------------------
>
> * DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ/AI SUGIYAMA [5] v
> Anastasia Myskina/Dinara Safina
>
Although Sugiyama has improved lately, she won easily her 1st round
match, however, against Russian duo - Myskina-Safina it's going to
be though, 80% for Russians....