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AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne, Australia; outdoor hard (Rebound Ace); Grand Slam)
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Contents
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This is a Daniela-filtered subset of my Day 8 round-up...

1. Photos & video
5. Fourth-round report: Hantuchová v Clijsters
8. Women's Doubles
9. Mixed Doubles

...merged with a Daniela-filtered subset of my Day 9 round-up...

7. Women's Doubles

...and a Daniela-filtered subset of my final round-up...

3. Wooden-Spoon List
8. WTA Singles Rankings

Section 7 has been merged into the old Section 8.
The last two sections have been renumbered 10 and 11.

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1. Photos & video (Daniela-filtered)
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1.1 Photos
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Daniela Hantuchová - beautiful loser:
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=hantuchova
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=278875&page=8
http://www.tennis.info/AusOpen7.html (Fourth round - day 2)

Daniela Hantuchová, Anna Chakvetadze, Maria Sharapova:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6285617.stm
http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/galleries/ (Day eight
highlights)

Search Getty Images for "hantuchova"


1.2 Video
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Barbara Schett interviews Daniela after 3r:
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/mc_vid32797.shtml

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5. Fourth-round report: Hantuchová v Clijsters
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A self-fulfilling prophecy of endless possibility:
- DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [15,EF] lt. KIM CLIJSTERS [4], 1-6 5-7

I didn't get to see the match this time, but it's only one game
better than her French Open 2006 humiliation. And it's pretty much
the same story: Daniela was facing a bagelstick as Clijsters led 6-1
3-0*, then Clijsters' loss of concentration allowed Daniela back into
it to add a modicum of respectability to the scoreline.

Bren O'Brien for www.australianopen.com:
>>>
The Belgian stole a march with three breaks in the opening set.
Despite a poor first-service percentage from Clijsters, Hantuchová
won just three points on her opponent's serve, and was quickly
trailing.

The second set was a much more even affair, with both players getting
breaks early in the set. Clijsters was looking more at ease on her
serve, and had three match-points in the tenth game, when leading
15/40 and then an advantage. But the Slovakian held in there, saving
all three.

Clijsters raced through her next service-game and then held three
more match-points on 0/40 on the Slovakian's serve.

She conceded the first point, but an errant backhand from Hantuchová
sent Clijsters into final eight in Melbourne for the fourth time.
<<<

Pritha Sarkar (Reuters): "The Belgian romped to a 6-1 7-5 win in 79
minutes after a wild crosscourt error sealed Hantuchová's fate."

Cat's Pajamas: "I'm still satisfied with this results, although it
did showcase Daniela's not so great footwork. :o But I guess compared
to Kim anybody could look horribly slow, still I don't know how but I
think Danka needs to improve that part of her game. :shrug:"


Daniela quotes
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"She was just too good. She's playing incredible tennis right now.
She deserved to win.

"She was just dominating. In every department she was better. She was
just not missing any balls. She doesn't give you anything. So it's
tough to win points against her. If she keeps playing like that, for
sure she can win the whole thing here.

"But I felt I was right in there with her at the end of the second
set. I felt the second set was a proper match - I had my chances
there."


Clijsters quotes
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{before the match}

"I've played Daniela few times already. She's a good player. When you
hit the ball in her zone, she's a very, very clean hitter. I think
her movement is probably her weakness. She's not a great mover out
there.

"Then again, she compensates [by] really going for the lines, playing
really deep shots. I think she doesn't really give you that much of a
chance to go for angles because she hits so deep. That's what you
have to try to do from the minute the ball drops a little bit short.
You have to step in, be aggressive and move her around."


{after the match}

"I let her back into the match. I think I played one looser game.
That made her really step it up. In the second set, she was taking
some more risks and was a bit more aggressive, and it worked for her.

"I think what I did really well in the beginning of the match was
definitely dominating the points. As soon as I got a shorter ball, or
as soon as I felt like the court was opening up for me, [I tried] to
go to that open corner. Even if it's the first or second ball, just
be aggressive - because that's where you can win a lot of points
against her.

"I felt like in the second set she started doing that a bit. She was
coming in, playing serve and volleys. She started being more
aggressive. The way she played in the second is how /I/ usually play
against /her/.

"I feel like I'm seeing the ball well and moving well but it's hard
to say how close to my best I am."

[Re. noisy fans who chanted throughout the match]
"I don't know what they were saying!"

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8. Women's Doubles (Daniela-filtered)
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8.1 Third round (Monday 22nd January)
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+ (DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [EF]/AI SUGIYAMA)[6] d.
(SANIA MIRZA [DF]/ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES)[10],
7-6 (7/5) 6-7 (5/7) 6-2


8.2 Quarter-final (Tuesday 23rd January)
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- (DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [EF]/AI SUGIYAMA)[6] lt.
(CARA BLACK/LIEZEL HUBER)[3], 1-6 4-6

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9. Mixed Doubles (Daniela-filtered)
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9.1 First round (Monday 22nd January)
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- Daniela Hantuchová [EF]/Mahesh Bhupathi lt.
Jelena Jankovic/Nenad Zimonjic, 6-4 6-7 (4/7) [8/10]

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10. Wooden-Spoon List
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http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/wooden_spoon/

1. Serena Williams
2. MARIA SHARAPOVA (1)
3. NICOLE VAIDISOVA (10)
4. KIM CLIJSTERS (4)
5. SHAHAR PEER (16)
6. ANNA CHAKVETADZE (12)
7. Lucie Safarova
8. MARTINA HINGIS (6)
9. JELENA JANKOVIC (11)
10. VERA ZVONAREVA (22)
11. ELENA DEMENTIEVA (7)
12. DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (15) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
13. SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (3)
14. PATTY SCHNYDER (8)
15. AMELIE MAURESMO (2)
16. LI,NA (19)
17. NADIA PETROVA (5)
18. TATHIANA GARBIN (30)
19. KATARINA SREBOTNIK (21)
20. ALYONA BONDARENKO (29)
21. TATIANA GOLOVIN (20)
22. Jelena Kostanic Tosic
23. Anastasiya Yakimova
24. Aiko Nakamura
25. Victoria Azarenka
26. ANA IVANOVIC (13)
27. Maria Elena Camerin
28. Ashley Harkleroad
29. MARIA KIRILENKO (26)
30. Alicia Molik (WC)
31. Eva Birnerova
32. DINARA SAFINA (9)
33. Anne Kremer (Q)
34. Anastassia Rodionova
35. Milagros Sequera
36. Akiko Morigami
37. Meilen Tu
38. Laura Granville
39. FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (14)
40. Alla Kudryavtseva (Q)
41. Virginia Ruano Pascual
42. Tamira Paszek (Q)
43. Martina Muller
44. Emilie Loit
45. Monique Adamczak (WC)
46. Peng,Shuai
47. Olga Poutchkova
48. Lourdes Dominguez Lino
49. Gisela Dulko
50. Renata Voracova (Q)
51. Iveta Benesova
52. Virginie Razzano
53. Zuzana Ondraskova
54. SAMANTHA STOSUR (24)
55. AI SUGIYAMA (23)
56. Sania Mirza
57. MARION BARTOLI (18)
58. Agnieszka Radwanska
59. Elena Vesnina
60. ANNA-LENA GROENEFELD (17)
61. Julia Vakulenko (Q)
62. Kaia Kanepi
63. Julia Schruff
64. Youlia Fedossova (WC)
65. MARA SANTANGELO (27)
66. Camille Pin
67. Jill Craybas
68. Vasilisa Bardina
69. Romina Oprandi
70. Sybille Bammer
71. Alberta Brianti
72. Nathalie Dechy
73. Aleksandra Wozniak
74. Tzipora Obziler
75. Stephanie Foretz
76. Alize Cornet (Q)
77. Jessica Moore (WC)
78. Madison Brengle (WC)
79. Shenay Perry
80. Elena Bovina
81. Tamarine Tanasugarn
82. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
83. Casey Dellacqua (WC)
84. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (Q)
85. Anna Smashnova
86. Sophie Ferguson (WC)
87. Laura Pous Tio
88. ELENI DANIILIDOU (32)
89. Yuliana Fedak
90. Vania King
91. Kirsten Flipkens
92. Yuan,Meng
93. Karolina Sprem
94. Chan,Yung-Jan
95. Martina Sucha
96. Ekaterina Bychkova
97. Michaella Krajicek
98. Roberta Vinci
99. Jarmila Gajdosova
100. Tsvetana Pironkova
101. Edina Gallovits
102. Yulia Beygelzimer
103. Sandra Kloesel
104. Emma Laine
105. Melinda Czink
106. Severine Bremond
107. Jorgelina Cravero (Q)
108. Aravane Rezai
109. Iroda Tulyaganova (WC)
110. Andreja Klepac (Q)
111. Marta Domachowska
112. Ahsha Rolle (Q)
113. Sun,Tiantian
114. Meghann Shaughnessy
115. Galina Voskoboeva
116. Nicole Pratt
117. Clarisa Fernandez
118. Klara Zakopalova (Q)
119. Sofia Arvidsson
120. Olga Savchuk
121. Vera Dushevina
122. Varvara Lepchenko
123. ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (25)
124. Sandra Zahlavova (Q)
125. Elena Likhovtseva
126. FLAVIA PENNETTA (28)
127. ZHENG,JIE (31)
128. Catalina Castano

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8. WTA Singles Rankings (as of 29th January 2007)
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1. Maria Sharapova (3918)
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (3311)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (2900)
4. Kim Clijsters (2577)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (2554)
6. Martina Hingis (2139)
7. Nadia Petrova (2057)
8. Elena Dementieva (2013)
9. Nicole Vaidišová (1782)
10. Jelena Jankovic (1558)
11. Patty Schnyder (1544)
12. Dinara Safina (1527)
13. Anna Chakvetadze (1470)
14. Serena Williams (1269)
15. Shahar Peer (1209)
16. Ana Ivanovic (1160)
17. Li,Na (1106)
18. Daniela Hantuchová (988) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
19. Tatiana Golovin (950)
20. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (944)
21. Vera Zvonarëva (932)

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
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