tenms1 wrote:
>
> Horrible humiliation....

That was your third message to this Group in 2007. All three have
contained at least one of the above 'H' words.

I, on the other hand, prefer nicer 'H' words such as 'Hantuchová'
and 'Habšudová'.


> On the other hand, Slovak No.2, Dominika Cibulkova just beat No.1
> seeded Medina Garrigues in Stockhom in the 2nd round.

Yes, I was very pleased about that.


> She beat the same Medina, who sent Daniela home at this year's
> Roland Garros (3rd round).

On the other hand, Daniela has a 2:0 head to head against Dominika,
both this year, including a 6-1 6-4 lesson on the clay of Amelia
Island - clay being Domi's best surface and Dani's worst.


> Dominika played a fantastic tennis during Fed Cup against Serbia -
> in Kosice (Slovakia) where tha match was played, Dominika was
> putting more heart into the match than Daniela who was pretty
> arrogant to the media and played the matches without much
> interest...

Which is perhaps not surprising, given the quality of the opposition:

SLOVAKIA 4:1 SERBIA
+ Daniela Hantuchová d. Ana Timotic, 6-1 6-2
- Dominika Cibulková lt. Jelena Jankovic, 5-7 6-1 7-9
+ Daniela Hantuchová d. Vojislava Lukic, 6-0 6-2
+ Dominika Cibulková d. Ana Jovanovic, 6-4 6-2
+ Janette Husárová/Jana Juricová d. Ana Jovanovic/Ana Timotic, 6-4 6-2


> In my opinion, already now Dominika Cibulkova is a better player
> than Daniela

I've never actually seen Domi play. I had hoped to at Birmingham this
year, but before I arrived, she lost her first qualifying-match 6-2
6-3 to 36-year-old Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, who had beaten Ayumi
Morita 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the final of ITF Surbiton earlier that day.


> (she also looks better).

Domi has a very pretty face (like most Slovak girls), but her body
looks like chopped liver in comparison with Daniela, and also in
comparison with Magdaléna Rybáriková (the three Slovenky are often
photographed together during Fed Cup). Well, I guess Domi's upper
body is okay, but her legs definitely put the "bulk" in "Cibulková" -
very muscular and unattractive. ;-)

Nevertheless, with my Slovak-fetish, I do have a soft spot for Domi.

It's just a real shame that Magda got that foot-injury last year
(shortly after reaching the Girls' Singles final at Wimbledon 2006)
that has proved to be such a setback, otherwise she would be doing
even better than Domi this year.

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Dr. Andrew Broad
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