====================================
"JINJIANNAN" GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL
(GuangZhou, China; hard; WTA Tier III)
====================================

We have a Selesian champion: Yan,Zi!

-----------
First round
-----------

+ Arantxa Parra Santonja d. Yuan,Meng [Q], 6-3 6-4
+ PENG,SHUAI [2] d. Evie Dominikovic, 6-3 6-4
+ Yan,Zi d. Chen,Yan-Chong [WC], 6-1 6-1

------------
Second round
------------

+ PENG,SHUAI [2] d. Tzipora Obziler, 6-4 6-4
+ Yan,Zi d. MARTA DOMACHOWSKA [7], 6-2 6-1
- Arantxa Parra Santonja lt. MARIA KIRILENKO [4], 6-4 6-2

First set: Kirilenko 4-0 -> 4-3 -> 5-3 -> 6-4

--------------
Quarter-finals
--------------

+ Yan,Zi d. LI,NA [3], 6-7 (5/7) 7-5 7-6 (7/4)
- PENG,SHUAI [2] lt. Victoria Azarenka [Q], 6-4 2-0 retired
(heat-illness)

-----------
Semi-finals
-----------

Selesian winner:
+ Yan,Zi d. Victoria Azarenka [Q], 6-4 6-3

Zi: "I am very happy to be in my first Tour final here in China. It
has been very difficult to play in the heat this week, but I feel I
am playing very well so I am hoping I can win my first title."

Zi forfeited her doubles semi-final with right-shoulder tendonitis.
I hoped this was just a precautionary withdrawal...

-----
Final
-----

Shame it had to be this way:
+ Yan,Zi d. NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES [6], 6-4 4-0 retired
(left-hamstring strain)

Zi: "I am very, very happy to win my first WTA Tour singles title.
Until this week, I really didn't think I ever would win one.

"The conditions were very difficult all week because of the extreme
heat, but I managed to hold up against it. The media here asked me
why I looked sad and why I wasn't doing my normal 'fist-pumps' after
winning points, and I told them I didn't have any energy left over
for to show any emotion. The heat took all the energy I had, so I
just had to focus very hard and concentrate on each point.

"I am confident now that I can beat some of these higher-ranked
players, and I hope to continue to move up in the rankings. I am
very happy with my week in GuangZhou."


Llagostera Vives: "I just couldn't move today. It wasn't the heat,
it was because I hurt my leg and I just couldn't play properly. I
had a very good week, but I am disappointed that I couldn't play
better today. Yan played very well and I give all the credit to her
for playing a great match."


Photos:
http://www.wtatour.com/photogallery/ (select "Guangzhou")


======================================
HANSOL KOREA OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Seoul, Korea; hard; WTA Tier IV)
======================================
First round
-----------

+ MARION BARTOLI [8] d. Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6-0 6-1
+ Aiko Nakamura d. Kyung-Mi Chang [WC], 6-3 6-1
+ Akiko Morigami d. Camille Pin, 6-4 3-6 6-2

------------
Second round
------------

+ MARION BARTOLI [8] d. Saori Obata [Q], 6-2 6-3
- Aiko Nakamura lt. VERA DOUCHEVINA [6], 6-3 7-6 (7/5)
- Akiko Morigami lt. NICOLE VAIDIŠOVÁ [2], 6-2 6-1

--------------
Quarter-finals
--------------

- MARION BARTOLI [8] lt. NICOLE VAIDIŠOVÁ [2], 6-4 6-1


============
VIETNAM OPEN (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; hard; ATP International Series)
============
First round
-----------

- Raemon Sluiter lt. Alexander Waske, 7-6 (7/3) 6-7 (4/7) 7-6 (9/7)


The female Selesians continue to go from strength to strength, while
the male Selesians are fading.

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/seles/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/seles/selesians.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/selesians/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jeldani/