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AIG JAPAN OPEN
(Tokyo, Japan; hard; WTA Tier III / ATP International Series Gold)
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Women's Singles: Qualifying
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Hsieh,Su-Wei qualified:
1q + Stéphanie Foretz, 6-4 1-6 6-0
2q + Jessica Kirkland, 6-1 6-1
3q + Shiho Hisamatsu, 4-6 6-3 6-1

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Women's Singles: First round
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+ Aiko Nakamura d. Mashona Washington, 6-7 (6/8) 6-1 6-1

Aiko: "I was leading 4-2 in the first set, but kind of froze up and
she caught up. I dropped the first set, but was able to mentally
restart in the second. In the third set, I also became a little
distracted, but was finally able to win in the end. I'm just really
happy to be past the first round."


- Akiko Morigami lt. NICOLE VAIDIŠOVÁ [2], 4-6 6-1 6-1

Akiko: "I played her in Korea, and she was in such good form. Today,
I couldn't play my game at all. I didn't make too many errors in the
first set, and I think I was able to throw her off, but she was able
to switch gears so quickly after the first set. I don't think my
game collapsed; she just got so much better. I maybe overshot the
baseline and stepped in too much, but that was the way I had to play
because she was serving so well."

Nicole: "Akiko played very well in the first set, and I made some
unforced errors and sort of let my game slip away. The courts were
faster than in Korea, and I wasn't moving very well. But by the
second set, I was in total control of the match. I was serving and
returning very well. Akiko seemed to get tired and I was still fired
up. My expectations are higher [than they were at last year's
tournament]. I think if I play my best, I can go at least to the
final."

Nicole had won the Hansol Korea Open the previous week, and she went
on to win this tournament.


- Ayumi Morita [WC] lt. MARIA KIRILENKO [4], 6-4 6-4

Ayumi is a 15-year-old Japanese Selesian.

Maria: "She's a very good player and has a great future. I think she
played very well today. Her groundstrokes are good and she's good at
the net. If I were her, I would have come into the net more.

"The first match is always tough. I had to adjust because before the
match I warmed up outside, but then they told me later that they
were closing the roof, so the conditions changed a little bit for
me."


- Hsieh,Su-Wei [Q] lt. GISELA DULKO [6], 2-6 7-5 6-2
- Marion Bartoli lt. Shahar Peer, 6-4 6-4

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Women's Singles: Second round
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- Aiko Nakamura lt. SANIA MIRZA [8], 6-1 6-4

www.wtatour.com: "Mirza started strong, surging to a 4-0 first set
lead. She overpowered Nakamura, who was caught off-guard for most of
the match. Even when it seemed the crowd favourite was playing
better, she still seemed uncomfortable with Mirza's power."


Aiko: "I knew that she was a hard-hitter, so I expected a lot of
power. At the start of the match, I served out wide, and she had
such a powerful return. Then, she followed with another strong
return. I didn't have any time to react, and I dropped my first game.

"I tried to stay calm, but she kept attacking my serve and I was a
little overwhelmed. By the third or fourth game, the match seemed to
slow down, but I still couldn't find my chances, and made a lot of
unforced errors. I should have calmed down more, and taken advantage
of the important points."


Sania: "I thought I played a good match. I had a solid start to the
match in the first set. In the second set, she picked up her game,
but I think I played well when it mattered on the important points.

"I knew that she can run well and that she likes a certain pace, so
I tried to change the pace as much as possible. She hits a very
solid ball and takes it early, so she can also make you run a lot.
But I stuck to my game and played my shots."

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Men's Singles
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Jan-Michael Gambill [Q]:
1q + Atsuo Ogawa, 6-1 6-3
2q + Victor Bruthans, 4-6 6-1 6-3
1r + Peter Wessels, 6-2 5-7 6-3
2r - MARIO ANCIC [5], 3-6 6-3 6-4

Raemon Sluiter [Q]:
1q + Rogier Wassen, 6-1 6-4
2q + Oh-Hee Kwon, 6-2 6-2
1r + Lars Burgsmüller, 6-3 6-1
2r - CYRIL SAULNIER [12], 6-3 6-7 (5/7) 7-5


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TASHKENT OPEN 2005 (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; hard; WTA Tier IV)
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Arantxa Parra Santonja:
1r + Tatiana Poutchek [Q], 6-3 6-4
2r - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA [1], 6-3 6-1

www.wtatour.com: "Parra Santonja said later that she had an upset
stomach yesterday and felt very weak on court. It was quite obvious
as Bychkova simply overpowered her with some big serving in just 69
minutes."

Bychkova: "I played much better today than I did yesterday;
especially my service. I also tried to put as many balls back as
possible and be patient."


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OPEN DE MOSELLE (Metz, France; indoor hard; ATP International Series)
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Singles
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Fabrice Santoro:
1r + Jürgen Melzer, 4-6 6-3 6-2
2r - IVAN LJUBICIC [3], 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7/3)

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Doubles
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FABRICE SANTORO/MICHAEL LLODRA [1] won the title:
1r + Julian Knowle/Jürgen Melzer, 5-4 (7/2) 5-1 (Knowle is Selesian)
qf + Paul-Henri Mathieu/Gaël Monfils, 3-5 5-4 (9/7) 5-4 (7/3)
sf + CYRIL SUK/PAVEL VÍZNER [3], 5-0 5-1
f + JOSÉ ACASUSO/SEBASTIÁN PRIETO [4], 5-2 3-5 5-4

Since September 2005, doubles-matches on the ATP Tour are played to
5 games rather than 6, with a tiebreak at 4-4. They've also done
away with advantage-points: at deuce, whoever wins the point wins
the game.

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
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