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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S OPEN (Eastbourne, England; grass; WTA Tier II)
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Contents
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1. My photos
2. Second-round eyewitness report: Bartoli v Bammer
3. Articles
4. International Junior Event

Master-reports for Eastbourne 2008:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=356695

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1. My photos
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Permission to copy my Eastbourne photos is granted provided that:
(a) no money is exchanged;
(b) they are labelled as "Copyright 2008 Andrew Broad".
Please let me know if you do use them on another website.


Tuesday's photos
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I have uploaded all my photos for Tuesday 17th June 2008, in one big
zip-file, to:
http://www.divshare.com/download/5374043-c27

Tsvetana Pironkova (66 photos)
Nicole Vaidišová (62)
Anna Orlik (45)
Shahar Pe'er (36)
Olga Govortsova (36)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (35)
Caroline Wozniacki (34)
Elena Bogdan (24)
Nadia Lalami (21)
Jade Curtis (13)
Ekaterina Makarova (11)
Alizé Cornet (10)
Anna Kournikova posters (5)
Marion Bartoli (4) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (4) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Monica Seles posters (3) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Maria Sharapova posters (3)
Vera Dushevina (3)
Heather Watson (3)
Chanda Rubin posters (2)
Daniela Hantuchová poster (1)
Maria Kirilenko poster (1)
Ana Ivanovic poster (1)
Jana Novotná poster (1)
Amanda Coetzer poster (1)
Séverine Brémond poster (1)
Viktoriya Kutuzova poster (1)
Ashley Harkleroad poster (1)
Jennifer Capriati poster (1)
Elena Dementieva poster (1)
Jelena Jankovic poster (1)
Carling Bassett poster (1)
Virginia Wade poster (1)
Martina Hingis poster (1)
Mary Joe Fernández poster (1)
Ai Sugiyama poster (1)
Bethanie Mattek poster (1)
Alexandra Stevenson poster (1)
Venus Williams poster (1)
Mirjana Lucic poster (1)
Rennae Stubbs (1)
Kveta Peschke (1)
Stephanie Cornish (1)
Kim Clijsters poster (1)


Wednesday's photos
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I have uploaded all my photos for Wednesday 18th June 2008, in one
big zip-file, to:
http://www.divshare.com/download/5412913-5b7

Wednesday's players:

Vera Zvonarëva (52 photos)
Gisela Dulko (39)
Marion Bartoli (39) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Alizé Cornet (31)
Olga Govortsova (25)
Ioana Raluca Olaru (19)
Ekaterina Makarova (19)
Elena Bogdan (18)
Anna Orlik (16)
Vera Dushevina (10)
Urszula Radwanska (9)
Sybille Bammer (7)
Caroline Wozniacki (3)
Nadia Lalami (1)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (1)
Heather Watson (1)

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2. Second-round eyewitness report: Bartoli v Bammer
(Wednesday 18th June)
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+ MARION BARTOLI [2,DF,S] d. Sybille Bammer, 6-3 6-0

After Marion's poor results since reaching the Wimbledon 2007 final,
and her wrist-injury-induced capitulation at Birmingham the previous
week, she was back with a vengeance here, hitting her Selesian
groundstrokes as sweetly as I've ever seen her hit them.

Marion's brilliant form and a strong wind were too much for the left-
handed Bammer to handle; I thought she did well to win even 3 games
in these circumstances (she saved a set-point at *2-5 (30/40)).
It doesn't help that Bammer has a high service-toss, which swirls
around in the wind, and she struggled particularly when hitting into
the wind, when her high toss kept blowing back on her.


First set
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BARTOL *@* * * * 6
BAMMER ___* * *_ 3

The match was first on Centre Court, and started at 11:37 BST.

Marion serving 0-0: Bammer forehand wide. 15/0. Marion painted the
sideline with a short-angled crosscourt backhand winner. 30/0. Marion
on the third stroke hit a backhand long. 30/15. There was a big gust
of wind, and Bammer hit a crosscourt forehand return wide. 40/15.
Marion's deep crosscourt backhand forced Bammer to net a backhand.

Bammer serving 0-1 (into the wind): Bammer went to the net, but
Marion's crosscourt backhand forced her to hit a backhand volley
long. 0/15. Marion crosscourt backhand winner. 0/30. The wind made
Bammer's backhand short, giving Marion a crosscourt backhand winner.
0/40 (BP #1). Marion netted a crosscourt backhand return.
15/40 (BP #2). Marion's depth forced Bammer to net a forehand, giving
Marion the first break.

The balls from Bammer are sitting up nicely for Marion in the wind.

Marion serving 2-0: Marion crosscourt backhand winner. 15/0. Bammer
netted a forehand return. 30/0. Marion went to the net, forcing
Bammer on the fourth stroke to hit a crosscourt backhand wide. 40/0.
Ace out wide.

Bammer serving 0-3: Off-forehand return wide. 15/0. Bammer netted a
forehand. 15/15. Bammer crosscourt backhand winner. 30/15. Marion on
the fourth stroke hit a backhand winner down the line. 30/30. Marion
mishit an off-forehand return wide. 40/30. Marion hit a forehand
winner down Bammer's backhand-sideline. 40/40. Bammer crosscourt
backhand winner. Ad Bammer. Marion hit a short-angled crosscourt
forehand winner. Deuce #2. Marion netted a backhand return.
Ad Bammer. Marion netted a forehand volley.

Marion serving 3-1: Service-winner. 15/0. Marion forced a short ball
from Bammer, and hit a backhand winner down the line. 30/0. Bammer
ran down a dropshot, and hit a forehand winner down the line. 30/15.
Marion's crosscourt forehand clipped the netcord and fell wide.
30/30. Marion hit a deep, hard crosscourt backhand into the corner,
forcing Bammer to net a forehand. 40/30. Serve out wide forced a
short return, which Marion dispatched with a crosscourt forehand
winner.

Bammer serving 1-4: Service-winner. 15/0. Bammer mishit a crosscourt
forehand wide. 15/15. Bammer crosscourt forehand drop-volley winner.
30/15. Bammer off-forehand winner. 40/15. Bammer backhand long.
40/30. Bammer netcord + down-the-line forehand pass-winner.

Marion serving 4-2: A meaty rally ended with Bammer hitting a
crosscourt forehand winner just inside the sideline. 0/15. A bad
bounce forced Marion to earth a forehand. 15/15. Bammer went to the
net, and hit a crosscourt forehand winner. 15/30. Marion's hard
crosscourt backhand forced Bammer to net a forehand. 30/30.
Bammer forehand wide. 40/30. Bammer down-the-line forehand just long.

Bammer serving 2-5: Marion hit a crosscourt backhand pass-winner low
over the net. 0/15. Marion forehand long. 0/30. Ace down the middle.
15/30. Marion crosscourt backhand wide. 30/30. Marion crosscourt
forehand netcord return-winner. 30/40 (SP #1). Marion mishit a
backhand return into the net. 40/40. Service-winner. Ad Bammer.
Marion netted a forehand.

Marion serving 5-3: Marion netted a backhand. 0/15. Bammer's depth
forced Marion to net a forehand. 0/30. A gust of wind was soon
followed by a service-winner (Bammer mishit a lob-return straight
up). 15/30. Serve + down-the-line backhand winner. 30/30. Marion hit
a scorching backhand winner down the line. 40/30 (SP #2). Marion
dominated the rally, but Bammer got lucky with a forehand netcord-
winner. 40/40. Marion's depth forced Bammer to net a forehand. Ad
Marion (SP #3). There was a gust of wind, and Bammer hit a forehand
just long. Marion won the first set 6-3 at 12:12 (35 minutes).


Second set
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BARTOL @*@*@* 6
BAMMER ______ 0

Bammer serving 0-0: Marion hit a deceptive backhand dropshot-winner.
0/15. Bammer on the third stroke went for a down-the-line forehand
winner, but it was just long. 0/30. Bammer again hit a forehand long
on the third stroke. 0/40. The wind got hold of Marion's crosscourt
backhand return, dropping it short for a winner.

Marion serving 1-0: Bammer's deep return forced Marion to net a
forehand. 0/15. Marion on the third stroke hit a down-the-line
backhand wide. 0/30. Marion hit a short-angled crosscourt backhand
winner. 15/30. Bammer slapped a forehand return into the net. 30/30.
Marion hit a crosscourt forehand winner off a short return. 40/30.
Bammer forehand long.

Bammer serving 0-2: Marion's backhand return clipped the netcord and
fell back on her side. 15/0. Marion crosscourt backhand return-
winner. 15/15. Marion forehand long. 30/15. Marion's deep ball on the
baseline forced Bammer to net a forehand. 30/30. A gust of wind, and
Bammer on the third stroke netted a backhand. 30/40. Double fault
(second serve just long).

Marion serving 3-0: It was very windy, and Bammer netted a backhand
return. 15/0. Bammer painted the sideline with a crosscourt forehand
return-winner. 15/15. Serve + off-backhand winner. 30/15. Serve +
crosscourt forehand winner off a very short return. 40/15.
Bammer blasted a backhand return long.

Bammer serving 0-4: Bammer sliced a backhand long. 0/15. Marion's
depth and the wind forced Bammer to net a forehand. 0/30. Bammer hit
an error-forcing forehand down the line. 15/30. Bammer on the third
stroke mishit a forehand long. 15/40. Bammer backhand long.

Marion serving 5-0: Bammer's deep return forced Marion to net a
backhand. 0/15. Service-winner out wide. 15/15. Backhand return long.
30/15. Double fault (second serve into the net). Marion picked up
something that had blown onto court. 30/30. Bammer dumped a forehand
halfway up the net. 40/30 (MP #1). Marion on the third stroke hit a
forehand just inside the baseline, forcing Bammer to hit a forehand
lob just long. Marion won 6-3 6-0 at 12:36 (second set 24m, match
59m).

Marion: "Maybe it's the thought of going back again to Wimbledon next
week that has inspired me. I played really great."

I found Marion hitting on a practice-court just eight minutes after
she walked off Centre Court!

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3. Articles
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Bartoli Back On Track
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=2353
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The top four seeds made their first appearances of the week at the
International Women's Open on Wednesday. One won, two lost, and
another didn't even finish as the second round nearly came to
completion at the key Wimbledon warm-up event on the lawns of
Devonshire Park in Eastbourne.

Given their recent results, if any of the top three seeds weren't
going to advance, most would have picked No.2 seed Bartoli, who came
in on a four-match losing-streak, and has won barely more than a
third of her matches this season. But her powerful, flat
groundstrokes certainly found their range just a week before she
defends her final-run at Wimbledon, as she beat Sybille Bammer
6-3 6-0.
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Former champions Kuznetsova, Mauresmo exit at Eastbourne (AFP)
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Second seed Marion Bartoli, the 2007 Wimbledon-finalist, rediscovered
the joy of tennis with a 6-3 6-0 defeat of Sybille Bammer for a last-
eight place.

A month after declaring her desire to take a long break from the
game, the Frenchwoman is now eager to try and repeat her best career-
showing at a Major.

"Suddenly I feel great: I'm healthy and eager," said the 23-year-old
with three career-titles. "Losing in the first round at Roland
Garros - in your home country, at your home Grand Slam - is tough.

"I was the first French player to lose, and it didn't feel good."

Added former Eastbourne semi-finalist Bartoli: "I was frustrated;
I've had so many injuries: my wrist, my knee, my leg, my Achilles
tendon.

"When you can't train at 100%, it's tough. It was heartbreaking to
lose so early in Paris. But I feel that the bad things that have
happened in the first part of the year will help me out later.

"This is the first week of the year that I've felt this good," said
Bartoli, who said she felt no pain from her latest wrist-injury.
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Seeds swept out of Eastbourne second round
http://www.lta.org.uk/News/All-news-items/WC16-06-08/Seeds-swept-out-
of-Eastbourne-second-round-/
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No.2 seed Marion Bartoli cruised into the third round at the expense
of Sybille Bammer of Austria: 6-3 6-0. After the match, a rejuvenated
Bartoli was encouraged by her performance.

"I was very aggressive, and feeling the ball really well," said the
world No.11. "I made all the shots I wanted to play, and I feel at
the top of my game. When I'm playing like that, it's very difficult
for my opponents."

And she said the wrist-injury that felled her in Birmingham last week
was behind her. "I'm feeling healthy and I have a lot of energy.
Maybe it's the feeling of Wimbledon approaching; I'm feeling really
well, my wrist feels good, and I don't feel tired at all."
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4. International Junior Event (in new tennis we trust)
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After Nicole Vaidišová's loss, the order of play for Tuesday was
pretty boring as far as the WTA tournament was concerned, so I turned
my attention to the junior-tournament being played on Courts 3, 4 and
5, and was pleasantly surprised: junior-tennis had become very
anonymous to me due to the high turnover of players in the last
couple of years, but on that Tuesday, I discovered three real cuties
(Nadia Lalami, Elena Bogdan and Anna Orlik) and an unlisted Selesian!
(Noppawan Lertcheewakarn).

The International Junior Event was structured as two round-robin
groups, each consisting of six players:
Group 1: Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Anna Orlik, Stephanie Cornish, Coco
Vandeweghe, Heather Watson, Jade Curtis
Group 2: Elena Bogdan, Jade Windley, Nadia Lalami, Laura Robson,
Vicky Brook, Jessy Rompies


Group 1: Lertcheewakarn v Cornish
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- Noppawan Lertcheewakarn [S] lt. Stephanie Cornish, 4-6 3-6

I only saw the last game of this match, but it was enough to notice
that Lertcheewakarn is a Selesian! (two hands both sides).

Of course, I got to see a lot more of Lertcheewakarn in the Wimbledon
Girls' Singles final (which she lost to Laura Robson).

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