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Google voice search and the WTA.
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Silliness... My niece came over today, but the rain kept us indoors. So we invented a silly little time wasting game that amused us. Attempting to search for WTA players using Google's voice search... produced some interesting results... Number in brackets is attempts until intended search was re...
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Week 25 - ITF $25k - Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay
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Q1: GOODMAN, Camille (GBR) UNR v Bye
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Week 24 - WTA International $235K - Birmingham, UK - Grass
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Wildcards have been announced: Anne Keothavong Jo Konta Tara Moore I wonder which brits will be in qualifying Edit: title amended to the usual format -- Edited by steven on Friday 7th of June 2013 06:06:41 PM
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Whybourn eases into round two of the Aegon Challenge
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http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Sport-headlines/Lisa-Whybourn-eases-into-second-round-of-Aegon-Challenge-at-Nottingham-20130611221835.htm
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Jade Curtis?
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What ever happened to her? She seemed like a decent prospect at one point! Anyone know whether she's gone to college? Or if she has just given up on tennis....
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Week 22 - WTA Grand Slam ($13M) Paris, France Clay - *singles qualifying*
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Q1: KEOTHAVONG, Anne (GBR) 190 v BIRNEROVA, Eva (CZE) 152Q1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 195 v KARATCHEVA, Sesil (KAZ) 7 118Q1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 168 v ZHENG, Saisai (CHN) 180 -- Edited by steven on Sunday 26th of May 2013 03:15:03 PM
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Week 23 - ITF $75k - Nottingham, UK - Grass
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Qualifying Draw (1)Shelby Rogers (USA) v (wc)Jazzamay Drew (GBR) Danielle Konotoptseva (GBR) v Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) Lucy Brown (GBR) v Amanda Elliott (GBR) (8)Lisa Whybourn (GBR) v Melanie South (GBR) (2)An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) v Francesca Stephenson (GBR) Tori Kinard (USA) v (wc)Sophi...
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Week 23 - ITF $10K - Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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L32: Manisha Foster UNR v (5) Abbie Myers (AUS) WR 767 (CH 662 in Feb) -- Edited by steven on Monday 3rd of June 2013 07:54:46 PM
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Week 23 - ITF $10K - Quintana Roo, Mexico - Hard
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The Hawkeye'd amongst you will notice Robyn's more favourable draws this week. R1: Robyn BEDDOW (GBR) 1107 vs. Rosalia ALDA (USA) 1041 (CH:907 9/2012) Doubles R1: Robyn BEDDOW/Eva RASZKIEWICZ (GBR/USA) vs. (WC) Beatriz Magdalena FLORES/Sofia MACIAS MENDOZA (MEX/MEX)
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Lisa Whybourn on smart training and improvements to her game
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http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Sport-headlines/Lisa-Whybourn-believes-staying-free...
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Week 22 - WTA Grand Slam ($13M) Paris, France Clay - *singles main draw*
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Since blob said yes to the idea and nobody said no (and I do think it's going to be easier to find references to stuff later if the main draw starts at the top of a new thread) and it's getting to the now or never stage, here are the GB matches, with rankings updated to 27 May. I'll let others decide whether t...
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Week 23 - ITF $100K - Marseille, France - Clay
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An under subscribed qualifying draw for this $100K means we have some Brit interest! Q1: Jemma BUCKLER (GBR) UNR vs. Cecilia COSTA MELGAR (CHI) 373 (CH: 367 05/2013)
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Week 23 - ITF $25K - Brescia, Italy Clay
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Q1: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 3 313 v PAOLINI, Jasmine (ITA) WC UNR
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Week 22 - ITF $10K - Quintana Roo, Mexico Hard
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R1: BEDDOW, Robyn (GBR) 1107v SANCHEZ, Ana Sofia (MEX) 2 488 They met before in 2011 with Ana Sofia winning and 1
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Week 22 - ITF $10K - Hilton Head Island, USA Hard
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Q1: WHITE, Katherine (GBR) UNR v ByeQ1: SEABORNE, Ruth (GBR) UNR v MORIN KOUGOUCHEFF, Edmee (FRA) UNR
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Week 22 - ITF $10K - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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FQR: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) UNR v Bye
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NCAA Singles Championships 2013
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Sam Vickers and Nat Beazant have been playing this week in the big end of season event. Sam was knocked out in the 2nd round, but Nat won her 3rd round match yesterday so is into the QFs. Streaming is available for this event - not managed to catch Nat yet but am keen to see how she's playing.
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Week 21 - ITF $25K - Tarakan, Indonesia - Hard, Indoor
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R1: Samantha MURRAY (GBR) 240 [1] vs. (WC) Tami GRENDE (INA) UNR (CH: UNR - H2H: 0-0) R1: Naomi BROADY (GBR) 341 vs. Jovana JAKSIC (SRB) 251 [4] (CH: Current - H2H: 0-0 - In good form, won last weeks $25K in Balikpapan, and a $25K in Poza Rica in April) R1: Melanie SOUTH (GBR) 475 vs. Margarita LAZARE...
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Week 21 - ITF $10K - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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R1: Anna FITZPATRICK (GBR) 819 [8] vs. (WC) Dagmara BASKOVA (SVK) UNR (CH: UNR - H2H: 0-0)
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Eastbourne Logistics
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Another thread, 2 in a day. I'm seriously thinking about extending my trip to Eastbourne this year in fact I've already booked a hotel close to the venue, could cancel it nearer the time. Does anybody have any experience of this venue ? For instance can you buy tickets on the day or does it sell out in adva...
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Week 21 - ITF $10K - Marathon, Athens, Greece - Hard
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R1: Francesca STEPHENSON (GBR) 909 vs. Jade SCHOELINK (NED) 954 (CH: 949 04-2013 - H2H: 0-0 - 3rd event in 6 months; Nov 2012, lost to Grace Dixon in Edgbaston but beat Anna Smith in Loughborough) R1: Lucy Brown (GBR) 803 [7] vs. (Q) Eleni KORDOLAIMI (GRE) UNR (CH: UNR - H2H: 0-0 - Last week was first event...
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Week 21 - WTA Premier ($690,000) Brussels, Belgium - Clay
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L32: (WC) Elena Baltacha WR 206 v Stefanie Vögele (SUI) WR 56 H2H 0-1, 4 & 3, Shrewsbury 75K 2008 Vögele is at a career high after reaching the semis in Charleston recently with a win against Wozniacki. -- Edited by steven on Saturday 18th of May 2013 11:44:40 AM
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Week 21 - ITF $25K - Casablanca, Morocco - Clay
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Both Brits are in the 2nd quarter with 3rd seed Kostova & 6th seed Smitkova. L32: Jade Windley WR 393 v (Q) Louise Boinay (SUI) UNR (CH 1061 last Oct) L32: Amanda Carreras WR 308 v Cecilia Costa Melgar (CHI) WR 368 (= CH) This week last year, Melgar needed a 3rd set tiebreak to see off Nik Slater in Sumte...
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Week 21 - WITF ($10K) - Girona, Spain Clay
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Q1: DREW, Jazzamay (GBR) UNR v GOMAR ISART, Anais (ESP) UNRQ1: HARVEY, Helen (GBR) UNR v GUINART ESPANA, Marina (ESP) UNR
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Double Faults in the women's game.
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Just glancing at Ana Konjuh's first match back after long term injury (currently in a third set against a player ranked in the 200s, so not bad at all), and she has already served 13 DFs. She's by a country mile the best junior in the world. This morning, Bartoli lost serving 10 DFs to an Italian whi served...
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