Court 4, 9.30 start. Eva Hrdinova(CZE) v Elena Baltacha(GBR) Junri Namigata(JPN) v Naomi Cavaday(GBR) (4)Angelique Kerber(GER) v Arina Rodionova(RUS) Marie-Eve Pelletier(CAN) v Melanie South(GBR) (5)Lilia Osterloh(USA) v Klaudia Jans(POL).
Wish I was sitting in the sun on Court 4 tomorrow!!
I can't find the qualies draw anywhere but I found an oop Saturday 29 December Court 1, 9.30am start. (2)Anne Kremer(LUX) v Masa Zec Peskiric(SLO), Kairangi Vano(NZL) v Ayumi Morita(JPN) Shona Lee(NZL) v (1)Jill Craybas(USA) (3)Maria Salerni(ARG) v Kumiko Iijima(JPN) (7)Catalina Castano(COL) v Vladimira Uhlirova(CZE), (6)Mariya Koryttseva(UKR) v Alicja Rosolska(POL)
Court 4, 9.30 start. Eva Hrdinova(CZE) v Elena Baltacha(GBR) Junri Namigata(JPN) v Naomi Cavaday(GBR) (4)Angelique Kerber(GER) v Arina Rodionova(RUS) Marie-Eve Pelletier(CAN) v Melanie South(GBR) (5)Lilia Osterloh(USA) v Klaudia Jans(POL).
Court 6, 9.30am start Vesna Manasieva(RUS) v Andrea Klepac(SLO) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE) v Jorgelina Cravero(ARG) (8)Ahsha Rolle(USA) v Chin-Wei Chan(TPE) Tiantian Sun(CHN) v Shuai Zhang(CHN) Sabine Lisicki(GER) v Jasmin Woher(GER)
Shame Tara Moore didnt make the trip down under as she would have got into this draw....though given that she's not playing the AO juniors (not even qualies ), there wasnt much point
(1)CRAYBAS, Jill vs (WC)LEE, Shona SUN, Tiantian vs ZHANG, Shuai CRAVERO, Jorgelina vs ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora JANS, Klaudia vs (5)OSTERLOH, Lilia
(2)KREMER, Anne vs ZEC PESKIRIC, Masa PELLETIER, Marie-Eve vs SOUTH, Melanie HRDINOVA, Eva vs BALTACHA, Elena UHLIROVA, Vladimira vs (7)CASTANO, Catalina
(3)SALERNI, Ma. Emilia vs IIJIMA, Kumiko MANASIEVA, Vesna vs KLEPAC, Andreja LISICKI, Sabine vs (WC)WOEHR, Jasmin (WC)ROSOLSKA, Alicja vs (6)KORYTTSEVA, Mariya
(4)KERBER, Angelique vs RODIONOVA, Arina NAMIGATA, Junri vs CAVADAY, Naomi (WC)VANO, Kairangi vs MORITA, Ayumi CHAN, Chin-Wei vs (8)ROLLE, Ahsha
Mel has a decent chance against Pelletier (ranked 168 but on the way down having reached a career high of 106)....likes the slow-medium fast surfaces...made several quarters and semis from 25K-75K level last season. Sarah Borwell beat her 7-6, 6-0 in Wimbledon qualies
Bally also has a winnable rd1 match, Hrdinova's ranked 197...made two 25K finals last year, one indoors and another on French clay
Namigata is ranked 186, made two 25K finals, both in Japan...she did well in the astroturf challengers over there...Anna Fitzpatrick beat her 7-5, 6-0 in Wimbledon qualies and Anne K won 6-4, 6-4 in AO qualies...would expect Naomi to win this