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DavidC


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For the first time in a decade there is British representation in the US Open main draw, thanks to Anne Keothavong's top 100 ranking. Tomorrow evening sees the draw for qualifying, as 4 Brits try to end an 11 year sequence without a qualifier. As can be seen from the historical records below only Naomi Cavaday has a good record here, and she needs wins to avoid tumbling to around 250 in the rankings. Some or all of Bally, Mel and Katie should obtain a low seeding.

US Open qualifying W-L records

Elena Baltacha 1-5
Mel South 0-2
 Katie O'Brien 0-2
Naomi Cavaday 2-1

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Vandeweghe got another main draw wild card. Some back up this girl has!




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She earned it this time. She made the final of the nationals under 18s.

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Salmon


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But don't the losing finalists get qualies wild cards only? That's what happens with boys.

Anyway, let the Americans spoil their kids in whatever way they want. I'll be happy as long as she doesn't get wild cards in Britain anymore.



Coco is very interesting, no doubt about it. She got her first main draw wild card in 2006 when she was a 14 year old but lost to Kat Bondarenko by only 4 and 2. Unbelievable from someone who started tennis at 11. I mean... if you've been playing for only three years and face a top 150 player, after the match you should feel lucky that 0 and 0 is the worst score that can achieved in tennis.


But she hasn't progressed that much in the last year, so I don't know if it's all hype...

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Beep beep!

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/us/index.html?promo=leftnav

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(2)Mathilde Johansson vs Racquel Kops-Jones
Kristine Kucova vs Naomi Cavaday
Oxana Lyubtsova vs Anne Schaefer
Anastasia Pivovarova vs Ayumi Morita(28)

(5)Stephanie Dubois vs Eva Hrdinova
Shuai Zhang vs Jorgelina Cravero
Melissa Torres Sandovol vs Youlia Fedossova
Alberta Brianti vs Melanie South(27)

(13)Olga Puchkova vs Sesil Karatantcheva
Amanda McDowell vs Julie Coin
Margit Ruutel vs Carly Gullickson
Anna Korzeniak vs Elena Baltacha(25)

(14)Renata Voracova vs Tatiana Poutchek
Julia Boserup vs Nina Bratchikova
Betina Jozami vs Alexa Glatch
Petra Martic vs Katie O'Brien(29)

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Salmon


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Martic! bleh

Kucova hasn't done that well since winning USO Juniors, so Naomi should beat her if she remembers how to play her best tennis.








-- Edited by Salmon at 00:42, 2008-08-19

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more like if she remembers how to play tennis based on her year so far.

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Bad draw for Katie - shame as with nothing to defend a little run here would have been a big boost. But with Katie I guess you never know.

Mel should be looking to qualify.

Bally has a good chance to make round 3 but is hopeless on US hardcourts so will probably go out in round 1 (maybe we can get her and Katie to swap draws?!).

Naomi - who knows

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Naomi breaks in the first game. *1-0.

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Naomi on court now - she has broken Kucova in the first game, so leading 2-0* smile.gif

Wolf beat me to it with news of the break - I was waiting for the result of her service game biggrin

-- Edited by Madeline at 16:22, 2008-08-19

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Naomi breaks again for *4-1

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She's now got a double break and leads *4-1

Looks like it's going to be a good start for the British campaign in qualifying

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And she break again to win the first set 6-1... looking very easy so far!

And with the 2nd seed losing the first set 6-1, a great chance to go further smile

-- Edited by ForeverDelayed at 16:45, 2008-08-19

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Great start Naomi, just keep it up

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