[Chooriwrocaxz]

Qualifying Draw

(1)Sania Mirza (IND) vs Karolina Nowak (GER)
WC Elixane Lechemia (FRA) vs Yi-Fan Xu (CHN)
Maria Joao Koehler (POR) vs Katarzyna Piter (POL)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) vs (7)Anna Floris (ITA)

(2)Christina McHale (USA) vs Sina Haas (GER)
Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) vs WC Christina Shakovets (GER)
Ana Clara Duarte (BRA) vs WC Ana-Maria Zubori (FRA)
Ahsha Rolle (USA) vs (6)Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR)

(3)Mirjana Lucic (CRO) v Conny Perrin (SUI)
Jessica Moore (AUS) v Melanie Klaffner (AUT)
Gail Brodsky (USA) v Mashona Washington (USA)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v (8)Laura Thorpe (FRA)

(4)Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) vs Karolina Wlodarczak (AUS)
Daniella Dominikovic (AUS) vs WC Victoria Muntean (FRA)
Sheng-Nan Sun (CHN) vs Johanna Konta (AUS)
Dia Evtimova (BUL) vs (5)Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA)

[Chooriwrocaxz]

Main Draw

(1)Marion Bartoli (FRA) vs Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
Elena Baltacha (GBR) vs Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
Qualifier vs Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
Qualifier vs (8)Lucie Hradecka (CZE)

(3) WC Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs Qualifier
Jelena Dokic (AUS) vs Simona Halep (ROU)
Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) vs Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
Melanie Oudin (USA) vs (7)Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)

(6)Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs Johanna Larsson (SWE)
Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) vs Mathilde Johansson (FRA)
Sania Mirza (IND) vs WC Alize Cornet (FRA)
Rebecca Marino (CAN) vs (4) WC Nadia Petrova (RUS)

(5)Maria Kirilenko (RUS) vs Kristina Barrois (GER)
Angelique Kerber (GER) vs Laura Pous-Tio (ESP)
WC Pauline Parmentier (FRA) vs Shuai Zhang (CHN)
Qualifier vs (2)Andrea Petkovic (GER)

[Zugaxxsn]

Well thank God Marion is playing this week. I wouldn't want her not to have lost in about 10 claycourt leadup tournaments.

[Chooriwrocaxz]

Doubles Draw

(1)Hradecka/Mirza vs Kerber/Piter
Mladenovic/Parmentier vs Brodsky/Liu

(4)Amanmuradova/Chuang vs WC Evtimova/Muntean
Sun/Xu vs Cornet/Groenefeld

Foretz Gacon/Vedy vs Oudin/Zhang
Barrois/Larsson vs (3)Kudryavtseva/Woehr

Lucic/Washington vs Dominikovic/Moore
Birnerova/Rolle vs (2)Grandin/Uhlirova

[Chooriwrocaxz]

Order Of Play - Monday, May 16, 2011

Central (from 11.00hrs)

1. Melanie Oudin vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues
2. Rebecca Marino vs. Nadia Petrova (NB 12.30hrs)
3. Maria Kirilenko vs. Kristina Barrois
4. Daniela Hantuchova vs. Johanna Larsson
5. Jelena Dokic vs. Simona Halep

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Anna-Lena Groenefeld vs. Anna Floris (Singles Q Final)
2. Angelique Kerber vs. Laura Pous-Tio
3. Akgul Amanmuradova vs. Mathilde Johansson
4. Hradecka/Mirza vs. Kerber/Piter

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Mirjana Lucic vs. Gail Brodsky (Singles Q Final)
2. Kateryna Bondarenko vs. Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (Singles Q Final)
3. Alla Kudryavtseva vs. Bojana Jovanovski
4. Sun/Xu vs. Cornet/Groenefeld

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Christina McHale vs. Ahsha Rolle (Singles Q Final)

[Chooriwrocaxz]

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Center Court (from 11.00hrs)

1. Peng Shuai vs. Kirsten Flipkens
2. Anastasia Rodionova vs. Jelena Jankovic (NB 14.00hrs)
3. Francesca Schiavone vs. Tsvetana Pironkova
4. Kaia Kanepi vs. Yanina Wickmayer

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Alexandra Dulgheru vs. Polona Hercog
2. Galina Voskoboeva vs. Agnes Szavay (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Patty Schnyder vs. Alison Van Uytvanck
4. Huber/Raymond vs. Falconi/Vandeweghe

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Zuzana Ondraskova vs. Irina Falconi
2. Zheng Jie vs. Ayumi Morita
3. Keothavong/Morita vs. Arvidsson/Klepac (after suitable rest)

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Abigail Spears vs. Chanelle Scheepers
2. Laine/Sfar vs. Jans/Rosolska
3. Poutchek/Senoglu vs. Kops-Jones/Spears (after suitable rest)

[zdoppiklonikaa]

Ahsha Rolle has made it to her first WTA Main draw in nearly three years with her win over McHale in qualies today.

[serius_06]

Well thank God Marion is playing this week. I wouldn't want her not to have lost in about 10 claycourt leadup tournaments.

LOLs

[Tam04xa]

RESULTS
Singles - First Round
(4/WC) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 76(4) 63
(5) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Kristina Barrois (GER) 62 63
(6) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 63 64
(7) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) 63 61
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 76(3) 63
Jelena Dokic (AUS) d. Simona Halep (ROU) 62 61
Mathilde Johansson (FRA) d. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 61 61
Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) d. Angelique Kerber (GER) 64 62

Doubles - First Round
Kerber/Piter (GER/POL) d. (1) Hradecka/Mirza (CZE/IND) 57 62 12-10
Cornet/Groenefeld (FRA/GER) d. Sun/Xu (CHN/CHN) 60 64

Singles Qualifying - Final Round
Ahsha Rolle (USA) d. (2) Christina McHale (USA) 75 36 63
(3) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) d. Gail Brodsky (USA) 61 67(3) 64
(5) Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) d. (4) Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 63 67(7) 62
(9) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d. (7) Anna Floris (ITA) 60 62

[Bill-Watson]

Ahsha!

Akgul

[quottrethew]

Ivanovic out (left wrist injury), lucky loser Mchale in

[Vomephems]

I'm mentally adding quotation marks for all withdrawls this week

[Zugaxxsn]

Foretz, Lucic, and Cornet have all won today. Huh?

[Chooriwrocaxz]

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. Zhang Shuai vs. Andrea Petkovic
2. Alizé Cornet vs. Nadia Petrova
3. Daniela Hantuchova vs. Mathilde Johansson
4. Marion Bartoli vs. Elena Baltacha
5. Kerber/Piter vs. Mladenovic/Parmentier

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Maria Kirilenko vs. Laura Pous-Tio
2. Stéphanie Foretz Gacon vs. Lucie Hradecka
3. Bojana Jovanovski vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues
4. Amanmuradova/Chuang vs. Cornet/Groenefeld (after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 13.00hrs)

1. Mirjana Lucic vs. Jelena Dokic
2. Foretz Gacon/Védy vs. Oudin/Zhang

[Tam04xa]

RESULTS
Singles - First Round
(1) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 62 61
(2) Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. (Q) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 63 61
(8) Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. (Q) Ahsha Rolle (USA) 63 64
Elena Baltacha (GBR) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 63 ret. (right hip injury)
Zhang Shuai (CHN) d. (WC) Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 62 64
(Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) d. (LL)* Christina McHale (USA) 75 76(7)
(Q) Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) d. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 64 61
(WC) Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. Sania Mirza (IND) 64 46 61

*LL McHale replaced Ana Ivanovic (left wrist)

Doubles - First Round
(2) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. Birnerova/Rolle (CZE/USA) 61 75
Barrois/Larsson (GER/SWE) d. (3) Kudryavtseva/Woehr (RUS/GER) 64 64
(4) Amanmuradova/Chuang (UZB/TPE) d. (WC) Evtimova/Muntean (BUL/FRA) 60 75
Mladenovic/Parmentier (FRA/FRA) d. Brodsky/Liu (USA/CHN) 64 62
Dominikovic/Moore (AUS/AUS) d. Lucic/Washington (CRO/USA) 26 75 10-7

[Lunims]

Foretz, Lucic, and Cornet have all won today. Huh?

They beat Alona Bondarenko, a lucky loser, and Mirza.

[Phlkxkbh]

I don't know what to make of this Alize d. Sania result

[Lunims]

I don't know what to make of this Alize d. Sania result

I was up late and watched half of the first set.

Cornet was almost unrecognizable to me. She's really bulked up her arms, and was hitting the ball with some pretty heavy topspin. She may do well at the French.

Mirza is enraging as always. I honestly don't understand how she's even ranked as high as she is. I watched a match of hers earlier this year too, and she absolutely positively cannot run around her backhand. Her backhand is really really solid, but anytime a ball is coming towards her with medium/low pace she tries to run around it and whack a forehand. She misses about 80% of the time. I am honestly not exaggerating that stat. Her footwork is atrocious.

[Chooriwrocaxz]

I saw the end of the match and Charlie is 100% correct. Unfortunately Sania has been playing the same way for awhile now and I don't think she'll change her game now.

[Phlkxkbh]

Thanks, Charlie and Ti-Amie!

Cornet was almost unrecognizable to me. She's really bulked up her arms, and was hitting the ball with some pretty heavy topspin. She may do well at the French.

I haven't seen her play recently. Even end of last year, she seemed to be hitting harder. Yeah, hope she can catch some fire soon!

Mirza is enraging as always. I honestly don't understand how she's even ranked as high as she is. I watched a match of hers earlier this year too, and she absolutely positively cannot run around her backhand. Her backhand is really really solid, but anytime a ball is coming towards her with medium/low pace she tries to run around it and whack a forehand. She misses about 80% of the time. I am honestly not exaggerating that stat. Her footwork is atrocious.

Yeah, you are totally right. Sometimes (mostly when she's confident against weaker players), her forehand is really on and that strategy of running around her backhand pays off. But most players in the top 50 quickly realize that it works to rally her until she makes an error...or just make her run a little.