[berdyanskdotsu]

Whatever works. Isn't this just the shake up to his game that everyone has been saying Roger needs?

[freddystone]

To absolutey no one's surprise:

Marca WC: Marcel Granollers

Oh good... Two points... I'm all a'twitter... Kind of like when you try to brush the back of your tongue with an electric toothbrush and nearly hurl...

[TypeTeasiaDer]

Oh good... Two points... I'm all a'twitter... Kind of like when you try to brush the back of your tongue with an electric toothbrush and nearly hurl...

Ummm... I think you are doing it wrong.

[freddystone]

Ummm... I think you are doing it wrong.

I used to be a huge Hantuchova fan.

[Tndfpcin]

Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn from Madrid. I haven't found the reason yet. Niculescu is taking her place in the MD.
Anne Keothavong has also got a spot in the MD replacing Dominika Cibulkova.

[Tndfpcin]

Qualie Draw - WTA

(1)MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS vs. (wc)BOGDAN, Ana ROU
DITTY, Julie USA vs (16)AMANMURADOVA, Akgul UZB

(2)VINCI, Roberta ITA vs. (wc)COMPOSTIZODE ANDRES, Eloisa ESP
HSIEH, Su-Wei TPE vs. 10)(DECHY, Nathalie FRA

(3)VESNINA, Elena RUS vs. (wc)CAMPOS-MOLINA, Yera ESP
SANTANGELO, Mara ITA vs. (15) MORITA, Ayumi JPN

(17)VOSKOBOEVA, Galina KAZ vs. MIRZA, Sania IND
DUQUE MARINO, Mariana COL vs. (12)GARBIN, Tathiana ITA

(5)GROENEFELD, Anna-Lena GER vs. PIN, Camille FRA
LARCHERDE BRITO, Michelle POR vs. (11)GOVORTSOVA, Olga BLR

(6)DUSHEVINA, Vera RUS vs. DIATCHENKO, Vitalia RUS
KING, Vania USA vs (9)BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR

(7)VAIDISOVA, Nicole CZE vs REZAI, Aravane FRA
CRAYBAS, Jill USA vs. (14)ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE

(8)PASZEK, Tamira AUT vs. LEPCHENKO, Varvara USA
(wc)FONDEVILA CASTRO, Paula ESP vs. (13)KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS

[FelixQY]

Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn from Madrid. I haven't found the reason yet. Niculescu is taking her place in the MD.
Anne Keothavong has also got a spot in the MD replacing Dominika Cibulkova.

I have been trying to find the link to it. Any idea?

[gyjsdtuwr]

Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn from Madrid. I haven't found the reason yet. .

Ana, you're killing me.

[Tndfpcin]

Per TBE over on WTAw it's on the Player Zone entry list. Eggy is usually a good source.

Also the WTA Qualie draw was revised to show Niculescu going into the Main Draw.

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/g...drid_draws.pdf

[Tndfpcin]

French press report:

On ne connaît pas encore la raison du forfait d'Ivanovic]

La Serbe Ana Ivanovic ne sera pas présente pour la première édition du tournoi de Madrid, puisqu’elle s’est retirée il y a quelques heures de la liste d’engagement des joueuses pour cette épreuve. Elle sera remplacée dans le tableau par la Roumaine Monica Niculescu.

C’est une nouvelle de dernière minute qui va empêcher l’organisation madrilène de bénéficier de la totalité du top 10 pour ce mandatory event. Un forfait curieux, dans la mesure où l’on avait rien remarqué de particulier concernant la Serbe pendant le tournoi de Rome, du moins en terme de d’éventuelle blessure. On en saura plus dans quelques heures lors de l’officialisation du retrait de la tenante du titre de Roland-Garros.

Google translation: (The google translation was not idiomatic English. I redid it. Any of our French speakers is welcome to correct my translation. )

[We do not yet know the reason Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn]

The Serbian Ana Ivanovic will not be present for the first edition of the tournament in Madrid. Her name was
withdrawn a few hours ago from the list of players committed for this event. She will be replaced
in the draw by Romanian Monica Niculescu.

This was very last minute so a new top ten player was not able to be recruited to take her place in this mandatory event.
It's a curious thing since there was nothing noticed to be wrong with the Serbian
during the tournament in Rome, at least in terms of injury.
We know more in a few hours during the formalization of the withdrawal of the holder of the title at Roland -
Garros.

http://tenfem.streetreporters.net/?p=1594