[PyncGyncliacy]

Win here in Suttgart, take a week off to recover and win in Madrid. What's wrong with that?

Get a 0 for Rome in between?

[slarceSelia]

Get a 0 for Rome in between?

Is Rome a mandatory tournament? I don't think so...

[PyncGyncliacy]

Is Rome a mandatory tournament? I don't think so...

Aren't you required to play a certain number of Premier events? I think this is the second one she is skipping. I might be making it up. I haven't slept all night (since you refused to write my papers in your spare time )

[topcasinobonua]

Aren't you required to play a certain number of Premier events? I think this is the second one she is skipping. I might be making it up. I haven't slept all night (since you refused to write my papers in your spare time )

Nope, this is the first one she has skipped this year

[aLZ9zKsO]

Aren't you required to play a certain number of Premier events? I think this is the second one she is skipping. I might be making it up. I haven't slept all night (since you refused to write my papers in your spare time )

For the top 10, they are required to play 4 of the 5 Premier 5 (Dubai, Rome, Toronto, Cincinnati, Tokyo). Elena played Dubai

[FelixQY]

Aren't you required to play a certain number of Premier events? I think this is the second one she is skipping. I might be making it up. I haven't slept all night (since you refused to write my papers in your spare time )

Under the new setup, Elena has to play 4 out of the 5 Premier Five events this year. If she miss 1 out of the Premier Five events, she is requred to play at that site in 2010. The Premier 5 events are Dubai, Rome, Cincinnati, Toronto, and Tokyo. Therefore, she has to play Rome in 2010 but if she misses a 2nd one in 2009, I believe that she will have to take a 0.

[PyncGyncliacy]

Roadkill is killing me already. But, yeah, I thought she's missed one already for some reason. Thanks

[aLZ9zKsO]

Women's Rome wildcards go to Italians Tathiana Garbin, Karin Knapp and Roberta Vinci. (the ticker)

[Usogwdkb]

Romina Oprandi lost in 1st round of qualies to clay court ace Vania King today, 4 and 1.


Remember back in 2006, when Oprandi shocked the world (well, at least the TAT world) as a nobody who got to the quarters at Rome, and I think even had a match point against Sveta, before losing in a 3rd set tiebreak? Have you even heard her name since then?

[slarceSelia]

Romina Oprandi lost in 1st round of qualies to clay court ace Vania King today, 4 and 1.


Remember back in 2006, when Oprandi shocked the world (well, at least the TAT world) as a nobody who got to the quarters at Rome, and I think even had a match point against Sveta, before losing in a 3rd set tiebreak? Have you even heard her name since then?

Remember someone also noted that her body type is not that of a typical tennis player. Perhaps there was something to it...

[Usogwdkb]

50% of the games in Bartoli/Dementieva have been breaks of service. Well done, ladies

[UriyVlasov]

Main Draw

[1]Safina v. BYE
Razzano .v. Rybarikova
Vesnina .v. Q
Dechy .v. [14]Zheng

[11]Bartoli .v. Peng
Mauresmo .v. Martinez Sanchez
Keothavong .v. Navarro
BYE .v. [8]Petrova

[4]V.Williams .v. BYE
Safarova .v. Q
Woziniak .v. Errani
Chakvetadze .v. [15]Garrigues

[10]A.Radwanska .v. A.Bondarenko
Kleybanova .v. Q
Schiavone .v. Q
BYE .v. [5]Ivanovic

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[7]Kuznetsova .v. BYE
Dushevina .v. Hantuchova
Q .v. Stosur
Pironkova .v. [12]Penneta

[13]Cornet .v. Sugiyama
Vinci .v. K.Bondarenko
Knapp .v. Dulko
BYE .v. [3]Jankovic

[6]Azarenka .v. BYE
Niculescu .v. Q
Garbin .v. Mattek-Sands
Szavay .v. [9]Wozniacki

[16]Kanepi .v. Q
Bammer .v. Li
Schnyder .v. Q
BYE .v. [2]S.Williams

[bxxasxxa]

WOO HOO. With this draw- looks like a Sisters final is a LOCK.

[EmxATW5m]

LOVED Romina Oprandi.

[goolen4you]

WOO HOO. With this draw- looks like a Sisters final is a LOCK.

Really? My first thought was how tricky Serena's half of the draw looked, with Schnyder, Wozniacki, Azarenka, Jankovic, Pennetta and Kuznetsova...

[galaktiusman]

I like Venus' chances, Serena's definitely going to have a tougher time at it.

[aLZ9zKsO]

I like Venus' chances, Serena's definitely going to have a tougher time at it.

Venus hasn't done well in clay in years

[altosburg]

Venus hasn't done well in clay in years

Honestly, I don't think she'll even have to do that well to make the finals.

[UriyVlasov]

Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
May 3-9, 2009
Premier
Prize Money: $2,000,000
Draw: 56M/32Q/28D
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Sergio Palmieri

Official Web Site:
www.internazionalibnlditalia.it

1. Serena WILLIAMS (USA)
2. Dinara SAFINA (RUS)
3. Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB)
4. Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS)
5. Venus WILLIAMS (USA)
6. Ana IVANOVIC (SRB)
7. Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
8. Nadia PETROVA (RUS)
9. Viktoria AZARENKA (BLR)
10. Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL)
11. Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN)
12. Marion BARTOLI (FRA)
13. Alize CORNET (FRA)
14. Flavia PENNETTA (ITA)
15. Dominika CIBULKOVA (SVK)
16. Jie ZHENG (CHN)
17. Patty SCHNYDER (SUI)
18. Kaia KANEPI (EST)
19. Amelie MAURESMO (FRA)
20. Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP)
21. Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS)
22. Sybille BAMMER (AUT)
23. Agnes SZAVAY (HUN)
24. Alisa KLEYBANOVA (RUS)
25. Ai SUGIYAMA (JPN)
26. Aleksandra WOZNIAK (CAN)
27. Carla SUAREZ NAVARRO (ESP)
28. Sara ERRANI (ITA)
29. Shuai PENG (CHN)
30. Gisela DULKO (ARG)
31. Alona BONDARENKO (UKR)
32. Bethanie MATTEK-SANDS (USA)
33. Virginie RAZZANO (FRA)
34. Na LI (CHN)
35. Samantha STOSUR (AUS)
36. Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
37. Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK)
38. Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE)
39. Tsvetana PIRONKOVA (BUL)
40. Francesca SCHIAVONE (ITA)
41. Anne KEOTHAVONG (GBR)
42. Monica NICULESCU (ROM)
43. Maria Jose MARTINEZ SANCHEZ (ESP)

[freddystone]

I thought Vera was supposed to be out of commission for several weeks. Is there an update?