[Nevets]

1-ZVONAREVA, Vera RUS vs PERVAK, Ksenia RUS
BRIANTI, Alberta ITA vs Q
CHANG, Kai-Chen TPE vs WC-WONGTEANCHAI, Varatchaya THA
5-BAMMER, Sybille AUT vs ERAKOVIC, Marina NZL

4-SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava KAZ vs MORITA, Ayumi JPN
WC-LERTCHEEWAKARN, Noppawan THA vs SCHEEPERS, Chanelle RSA
CHAN, Yung-Jan TPE vs Q
6-MIRZA, Sania IND vs MALEK, Tatjana GER

8-GOERGES, Julia GER vs Q
WC-VIRATPRASERT, Suchanun THA vs KARATANTCHEVA, Sesil KAZ
BYCHKOVA, Ekaterina RUS vs Q
3-DUSHEVINA, Vera RUS vs VOSKOBOEVA, Galina KAZ

7-DATE KRUMM, Kimiko JPN vs RODIONOVA, Anastasia RUS
CHAKVETADZE, Anna RUS vs CRAYBAS, Jill USA
TANASUGARN, Tamarine THA vs KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS
2-LISICKI, Sabine GER vs AMANMURADOVA, Akgul UZB

[Jack Ng]

Mirza out already, last years finalist
Lisiki, Kimiko out

Anne Chokevetadze won back to back matches first time in 6months

cant see anyone beating Bepa

[Nevets]

Tanasugarn def. Chakvetadze 6-1 6-4

Lisicki is really bad on hard-courts As good as some aspects of her game are, there are some really big holes.

This post has been edited by Nevets: 12 February 2010 - 09:05 PM

[NorthernLight]

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Singles - Semifinals

(1) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. (4) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 62 46 63
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d. Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) 62 60


I still wonder if Vera has misjudged her schedule in the time since her injury last year. If playing this sort of tournament helps her tune up her game and build up strength in her ankle then great, but if it runs more risk of wear and tear, then being a top 20 player should pace herself a little more.

[Jack Ng]

congrats to Tamarine, be great for her to win tomorrow

[NorthernLight]

ATTAYA CITY, Thailand - Perhaps buoyed by some of the recent comebacks in the women's game, 32-year-old Tamarine Tanasugarn continued to prove age ain't nothing but a number Saturday, routing Sesil Karatantcheva to reach her the 10th career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour final.

Tanasugarn needed just an hour and 15 minutes to beat Karatantcheva, a first-time semifinalist on the Tour, 62 60. The two unseeded players had each taken out seeds en route to the semis - Tanasugarn, No.2 seed Sabine Lisicki and Karatantcheva, No.8 seed Julia Goerges - but the Thai veteran was the sharpest, breaking her opponent five times and never giving up her own delivery.

Vera Zvonareva will try to stop Tanasugarn from winning her first title on home soil. The top seed rallied to a 62 46 63 victory over fourth seed Yaroslava Shvedova, losing serve just one time - in that second set - but managing to wrestle control of the other sets to reach her second straight final here. Having gone 5-0 to win last year, Zvonareva is now on a nine-match streak in Pattaya.

Surprisingly, given how successful the two have been on the Tour over the last decade, Zvonareva and Tanasugarn have only played once before, with the Thai leading the head-to-head, 1-0. Check out the pair's head-to-head here.

Zvonareva is playing in her 21st career final, going 9-11 in her first 20; as already mentioned, Tanasugarn is playing in the 10th final of her career, going 3-6.

The doubles final will follow the singles final and Tanasugarn could give herself the double crown, partnering Marina Erakovic and taking on Russians Anna Chakvetadze and Ksenia Pervak. It would be Tanasugarn's first sweep.

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This post has been edited by NorthernLight: 14 February 2010 - 12:38 AM

[Nevets]

Tammy This is her 17th time playing in this tournament!

[Nevets]

Zvonareva def. Tanasugarn 6-4 6-4.

Vera defends her title but well done to Tammy. This will lead to big jump up the rankings

[Jack Ng]

great results nonetheless for Tammy

[Nevets]

Tammy won the doubles title with Erakovic though - def. Chakvetadze/Pervak.