Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Opening Round Win
Amelie had another nail bitting opening round today vs Kaia Kanepi afther 2 hours and 38 mins of play amelie won the match 6-2,6(3)-7 ,6-2 Amelie had a lot of troubles with her server today serving at only 54% with lead to 12 DF and 7 Aces Amelie will next play Patty Schnyder at Pilot Pen .Good Luck Amelie .ALLEZ AMELIE , GO MOMO
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Semi Final Loss
Amelie Lost her Semi Final match today vs Nathalie Dechy In 3 sets 4-6,6-3,2-6 Amelie Put up a good fight in the first 2 sets but was not able to maintain the Fight in the 3rd set Amelie had 7 Aces ,5 DF and a serve of only 66% in a match that lasted 2 hours and 9 mins .Next Up is New Haven Good Luck Amelie .ALLEZ AMELIE , GO MOMO
Friday, August 15, 2008
Into the Semi-Finals
Amelie won her quarter final match vs Vania King 6-2 ,6-4 to gain a spot in the Semi-Finals her first of the year Amelie cruised in the first set but poor serving in the second set turned it into a much closer match Amelie Had 7 DF and 2 Aces along with a Average serve of 57% it took her 1 hour and 16 mins to close this match out .Next up fellow country woman and good friend Natalie Dechy .ALLEZ AMELIE , GO MOMO
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Much Easier Win
Amelie beat Yanina Wickmayer 6-3,6-1 today in the first set She quickly got a 3 love lead before winning the First Set and in the second set Had a Quick 4 love lead before closing out the match in 1 Hour and 6 Mins Amelie served as high as 735 but averaged 68% for the entire Match Amelie has 4 DF and 5 Aces ,Amelie with this win is into the OF .Next up is Vania King .ALLEZ AMELIE , GO MOMO
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
A Rusty Win
A very Rusty Amelie beat Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France 6(5)-7 , 7-6(6) , 6-1 in a 2 Hour and 37 Mins Match Amelie Had 9 DF ,7 Aces and her serve averaged around 68%. Amelie will play again Thursday Good Luck Amelie , ALLEZ AMELIE ,GO MOMO
Sunday, August 10, 2008
W&S field bolstered by former No. 1
The Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open soon will make a name for itself in the sports world when it goes from a lower-tier tennis tournament to a showcase of the game's top players. This week, tournament officials just hope the name recognition of Amelie Mauresmo will help bridge the gap.
And Mauresmo is just hoping to start restoring her good name on the court.
The tournament, hurt by players opting to play in the Olympics, is relying on the former No. 1 player to lure the fans to the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
The plan is for the W&S Women's Open to be a prestigious Tier I event next year, according to tournament director Bruce Flory. Then by 2011 it's being targeted to be part of a combined women's and men's event, thanks to the recent purchase of the men's tournament by the United States Tennis Association.
Until then, current ownership must obtain a Tier I event through lease or purchase.
"Somehow the USTA and ourselves are all kind of negotiating how to get a women's tournament here," Flory said. "Hopefully in the next few weeks that will happen. We're looking for the USTA's help obviously in getting that done."
In the meantime, the women's tournament has been drawing just over 30,000 fans a year, more than 100,000 less than the men's event gets. Mauresmo is the kind of draw that could boost that figure. If the 2006 version of Mauresmo, that is, shows up.
The Frenchwoman won two Grand Slam titles in 2006, when she was ranked No. 1 nearly all year. Her rank, however, slowly slipped to No. 10 by September 2007, and in less than a year since, it has fallen to 36.
A string of injuries this year and, by her own admission, age, have taken their toll.
"The ranking is just the result of not being able to play at my best level, not being able to be fit, not being able to be healthy," Mauresmo said. "And that's quite frustrating.
"I'm not really concerned about the ranking. What concerns me is my health and not being able to play two or three tournaments in a row just being perfectly healthy.
"Age is not helping. Twenty-nine is young in normal life but in tennis life ... since I've been playing for more than 20 years it starts getting (hard) on the body a little bit."
Mauresmo has been hampered by injuries in her past three tournaments, with Wimbledon at the start of July being her last competition. A rib injury in the French Open essentially ousted her in the Round of 64, then she had to retire at Eastbourne because of a thigh tear, then the thigh acted up again at Wimbledon, when she played Serena Williams to a tiebreak loss in the first set before succumbing to the injury and losing the second set 6-1.
This season Mauresmo has lost to players ranked at the time Nos. 78, 101, 174, 132 and 157. She hasn't made the semifinals in 11 tournaments, and her last title came in February 2007.
She said she's finally healthy, however, and is looking at the W&S as a chance to tune up for the U.S. Open. She wanted to play in Mason so much that when an opening on the French Olympic tennis team arose recently, she turned it down.
"And considering the fact (the French Federation) did not have much consideration for me (during the team's initial selection) ..." Mauresmo said.
And Mauresmo is just hoping to start restoring her good name on the court.
The tournament, hurt by players opting to play in the Olympics, is relying on the former No. 1 player to lure the fans to the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
The plan is for the W&S Women's Open to be a prestigious Tier I event next year, according to tournament director Bruce Flory. Then by 2011 it's being targeted to be part of a combined women's and men's event, thanks to the recent purchase of the men's tournament by the United States Tennis Association.
Until then, current ownership must obtain a Tier I event through lease or purchase.
"Somehow the USTA and ourselves are all kind of negotiating how to get a women's tournament here," Flory said. "Hopefully in the next few weeks that will happen. We're looking for the USTA's help obviously in getting that done."
In the meantime, the women's tournament has been drawing just over 30,000 fans a year, more than 100,000 less than the men's event gets. Mauresmo is the kind of draw that could boost that figure. If the 2006 version of Mauresmo, that is, shows up.
The Frenchwoman won two Grand Slam titles in 2006, when she was ranked No. 1 nearly all year. Her rank, however, slowly slipped to No. 10 by September 2007, and in less than a year since, it has fallen to 36.
A string of injuries this year and, by her own admission, age, have taken their toll.
"The ranking is just the result of not being able to play at my best level, not being able to be fit, not being able to be healthy," Mauresmo said. "And that's quite frustrating.
"I'm not really concerned about the ranking. What concerns me is my health and not being able to play two or three tournaments in a row just being perfectly healthy.
"Age is not helping. Twenty-nine is young in normal life but in tennis life ... since I've been playing for more than 20 years it starts getting (hard) on the body a little bit."
Mauresmo has been hampered by injuries in her past three tournaments, with Wimbledon at the start of July being her last competition. A rib injury in the French Open essentially ousted her in the Round of 64, then she had to retire at Eastbourne because of a thigh tear, then the thigh acted up again at Wimbledon, when she played Serena Williams to a tiebreak loss in the first set before succumbing to the injury and losing the second set 6-1.
This season Mauresmo has lost to players ranked at the time Nos. 78, 101, 174, 132 and 157. She hasn't made the semifinals in 11 tournaments, and her last title came in February 2007.
She said she's finally healthy, however, and is looking at the W&S as a chance to tune up for the U.S. Open. She wanted to play in Mason so much that when an opening on the French Olympic tennis team arose recently, she turned it down.
"And considering the fact (the French Federation) did not have much consideration for me (during the team's initial selection) ..." Mauresmo said.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Cincinnati Draw
BARTOLI, Marion FRA (1)
JACKSON, Jamea USA
GARBIN, Tathiana ITA
KING, Vania USA
BARDINA, Vasilisa RUS
WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL
COHEN-ALORO, Stephanie FRA
MAURESMO, Amelie FRA (5)
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SREBOTNIK, Katarina SLO (4)
FINK, Amanda USA
DECHY, Nathalie FRA
SANCHEZ, Olivia FRA
VAKULENKO, Julia UKR
NICULESCU, Monica ROU
NAKAMURA, Aiko JPN
WOZNIAK, Aleksandra CAN (6)
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MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS (7)
PIN, Camille FRA
LISICKI, Sabine GER
TATISHVILI, Anna GEO
QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS (3)
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PASZEK, Tamira AUT (8)
CETKOVSKA, Petra CZE
KEOTHAVONG, Anne GBR
OSTERLOH, Lilia USA
DITTY, Julie USA
QUALIFIER
VOSKOBOEVA, Galina RUS
PETROVA, Nadia RUS (2)
JACKSON, Jamea USA
GARBIN, Tathiana ITA
KING, Vania USA
BARDINA, Vasilisa RUS
WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL
COHEN-ALORO, Stephanie FRA
MAURESMO, Amelie FRA (5)
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SREBOTNIK, Katarina SLO (4)
FINK, Amanda USA
DECHY, Nathalie FRA
SANCHEZ, Olivia FRA
VAKULENKO, Julia UKR
NICULESCU, Monica ROU
NAKAMURA, Aiko JPN
WOZNIAK, Aleksandra CAN (6)
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MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS (7)
PIN, Camille FRA
LISICKI, Sabine GER
TATISHVILI, Anna GEO
QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS (3)
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PASZEK, Tamira AUT (8)
CETKOVSKA, Petra CZE
KEOTHAVONG, Anne GBR
OSTERLOH, Lilia USA
DITTY, Julie USA
QUALIFIER
VOSKOBOEVA, Galina RUS
PETROVA, Nadia RUS (2)
Saturday, August 2, 2008
- Amélie is ready ... :
- Amélie est prête... :
02/08/2008
Après un excellent mois de préparation physique et tennistique, Amélie s'envolera le 6 Août pour les USA.
Amélie a profité de ce mois de Juillet pour peaufiner sa préparation entrecoupé de repos et de moments agréables comme ce mercredi ou Amélie a donné le coup d'envoi des fêtes de Bayonne en compagnie de plusieurs personnalités. La française s'envolera pour Cincinnati Mercredi 6 Août ou elle reprendra la compétition.
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- Amélie is ready ... :
02/08/2008
After a month of excellent physical preparation and tennis, Amelie flies on August 6 for the USA.
Amélie took advantage of this month of July to fine-tune her preparation interspersed with rest and pleasant moments as on Wednesday where Amélie had kicked off celebrations of Bayonne in the company of several personalities. She flies to Cincinnati Wednesday, August 6 where she will resume the competition.
02/08/2008
Après un excellent mois de préparation physique et tennistique, Amélie s'envolera le 6 Août pour les USA.
Amélie a profité de ce mois de Juillet pour peaufiner sa préparation entrecoupé de repos et de moments agréables comme ce mercredi ou Amélie a donné le coup d'envoi des fêtes de Bayonne en compagnie de plusieurs personnalités. La française s'envolera pour Cincinnati Mercredi 6 Août ou elle reprendra la compétition.
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- Amélie is ready ... :
02/08/2008
After a month of excellent physical preparation and tennis, Amelie flies on August 6 for the USA.
Amélie took advantage of this month of July to fine-tune her preparation interspersed with rest and pleasant moments as on Wednesday where Amélie had kicked off celebrations of Bayonne in the company of several personalities. She flies to Cincinnati Wednesday, August 6 where she will resume the competition.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
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