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Elena gets lucky with the draw once more, Hev decidely unlucky:

L128: Elena Baltacha WR 58 v (WC) Jamie Hampton (USA) WR 129 (CH 116 in Apr)

H2H 1-0, 3-6 6-4 7-5, Aus Open R1 2011. A good draw for Bally again though Hampton did reach the Final of the Vancouver 100K earlier this month.

L128: Anne Keothavong WR 100 v Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) WR 81 (CH 65 in May)

H2H 2-0, 2 & 4 Bangalore Q 2008, 7-6(5) 6-2 Barnstaple 50K 2008 - and Scheepers lost 1 & 4 to Hev in Toronto qualifying earlier this month.

L128: Heather Watson WR 102 v (3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) WR 4 (CH 1 in 2005)

Quite an experience for the only hurricane we WANT to hit NY hard early next week ...

L128: (Q) Laura Robson WR 173 v Ayumi Morita (JPN) WR 47 (CH 42 in Jun)

Edited to update with 29 Aug rankings



-- Edited by steven on Sunday 28th of August 2011 08:31:14 PM

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Why is there an either / or in which shrieker poor Heather has to face ?   confuse



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indiana wrote:

Why is there an either / or in which shrieker poor Heather has to face ?   confuse

 They put the seeds in at the end - we now know it's Shazza.



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$%/X

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Nice experience to get Maria in the second round , not so nice to get her in the first. Only crumb of comfort I can come up with is that she doesn't seem to enjoy playing the up and coming youngsters.
Fancy Bally strongly against Hampton assuming Dallas doesn't take too much out of her.
Scheepers played better last week but is still a very attractice looking opponent for Anne. Anne loves this tournie so I am very hopeful for this match as well.

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Unbelievable year of Grand Slam draws for Bally and Anne, with Scheepers at 82 the highest either of them has had to face in round 1. For Bally to make the best of her draw she could use losing to Rezai tonight - players who go deep unusually for them in the week before Grand Slams often struggle the following week - the conditions in Dallas make that more likely.

Heather cannot complain as it is her first tough Grand Slam draw, and should be helpful experience of pitting her wits against a top player on a big court

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Heather goes into this tournament with her new coach. The first I've heard of it. Seems to have some good credentials.

Watson sounds happy when we talk as she always does and is full of enthusiasm about the changes in her life, including her new coach, former world No 78 Mauricio Hadad from Colombia Sharapovas former mentor.

Mauricio is my new coach. He's based half of the time Florida and half in Colombia, where he has an academy. Ive known him since I came to the Bollettieri Academy when I was 12. I used to have private lessons with him. But he left after three years. But I called him to see if he wanted to work with me

'We started about six weeks ago. Hes very calm. I dont work well with people who scream in my face because I wont listen. Hes very smart. And hes going to come to England to train with me after the US Open. Hes teaching me some Spanish so he speaks it to me all the time. Im getting a lot better.

 

Full article.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2030567/US-Open-2011-Heather-Watson-welcomes-Maria-Sharapova-challenge.html



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Laura draws Ayumi Morita JPN WR46 (CR 42)

Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP (30) is the potential 2nd round seed.

Naomi would have been facing Zvonareva had she made it!

 

The draw has also given us a round 1 clash: A.Radwanska vs U.Radwanska



-- Edited by RBBOT on Saturday 27th of August 2011 12:45:19 AM

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Ayumi beat Heather 7-5 6-2 in Miami earlier this year, see if Laura can do any better.

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That's an Ok draw for Laura IMHO

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Edited Laura's match into the top post.

So, one Brit in each quarter - all-GB SFs anyone? wink

(believe it or not, the LTA RT'd that after I tweeted it last night - at least their Twitter operative has a sense of humour smile)



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Well it's great to have so many in the draw that it would be possible, if only on paper!!
No harm in a little dreaming occasionally!smile



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11.0 am start 4pm UK - weather permitting.

Heather is 3rd on Arthur Ash Stadium - hope she enjoys big venues.

Laura is 2nd on Court 13



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Arthur Ashe, huh!

Go for it, Heather.

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