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 Post subject: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 21. September 2010 17:36 
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Dates: September 26 - October 2, 2010 image
Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $2,000,000
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Toshio Noji

Official Website: www.www.toray-ppo.co.jp

2009 Performance: 2nd Round. Lost to Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3 3-6 6-3

Singles:
1R: Daniela Hantuchova bt Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-3 6-3
2R: Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) bt Daniela Hantuchova 2-6 6-0 4-0 15-0 retired



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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 21. September 2010 17:59 
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Entry List:

No. 1: Serena Williams
No. 2: Caroline Wozniacki
No. 3: Jelena Jankovic
No. 6: Samantha Stosur
No. 7: Francesca Schiavone
No. 8: Elena Dementieva
No. 9: Na Li
No. 11: Vera Zvonareva
No. 12: Maria Sharapova
No. 13: Victoria Azarenka
No. 15: Yanina Wickmayer
No. 16: Svetlana Kuznetsova
No. 17: Marion Bartoli
No. 18: Shahar Peer
No. 19: Aravane Rezai
No. 20: Flavia Pennetta
No. 21: Nadia Petrova
No. 22: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
No. 24: Jie Zheng
No. 25: Lucie Safarova
No. 26: Alisa Kleybanova
No. 27: Maria Kirilenko
No. 28: Daniela Hantuchova
No. 29: Alexandra Dulgheru
No. 30: Alona Bondarenko
No. 31: Petra Kvitova
No. 32: Yaroslava Shvedova
No. 33: Tsvetana Pironkova
No. 34: Kaia Kanepi
No. 35: Sara Errani
No. 36: Andrea Petkovic
No. 37: Agnes Szavay
No. 38: Klara Zakopalova
No. 39: Ana Ivanovic
No. 40: Gisela Dulko
No. 42: Julia Goerges
No. 43: Barbora Zahlavova Strycova
No. 44: Melanie Oudin
No. 45: Dominika Cibulkova
No. 46: Polona Hercog
No. 47: Anabel Medina Garrigues
No. 57: Kimiko Date Krumm
No. 70: Dinara Safina
No. 80: Ayumi Morita
No. 112: Kurumi Nara
No. 306: Sachie Ishizu

With development and innovation of Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in 2009, Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament will have total prize money of US$2,000,000 and 56 Main Draw in 7 days.
In 2009 Tournament, Main Draw Entry Cutoff was 49 in Ranking and Top 1 - 47 players had possibility of Direct-in Entry. After Entry Cutoff, Dinara Safina, who was 1 in ranking at the time made Entry by using “Top 10 Wild Card” and Tournament gathered public attention by having such high level Entry as Gland Slam Tournament.



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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 21. September 2010 18:23 
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It's a top level field with almost all of the top players there. Hopefully Daniela can get a decent draw because she's had so many tough draws in recent months and I keep thinking and hoping before every tournament that she's got to get a reasonable draw only to find that she's got another really difficult opener. Most of the players here are quality and there aren't too many really easy opponents but Daniela always seems to get the toughest possible opponent so we'll see what happens here. Regardless of what her draw is she has to go and beat whoever she's drawn against and take things one match at a time.

Hopefully, Daniela's recovered from her leg injury and she's fit, healthy and rested and she's able to play well. If she does, then she can beat most of the players here and she can go on a good run which will boost her confidence and ranking and hopefully give her momentum for the rest of the year.



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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 22. September 2010 17:27 
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She could do with some luck at last! Hope there will be a decent draw for her, not the toughest one...


Looking forward to the tournament. Hope she wont have an early round exit.

Come on!



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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 23. September 2010 12:58 
I think there is no news on Dani last few weeks. Let's hope she is training on the right way!


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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 23. September 2010 13:20 
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I don't get it how can Pavlyuchenkova beat Daniela 4 times this year and only take 3 games off Date Krum m (round 2 Seoul)? Lol!


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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 24. September 2010 05:17 
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No Williams' sisters, and no Belgians, but it's still a tough field. Not too many points to defend from last year so could be an opportunity to raise the ranking a little before the end of the year. I don't like the idea that Daniela could be unseeded for the Australian Open, particularly since she has points to defend in Brisbane too. What are the chances of Daniela playing Bali? Has she done enough in the international events? I don't know why they don't produce a race list like for the SEC...


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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 24. September 2010 05:20 
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I don't get it how can Pavlyuchenkova beat Daniela 4 times this year and only take 3 games off Date Krum m (round 2 Seoul)? Lol!

Date Krumm seems to play well in Seoul
But that still doesn't explain such a hammering of Pavlyuchenkova...
Can't believe there is almost 22 years difference between the two players!


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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 24. September 2010 09:19 
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*sigh* another difficult draw :cry:

1R: Kerber
2R: Sharapova/Date-Krumm

She had a tough 3 setter against Kerber in Charleston, so this is no easy 1R! Not even going to mention what awaits her in 2R!

[1] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bye
Qualifier - Qualifier
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - [16] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

[10] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Agnes Szavay (HUN)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) - Andrea Petkovic (GER)
Olga Govortsova (BLR) - Qualifier
[6] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bye

[4] Samantha Stosur (AUS) bye
Julia Goerges (GER) - Dinara Safina (RUS)
Qualifier - Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
Polona Hercog (SLO) - [14] Aravane Rezai (FRA)

[11] Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Qualifier - Lucie Safarova (CZE)
[8] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bye

[5] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bye
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) - Qualifier
Angelique Kerber (GER) - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
[WC] Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) - [12] Maria Sharapova (RUS)

[13] Shahar Peer (ISR) - Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Melanie Oudin (USA) - Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) - Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
[3] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bye

[7] Elena Dementieva (RUS) bye
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) - [WC] Kurumi Nara (JPN)
Qualifier - Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - [9] Na Li (CHN)

[15] Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Qualifier
[WC] Ayumi Morita (JPN) - Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) - Sara Errani (ITA)
[2] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) bye


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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 24. September 2010 12:48 
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I'll take Kerber in the first round. Daniela should be able to beat Kerber unless Daniela has an off-day or Kerber's inspired. This is pretty good compared with most of the recent openers Daniela's had.

Kerber gave Daniela a tough match in Charleston so she's got to be respected as an opponent and she beat Peer at Wimbledon. Kerber's best performances and result have been early in the year and since Wimbledon she really hasn't done that much. Li Na thrashed her in Copenhagen and Dulko beat her pretty easily at the US Open. Kerber took Li Na to three sets in Birmingham and beat Dulko in Bogota so it seems that Kerber doesn't do as well second time around. At the same time, Daniela has to go and beat her.

The second round will be difficult. Daniela's record against Shazza isn't good at all and Shazza's the defending champion so that's a really tough match although Daniela beat Shazza in Tokyo. Date Krumm beat Daniela in Seoul last year, she's a tricky opponent and she'll have home support.

We have to take this one match at a time and a win against Kerber would be a good start. Hopefully Daniela's fully fit and she plays well.



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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 24. September 2010 13:41 
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A better draw compared with previous 5 tournaments. I don't think sharapova is a guaranteed 2nd round opponent as I think datekrumm could cause the upset but obviously kerber is a must hurdle to overcome. Daniela should come thru in 2 tight sets should she play level she played at US open. Good luck daniela. Wonder how much this tourney is streamed?


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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 24. September 2010 15:11 
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Tough draw as always. I dont like those 2nd round opponents. Masha is defending the title :/


There should be streams since Monday...



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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 24. September 2010 17:40 
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I'd say it's unlikely that Sharapova will lose to Date Krumm. The Japanese number 1 just lost to Szavay in Seoul and maybe isn't playing quite as well as she was this time last year (although she did thrash Pavlyuchenkova in the previous round...). To be honest though I'd really like to see Daniela play Maria so I do hope that she can beat Kerber handily and prepare well for the second round.

These big draws are really interesting at the moment because you always have both Ivanovic and Safina unseeded, and even players like Pennetta don't quite have a high enough ranking to get a top-16 seeding position.


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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 25. September 2010 07:31 
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I would also like to see Daniela vs Sharapova. Hopefully it eventuates!



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 Post subject: Re: Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
PostPosted: 25. September 2010 11:38 
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So would I :)

But Im worry that Daniela can be easily trashed by her :/ Hope Daniela will fight so it can be an interesting match. But still 1R to go...


Hope history will repeat itself :D



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