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Postby sharkboi » Wed May 27, 2009 7:08 pm


Aussies do well at the French Open
Australia's Jelena Dokic and Samantha Stosur have won slots in the second round of the French Open, while teen sensation Bernard Tomic has made an early exit.

Dokic, a former world No.4, came from behind to win her first-round match against 24-year-old Croatian Karolina Sprem 3-6 6-1 6-2 on Tuesday.

Stosur, who was seeded at No.30, also had a comfortable 6-4 6-2 win over Italy's Francesca Schiavone.

However 16-year-old Queensland wildcard Tomic went down 6-1 6-2 6-2 to the No.29 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany after being hampered by cramps in his left leg.

It was Dokic's first appearance at Roland Garros since 2004 when she was bundled out in the opening round.

The 26-year-old didn't have the best start, misfiring shots during some determined battles with the No.91-ranked Sprem.

But Dokic bounced back, breaking Sprem early on in the second set and again in the third, celebrating with a shout of come on to the crowd before she wrapped up the match in 90 minutes.

Dokic has been trying to make a comeback after battling depression for several years.

She made the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January and sliced nearly 100 places off her ranking to reach No.80 this week.

But her performance has been patchy since Melbourne, having withdrawn from Ponte Vedra Beach and Charlestown in April citing fatigue and then losing the first round of the Warsaw Open to qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru.

'It's the second grand slam of the year that I've gotten past the first round so I have to be happy with that,' Dokic told reporters.

'It was not going to be an easy match (against Sprem).'

'She's played pretty well year this year and maybe she was even a favourite coming into this match because I haven't had so many matches in the last few months and I didn't play so well the last two weeks, three weeks.'

'But I was really, really strong mentally today and I'm happy with the way I came back.'

Dokic faces a tough challenge in her second-round match against world No.4 Elena Dementieva of Russia who beat South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers 6-4 6-3.

Meanwhile, Tomic struggled with cramps in his left leg during his match against Kohlschreiber.

'I think my leg started cramping and I could feel ... if I had pushed on a lot something would have happened,' he told reporters.

'I didn't know what it was because I (had) never felt it before.'

'That got to my frustration a little bit and I started thinking about that not my game.'

'Before I knew it, I lost.'

Tomic paid tribute to Kohlschreiber, whose game he had spent a lot of time studying before facing him on the red dirt in Paris.

'Today he played really well and I couldn't get to his shots at all,' he said.

'He was hitting the ball so heavy.'

'He deserved to win and that's why he's a top-30 player. He's been around for the last two years in the top 30.'

In the women's doubles, Australia's Jarmila Groth and Czech player Renata Voracova lost their first-round match 2-6 3-6 to Ukrainian Olga Savchuk and China's Tiantian Sun.

http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=336022

Go Jelena... :D


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Postby atefooterz » Fri May 29, 2009 11:30 am


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Open-Tearful Dokic retires, Dementieva advances

Sobbing Dokic retires with back injury while leading

* Dementieva says she did not deserve to go through

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By Sonia Oxley

PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) - Jelena Dokic left the court in floods of tears on Thursday after retiring with a back injury while leading by a set in her French Open second round match against Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva.

“It’s a shock and a disappointment,” the Australian former world number four told a news conference after quitting with the score at 6-2 3-4 against.

“I felt like I had the match in my hands and I was doing well and even if I didn’t win, I was playing really well … I felt like I probably played the best tennis that I played this year.”

Dokic, appearing at her first French Open since 2004, appeared to pull something in her lower back at 2-2 in the second set and went off court to receive treatment from the tournament trainer.

She returned to break Dementieva despite crying between points.

“I just went down and couldn’t come back up. I don’t know what it is yet. It was very painful, and I just hope it’s not too serious,” said Dokic, who sobbed uncontrollably into her towel after retiring while Dementieva came over to comfort her.

Dokic, who rolled her ankle in her last-16 match at the Australian Open, said she was not having much luck at the grand slams on her comeback trail after a troubled few years.

“Obviously it’s not my time at the grand slams,” said Dokic. “I’m not 15 anymore, so it’s time probably to take more care now and I just really, really hope it’s nothing serious.

“I was supposed to play doubles tomorrow. I don’t think that will happen.”

Dementieva was full of sympathy for her opponent.

“It feels bad to win this way and it must be hard on her. She was very solid it’s bad luck for her,” the Russian, who next faces Dokic’s compatriot Samantha Stosur, told reporters.


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Postby sharkboi » Fri May 29, 2009 6:54 pm


Damn! hope she's ok in time for Wimbledon, I'm looking forward to seeing her again on my teev...
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Postby Rutzie » Sat May 30, 2009 6:20 am


A few pics from the French Open 2009. :D

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Postby pavdoums » Sat May 30, 2009 11:13 am


Thanks for the fantastic caps guys :shock:


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Postby locky1 » Sat May 30, 2009 1:35 pm


pavdoums wrote:
Thanks for the fantastic caps guys :shock:




have to agree :yes:


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Postby offwork » Sat May 30, 2009 6:18 pm


Thanks sharkboi & Rutzie...Here's some more from her rd 1 match at the french...Hope she recovers in time for Wimbledon if she qualifies for a spot...

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Postby pwps70 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:29 am


God she's gorgeous!


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Postby sharkboi » Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:32 pm


Wow, her legs are starting rival Elena Dementieva


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Postby offwork » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:25 pm


:( :( yet :dribble: ...

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