Future Tennis Stars

Jelena Jankovic is the top seed this week at the Bangalore Open. Other seeds include Maria Kirilenko and Agnes Szavay.

JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB vs. BYE
CHAN, Yung-Jan TPE vs. MAMIC, Sanda CRO
O’BRIEN, Katie GBR vs. SAVCHUK, Olga UKR
YAN, Zi CHN vs. KIRILENKO, Maria RUS
SCHNYDER, Patty SUI vs. BYE
NAKAMURA, Aiko JPN vs. TANASUGARN, Tamarine THA
AMANMURADOVA, Akgul UZB vs. SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava RUS
UBEROI, Shikha IND vs. SZAVAY, Agnes HUN
BAMMER, Sybille AUT vs. MORIGAMI, Akiko JPN
RODIONOVA, Anastasia RUS vs. QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER vs. OBZILER, Tzipora ISR
BYE vs. WILLIAMS, Serena USA
ZVONAREVA, Vera RUS vs. QUALIFIER
LAKHANI, Isha IND vs. QUALIFIER
KREMER, Anne LUX vs. PENG, Shuai CHN
BYE vs. WILLIAMS, Venus USA

WILLIAMS, Venus USA vs. KVITOVA, Petra CZE
SCHULTZ-MCCARTHY, Brenda NED vs. KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS
LIU, Amber USA vs. FEDAK, Yuliana UKR
ERAKOVIC, Marina NZL vs. GRANVILLE, Laura USA
DAVENPORT, Lindsay USA vs. LISICKI, Sabine GER
RODINA, Evgeniya RUS vs. YAKIMOVA, Anastasiya BLR
COHEN-ALORO, Stephanie FRA vs. LARCHERDE BRITO, Michelle POR
SEQUERA, Milagros VEN vs. WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN
ARVIDSSON, Sofia SWE vs. BREMOND, Severine FRA
KING, Vania USA vs. DUBOIS, Stephanie CAN
POUTCHKOVA, Olga RUS vs. CZINK, Melinda HUN
ROLLE, Ahsha USA vs. PEER, Shahar ISR
GOVORTSOVA, Olga BLR vs. WASHINGTON, Mashona USA
VORACOVA, Renata CZE vs. ANI, Maret EST
GOERGES, Julia GER vs. OSTERLOH, Lilia USA
MATTEK, Bethanie USA vs. GOLOVIN, Tatiana FRA

HENIN, Justine BEL vs. BYE
PETROVA, Nadia RUS vs. QUALIFIER
BAMMER, Sybille AUT vs. QUALIFIER
SCHIAVONE, Francesca ITA vs. BARTOLI, Marion FRA
IVANOVIC, Ana SRB vs. BYE
QUALIFIER vs. VAIDISOVA, Nicole CZE
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS vs. BONDARENKO, Alona UKR
SCHNYDER, Patty SUI vs. DEMENTIEVA, Elena RUS
CHAKVETADZE, Anna RUS vs. QUALIFIER
SFAR, Selima TUN vs. SAFINA, Dinara RUS
MIRZA, Sania IND vs. QUALIFIER
BYE vs. JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB
SHARAPOVA, Maria RUS vs. SZAVAY, Agnes HUN
MAURESMO, Amelie FRA vs. QUALIFIER
SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE vs. LI, Na CHN
BYE vs. KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana RUS

Ivanovic vs. BYE
Govortsova vs. Mirza
Garbin vs. Qualifier
Morigami vs. Radwanska
Schnyder vs. Paszek
Safarova vs. Cibulkova
Knapp vs. Goerges
BYE vs. Williams
Sharapova vs. BYE
Bondarenko vs. Daniilidou
Kerver vs. Qualifier
Lisicko vs. Mauresmo
Petrova vs. Medina Garrigues
Kirilenko vs. Qualifier
CHan vs. Wozniacki
BYE vs. Bartoli
Chatvetadze vs. BYE
Li vs. Likhovtseva
Qualifier vs. Razzano
Schiavone vs. Peer
Szavay vs. Sugiyama
Qualifier vs. Vesnina
Qualifier vs. Qualifier
BYE vs. Jankovic
Hantuchova vs. BYE
Zvonareva vs. Rodionova
Dushevina vs. Yan
Srebotnik vs. Safina
Bammer vs. Nakamura
Qualifier vs. Bondarenko
Dechy vs. Peng
BYE vs. Kuznetsova

The draw for this week’s Proximus Diamond Games was released:

HENIN, Justine BEL vs. BYE
KREMER, Anne LUX vs. QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER vs. BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR
DANIILIDOU, Eleni GRE vs. SZAVAY, Agnes HUN
HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK vs. BYE
PENG, Shuai CHN vs. WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL
GOVORTSOVA, Olga BLR vs. QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER vs. BONDARENKO, Alona UKR
BAMMER, Sybille AUT vs. SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava RUS
KNAPP, Karin ITA vs. DECHY, Nathalie FRA
MAES, Caroline BEL vs. SUGIYAMA, Ai JPN
BYE vs. SCHNYDER, Patty SUI
LI, Na CHN vs. LIKHOVTSEVA, Elena RUS
CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK vs. OBZILER, Tzipora ISR
TU, Meilen USA vs. QUALIFIER
BYE vs. CHAKVETADZE, Anna

We thought Jelena had a chance, Chakvetadze didn’t. Jelena Jankovic’s last hopes of taking a big title home this year have been dashed by Anna Chakvetadze. Anna took the first set 6-4 then got blanked 6-0 in the second before closing Jankovic out in the third 6-3. Jelena certainly had her chances but served poorly especially in the big moments.

Chakvetadze finishes with a 2-1 win/loss record while Jankovic fell to 0-2. Jelena’s last chance to get a win will be against Marion Bartoli on Friday.

Jelena Jankovic needs a win to stay alive and to put Anna Chakvetadze on the hot seat. It isn’t looking promising.

Jankovic dropped the first set 6-4, serving at 67% but winning only 18% of her second serve points. Each player has 1 double fault but Jankovic was broken twice.

It isn’t all bad news, as Chakvetadze opened the second set with 2 double faults and Jankovic broke to take the lead and held to go up 2-0.

In a result that should surprise no one, Justine Henin beat Marion Bartoli 6-0, 6-0 to be a perfect 3-0 in round robin play on Thursday. The loss for Bartoli effectively ends her stay in Madrid.

Up shortly, Jelena Jankovic will play Anna Chakvetadze. If Jankovic wins, she will be level at 1 win and 1 loss and will still need to beat Bartoli to reach the semifinals. If Chakvetadze wins, she will be at 2-1 and it will be over for both Jankovic and Bartoli who would both be 0-2.

Maria Sharapova and Daniela Hantuchova grabbed the final two spots for the year end WTA Championships on Monday. Venus Williams pulled out of the event with dizzy spells that she’s had since the US Open. Marion Bartoli is the first alternate.

Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic qualified long ago and Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams and Anna Chakvetadze quickly followed.

With her health problems this year, Sharapova was a question mark going into next week’s Championships but she assured everyone that she is ready to go.

“This has been a very frustrating year for me physically but I’m a big competitor and am determined to compete at the Sony Ericsson Championships,” Sharapova said.

The Championships represent the final test this year for Serb’s Jankovic and Ivanovic to grab a major title.

Notable Matchups For Tuesday, Oct. 23/07

In Basel, top seeded Roger Federer will face Michael Berrer, Paul Henri Mathieu will play Frank Dancevic and Fernando Gonzalez will play Jerome Haehnel.

In St. Petersburg, Andy Murray will play Max Mirnyi.

In Linz, Michaella Krajicek will play Karin Knapp, Maria Kirilenko will face Julia Vakulenko and Alicia Molik will play Agnieska Radwanska.