Doha 07 : Second Time Around - 網球

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Doha 07 : Second Time Around
26/02/2007:

The Gulf region's tennis fans are in for more Justine this week. Fresh from
her 4th title in Dubai Justine will play at the Qatar Total Open in Doha, and
she'll be the #1 seed. The Belgian plays her first match on Wednesday against
the winner of the Ai Sugiyama versus Alicia Molik first rounder. This will be
Justine's second visit to Qatar; the first was back in 2004.

In 2004 Justine lost the semi-final to Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets; 2-6
6-4 3-6. The match was played in highly unusual conditions with heavy
humidity, fog, and even a cat strolling onto center court. It was also
memorable for the Russian as it has been the only win she has over the
charismatic Belgian. Last year's trophy holder Nadia Petrova is not scheduled
to defend her title, and a new champion will be crowned this year. Martina
Hingis is the sole previous Qatar Total Open winner in the draw. The seeded
players are #1 Justine, #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova, #3 Martina Hingis, and #4
Jelena Jankovic. All four will receive byes for the first round.

The Qatar Total Open has announced that the winner will receive a brand new
Harley Davidson motorcycle, and benefit from an increase of prize money at
1.34 million dollars, which places it among the riches in the WTA tier II
category.

You can catch Justine in action this week on televison at Eurosport with the
Qatar Total Open broadcast. International WTA broadcasters will show the
Qatar Total Open on tape delayed. Please consult your local cable tv listings
for specific air dates in your city.

Allez Justine!
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兩個中東Tier2的獎金真是比高的...
juju要是Doha再奪冠的話就差莎娃沒幾分了....
要是其中一個是Tier 1就好了 呵呵

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