SYDNEY: The Draw - 網球

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SYDNEY: The Draw

The draw, and stellar cast for the 2006 edition of Medibank International
looks to be one of the best in years. Justine will be seeded 5th in the round
of 32 draw with no bye. She will try to recreate her sleek 2004 performance
as title winner, and continue onwards to the Australian Open in Melbourne,
the following week. Justine's first round opponent will be Martina Hingis,
who is playing her second tournament in an official comeback to the tour for
the first time in three years. They will play on Monday January 9, 2005 at
about 13:00 hrs- 13:30 hrs as the 2nd match on Center Court.

The Medibank International is one of the few combined men's, and women's
event on the tennis calender outside of the grand slams. It's the fifth
oldest tennis tournament in the world, featuring a gallery of stars past, and
present as winners. The tournament is played at the Sydney International
Tennis Center since 2000, and site of the Sydney Olympics. There are 15
courts, and one grand center court. This will be Justine's 4th visit to this
tournament.

Justine is placed in the bottom half of the draw. She has no access to a bye;
thus will play WC entry Martina Hingis. The former Swiss number one has made
her first official career comeback last week in a Tier III at the Gold Coast
of Australia, where she was defeated in the semi-finals. Justine and Martina
have played each other twice, but this was back in 2000; five years ago.
Martina won both matches, one in the Australian Open 6-3 6-3, and later on
that year in Filderstadt when Justine retired the match to injury.

If Justine wins her first match of the new season facing Hingis, she will
confront the winner of Vera Zvonareva or qualifier. Further in the rounds the
seeded players she may have rematches with are Nadia Petrova in the
quarterfinals, and Amelia Mauresmo or Svetlana Kuznetsova in a semi-final.
The finals could be the top seed Kim Clijsters, Patty Schnyder, or Francesca
Schiavone and dangerous young hotshot Nicole Vaidisova.


The Tournament Schedule
Sunday and Monday: first round
Tuesday: second round
Wednesday: quarterfinals
Thursday: Semi-final
Friday: Final (evening match)

http://www.sydneyinternationaltennis.com/


沒想到第一輪就這麼刺激
在澳網前能多打幾場都是好的
如果能拿給冠軍就更好拉XD

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