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Second Round Fixtures:

Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)
Venus Williams (USA) vs. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs. Emilie Loit (FRA)
Anastassia Rodionova (RUS) vs. Serena Williams (USA)
Patty Schnyder (SUI) vs. Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Vera Dushevina (RUS) vs. Marion Bartoli (FRA)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Michaella Krajicek (NED) vs. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs. Katerina Bondarenko (UKR)
Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) vs. Alyona Bondarenko (UKR)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs. Julia Vakulenko (UKR)
Catalina Castano (COL) vs. Shahar Peer (ISR)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS)
Ashley Harkleroad (USA) vs. Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
Jie Zheng (CHN) vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
Iveta Benesova (CZE) vs. Martina Hingis (SUI)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs. Shuai Peng (CHN)
Jill Craybas (USA) vs. Mara Santangelo (ITA)
Tatiana Golovin (FRA) vs. Tatiana Poutchek (BLR)
Vasilisa Bardina (RUS) vs. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Na Li (CHN) vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT)
Alina Jidkova (RUS) vs. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) vs. Olga Poutchkova (RUS)
Akiko Morigami (JPN) vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL)
Nadia Petrova (RUS) vs. Nathalie Dechy (FRA)
Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) vs. Séverine Brémond (FRA)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) vs. Anastasia Yakimova (BLR)
Laura Granville (USA) vs. Dinara Safina (RUS)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs. Michelle Larcherde Brito (POR)
Meilen Tu (USA) vs. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
Martina Muller (GER) vs. Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Vania King (USA) vs. Justine Henin (BEL)

Other Round One Results:

Chan - Vives 6-2, 6-3
Williams - Fedak 7-5, 6-2
Loit - Bammer 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Rodionova - Likhovtseva 7-5, 6-4
Kanepi - Pironkova 6-4, 6-4
Dushevina - Pratt 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Azarenka - Tanasugarn 6-0, 6-4
Krajicek - Tatishvili 6-3, 7-6
Bondarenko - Nakamura 6-2, 0-6, 6-1
Kostanic Tosic - Lepchenko 6-3, 6-3
Vakulenko - Daniilidou 6-4, 6-3
Castano - Gajdosova 6-3, 7-5
Harkleroad - Albanese 6-4, 6-2
Shvedova - Cibulkova 6-3, 6-1
Radwanska - Perry 6-2, 6-1
Benesova - Dulko 6-3, 6-3

Florent Serra caused the first big upset of the Miami Masters as he defeated eight seed James Blake in the second round. He won 7-6, 2-6, 6-3.

Second Round Fixtures:

Roger Federer (SUI)  vs.  Sam Querrey (USA)
Potito Starace (ITA)  vs.  Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)  vs.  Guillermo Canas (ARG)
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)  vs.  Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Tommy Haas (GER)  vs.  Alejandro Falla (COL) (Lucky Loser)
Gaston Gaudio (ARG)  vs.  Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)  vs.  Florian Mayer (GER)
Kevin Kim (USA)  vs.  Tommy Robredo (ESP)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)  vs.  Simon Greul (GER)
Amer Delic (USA)  vs.  Jose Acasuso (ARG)
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)  vs.  Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)
Arnaud Clement (FRA)  vs.  Tomas Berdych (CZE)
David Nalbandian (ARG)  vs.  Vincent Spadea (USA)
Evgueni Korolev (RUS)  vs.  Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Carlos Moya (ESP)  vs.  Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
Filippo Volandri (ITA)  vs.  Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)  vs.  Thomas Johansson (SWE)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)  vs.  Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Robert Kendrick (USA)  vs.  Raemon Sluiter (NED)
Paul Goldstein (USA)  vs.  Andrew Murray (GBR)
David Ferrer (ESP)  vs.  Juan Monaco (ARG)
Simone Bolelli (ITA)  vs.  Dimitry Tursunov (RUS)
Gilles Simon (FRA)  vs.  Luis Horna (PER)
Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG)  vs.  Andy Roddick (USA)
James Blake (USA)  vs.  Florent Serra (FRA)
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)  vs.  Marat Safin (RUS)
Dominik Hrbaty (SVK)  vs. Michaël Llodra (FRA)
Daniele Bracciali (ITA)  vs.  Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)  vs.  Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
Juan Marin Del Potro (ARG)  vs.  Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
Olivier Rochus (BEL)  vs.  Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
Ricardo Mello (BRA)  vs.  Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Lleyton Hewitt has withdrawn from the Miami Masters with a back injury.  Hewitt, who had been given a bye into the second round, was replaced in the draw by American Robert Kendrick.

Qualifier Guillermo Canas, who last week ended world number one Roger Federer's 41-match winning streak, recovered from a set down to beat Britain's Tim Henman 3-6 6-2 6-1.

Argentina former world number eight Canas continued his comeback after serving a drugs ban by handing Henman his third defeat in a row.

Other Round One Results:

Querrey  - Andreev   5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Starace - Kuznetsov   6-4, 7-6
Grosjean - Verkerk  6-3, 6-4 
Falla - Roitman 4-6 6-3 6-1
Gaudio - Ramirez Hidalgo   7-5, 1-6, 6-3
Mayer - Kunitsyn   6-1, 6-0
Kim - Becker   6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Greul - Udomchoke   6-7, 6-2, 6-3
Delic - Benneteau   6-4, 6-4
Tipsarevic - Seppi   7-5, 7-5
Clément - Montanés   6-4, 6-1
Spadea - Ginepri   6-1, 6-3
Korolev - Gicquel   6-4,  6-2
Santoro - Rochus   5-7, 7-5, 6-2
Volandri - Mahut   6-3

Some First Round Results:

Peng - Vesnina 6-0, 6-0
Craybas - Vinci 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
Poutchek - Tulyaganova Retired
Bardina - Ancic 6-3, 6-2
Paszek - Molik 6-3, 6-4
Jidkova - Martic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
Poutchkova - Arvidsson 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Morigami - Wozniak 6-1, 7-5
Dechy - Pin 6-1, 6-3
Bychkova - Rezaï 6-1, 6-3
Yakimova - Camerin 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
Granville - Dominguez Lino 6-4, 7-6
Larcherde Brito - Shaughnessy 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
Tu - Oprandi 6-3, 6-2
Razzano - Pennetta 6-4, 6-2
King - Tian Sun 7-6, 7-5

First Round Fixtures:

Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)  vs.  Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)
Yuliana Fedak (UKR)  vs.  Venus Williams (USA)
Emilie Loit (FRA)  vs.  Sybille Bammer (AUT)
Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)  vs.  Anastassia Rodionova (RUS)
Tszvetana Pironkova (BUL)  vs.  Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Vera Dushevina (RUS)  vs.  Nicole Pratt (AUS)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)  vs.  Eva Birnerova (CZE)
Michaella Krajicek (NED)  vs.  Anna Tatishvili (GEO)
Katerina Bondarenko (UKR)  vs.  Aiko Nakamura (JPN)
Varvara Lepchenko (UZB)  vs.  Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO)
Julia Vakulenko (UKR)  vs.  Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)
Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK)  vs.  Catalina Castano (COL)
Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS)  vs.  Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
Ashley Harkleroad (USA)  vs.  Lauren Albanese (USA)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)  vs.  Shenay Perry (USA)
Gisella Dulko (ARG)  vs.  Iveta Benesova (CZE)
Shuai Peng (CHN)  vs.  Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Jill Craybas (USA)  vs.  Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Tatiana Poutchek (BLR)  vs.  Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)
Vasilisa Bardina (RUS)  vs.  Sanja Ancic (CRO)
Tamira Paszek (AUT)  vs.  Alicia Molik (AUS)
Alina Jidkova (RUS)  vs.  Petra Martic (CRO)
Olga Poutchkova (RUS)  vs.  Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Akiko Morigami (JPN)  vs.  Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
Nathalie Dechy (FRA)  vs.  Camille Pin (FRA)
Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS)  vs.  Aravane Rezaï (FRA)
Anastasia Yakimova (BLR)  vs.  Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
Laura Granville (USA)  vs.  Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
Michelle Larcherde Brito (POR)  vs.  Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)
Meilen Tu (USA)  vs.  Romina Oprandi (ITA)
Virginie Razzano (FRA)  vs.  Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Vania King (USA)  vs.  Tian Tian Sun (CHN)

All seeds received byes into the second round.

WTA Miami

Seeds:  ¹Maria Sharapova (RUS), ²Justine Henin (BEL), ³Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS), ⁴Kim Clijsters (BEL), ⁵Martina Hingis (SUI), ⁶Nadia Petrova (RUS), ⁷Jelena Jankovic (SRB), ⁸Nicole Vaidisova (CZE), ⁹Anna Chakvetadze (RUS), ¹⁰Dinara Safina (RUS), ¹¹Patty Schnyder (SUI), ¹²Ana Ivanovic (SRB), ¹³Serena Williams (USA), ¹⁴Shahar Peer (ISR), ¹⁵Na Li (CHN), ¹⁶Daniela Hantuchova (SVK), ¹⁷Tatiana Golovin (FRA), ¹⁸Vera Zvonareva (RUS), ¹⁹Francesca Schiavone (ITA), ²⁰Katarina Srebotnik (SLO), ²¹Marion Bartoli (FRA), ²²Ai Sugiyama (JPN), ²³Lucie Safarova (CZE), ²⁴Tathiana Garbin (ITA), ²⁵Samantha Stosur (AUS), ²⁶Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP), ²⁷Jie Zheng (CHN), ²⁸Alyona Bondarenko (UKR), ²⁹Maria Kirilenko (RUS), ³⁰Séverine Brémond (FRA), ³¹Martina Muller (GER), ³²Mara Santangelo (ITA)

Some First Round Results:

Johansson - Martin 6-4, 6-3
Mathieu - Vliegen 6-1, 6-1
Sluiter - Kuerten 6-2, 6-2
Goldstein - Sweeting 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Monaco - Haase 6-4, 6-4
Bolelli - Monfils 6-4, 6-2
Horna - Srichaphan 5-2 Retired
Vassallo Arguello - Lee 6-4, 6-2
Serra - Guccione 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
Lopez - Massu 6-3, 6-3
Llodra - Koubek 6-4, 6-0
Bracciali - Mirnyi 7-6, 6-4
Gabashvili - Hajek 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
Del Potro - Bjorkman 7-5, 6-1
Garcia-Lopez - Karlovic 6-4, 6-7, 7-6
Mello - Hernych 6-1, 7-6

Henman faces Canas, the last man to beat Federer, later today.

First Round Fixtures:

Igor Andreev (RUS) vs. Sam Querrey (USA)
Alex Kuznetsov (USA) vs. Potito Starace (ITA)
Tim Henman (GBR) vs. Guillermo Canas (ARG)
Martin Verkerk (NED) vs. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA
Sergio Roitman (ARG) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) vs. Gaston Gaudio (ARG)
Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) vs. Florian Mayer (GER)
Kevin Kim (USA) vs. Benjamin Becker (GER)
Danai Udomchoke (THA) vs. Simon Greul (GER)
Amer Delic (USA) vs. Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs. Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Albert Montanes (ESP) vs. Arnaud Clement (FRA)
Robby Ginepri (USA) vs. Vincent Spadea (USA)
Evgueni Korolev (RUS) vs. Marc Gicquel (FRA)
Christophe Rochus (BEL) vs. Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs. Filippo Volandri (ITA)
Thomas Johansson (SWE) vs. Alberto Martin (ESP)
Kristof Vliegen (BEL) vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) vs. Raemon Sluiter (NED)
Paul Goldstein (USA) vs. Ryan Sweeting (USA)
Juan Monaco (ARG) vs. Robin Haase (NED)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. Gaël Monfils (FRA)
Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) vs. Luis Horna (PER)
Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) vs. Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR)
Chris Guccione (AUS) vs. Florent Serra (FRA)
Nicolas Massu (CHI) vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
Stefan Koubek (AUT) vs. Michaël Llodra (FRA)
Max Mirnyi (BLR) vs. Daniele Bracciali (ITA)
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) vs. Jan Hajek (CZE)
Juan Marin Del Potro (ARG) vs. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
Ricardo Mello (BRA) vs. Jan Hernych (CZE)

Federer, Nadal and the other seeds received byes into the Miami second round.

Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, FL, U.S.A.
March 21 - April 1, 2007

This is the second masters event of the year.

Seeds:  ¹Roger Federer (SUI), ²Rafael Nadal (ESP), ³Andy Roddick (USA), ⁴Nikolay Davydenko (RUS), ⁵Fernando Gonzalez (CHI), ⁶Tommy Robredo (ESP), ⁷Ivan Ljubicic (CRO), ⁸James Blake (USA), ⁹Tommy Haas (GER), ¹⁰Novak Djokovic (SRB), ¹¹David Nalbandian (ARG), ¹²Andrew Murray (GBR), ¹³David Ferrer (ESP). ¹⁴Tomas Berdych (CZE), ¹⁵Richard Gasquet (FRA), ¹⁶Mikhail Youzhny (RUS), ¹⁷Marcos Baghdatis (CYP), ¹⁸Lleyton Hewitt (AUS), ¹⁹Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP), ²⁰Jarkko Nieminen (FIN), ²¹Dimitry Tursunov (RUS), ²²Dominik Hrbaty (SVK), ²³Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG), ²⁴Radek Stepanek (CZE), ²⁵Marat Safin (RUS), ²⁶Jurgen Melzer (AUT), ²⁷Carlos Moya (ESP), ²⁸Fernando Verdasco (ESP), ²⁹Nicolas Almagro (ESP), ³⁰Olivier Rochus (BEL), ³¹Jose Acasuso (ARG), ³²Gilles Simon (FRA)

Mario Ancic, Mardy Fish, Soderling Robin, Malisse Xavier are all missing in action.

The Winner goes home with $533,350 while the Runner Up takes $266,675

Defending Champion: Roger Federer

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Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia won her first title in five years when she upset Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-4 in final at Indian Wells.

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Nadal ends title drought.

Rafael Nadal won his first tournament since last year’s French Open, as he defeated Serbian teenager Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters final.

Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells Masters final on Saturday.

Djokovic meets Nadal in the final.

Their only meeting was at Roland Garros in 2006 where Nadal won in straight sets.

Charlton  2 - 0  Newcastle  (The Valley)
53' Z Zheng
88' J Thomas (pen)

Aston Villa  0 - 0  Liverpool  (Villa Park)

Everton  1 - 0  Arsenal  (Goodison Park)
90' A Johnson

Despite blasting 16 aces, the oldest of the four remaining players fell 6-4 6-3 to Rafael Nadal.

Nadal will meet the winner between Murray and Djokovic in the final.

As expected, the youngsters have taken over!

RuuDie:
well it's a Nadal vs Roddick semi-final show-down on the cards this wkend!

i go 4 Nadal; who d'u tip?

Vamos Rafa!

In the other semi-final, the 13th seeded Murray will meet 12th seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who overpowered 14th seed David Ferrer of Spain 6-3 6-4.

Andy Murray overcame an ankle injury and staved off two match points on his way to a 3-6 6-3 7-6 victory over German ninth seed Tommy Haas in the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

Tottenham  3 - 1  Watford (White Hart Lane)
41' J Jenas
63' P Robinson
85' H Ghaly
                         89' D Henderson

Wigan  0 - 0  Fulham  (The JJB Stadium)

Chelsea  3 - 0  Sheff Utd  (Stamford Bridge )
4' A Shevchenko
17' S Kalou
58' M Ballack

Middlesbrough  0 - 2  Man City  (The Riverside Stadium)
                         61' S Distin
                         74' E Mpenza

Reading  0 - 0  Portsmouth  (Madejski Stadium)

Blackburn  1 - 2  West Ham (Ewood Park)
47' C Samba 
                      71' C Tevez (pen)
                      75' B Zamora
90' D Bentley (red card)

@ Free

"if he's the right one for u"? , sounds archaic

is d right one for u just of a specie in the whole universe?

all i'm saying is just to prevent the possibility of distraction and probable misunderstanding(my initial post), SIMPLE!

Man Utd  4 - 1  Bolton (Old Trafford)
14' J Park
17' W Rooney
25' J Park
74' W Rooney
                       87' G Speed (pen)

Second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia overcame gritty Austrian Sybille Bammer 6-7 6-4 6-1 to reach the Pacific Life Open final on Friday.

She will play number 14 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, who wore down number 12 Li Na of China 7-5 4-6 6-1.

Hantuchova won the event in 2002 where she beat Martina Hingis in the final.

Sybille Bammer shocks 13th seed Tatiana Golovin by beating the Russian 6-2 6-3 to set up a semi-final tie with Svetlana Kuznetsova, who beat Nicole Vaidisova 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Other Quarter-Final Results:
Li  bt.  Zvonareva  6/4  7/5
Hantuchova  bt.  Peer  6/2  5/7  7/6 

The match btw Bammer and Kuznetsova starts in abt 30mins' time.

Quarter Final Fixtures:

David Ferrer (ESP) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Andrew Murray (GBR) vs. Tommy Haas (GER)
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) vs. Andy Roddick (USA)
Juan Ignacio[b] Chela [/b] (ARG) vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Haas avenged a straight sets defeat at the hands of Gonzalez in the semi-finals of the Australian Open by blasting 22 winners and committing only eight unforced errors.

Number 12 Novak Djokovic of Serbia also reached the quarter-finals, beating Julien Benneteau of France.

Number 14 David Ferrer of Spain also overcame countryman Carlos Moya 1-6 6-2 6-3.

4th Round Results:

David Ferrer  bt. Carlos Moya   1/6  6/2  6/3
Novak Djokovic  bt.  Julien Benneteau   6/3  6/1
Andrew Murray  bt.  Nikolay Davydenko   7/6  6/4 
Tommy Haas  bt.  Fernando Gonzalez   6/3  6/2 
Ivan Ljubicic  bt.  David Nalbandian   2/6  6/4  6/2
Andy Roddick  bt. Richard Gasquet   7/6  6/3 
Juan Ignacio Chela  bt.  Michael Russell   6/4  6/4 
Rafael Nadal   bt.  Juan Carlos Ferrero   6/1  6/1

Aston Villa  0 - 1  Arsenal  (Villa Park)
                       10' V Diaby

Man City  0 - 1  Chelsea (City of Manchester Stadium)
                       28' F Lampard (pen)

Quarter Final Fixtures:

Vera Zvonareva (RUS)  vs.  Na Li (CHN)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)  vs.  Shahar Peer (ISR)
Sybille Bammer (AUT)  vs.  Tatiana Golovin (FRA)
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)  vs.  Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

Last 16's Results:

Vera Zvonareva (RUS) bt. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4/6 7/5 6/1
Na Li (CHN) bt. Jelena J[b]ankovic[/b] (SRB) 6/3 7/6
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt. Martina Hingis (SUI) 6/4 6/3
Shahar Peer (ISR) bt. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 6/4 7/6
Sybille Bammer (AUT) bt. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 6/7 6/0 6/3
Tatiana Golovin (FRA) bt. Nadia Petrova (RUS) Retired
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) bt. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 4/6 6/3 6/2
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 6/2 6/2

Kuznetsova marches on, while Sharapova and Hingis fall.

3rd Round Results:

Maria Sharapova (RUS) bt. Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 7/5 6/2
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) bt. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6/3 6/3
Na Li (CHN) bt. Alyona Bondarenko (UKR) 5/7 6/3 6/2
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bt. Martina Muller (GER) 6/2 6/4
Martina Hingis (SUI) bt. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6/2 6/4
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6/2 7/6
Shahar Peer (ISR) bt. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6/3 1/6 6/4
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) bt. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6/4 6/1
Sybille Bammer (AUT) bt. Shuai Peng (CHN) 6/3 6/3
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) bt. Alicia Molik (AUS) 6/2 6/1
Tatiana Golovin (FRA) bt. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6/2 6/0
Nadia Petrova (RUS) bt. Laura Granville (USA) 4/6 6/3 6/0
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) bt. Ahsha Rolle (USA) Retired
Marion Bartoli (FRA) bt. Dinara Safina (RUS) 6/4 6/3
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) bt. Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 6/7 6/1 6/1
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 6/1 7/6

;d

what does this statement mean?

it sounds somehow ,

4th Round Fixtures:

Carlos Moya (ESP) vs. David Ferrer (ESP)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs. Andrew Murray (GBR)
Tommy Haas (GER) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) vs. David Nalbandian (ARG)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. Andy Roddick (USA)
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) vs. Michael Russell (USA)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Most of the players who did well last season are finding it difficult to find their form, Blake especially.


3rd Round Results:

Moyà - Canas 6-4, 6-4
Ferrer - Tipsarevic 6-1, 6-3
Djokovic - Korolev 6-2, 6-1
Benneteau - Blake 6-2, 7-6
Davydenko - Hernych 6-3, 6-1
Murray - Mahut 6-1, 6-3
Haas - Gabashvili 6-1, 6-3
Gonzalez - Soderling 7-6, 7-6
Ljubicic - Johansson 6-1, 6-4
Nalbandian - Mathieu 6-7, 6-2, 6-0
Gasquet - Nieminen 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Roddick - Rochus 6-3, 7-6
Chela - Simon 6-2, 6-2
Russell - Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 7-5
Ferrero - Acasuso 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
Nadal - Verdasco 6-4, 6-4