Aces and Faults: Olympic Green Tennis Centre Opens in Beijing
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Oct 16, 2007 | Print | Email | Bookmark | Free Subscription
Aces
The Olympic Green Tennis Centre, site of the 2008 Olympic tennis event in Beijing, officially opened last week. (Successful Olympic test event)
Serena Williams has qualified for the season-ending Championships. (I’ll be writing more on this later today)
Former top 10 star Nicole Vaidisova defeated Katarina Srebotnik 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to set up a second round meeting with third seed Jelena Jankovic at the Zurich Open. (WTA Tour - Vaidisova sets up Jankovic clash)
France’s Tatiana Golovin and Gael Monfils, Serbian duo Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic, India’s Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna, and Czech Republic couple Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych have already committed to participate in January’s Hopman Cup. (Mirza leads India into Hopman Cup)
Faults
None today!
Top Results on Monday
Zurich Open First Round
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 6-4 6-2
Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d. (WC) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-3 6-4
(WC) Michaella Krajicek (NED) d. Sania Mirza (IND) 6-1 6-4
Stars On Court Today
Zurich Open: Bartoli vs. Peng, Daniilidou vs. Mauresmo, S.Williams vs. Schnyder, Safina vs. Hantuchova












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