Sveta tweetedthis pic earlier today. She's such a dork. Love her.
Sveta has drawn #8 seed Yanina Wickmayer in the 1st round in San Diego.
She has seen her ranking dropped to its current #21 amid a terrible year.
Sveta has played 11 tournaments in '10 and been to the Qf's once - & lost.
She finished '09 at #3 - she's 12-13 so far in '10. C'mon Sveta - do this.
So glad her foot is better!
From her Twitter:
1. Good morning my tweetfriends! Off to practice but first need to get my foot taped!
2. Just finished hitting! Starting to hit the ball well again... Can't wait to go to Eastbourne and play matches again!
3. And playing doubles with my girl Kuzi in Eastbourne! :-)
By the way, Kim is the 2005 Eastbourne champion.
30 Maria Kirilenko d 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova - 63 26 64 - 3rd Round
Given Sveta's form this season this really doesn't come as a surprise.
She has yet to reach a quarterfinal round in 2010.
The defending champ is currently ranked #6 - she will slide to #18 or so.
Traditionally the grass of Wimbledon haven't been so kind to her either.
Photo: Getty Images
6 Svetlana Kuznetsova d Sorana Cirstea - 63 61
Sveta's been terrible on clay this year: 2-3 (including today).
Can she turn things around during these two weeks?
She is in the Wozniacki's quarter - the weakest of the four.
The semis is there for the taking if she can put it together.
Photo: Reuters
'09 champions Roger Federer & Svetlana Kuznetsova at the draw ceremony.
Top Seeds - Best Previous Results
1. Serena Williams - Winner '02
2. Venus Williams - Finalist '02
3. Caroline Wozniacki - 3rd round '08, '09
4. Jelena Jankovic - Semifinalist '07, '08
5. Elena Dementieva - Finalist '04
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (above) - Winner '09
7. Samantha Stosur - Semifinalist '09
8. Agnieszka Radwanska - 4th round '08, '09
22. Justine Henin - Winner '03, '05, '06, '07
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Women's Draw - Projected Quarterfinals
1 Serena Williams vs 7 Samantha Stosur
Other seeds: 12 Maria Sharapova, 13 Marion Bartoli, 22 Justine Henin
25 Jie Zheng, 18 Sharhar Peer, 29 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Thoughts: Serena breezes but...
The bottom half of this quarter is loaded: Stosur, Sharapova & HENIN.
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4 Jelena Jankovic vs 8 Agnieszka Radwanska
Other seeds: 9 Dinara Safina, 16 Yanina Wickmayer, 21 Vera Zvonareva
23 Daniela Hantuchova, 27, Alona Bondarenko, 28 Alisa Kleybanova
Thoughts: Jankovic & Safina are in danger of becoming Slam-less wonders.
They could meet in the quarters.
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3 Caroline Wozniacki vs 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova
Other seeds: 11 Li Na, 14 Flavia Pennetta, 17 Francesca Schiavone
24 Lucie Safarova, 30 Maria Kirilenko, 31 Alexandra Dulgheru
Thoughts: Wozniacki is not 100% but she has a great draw.
And just which Kuznetsova will show up? Hmm, interesting quarter.
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2 Venus Williams vs 5 Elena Dementieva
Other seeds: 10 Victoria Azarenka, 15 Aravane Rezai, 19 Nadia Petrova
20 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, 26 Dominika Cibulkova, 32 Kateryna Bondarenko
Thoughts: First off - someone's name is just too fartin' long.
Dementieva & Oudin could see each other yet again in the 2nd round.
Venus has drawn Rezai in the 4th round - Venus just lost to her last week.
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Photo: Reuters
Maria Kirilenko d 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova - 62 36 64 - 2nd Round
And so Sveta's miserable year continues...
She has failed to reach the quarters in all 7 tournaments played this season.
This, as Roland Garros looms - where she is the defending champion. Um...
1st Round Winners Today Included:
11 Yanina Wickmayer d Q Karolina Sprem - 63 16 64
12 Flavia Pennetta d Q Akgul Amanmuradova - 62 63
13 Francesca Schiavone d Daniela Hantuchova - 36 62 62
Ana Ivanovic d Elena Vesnina - 61 63
Q Bethanie Mattek-Sands d Melanie Oudin - 61 63
Photo: Getty Images
ROME - Projected Quarterfinals:
1 Serena Williams vs 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova
4 Venus Williams vs 7 Jelena Jankovic
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3 Dinara Safina (above) vs 6 Elena Dementieva
2 Caroline Wozniacki vs 8 Agniezska Radwanszka
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ESTORIL - Projected Semifinals:
1 Agnes Szavay vs 4 Anabel Medina Garrigues
2 Sorona Cirstea vs 3 Aleksandra Wozniack
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Photo: Dinara Safina wins Rome '09 - Reuters
Sveta's Twitter page really makes me laugh.
1. the weather is soooooo nice! but lots of traffic today!
2. I m in love with carsssss! i have a big garage!so anyone wants to give me some feel more then welcome! ))))
3. I have gooood cars very beautiful.
4. All expencive cars I have so many, ppl will thik I m spoiled.
5. Guys I make shure for u that I don't have ferrari! I perefere comfort then speed!
Love her new Twit pic too.
This, from Sveta's Twitter page: Just read about Martina N! OMG! So bad news! but i know she is very taff and she ll make it thrue! LETS SUPPORT HER GUYS!
Martina announced yesterday that she was diagnosed in February with a non-invasive form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS. They caught it before it had spread to her breast tissue.
On Good Morning America she stated that it had been 4 years between mammograms and that she was lucky that the DCIS had formed later in those 4 years otherwise the diagnosis would have been much worse.
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Ladies, please get your mammograms.
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At 17 Sveta partnered with a 46 year-old Martina and they made for a formidable doubles team in 2003. They played 15 tournaments together - winning 5 including their biggest titles in Rome and Toronto. They were also the losing finalists at the US Open - the year before Sveta would go on to win the singles title.
Photo: Taken yesterday for People online.
13 Marion Bartoli d 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova - 63 60
That's called a blowout ladies and gentlemen.
Spare a thought for Sveta - she suffered a pectoral strain.
Marion will take on the winner of Wickmayer/Bacsinszky in the quarters.
This is Marion's 2nd quarterfinal here - she lost in '03 to Serena Williams.
Photo: Getty Images
This, from Sveta's Twitter page.
1. думала ,наконец-то дождалась дня ,когда тренировка только утром! такие были планы на вторую половину дня,но как всегда не оказалось все так
2. сладко, и я вспомнила что у нас собрание игроков! обязательное!
3. побежала на тренировку!
Someone tell me, is she planning a secret party for me?
Big tourneys are the best!
Svetlana ** Caroline ** Jelena ** Elena ** Samantha
Photos: Getty Images
Indian Wells - Top Seeded Players
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova (above) - Finalist '07 '08
2. Caroline Wozniacki - Quarterfinalist '09
3. Victoria Azarenka - Semifinalist '09
4. Elena Dementieva - Finalist '06, Semis '00 '05
5. Agnieszka Radwanska - Quarterfinalist '08 '09
6. Jelena Jankovic - Semifinalist '08
7. Li Na - Semifinalist '07
8. Samantha Stosur - 3rd Round '04 '05 '07
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The field also includes the winners of the last 8 years:
10. Maria Sharapova - Champion '06
12. Vera Zvonareva - Champion '09
14. Kim Clijsters - Champion '03 '05
21. Daniela Hantuchova - Champion '02 '07
24. Ana Ivanovic - Champion '08
w/c Justine Henin - Champion '04
Venus Williams d. Kim Clijsters - 64 36 75
Venus must be exhausted. She has won Dubai, Acapulco and BJK Cup all in the span of 15 days. Rest she will - we won't see her again until Miami at the end of the month.
All the headlines seem to be calling for a 'Venus Rising' type of thing... let's not forget that she did pretty much the same thing last year (except runner-up at BJK Cup) and then faded with a few good results here and there the rest of the year - not winning another title.
She is heading to Miami where she hasn't won since 2001. Then she is off to the clay court season and truth to told that hasn't been kind to her lately either. So if history is any indication - Wimbledon might just be the next time Venus actually rises.
Kim Clijsters on the other hand must be licking her chops for the tournament schedule the next few months. She is a past champion at both the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments and I bet she has a keen eye on winning her first French Open. She took the entire month of February off so she is well rested.
Kim Clijsters d. Ana Ivanovic - 76(2)
Venus Williams d. Svetlana Kuznetsova - 64
Photos: Reuters/AP
Last night Kim Clisters and Svetlana Kuznetsova attended a Mets/Grizzlies game at Madison Square Garden.
They will both be back to MSG tomorrow night to play in the 2nd annual Billy Jean King Cup. The exhibition will feature 2 one-set semifinals and a best-of-three final.
Kim will play Ana Ivanovic and Svetlana will play Venus Williams in the $1.2 million exhibition.
Loving that smile Kim. Momhood certainly suites you.
Photos: AP
1. whats up guys! I love Moscow, even if ive spet so many hours in traffic this days! so my US trip coming very very soon!
2. its gona be a month and a half, i like states but so long im not shure!!!! i will survive! specialy i have my favorite ppl coming!
3. someone wants to pack for me?????
I absolutely love that her English is so wobbly.
You can follow Sveta on Twitter as I do.
The gals of the WTA all gussied up...
And then there's Francesca.
Photos: Reuters/Getty Images
"Hey Sveta. Where are you girl? Get your butt over here!"
I'm gonna so make her my best friend when I go to Indian Wells next month.
1. good morning everyone! happy st.V day! love love love and more love!
2. good practise with my partner:) first 1.20 min was good..and then we started to practise dubs and i couldnt stop laughing..sveta was...
3. on fire with jokes today! if we play match likes this i wont be able to hit the ball...
4. and we had all acess hour! thanks to @CaroWozniacki for making me blush at the interview..im gonna get u..be prepared!
You can follow Victoria on Twitter as I do.
Svetlana Kuznetsova Squeezes Out Win at Wimbledon
19 Svetlana Kuznetsova d Akgul Amanmuradova - 62 67(5) 64
Sveta is having a really crappy year. This result (tho a win) can't help.
She Tweeted: Hey guys just got home had a shower, thank u.
Was a taff one today so i happy i made it thrue..... Watching soccer again.
Photo: Reuters
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