Day 2 - 6th February
Order of play - Wensday , 6 February 2008
COURT 1
1. [9]Tzipora OBZILER (ISR) v Noppawan LERTCHEEWAKARN (THA)
2. [Q]Akiko YONEMURA (JPN) v [3]Casey DELLACQUA (AUS)
3. Vania KING (USA) v [1]Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL)
4. Tamarine TANASUGARN (THA)/Andreea EHRITT-VANC (ROU) v Anastasia RODIONOVA/Arina RODIONOVA (RUS)
COURT 2
1. Nudnida LUANGNAM (THA) v [Q]Vesna MANASIEVA (RUS)
2. Urszula RADWANSKA (POL) v Andreja KLEPAC (SLO)
3. Anne KREMER (LUX) v [Q]Yi-Fan XU (CHN)
4. Andreja KLEPAC (SLO)/Sunitha RAO (IND) v [3]Renata VORACOVA/Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE)
COURT 3
1. [Q]Yi-Miao ZHOU (CHN) v [4]Yung-Jan CHAN (TPE)
2. [LL]Junri NAMIGATA (JPN) v Yanina WICKMAYER (BEL)
3. Olga SAVCHUK (UKR)/Yaroslava SHVEDOVA (RUS) v Jill CRAYBAS/Lilia OSTERLOH (USA)
Predictions by Tennisvamos Team :
Obziler - Lertcheewarkan
Israelian (86. WTA) has played FedCup lately, being defeated by strong Russian players Sharapova (26 06) and Chakvetadze (26 46). Though, 35 YO player has been losing to weaker players than these mentioned, f.ex. Spears or Bachman. In Pattaya Obziler practiced only once, today (as it was raining yesterday) and I doubt she'd adjust to these conditions (surface and climate) that fast. But, she was lucky to draw a wild card youngster - 16 years old Thai Lertcheewarkan (576. WTA), who though pretty tallented, has yet to achieve anything on senior level (06 26 lose to Pennetta in Bangkok '07). The walls will surely help the home player, but yet this time Obzlier should prevail, showing some top100 level of tennis.
Luangnam - Manasieva
Luangnam is another wild-carded player. She retired in FedCup last weekend in a match vs Indonesian player, after losing the 1st set 4:6. She was hard to be seen on practice sessions here, so it's pretty hard to say about her fitness level. Her tomorrow's opponent is a tough one. Teenager Manasieva (156. WTA) really amazes me with her tennis. She stormed through the qualies and beat experienced Tulyaganova today. The Russian has good physical conditions, hits powerful strokes from both sides and runs very well. Passion is visible in her play and she screams loudly ;) For me she can go far in this tournament, and this match shouldn't be a big problem for her.
Zhou - Chan
It's worth to remember this name - Yi-Miao Zhou. This 17-year old girl is a big hope for China (19th currently in junior ranking; 455th WTA) and indeed her tennis looks very promising. She already has some power in her shots, she's fast and agile. If only she improves her tactical skills, she may be dangerous for the best in the future. But, for this day, more experienced Taiper player Chan should prevail. She's precticed here since Saturday and it looks like she treats this tournament very seriously. Also, she really likes to play in Thailand - she was in Bangkok '07 final where she lost to Pennetta.
Wrote by Tennisvams
