Anna
finishes the year #18
9th November 2008
As
the final event of 2008 concluded in Doha on Sunday, Anna will
finish the year at #18 with 1363 points. This is the 3rd
consecutive year that Anna has finished the year inside the top
20. Last year was Anna's peak when she ended the year at
#6.
This year may have not been as good as last year but Anna did
win Paris and reach the final in New Haven and the semis
in Rome. |
2008 over
for Anna
22nd October 2008
Anna's 2008 campaign is over as she is out of her last
tournament. Anna lost 2-6 4-6 to unseeded Iveta Benesova
of the Czech Republic in the 2nd round in Luxembourg. |
Anna passes
Luxembourg test
20th October 2008
Anna is through to the 2nd round in Luxembourg after she
defeated Mathilde
Johansson of France in the 1st round. Anna won 6-4 7-6 in
1 hour and 33 minutes.
In the 2nd round Anna will play either Iveta Benesova of the
Czech Republic. Anna has played Benesova 4 times before
and leads the series 4-0, the last meeting was on hardcourts in
Beijing last month which Anna won in straight sets. |
Luxembourg draw
released
18th October 2008
The
draw for the Fortis Championships in Luxembourg has been
released and Anna is the #2 seed and will play Mathilde
Johansson of France in the 1st round. This match will be
played on Monday and they have never
played before. The 1st seed Anna can meet is #6 seed Na Li
of China in the quarters.
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Luxembourg is Anna's last event of 2008 and she has played here
twice before and her best result was reaching the quarters last
year. |
Anna out
of Zurich
14th October 2008
Anna
suffered another 1st round loss today in Zurich. Anna lost
to qualifier Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-3 3-6 2-6 in 2 hours
and 16 minutes.
Anna's next tournament will be Luxembourg beginning next month.
This will be Anna's last tournament of 2008. |
Anna to
play Niculescu on Tuesday
13th October 2008
Anna
will open her 2008 Zurich campaign on Tuesday against Monica
Niculescu of Romania. Anna has never played Niculescu
before.
The match is the 2nd match on Centre Court and the schedule of
play begins at 14.00 Zurich time. |
Zurich draw
released
11th October 2008
The
draw for the
Tennis.com Zurich Open in Zurich, Switzerland has been released
and Anna is the #7 seed and will play a qualifier in the 1st
round. If Anna can get through that match she will play
either Amelie Mauresmo of France or Victoria Azarenka of
Belarus. The 1st seed Anna can meet is #4 seed Vera
Zvonareva of Russia in the quarters.
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Anna didn't play Zurich last year and has played here once
before when she lost in the 1st round in 2005. |
Anna out
of Moscow
8th October 2008
Anna is out of Moscow in the 1st round after she lost 6-2 1-6
4-6 to Caroline Wozniacki.
Since reaching the final in New
Haven, Anna has only won 1 match in 4 tournaments. Anna
has 2 more tournaments left this year and she will play in
Zurich which begins on Monday. |
Moscow draw
released
4th October 2008
The
draw for the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia has been released and
Anna is the #8 seed and will play Caroline Wozniacki of Demark in the
1st round. They have played once before in the final in
New Haven in August which Wozniacki won in 3 sets. The 1st
seeded player Anna can meet is #3 seed Elena Dementieva of
Russia in the quarters.
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for the full draw.
Anna has played Moscow 5 times before and her best result was
winning here 2 years ago. Last year Anna lost in the 2nd
round. This is Anna's 1st event of the European indoor
season and Moscow is the biggest event. |