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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Tennis : Mixed Fortunes For Top Seeds On Final Day Of Qualifying

The four qualifiers were determined yesterday after all four top seeds made it through to the final round. In the Monday wash-up two seeds were eliminated and two advanced into the main draw. Third seed Kristina Barrois of Germany beat Andreja Klepac of Slovakia 6-4 6-2 and second seed Ayumi Morita of Japan beat wild card Michaella Krajicek of Holland 6-2 2-6 7-5, but top seed Mathilde Johannson of France fell to Aiko Nakamura of Japan 4-6 4-6 and fourth seed Yvonne Meusburger of Austria was bundled out 6-3 6-2 by Alberta Brianti of Italy. After three rounds of qualifying, all four winners will be match-hardened for the event proper.



Centre Court

11am start - KIA Motors Singles

2-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Alberta Brianti (ITA)

followed by - KIA Motors Singles

(not before 12.00 pm)

1-Elena Dementieva (RUS) v Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)

followed by - KIA Motors Singles

Marina Erakovic (NZL) v Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)

followed by - KIA Motors Singles

WC-Mirjana Lucuc (CRO) v Anne Keothavong (GBR)

followed by - KIA Motors Singles

(not before 7.30 pm)

Q-Kristina Barrois (GER) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

followed by - KIA Motors Doubles

WC-Shona Lee (NZL) / Kairangi Vano (NZL) v Edina Gallovits (ROU) / Eva Hrdinova (CZE)



Court 4

11am start - KIA Motors Singles

8-Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Nathalie Dechy (FRA)

followed by - KIA Motors Singles

Q-Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Marta Domachowska (POL)

followed by - KIA Motors Doubles

2-Shahar Peer (ISR) / Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Betina Jozami (ARG) / Shikha Uberoi (IND)

followed by - KIA Motors Doubles

3-Ekaterina Dzehalevich (BLR) / Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE) v Nathalie Dechy (FRA) / Mara Santangelo (ITA)



Court 6

11am start - KIA Motors Singles

Q-Aiko Nakamura (JPN) v Elena Vesnina (RUS)

followed by - KIA Motors Doubles

Sarah Borwell (GBR) / Martina Muller (GER) v Michaella Krajicek (NED) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)

followed by - KIA Motors Doubles

Julie Ditty (USA) / Carly Gullickson (USA) v Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Abigail Spears (USA)

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