Video US Open 2008 - Gisela Dulko

US Open 2008 - Gisela Dulko

Gisela Dulko in the first round of the US Open 6-4 6-0... here is a video from her first round match...

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Video: Hero Photo Shoot: New York

Hero Photo Shoot: New York

In New York during the 2008 US Open it was time for more of the world's top players to strike a pose for the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign.

Gisela appears at the beginning of the video...

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US Open Monday Order of Play

US Open Monday Order of Play

The last Grand Slam of the year begins on Monday and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Elena Dementieva, will open play on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Akgul Amanhmuradova.

Lindsay Davenport will follow Dementieva when she faces Aleksandra Wozniak.

Gisela Dulko will play the last match on court 9. Dulko meets Magdalena Rybarikova in her first US Open match.

Check out the complete US Open Order of Play...

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM 11.00 AM

1. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Elena Dementieva (RUS)[5] v. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Lindsay Davenport (USA)[23] v. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Rafael Nadal (ESP)[1] v. Bjorn Phau (GER)

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM 7.00 PM

1. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) v. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[2]

2. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
James Blake (USA)[9] v. Donald Young (USA)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM 11.00 AM

1. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
David Ferrer (ESP)[4] v. Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Shuai Zhang (CHN) v. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[3]

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Sergio Roitman (ARG) v. Andy Murray (GBR)[6]

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)[10]

5. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)[17] v. Guillermo Canas (ARG)

Grandstand 11.00 AM

1. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Gael Monfils (FRA)[32] v. Pablo Cuevas (URU)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Shahar Peer (ISR)[24] v. Na Li (CHN)

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Andreas Beck (GER) v. John Isner (USA)

Not Before 2:30 PM, MAY BE MOVED TO ASHE STADIUM

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ahsha Rolle (USA) v. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[21]

Court 4 11.00 AM

1. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Vania King (USA) v. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

2. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)[10] v. Simone Bolelli (ITA)

3. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v. Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

4. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) v. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

Not Before 5:00 PM

5. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Denis Gremelmayr (GER) v. Steve Darcis (BEL)

Court 5 11.00 AM

1. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) v. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) v. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[25]

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jiri Vanek (CZE) v. Stephane Bohli (SUI)

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Emilie Loit (FRA) v. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)

Court 6 11.00 AM

1. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ryan Sweeting (USA) v. Roko Karanusic (CRO)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[28] v. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ryler De Heart (USA) v. Olivier Rochus (BEL)

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)[26] v. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)

Court 7 11.00 AM

1. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Patty Schnyder (SUI)[15] v. Anastasia Pivovarova (RUS)

2. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Wayne Odesnik (USA) v. Fabio Fognini (ITA)

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)[27] v. Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jie Zheng (CHN) v. Shenay Perry (USA)

Court 8 11.00 AM

1. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Evgeny Korolev (RUS) v. Robin Soderling (SWE)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[14] v. Klara Zakopalova (CZE)

3. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Karin Knapp (ITA) v. Iveta Benesova (CZE)

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Zi Yan (CHN) v. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)

5. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) v. Mariya Koryttseva (UKR)

Court 9 11.00 AM

1. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) v. Marina Erakovic (NZL)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) v. Sara Errani (ITA)

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v. Michael Llodra (FRA)

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Gisela Dulko (ARG) v. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

Court 10 11.00 AM

1. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marcel Granollers (ESP) v. Gilles Simon (FRA)[16]

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Alexa Glatch (USA) v. Anne Keothavong (GBR)

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) v. Brendan Evans (USA)

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Tamira Paszek (AUT) v. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)[22]

Court 11 11.00 AM

1. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Aravane Rezai (FRA) v. Asia Muhammad (USA)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) v. Marion Bartoli (FRA)[12]

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marcos Daniel (BRA) v. David Nalbandian (ARG)[7]

4. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Viktor Troicki (SRB) v. Carsten Ball (AUS)

Court 13 11.00 AM

1. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Kei Nishikori (JPN) v. Juan Monaco (ARG)[29]

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Aiko Nakamura (JPN) v. Sybille Bammer (AUT)[29]

3. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Luis Horna (PER) v. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)[25]

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[8] v. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)

Court 14 11.00 AM

1. Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Michael Berrer (GER) v. Jose Acasuso (ARG)

2. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) v. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

3. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) v. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)

4. Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Lucie Safarova (CZE) v. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)


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US Open Doubles Draw

US Open Doubles Draw

The US Open Doubles Draw has been released and Cara Black/Liezel Huber are leading the field.
The top seeds will meet Petra Cetkovska/Yanina Wickmayer in the opening round.

Kveta Peschke/Rennae Stubbs, second seed, will began their US Open quest against Marina Erakovic/Jelena Kostanic Tosic.

Gisela Dulko will be playing with Maria Elena Camerin and in the first round they will face Jamie Hampton/Coco Vandeweghe.

Check out the complte US OPen doubles draw

Cara Black/Liezal Huber [1] vs. Petra Cetkovska/Yanina Wickmayer
Lucie Hradecka/Renata Voracova vs. Christina Fusano/Shenay Perry
Julie Ditty/Carly Gullickson vs. Yaroslava Shvedova vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tathiana garbon/Tamira paszek vs. Maria Kirilenko/Flavia Pennetta [15]
Janette Husarova/Shuai Peng [11] vs. Sofia Arvidsson/Selima Sfar
Liga Dekmeijere/Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Angela haynes/Ahsha Rolle
Lucie Safarova/Mara Santangelo vs. Anne Keothavong/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Agnieszka Radwanska/Urszula Radwanska vs. Zi Yan/Jie Zheng [8]

Yung-Jan Chan/Chia-Jung Chuang [3] vs. Raquel Kops-Jones vs. Abigail Spears
Elena Likhovtseva/Evgeniya Rodina vs. Catalina Castano/Kaia Kanepi
Arantxa Parra Santonja/Carla Suarez Navarro vs. Tracy Lin/Riza Zalameda
Stephanie Foretz/Camille Pin vs. Eva Hrdinova/Vladimira Uhlirova [16]
Nathalie Dechy/Casey Dellaqua [9] vs. Klaudia Jans/Alicja Rosolska
Asia Muhammad/Melanie Oudin vs. Sorana Cirstea/Monica Niculescu
Marta Domachowska/Caroline Wozniacki vs. Sybille Bammer/Martina Muller
Rika Fujiwara/Su-Wei Hsieh vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues/Vivi Ruano Pascual [5]

Victoria Azarenka/Shahar Peer [6] vs. Nadia Petrova/Francesca Schiavone
Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Patty Schnyder vs. Vania King/Alla Kudryavtseva
Timea Bacsinszky/Alize Cornet vs. Dominika Cibulkova/Virginie Razzano
Petra Kvitova/Gabriela Navratilova vs. Iveta Benesova/Galina Voskoboeva [12]
Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva [13] vs. Jill Craybas/Olga Govortsova
Mariya Koryttseva/Tatiana Perebiynis vs. Lindsay Davenport/Daniela Hantuchova
Sabine Lisicki/Aravane Rezai vs. Magdalena Rybarikova/Ipek Senoglu
Sara Errani/Karin Knapp vs. Katarina Srebotnik/Ai Sugiyama [4]

Alona Bondarenko/Kateryna Bondarenko [7] vs. Akgul Amanmuradova/Darya Kustova
Natalie Grandin/Aleksandra Wozniak vs. Alisa Kleybanova/Ekaterina Makarova
Vera Dushevina/Ekaterina Dzehalevich vs. Eleni Daniilidou/Jasmine Woehr
Emilie Loit/Pauline Parmentier vs. Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur [10]
Nuria Llagostera Vives [14] vs. Gail Brodsky/Mallory Cecil
Tatiana Poutchek/Anastasia Poutchek vs. Barbora Strycova/Klara Zakopalova
Maria Elena Camerin/Gisela Dulko vs. Jamie Hampton/Coco Vandeweghe
Marina Erakovic/Jelena Kostanic Tosic vs. Kveta Peschke/Rennae Stubbs [2]



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US Open Singles Main draw

US Open Singles Main draw

The main draw for the last grand slam of the year, the US Open, is out and Ana Ivanovic, top seed, will face a dangerous openent in the first round, Vera Duschevina.

Jelena Jankovic, second seed, will play against a wild card, Coco Vandeweghe.
Let's hope both Serbian tennis stars are 100% fit to compete to their full potential.

Gisela Dulko will play against Magdalena Rybarikova.

Check out the complete US Open main Draw...


Ana Ivanovic SRB (1) v Vera Dushevina RUS
Qualifier v Casey Dellacqua AUS
Kaia Kanepi EST v Monica Niculescu ROU
Nathalie Dechy FRA v Amelie Mauresmo FRA (32)

Nadia Petrova RUS (19) v Olivia Sanchez FRA
Qualifier v Evgeniya Rodina RUS
Shuai Peng CHN v Eleni Daniilidou GRE
Qualifier v Flavia Pennetta ITA (16)

Daniela Hantuchova SVK (11) v Qualifier
Jessica Moore AUS v Melanie Oudin USA
Marta Domachowska POL v Bethanie Mattek USA
Camille Pin FRA v Alize Cornet FRA (17)


Virginie Razzano FRA (31)v Timea Bacsinszky SUI
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS v Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA v Qualifier
Qualifier v Dinara Safina RUS (6)

Serena Williams USA (4)v Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Elena Vesnina RUS v Julia Vakulenko UKR
Olga Govortsova BLR v Qualifier
Andreja Klepac SLO v Ai Sugiyama JPN (30)

Nicole Vaidisova CZE (20) v Petra Cetkovska CZE
Severine Bremond FRA v Julia Goerges GER
Maret Ani EST v Tathiana Garbin ITA
Gail Brodsky USA v Agnes Szavay HUN (13)

Agnieszka Radwanska POL (9) v Qualifier
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA v Qualifier
Qualifier v Edina Gallovits ROU
Jill Craybas USA v Dominika Cibulkova SVK (18)

Alona Bondarenko UKR (27)v Jamea Jackson USA
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP v Sabine Lisicki GER
Qualifier v Qualifier
Samantha Stosur AUS v Venus Williams USA (7)


Elena Dementieva RUS (5) v Akgul Amanmuradova UZB
Pauline Parmentier FRA v Marina Erakovic NZL
Qualifier v Anne Keothavong GBR
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP v Francesca Schiavone ITA (25)

Shahar Peer ISR (24) v Na Li CHN
Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO v Sara Errani ITA
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS v Anastasia Rodionova AUS
Ekaterina Makarova RUS v Anna Chakvetadze RUS (10)

Patty Schnyder SUI (15) v Qualifier
Vania King USA v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Gisela Dulko ARG v Magdalena Rybarikova SVK
Tamira Paszek AUT v Maria Kirilenko RUS (22)

Katarina Srebotnik SLO (28) v Yanina Wickmayer BEL
Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP v Yvonne Meusburger AUT
Lucie Safarova CZE v Sorana Cirstea ROU
Qualifier v Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (3)


Vera Zvonareva RUS (8) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE
Tatiana Perebiynis UKR v Mariya Koryttseva UKR
Aravane Rezai FRA v Asia Muhammad USA
Aiko Nakamura JPN v Sybille Bammer AUT (29)

Lindsay Davenport USA (23)v Aleksandra Wozniak CAN
Alisa Kleybanova RUS v Carla Suarez Navarro ESP
Petra Kvitova CZE v Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
Galina Voskoboeva RUSv Marion Bartoli FRA (12)

Victoria Azarenka BLR (14) v Klara Zakopalova CZE
Karin Knapp ITA v Iveta Benesova CZE
Emilie Loit FRA v Qualifier
Ahsha Rolle USA v Caroline Wozniacki DEN (21)

Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP (26) v Tsvetana Pironkova BUL
Jie Zheng CHN v Qualifier
Zi Yan CHN v Sofia Arvidsson SWE
Coco Vandeweghe USA v Jelena Jankovic SRB (2)


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Gisela Dulko in Beijing to Support Fernando Gonzalez

Gisela Dulko in Beijing to Support Fernando Gonzalez

Gisela Dulko who is supposed to play in New Heaven this week, was asked to stay in Beijing a couple more day to be with her boyfriend, Fernando Gonzalez, during the final against Nadal on Sunday.

Hans Gildemesteir, Chile's Davis Cup Captain, said he asked Gisela, who had a flight to catch after Fernando' match against Blake, to stay a little longer to support the Chilean.
Even she had to play in the US this week she accepted and choose to stay in Beijing.

Gildemesteir said that after the semifinal match against Blake, Gonzalez, was very tired but happy and when he saw Gisela after the match they hugged each other and the Chilean was very emotional.



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New Heaven Pilot Pen Tennis Main Draw

New Heaven Pilot Pen Tennis Main Draw

Anna Chakvetadze will try to get back in form for the US Open at the New Heaven Pilot Pen Tennis where she is the top seed.
In the first round Chakvetadze received a bye, then she will face the winner of the match between Casey Dellacqua and Virginie Razzano.

Daniela Hantuchova, second seed, also received a bye and in the second round will play either Alisa Kleybanova or Olga Govortsova.

Gisela Dulko will play against Flavia Pennetta.

Check out the complete New Heaven Pilot Pen Tennis Main Draw....

CHAKVETADZE, Anna RUS vs. BYE
DELLACQUA, Casey AUS vs. RAZZANO, Virginie FRA
QUALIFIER vs. CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU
DULKO, Gisela ARG vs. PENNETTA, Flavia ITA

SZAVAY, Agnes HUN vs. BYE
QUALIFIER vs. QUALIFIER
KANEPI, Kaia EST vs. MAURESMO, Amelie FRA
CRAYBAS, Jill USA vs. SCHNYDER, Patty SUI

WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN vs. CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS vs. QUALIFIER
MATTEK, Bethanie USA vs. PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana BUL
BARTOLI, Marion FRA vs. BYE

CORNET, Alize FRA vs. VAIDISOVA, Nicole CZE
QUALIFIER vs. SREBOTNIK, Katarina SLO
GOVORTSOVA, Olga BLR vs. KLEYBANOVA, Alisa RUS
HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK vs BYE




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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Singles Main Draw

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Singles Main Draw

Gisela Dulko will play against casey Dellacqua in the first round of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Ana Ivanovic the top seed, will face Mariya Koryttseva while Jelena Jankovic, second seed, will start her Olympic campaign against Cara Black. Both Serbian players are stil in doubt due to injuries.

The third seed is Svetlana Kuznetsova and she will play against Na Li.

Other top seeded players are Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina, Venus Williams and Agnieska Radwanska.

Check out the complete Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Singles Main Draw...

1 IVANOVIC Ana (1) SRB vs 53 KORYTTSEVA Mariya UKR
28 GOLOVIN Tatiana FRA vs 73 SAFAROVA Lucie CZE
29 MEDINA GARRIGUES Anabel ESP vs 33 BAMMER Sybille AUT
75 CRAYBAS Jill USA vs 16 SCHNYDER Patty (13) SUI

11 ZVONAREVA Vera (9) RUS vs 52 YAN Zi CHN
25 PEER Shahar ISR vs 57 CIRSTEA Sorana ROU
77 AMANMURADOVA Akgul UZB vs 26 SCHIAVONE Francesca ITA
70 CHAN Yung-Jan (IP) TPE vs 9 RADWANSKA Agnieszka (8) POL

5 WILLIAMS Serena (4) USA vs 47 GOVORTSOVA Olga BLR
82 STOSUR Samantha AUS vs 42 ERRANI Sara ITA
50 PENG Shuai CHN vs 55 SUAREZ NAVARRO Carla ESP
21 VAIDISOVA Nicole CZE vs 19 CORNET Alize (15) FRA

12 HANTUCHOVA Daniela (10) SVK vs 32 SUGIYAMA Ai JPN
173 SFAR Selima (IP) TUN vs 23 WOZNIACKI Caroline DEN
37 TANASUGARN Tamarine (IP) THA vs 68 ARVIDSSON Sofia SWE
40 BONDARENKO Kateryna UKR vs 6 DEMENTIEVA Elena (5) RUS

8 WILLIAMS Venus (7) USA vs 61 BACSINSZKY Timea SUI
60 MIRZA Sania IND vs 56 BENESOVA Iveta CZE
35 DULKO Gisela ARG vs 41 DELLACQUA Casey AUS
78 PEREBIYNIS Tatiana UKR vs 15 AZARENKA Victoria (12) BLR

17 PENNETTA Flavia (14) ITA vs 48 KANEPI Kaia EST
51 DANIILIDOU Eleni GRE vs 27 RAZZANO Virginie FRA
145 MORITA Ayumi (IP) JPN vs 49 ERAKOVIC Marina NZL
43 LI Na CHN vs 3 KUZNETSOVA Svetlana (3) RUS

7 SAFINA Dinara (6) RUS vs 164 SANTANGELO Mara ITA
141 MOLIK Alicia (IP) AUS vs 24 DAVENPORT Lindsay USA
101 LLAGOSTERA VIVES Nuria (IP) ESP vs 65 ZAKOPALOVA Klara CZE
38 ZHENG Jie CHN vs 14 SZAVAY Agnes (11) HUN

20 CIBULKOVA Dominika (16) SVK vs 46 PARMENTIER Pauline FRA
54 DOMACHOWSKA Marta POL vs 45 PIRONKOVA Tsvetana BUL
213 SEQUERA Milagros VEN vs 30 BONDARENKO Alona UKR
658 BLACK Cara (INV) ZIM vs 2 JANKOVIC Jelena (2) SRB

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Doubles Main Draw

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Doubles Main Draw

The Singles main draw for the Beijing Olympic Games was releaed today along with the doubles draw were the top seed are Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina. The Russian pair will face the Italian Team, Mara Santangelo and Roberta Vinci, in the first round.

The Williams sister, winners of Wimbledon a couple of weeks ago, are the second seeded team and they will play against Iveta Benesova and Nicole Vaidisova.

Gisela Dulko and Betina Jozami will play against OBZILER Tzipora/PEER Shahar

Check out the complete Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Doubles Main Draw...


(1)SVETLANA Kuznetsova/DinaraSafina (RUS) vs SANTANGELO Mara/VINCI Roberta ITA
GOLOVIN Tatiana/PARMENTIER Pauline FRA vs MIRZA Sania/RAO Sunitha (IP) IND
GAGLIARDI Emmanuelle/SCHNYDER Patty (IP) SUI vs DANIILIDOU Eleni/GERASIMOU Anna (IP) GRE
HANTUCHOVA Daniela/USAROVA Janette SVK vs YAN Zi/ZHENG Jie (8) CHN

(4)MEDIANA GARRIGUEZ Anabel/RUANO PASCUAL Virginia ESP vs KORYTTSEVA Mariya/PEREBIYNIS Tatiana UKR
STOSUR Samantha/STUBBS Rennae AUS vs KVITOVA Petra/SAFAROVA Lucie CZE
ANI Maret/KANEPI Kaia (IP) EST vs AZARENKA Victoria/POUTCHEK Tatiana BLR
JANS Klaudia/ROSOLSKA Alicja (IP) POL vs DAVENPORT Lindsay/HUBER Liezel (5) USA

BONDARENKO Alona/BONDARENKO Kateryna(6) UKR vs DOMACHOWSKA Marta/RADWANSKA Agnieszka POL
GOVORTSOVA Olga/KUSTOVA Darya BLR vs PENG Shuai/SUN Tiantian CHN
DELLACQUA Casey/MOLIK Alicia AUS vs PENNETTA Flavia/SCHIAVONE Francesca ITA
CORNET Alize/RAZZANO Virginie FRA vs CHANG Yung-Jan/CHUANG Chia-Jung (3) TPE

VESNINA Elena/ZVONAREVA Vera(7) RUS vs LLAGOSTERA VIVES Nuria/MARTINEZ SANCHEZ Maria Jose ESP
OBZILER Tzipora/PEER Shahar (IP) ISR vs DULKO Gisela/JOZAMI Betina (IP) ARG
MORITA Ayumi/ SUGIYAMA Ai JPN vs ARN Greta vs SZAVAY Agnes (IP) HUN
BENESOVA Iveta/VAIDISOVA Nicole CZE vs WILLIAMS Serena/WILLIAMS Venus (2) USA



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Gisela Dulko Arrives in Beijing with Fernando Gonzalez

Gisela Dulko Arrives in Beijing with Fernando Gonzalez

Gisela Dulko and her boyfriend Fernando Gonzalez arrived yesterday in Beijing where they will compete at the Olpympic Games. Dulko for Argentina and Gonzalez for Chile.

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Argentina's Tennis Team on it's way to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Argentina's Tennis Team on it's way to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

The Argentinian Tennis team that will represent the south America country gave a press conference before leaving to Beijing.

The executive director of the AAT, Hector Romani, began the conference saying:
"In this farewell, to the captains Ricardo Rivera and Alberto Mancini, we entrust you with this Olympic dream with the same responsibility that you have already shown in previous games, Athens 2004 for Luli and Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 for Caio. And you, our representatives on the courts at these games in Beijing 2008, we hope that you can demonstrate an excellent level in every match and take advantage of this great Olympic experience, beyond the sport and the fight for any medal. "
"The Argentinian Tennis Association says goodbye to you with the hope of a great performance, and we thank you for wear once again, with pride, the Argentinian shirt." he concluded.

Then the media began with the press conference in which captains and players talked Beijing, injuries, and now Davis Cup.


During the press conference the captain of the Argentine tennis team, Alberto Mancini, made emphasis on the technical potential of his squad, and expressed confidence about getting a medal in the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008.
"We hope to have a good time at this Olympic Games. It will be a tough tournament, but the expectation is to bring a medal because there are very good players in single and doubles," said Mancini.
It revealed that one of the best chances of achieving a medal are in the doubles tournament, where Argentina has integrated with partners and major players that are known.

"In doubles usually couples are made with players from different countries. Therefore, to form a good pair of doubles for the Games is quite possible. We have a great chance with David (Nalbandian) and (Guillermo) Cañas, and Augustin (Calleri) and Juan (Monaco), because both team have chance to make it far" said Mancini.
Also, Luli, who played the Barcelona Games 92, confessed that "it is nice to be in the Olympic village with athletes who are legend and you can be close to them."
"There is an atmosphere of camaraderie, to be able to talk to all Argentine athletes generates something special," recalled a melancholy Mancini.
For it's part, the leader of the men, David Nalbandian, acknowledged that he arrives in Beijing with a little lack of matches due to the preparation and an injury didn't allow him to play at the Masters Series Toronto and Cincinnati.

By ranking and country quota had entered directly to the womens singles draw Gisela Dulko, while Nalbandian, Monaco, Calleri (replacing Chela) and Cañas, made it to the mens draw.
The association Argentina of Tenis requested two wild cards for female singles to Maria Emilia Salerni and Betina Jozami, but they were not granted by the ITF.
For the doubles, the AAT requested invitations to three couples, all confirmed.
Dulko and Jozami, will play on the womens doubles while Cañas-Nalbandian and Calleri-Monaco will play for the men.

The Argentinian delegation is complete with Ricardo Rivera, the current captain of the Fed Cup team and women's team in Beijing, Alberto Mancini, captain of Davis Cup and the men's team in the Games, along with Diego Rivas, physio.

The tennis competition will start on Sunday August 10th and ends seven days later, and will be played at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Beijing, which has ten competition court and six for training.


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