Ekaterinának ez igencsak megelőlegezett bizalom. Jelenleg a 70. a világranglistán, bízom benne hogy fog igen előre lépni. Mellesleg bájos orosz hölgy akit jó lehetne újra látni a Rómain és akit én egy kiváló képességű játékosnak tartok. Meglátjuk mi lesz belőle.
Akkor ahogy egy éve ígértem, folytatnám Oroszország 18. számú játékosával, annak a játékosnak a tavalyi odensei eredményével, akit ezerkétszázéve egyszer meghívhattam egy jégkrémre:
2008:
Odense R32 PANOVA, ALEXANDRA (RUS) 191 L 6-7(2) 7-5 7-6(8)
Kátya jelenleg a 123. a világranglistán, a tendencia idén sem változott, továbbra is százon kívül a ranglistán, nem jönnek az eredmények. Ráadásul amíg néhány éve egy-két ITF torna volt a kalapban, most már szinte csak ott játszott, az eredményeivel ugyanis nem tudott WTA főtáblás lenni. Az egy kivétel Tashkent, ahol megverte Olarut, ez az egyetlen WTA főtáblás győzelme idén. Grand Slamen is egyedül Melbourneben volt főtáblás.
Az összes többi meccse vagy ITF tornán, vagy WTA torna/Grand Slam selejtezőjéből származik.
Ami az ITF tornákat illeti, egyesben három finálé, ebből egyet megnyert Contrexeville-ben. Döntős volt még Petange-ban és Charlottesville-ben. Párosban két ITF döntő Fort Walton Beach-ből illetve Dothanból.
MOSCOW Q-R32 PANOVA, ALEXANDRA (RUS) 140 W 6-4 6-2 Q-R16 (7) ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA (CZE) 107 L 6-2 6-4
ATHENS ITF R32 (4) MALEK, TATJANA (GER) 67 W 6-4 7-5 R16 PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA (BUL) 108 L 6-4 6-4 TASHKENT R32 (3) OLARU, IOANA RALUCA (ROU) 70 W 7-5 7-5 R16 AMANMURADOVA, AKGUL (UZB) 113 L 4-6 7-5 7-6(4)
TASHKENT
R32 (3) OLARU, IOANA RALUCA (ROU) 70 W 7-5 7-5
R16 AMANMURADOVA, AKGUL (UZB) 113 L 4-6 7-5 7-6(4)
MESTRE ITF R32 FLORIS, ANNA (ITA) 214 W 6-3 6-2 R16 DANIILIDOU, ELENI (GRE) 225 W 6-4 6-0 Q KUSTOVA, DARYA (BLR) 142 W 7-5 3-6 7-6(4) S (6) SPREM, KAROLINA (CRO) 120 L 4-6 6-3 6-3
BIELLA ITF R32 MOORE, JESSICA (AUS) 145 W 6-2 6-3 R16 (6) ZAHLAVOVA, SANDRA (CZE) 105 W 6-4 6-3 Q (1) DULGHERU, ALEXANDRA (ROU) 78 L 6-1 6-7(3) 6-3
US OPEN Q-R128 VANDEWEGHE, COCO (USA) 342 W 6-0 6-3 Q-R64 JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA (SRB) 230 L 6-3 6-3
TORONTO Q-R64 MATTEK-SANDS, BETHANIE (USA) 121 W 0-6 6-4 6-2 Q-R32 (15) SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA (KAZ) 61 L 6-1 6-4
PETANGE ITF R32 VONGSOUTHI, STEPHANIE (FRA) 283 W 7-6(7) 7-6(5) R16 MARRERO, MARTA (ESP) 541 W 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Q (3) LAPUSHCHENKOVA, ANNA (RUS) 132 W 6-1 6-2 S BIRNEROVA, EVA (CZE) 562 W 0-6 6-4 6-3 F (5) PARRA SANTONJA, ARANTXA (ESP) 145 L 6-3 6-2
CONTREXEVILLE ITF R32 STEIERT, KRISTINA (GER) 715 W 6-0 6-2 R16 KOSTOVA, ELITSA (BUL) 364 W 4-6 6-3 6-1 Q BEYGELZIMER, YULIYA (UKR) 208 W 6-2 6-2 S (5) AMANMURADOVA, AKGUL (UZB) 117 W 7-6(6) 6-4 F H2H (8) WOERLE, KATHRIN (GER) 154 W 6-4 6-4
CUNEO ITF R32 CHIEPPA, STEFANIA (ITA) 493 W 6-4 3-6 6-0 R16 ONDRASKOVA, ZUZANA (CZE) 208 L 6-4 6-2
WIMBLEDON Q-R128 (7) DUQUE MARINO, MARIANA (COL) 112 W 6-4 6-1 Q-R64 KULIKOVA, REGINA (RUS) 191 L 7-6(5) 6-2
KRISTIENHAMN ITF R32 PIVEN, ANNA (UKR) 425 W 6-2 6-3 R16 MRDEZA, TEREZA (CRO) 532 L 1-6 6-4 6-0
FRENCH OPEN Q-R128 (11) BRIANTI, ALBERTA (ITA) 119 L 7-5 6-4
CHARLOTTESVILLE ITF R32 NGUYEN, THUY-DUNG (VIE) 646 W 7-5 6-1 R16 SIEGEMUND, LAURA (GER) 256 W 7-6(4) 7-6(2) Q MUELLER, ALEXANDRA (USA) 334 W 7-6(4) 6-4 S OSTERLOH, LILIA (USA) 273 W 6-0 6-2 F LEE-WATERS, LINDSAY (USA) 284 L 6-3 7-5
DOTHAN ITF R32 ADAMCZAK, MONIQUE (AUS) 252 W 6-3 6-1 R16 PERRY, SHENAY (USA) 198 L 7-6(4) 6-1
CHARLESTON Q-R32 PERRY, SHENAY (USA) 229 L 6-3 6-3
KHANTI-MANSIYSK ITF
R32 MILEVSKAYA, KSENIA (BLR) 268 L 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
MOSCOW ITF R32 MILEVSKAYA, KSENIA (BLR) 269 L 7-6(5) 6-2
FORT WALTON BEACH ITF R32 KEYS, MADISON (USA) W 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3 R16 HERCOG, POLONA (SLO) 238 W 6-3 6-2 Q JOVANOVIC, ANA (SRB) 270 W 6-2 6-0 S DZEHALEVICH, EKATERINA (BLR) 145 L 3-6 6-1 7-5
CLEARWATER ITF R32 ALBANESE, LAUREN (USA) 177 W 5-0 RET R16 (1) COIN, JULIE (FRA) 77 L 6-3 6-4
MEMPHIS R32 (6) LISICKI, SABINE (GER) 59 L 6-3 6-3
PARIS Q-R32 SCHRUFF, JULIA (GER) 137 L 6-3 6-3
AUSTRALIAN OPEN R128 DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES (ESP) 90 L 6-3 6-0
SYDNEY Q-R32 COIN, JULIE (FRA) 92 L 6-2 7-6(6)
BRISBANE Q-R32 SOUTH, MELANIE (GBR) 110 W 6-3 6-4 Q-R16 COIN, JULIE (FRA) 95 L 6-2 7-6(2)
A blogjában megtalálhatóak elég merész képek is, azok feltöltését mellőzném:-)
Nem váltotta még meg a világot. Világranglistán 106., az oroszok között a 16.számú, idei kiemelkedő eredménye a pattayai elődöntő volt. A US Openen ment egy kört. WTA főtáblán négy meccset nyert, hármat Pattayában, egyet Miamiban. Manasievával négy között voltak Portorozban párosban. Nagyon a melbourne-i főtáblát még érő hely környékén van, jó lenne ha gyüjtögetne pontokat idén. Valszeg indul Deauville-ben (nem találtam nevezési listát), illetve Odenseben biztos ott lesz. Erről a két tornáról majd 2009ben számolok be:-) Boldog Karácsonyt és B.U.E.K!
2008-as eredményei Miami után:
KRAKKÓ ITF (nagyon friss eredmény) R32 VESNINA, ELENA RUS L 6-3 7-6(10)
BRATISLAVA ITF R32 (Q) MARTIC, PETRA CRO 212 W 6-3 6-4 R16 LAPUSHCHENKOVA, ANNA RUS 106 W 6-2 6-1 Q (Q) KRAJICEK, MICHAELLA NED 316 L 6-2 6-2
POITIERS ITF R32 (6) DECHY, NATHALIE FRA 77 L 6-2 6-4
MOSCOW Q- R32 GAVEROVA, MAYA RUS 427 W 6-3 6-3 Q- R16 (3) ERRANI, SARA ITA 43 L 6-0 6-3
SOFIA ITF R32 (7) DANIILIDOU, ELENI GRE 98 W 6-2 6-2 R16 (L) SOLER ESPINOSA, SILVIA ESP 202 L 6-3 6-1
ATHENS ITF R32 (W) LATINOPOULOU, AFORDITI GRE W 6-2 6-3 R16 (6) DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES ESP 114 L 6-4 6-2
US OPEN R128 RODIONOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 65 W 6-1 6-3 R64 MAKAROVA, EKATERINA RUS 56 L 3-6 7-5 6-3
NEW HAVEN Q- R32 (W) MUHAMMED, ASIA USA 420 W 6-2 1-6 6-4 Q- R16 (8) KEOTHAVONG, ANNE GBR 87 W 6-1 7-5 Q- Q (3) NICULESCU, MONICA ROU 76 L 6-2 6-3
MOSCOW ITF R32 SHAPATAVA, SOFIA GEO 282 W 6-2 6-3 R16 ANTONIYCHUK, KHRYSTYNA UKR 284 L 6-4 6-4
STOCKHOLM R32 (Q) PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 88 L 6-4 3-6 6-1
PORTOROZ R32 GOERGES, JULIA GER 99 L 6-4 6-3
PALERMO R32 SANCHEZ, OLIVIA FRA 90 L 7-6(1) 4-0 ret.
CUNEO ITF R32 MULLER, MARTINA GER 104 L 7-5 7-6(3)
Birminghamnél hagytam abba tavaly júniusban, azóta számottevő eredmény az idei Pattayai elődöntő volt. Plusz sajnos idén már Melbourneban selejteznie kellett. Jelenleg 109. a világranglistán, ezzel a tizenhetedik számú orosz játékos a világon.
Előrebocsátva idén még egy hozzászólással jelentkezem:-) akkor már képeket is felrakok.:-) addig is az új WTA profilképe.
1st Serve % 30 of 52 = 58 % 25 of 41 = 61 % Aces 3 5 Double Faults 1 2 Unforced Errors 14 16 Winning % on 1st Serve 17 of 30 = 57 % 21 of 25 = 84 % Winning % on 2nd Serve 8 of 22 = 36 % 11 of 16 = 69 % Winners (Including Service) 1 9 Receiving Points Won 9 of 41 = 22 % 27 of 52 = 52 % Break Point Conversions 0 of 0 = 0 % 4 of 8 = 50 % Net Approaches 1 of 2 = 50 % 10 of 13 = 77 % Total Points Won 34 59 Fastest Serve 186 km/h 175 km/h Average 1st Serve Speed 173 km/h 162 km/h Average 2nd Serve Speed 130 km/h 135 km/h
Friss: BIRMINGHAM:
(Q) Klepac def. Bychkova 75 26 63
Június11.-ei ranglista: 84.
Véleményem:-): abból az egy perces bevágásból amit láttam a Roland Garrosról róla: még mindig pocsékul mozog a pályám szerintem. mellesleg még mindig szimpatikus.:) az eredmények viszont nem jönnek, Klepacot simán kellene vernie!
Képek: Antwerpenből, Miamiból és Párizsból (utolsó három kép Aleksztól):
Russia's Ekaterina Bychkova has taken some giant leaps in recent weeks on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Shortly after making her Top 100 debut on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings in the summer, the 20-year-old stunned defending US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round at Flushing Meadows, which would be her career-first victory over a Top 10 player. Although she fell in the second round at the year's final Grand Slam, she surged from No.97 to No.75 in the rankings afterwards.
In her next event in Bali, Bychkova ousted Indian sensation Sania Mirza in the first round before falling in the second round. As the top seed this past week in Tashkent, she reached her career-first Tour semifinal before falling to eventual winner Michaella Krajicek.
The talkative, always-enthusiastic Bychkova was more than happy to talk to sonyericssonwtatour.com at the recent Tour stop in Bali.
How did you get started playing tennis? I started playing when I was six-and-a-half. My mother decided I should try tennis; I'm not sure why, because she didn't play herself, but I'm glad she introduced me to it. I played at Spartak club for a while, and that's where I worked with Aleksander Krayshkin.
Did you get to hit with the other players at Spartak who are now stars on the Tour? Not so much. There are photos on the walls at the club of (Anastasia) Myskina, (Elena) Dementieva, (Dinara) Safina and (Svetlana) Kuznetsova. I've hit with Dinara and Sveta several times, but not with the older players.
How did you juggle playing tennis and your studies? It was difficult at times. I went to school from 8am to 2pm, then I would go to practice. I missed school from time to time when I went to tournaments, but I managed to keep up with my studies.
Did you travel overseas very much when you were playing juniors? Yes, I went to tournaments mainly in Europe. I would compete in about 12 tournaments a year.
When was your first trip to the United States? What was that like? It was when I went to Indian Wells this year. It was great; the weather in California is really good, and we stayed with a family while we were there, who were really nice. I still keep in touch with them. But my first trip to New York (for the US Open) was amazing. For the first two days I was walking around Manhattan in a daze – all the tall buildings, the taxi cabs, the noise and the people. It was just like in the movies; exactly like I imagined it!
Of course you had that great result at the US Open. When you saw the draw before the tournament began, what did you think? I thought that maybe I was having a little bit of bad luck, but I was looking forward to the match. Sveta and I are both from Russia, and we're about the same age, but obviously she has a lot more experience than me; she was the defending champion! I think that was a bad thing for her, because everyone expected her to win, but I just went out there to try my best and have fun. I thought maybe somewhere back in my mind that I could win. Why not?!
And when you beat her, what was your feeling? It was unbelievable. As I was coming off the court I was shaking; I was trying to sign autographs and I could barely hold the pen! I think the next couple of days I was in shock. The night I beat her I hardly slept because I was getting phone calls and text messages from Russia all night. It was like I won the whole US Open! I tried to tell myself it was just one match, and after I lost in the next round I was disappointed, but I was still in shock. It was an amazing time.
Do you think the fact that you were the underdog helped you? Possibly. Like I said, we're about the same age, but Sveta has had more experience than me. We used to play against each other when we were younger, but in the past couple of years she hasn't seen me play much. Of course, I've seen her play quite a bit.
What's your favorite city to visit? That would definitely be Paris. It's just so beautiful, and wonderful for sightseeing. I love going to Notre Dame, visiting the museums, and the shopping too! I think I know the Paris Metro better than the Moscow Metro! I really like visiting that city and being a part of the atmosphere there.
What goals have you set for yourself? My goal is to stay in the Top 100, and to keep working hard, so I can get into the Top 50. After that, we'll see what happens.
What types of off-court training do you do? I do a lot of running and sprinting. I also jump rope for my footwork, and when I'm not at an event I also like to swim.
I didn't want to think about winning the set," Bychkova said. "I've seen others get her into the same situation where they have set point against her and I didn't want to think about it, just play each point then see what happens. I didn't play so well against her serve, and my serve was not too good today, but it was a good experience to play against Maria, especially here in Moscow."
Singles - Second Round (2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (Q) Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) 64 75
Sztem nem tehet magának szemrehányást Katja, Sharapova nem játszott rosszul, amennyit láttam a meccsből legalábbis, szépen megszorongatta a legutóbbi GS győztest.
