Ours in the suburbs

In the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Miami - seven Russians, despite the victorious procession of ours in the women's tournament in Florida, the central matches of the third round should be sought for us in a strong half of the grid. Nikolai Davydenko on the eve of playing with the finalist Australian Open Marco Baghdatis. And on Tuesday night, Igor Andreev and Dmitry Tursunov played the first Russian derby.

The first, of course, it was in the male discharge - in the female one, they can no longer be counted and at least three more. In one of the quarters of the tournament, in the suburbs of Miami, Ki-Biskin, after the third round, only Russian tennis players remained. Today, Nastya Myskina will play in the 1/8 finals with Anya Chakvetadze, two beauties of Masha - Sharapova and Kirilenko - will hold the third (after those who have not brought the advantage of the two year), and the winner will determine the Russian semi -finalist. The company in the four of the strongest theoretically can be compiled by Nadezhda Petrova, Elena Dementieva, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, which are located in other parts of the grid.

These successes, unlike a place in the "Russian quarter", are still hypothetical, but they are quite real. Petrova, who, after the victory at the tournament in Qatar, refused to travel to Indian -Wells and rested well, to just beat the powerful but clumsy Greek, Elena Danilida, and then what a trifle to cope with the first racket of the world Amelie Mororemo to go to the quarter -final. The playful tone is appropriate here only until you remember that in the Qatari finale, Nadia beat Mororemo. Dementyeva, who reached the final of Indian -Wells (there, Lena, if you remember, lost Sharapova), in general has the simplest grid - her next rival was French Tatyana Golovin (Russian origin, by the way), and then the winner of the most unexpected pair of the 1/8 final, in which Chinese Chen Zhong Gil Kreibas will play. Finally, Sveta Kuznetsova, who won the first significant victory for a long time (in a decisive set on a tie -broke with a score of 11: 9 (!) Petersbourger personally beat Martin Hingis), will now meet with another Swiss, a little less talented, but more constant, Patti Schnider, and then ... however, light is so inconspicuous, recently, recently, recently, recently That it is better to talk about her successes a post -fact.

But about Kolya Davydenko should always talk. The tennis world devotes too little attention to its fifth racket, by golly. And when I beat the most quickly progressive (I would even say, wildly progressing) player of the planet - even more so. Marcos Baghdatis in Melbourne simply drove everyone except Federer (and tried on that, to be honest). And now the attitude towards the young hero of the Cyprus from the side of the rivals can not be called the cautious. In other words, they are afraid of meetings with Baghdatis. And, probably, Kolya, who lost at the two previous tournaments, Marat Safin, who was very similar to Baghdatis, was also very happy to meet at one of the early stages with a ferocious Cypriot. And it was not in vain that he was afraid (or “afraid”) - in the first set, Marcos beat stronger and was more precise. However, the class in tennis is not only an arsenal of blows and the ability to use it. This is also the ability to change tactics in time and find weaknesses in the opponent’s game. In this sense, Baghdatis is not yet a master. And modest by dimensions and even tactical options Davydenko are almost a dock. He really has a few options, but Kolya puts combinations from them for a sight for sore eyes. The thesis found confirmation at the beginning of the second set, when the Russian, sharply changing the rhythm (more than once, but two or three, as much as it was necessary), shot down his opponent from his game. True, in the decisive party, Baghdatis managed to improve, and the outcome of the meeting was decided, in fact, in the lottery ending. However, Cypriot was afraid at this point Davydenko had no reason, but Baghdatis had already begun to doubt his superiority. So the final success of Nicholas is quite natural.

Yes, to talk about running forward. If Kuznetsov’s light is as if not to jinx, then Kolya can only be offended with this caution. Why should we suddenly doubt his victory over the powerful and fervent, but not too sophisticated Mario Anchich? Choose tactics against him - and at all a tributary business ...

Tournament series "Masters"

Prize fund 3,200,000 dollars

The third round

N. Davydenko (Ros, 5) - M. Baghdatis (Kip, 25) - 2: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5

M. ANCHICH (choir, 22) - F. Serra (Fra) - 7: 6, 6: 7, 6: 2

R. Stepapanek (Czech, 15) - N. Mass (Chil) - 6: 7, 7: 6, 7: 5

D. Nalbandan (Arg, 3) - T. Berdykh (Czech, 26) - 6: 7, 6: 1, 6: 0

I. Lyubichich (choir, 6) - F. Wolanders (Ita, 30) - 6: 2, 6: 3

K. ROCHUS (BEL) - R. Gineprin (USA, 20) - 4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3

N. Kifer (Ger, 16) - F. Gonzalez (Chil, 18) - 6: 2, 3: 6, 7: 5

A. Kalieri (Arg) - K. Moya (SPP) - 6: 3, 7: 6

WTA I Category Tournament

Prize fund 3,450,000 dollars

The third round

A. Mororemo (Fra, 1) - M. Bartoli (Fra, 30) - 6: 4, 6: 0

A. Ivanovich (Ser, 14) - A. Bondarenko (UKR) - 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3

E. Danilida (Gre) - D. Gantukhova (SLK, 13) - 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2

N. Petrova (Ros, 5) - D. Jackson (USA) - 4: 6, 6: 0, 6: 0

S. Arvidsson (Shve, 32) - M. Schonesses (USA) - 5: 7, 6: 3, 7: 6

A. Sugiyama (Japo, 21) - E. Likhovtseva (Ros, 15) - 3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 0

S. Kuznetsova (Ros, 12) - M. Hingis (SHVC, 24) - 3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6

P. Schnider (SHVC, 7) - K. Srebotnik (layer, 28) - 7: 6, 6: 3

A. Chakvetadze (Ros) - V. Rizano (Fra) - 6: 4, 6: 0

A. Myskina (Ros, 10) - V. Azarenka (BLR) - 6: 3, 7: 5

M. Kirilenko (Ros, 20) - V. Kutuzova (UKR) - 6: 1, 6: 4

M. Sharapova (Ros, 4) - M. E. Kamanin (Ita) - 6: 2, 7: 6

E. Dementyeva (Ros, 6) - M. KROKEK (goal) - 6: 0, 6: 1

T. Golovin (Fra, 22) - E. Vesnina (Ros) - 6: 2, 6: 3

Che ZHO (KIT) - A.-L. Grenefeld (Ger, 16) - 6: 4, 7: 5

D. Craibas (USA) - K. Kukalova (Czech, 27) - 6: 1, 6: 2

03/27/2006 / Alexander Shmornov, the material was published in the newspaper No. 52 dated 03/28/2006.