1994 Australian Open Draw, Women's Singles
Graf (1) --------+
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Testud --------+ |
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Davenport (16) --------+ | |
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M.J. Fernandez (6) --------+ |
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Martinez (3) --------+ | |
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Rubin --------+ | | |
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Date (10) --------+ | |
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Helgeson --------+ |
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Novotna (5) --------+ |
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Zardo --------+ | |
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Pierce (9) --------+ | | |
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Sabatini (4) --------+ | |
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Maleeva-Fragniere (8) --------+ |
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Hack --------+ | |
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Magdalena Maleeva (14) --------+ |
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Sanchez Vicario (2) --------+
> Now this is interesting, because it is not at all clear who will emerge
> from this half of the draw. It looks like Sanchez Vicario and Novotna
> should sail through their 4th round matches. The other two matches are
> a lot more complicated.
Not so sure about Novotna.
still doesn't seem to be in good form.
> semis, that's real bad news for Sanchez Vicario. In a Sanchez Vicario
> vs. Maleeva-Fragniere match, it would be Manuela with the intangibles
> advantage, and she knows how to beat Arantxa. And, while Sanchez
> Vicario beat Novotna in their last two meetings, I still think Novotna
> would have a big advantage on the Rebound Ace.
each other at the 1992 US Open SF, Sanchez won pretty easily (6-2, 6-1).
I would favor Sanchez. Actually, Novotna has a lot of trouble on
Rebound Ace. Except for reaching the final in 1991, Novotna never
got past the 4R at Flinders Park. She also lost a lot of matches
at the Hopman Cup because she has trouble with Rebound Ace.
As far as the top half is concerned, I don't think it is necessary
to state the obvious. But anything can happen in tennis. For me,
it is still too early to talk about the SF and final at this point.
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