Amelie Mauresmo?
Serena Williams? Bring out the stars.
The WTA stop in Linz rolled out the "B" and "C"-team Russians on Day One, with No. 9 seed Elena "Lena" Bovina (d. Kostanic) and unseeded
Elena Likhovtseva (d. (WC) Sybille "Whammer" Bammer) advancing, but Tatiana "The Pocket Baseliner" Panova falling to
Marion Bartoli.
Unless you were Russian, fans were scouring their tickets for the refund policy.
Also completed was the final round of qualifying, with Martina "Nurse, I Need a" Sucha (SVK), Vera Douchevina (RUS),
Julia Schruff (GER), and
Alina Jidkova (RUS) elevated to the main draw.
Tuesday in Linz features Dechy vs. Benesova, Lee-Waters vs. Hantuchova, Karolina "The Spreminator" Sprem vs. Shaughnessy, Vento-Kabchi vs. Sugiyama, Fabiola "The Fabulous One" Zuluaga vs. Domachowska, Schruff vs. Klara "Kouky" Koukalova, and Jidkova vs. Douchevina.
