October 17th, 2009
WTA Previews: Moscow, Wozniacki Headlines Luxembourg
Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Surface: Hard indoors
Seeds: Vera Zvonareva, Jelena Jankovic, Aggie Radwanska, Flavia Pennetta, Nadia Petrova, Elena Vesnina, Dominika Cibulkova, Francesca Schiavone
Floaters: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Anna Chakvetadze, Maria Kirilenko, Aleksandra Wozniak, Vera Dushevina
Notes: Jankovic is the defending champ, beating Zvonareva in the 2008 final; (3) Radwanska opens against Kirilenko; 11 Russians in the draw excluding qualifiers; a $1 million “Premier”-level event (with none of the Top 6 players?).
BGL Luxembourg Open
Luxembourg
Surface: Hard indoor
Seeds: Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Daniela Hantuchova, Yanina Wickmayer, Sabine Lisicki, Kateryna Bondarenko, Carla Suarez Navarro
Floaters: Melanie Oudin, Alize Cornet, Shahar Peer, Patty Schnyder
Notes: Wozniacki lost in last year’s final to Elena Dementieva, who takes this week off; (1) Wozniacki opens against Oudin in a US Open quarterfinals rematch; Clijsters should steamroll in the first round against American Meghann Shaughnessy before meeting the veteran Schnyder, who has beaten Clijsters in two of eight career meetings.
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