by Savannah
The men rejoined the fray last week as the Asian swing gets underway. There are some faces in the winners circle we rarely ever see even in semi finals.
Gilles Simon hoisted the alien baby trophy Sunday after he won Metz. I wonder what deal the FFT struck with the aliens so that they can keep handing out this trophy.
Meanwhile the doubles winners
Dustin Brown and
Rogier Wassen took home trophies their wives/mothers/girlfriends/significant others can use as for flowers.
Meanwhile it was
Alla Kudryatseva who donned the traditional winners head dress in Tashkent. I love the traditional wear the winners put on here.
Doubles winners
Tatiana Poutchek and
Alexandra Panova were draped in traditional robes for the awards ceremony.
Juan Ignacio Chela won the singles title in Bucharest, Romania. He is flanked by Ion Tiriac and Ilie Nastase on the left.
Chela had a great weekend. He also won the doubles crown playing with Lukasz Kubot.
Alisa Kleybanova proudly hoists the winners trophy in Seoul.
Julia Goerges and
Polona Hercog won the doubles crown in Seoul.
Congratulations to all the winners!
MiscellanySome early results from Tokyo.
Soon to be forty Wild Card
Kimiko Date-Krumm defeated the #12 seed and defending champion
Maria Sharapova in three sets 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Dinara Safina lost to the above mentioned Julia Goerges 1-6, 7-5, 2-6.
In totally expected news
Serena Williams, sporting a large scar on her foot, has not returned to the main tour. This means the top spot in the WTA rankings is up for grabs.
