Olympic entry list

[zikmat]

Who will replace Serena in the double draw ? Rubin (as she is in the single draw) or will there be another complete team from another nation ?

[Taxmanpat]

Anybody on the acceptance list currently injured or not feeling so good ? I don't want to wish anything band on anyone but I would love to see Fred Niemeyer get in the singles draw.

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Here is the latest update. I don't think there has been any withdrawals on the men's side today ..

ITF's email says,

Below are the seeds for the 2004 Olympic Tennis Event, announced on
Wednesday 11 August.

Please note that the following changes have been made to the Women's
Singles and Doubles events:

Women's Singles:
Withdrawal - Serena WILLIAMS (USA)
Replaced by - Samantha STOSUR (AUS)

Women's Doubles:
Withdrawal - Serena WILLIAMS (USA)
Replaced by - Chanda RUBIN (USA) - to partner Venus WILLIAMS (USA)

WOMEN'S SINGLES
1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
2. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
3. Anastasia Myskina (RUS)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
6. Venus Williams (USA)
7. Paola Suarez (ARG)
8. Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
9. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
10. Patty Schnyder (SUI)
11. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
12. Karolina Sprem (CRO)
13. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (ISR)
14. Silvia Farina Elia (ITA)
15. Magdalena Maleeva (BUL)
16. Chanda Rubin (USA)

MEN'S SINGLES
1. Roger Federer (SUI)
2. Andy Roddick (USA)
3. Carlos Moya (ESP)
4. Tim Henman (GBR)
5. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
6. David Nalbandian (ARG)
7. Rainer Schuettler (GER)
8. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
9. Marat Safin (RUS)
10. Nicolas Massu (CHI)
11. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)
12. Paradorn Srichaphan (THA)
13. Andrei Pavel (ROM)
14. Nicolas Kiefer (GER)
15. Tommy Robredo (ESP)
16. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova/Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)
2. Conchita Martinez/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)
3. Martina Navratilova/Lisa Raymond (USA)
4. Alicia Molik/Rennae Stubbs (AUS)
5. Shinobu Asagoe/Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
6. Myriam Casanova/Patty Schnyder (SUI)
7. Paola Suarez/Patricia Tarabini (ARG)
8. Ting Li/Tian Tian Sun (CHN)

MEN'S DOUBLES
1. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA)
2. Wayne Arthurs/Todd Woodbridge (AUS)
3. Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
4. Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)
5. Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND)
6. Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez (ARG)
7. Martin Damm/Cyril Suk (CZE)
8. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR)

Jay

[nitsansh]

The seeds were announced.
The draw will be made on Thursday at 11AM.

Men’s Singles

1. Roger Federer (SUI)
2. Andy Roddick (USA)
3. Carlos Moya (ESP)
4. Tim Henman (GBR)
5. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
6. David Nalbandian (ARG)
7. Rainer Schuettler (GER)
8. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
9. Marat Safin (RUS)
10. Nicolas Massu (CHI)
11. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)
12. Paradorn Srichaphan (THA)
13. Andrei Pavel (ROM)
14. Nicolas Kiefer (GER)
15. Tommy Robredo (ESP)
16. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)

Women’s Singles

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
2. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
3. Anastasia Myskina (RUS)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
6. Venus Williams (USA)
7. Paola Suarez (ARG)
8. Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
9. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
10. Patty Schnyder (SUI)
11. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
12. Karolina Sprem (CRO)
13. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (ISR)
14. Silvia Farina Elia (ITA)
15. Magdalena Maleeva (BUL)
16. Chanda Rubin (USA)

Men’s Doubles

1. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA)
2. Wayne Arthurs/Todd Woodbridge (AUS)
3. Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
4. Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)
5. Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND)
6. Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez (ARG)
7. Martin Damm/Cyril Suk (CZE)
8. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR)

Women’s Doubles

1. Svetlana Kuznetsova/Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)
2. Conchita Martinez/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)
3. Martina Navratilova/Lisa Raymond (USA)
4. Alicia Molik/Rennae Stubbs (AUS)
5. Shinobu Asagoe/Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
6. Myriam Casanova/Patty Schnyder (SUI)
7. Paola Suarez/Patricia Tarabini (ARG)
8. Li Ting/Sun Tian Tian (CHN)

The Olympic rules require that players from the same country will not be drawn in the same quarter of the draw, so players of the same country can't meet before the SF.
Therefor, Kuznetsova and Petrova could play against Henin or Mauresmo in the QF.
In the men's draw, Moya can't meet Robredo in 3rd round (last 16), and none of them can meet Ferrero in QF.

[R. Jayakrishnan]

ITF release from Athens -

"Irakli LABADZE (GEO) has withdrawn from the Olympic Tennis Event due to a wrist injury. He is replaced by Vladimir VOLTCHKOV (BLR) in the men's singles draw."

Jay

[Guest]

Anybody on the acceptance list currently injured or not feeling so good ? I don't want to wish anything band on anyone but I would love to see Fred Niemeyer get in the singles draw.

http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/news/ ... p?id=12379

David Nalbandian (ARG) has withdrawn from the Tennis Event due to a thigh injury.

He was due to play in the men's doubles in Sunday's evening session with Agustin Calleri, against Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko (RUS). Nalbandian and Calleri will be replaced by Juan Ignacio Chela/Mariano Zabaleta (ARG).

In the singles draw, No. 6 seed Nalbandian wil be replaced by Frederick Niemeyer (CAN), who will face Taylor Dent (USA).

[Taxmanpat]

Woohoo !!!!