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it had tons of twists at the end and the voice went perfect with the story and character. It really is great.
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Not really
I was very disappointed. I doesn't have the same feel as the Giver at all. It was way too obvious for the reader, while painfully naive of the characters. I felt the end was needlessly rushed and really abruptly stops just when you felt like it got going.
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R1: Francesca Schiavone d. (23) Aleksandra Wozniak 46 64 64
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:10 PM
Aleks was up 4*-3 in third :tape: :help:
Fran :worship:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:11 PM
Happy birthday!
Great play
Who said she sucks on grass get your eyes check!
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:12 PM
Well done Francesca:)
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:12 PM
Wozniak was doing nothing, so passive it was painful. She deserved to lose.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:12 PM
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :worship::bounce:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:13 PM
Aleks played like crap! honestly if she would have stayed aggressive she would have won easily :rolleyes:....I'm sure she's well pissed, and she should be! :mad:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:13 PM
Fran :worship::worship::worship:
Amazing present for her morrow b'day!
Wozniak - retire :help:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:14 PM
Great job, Fran!:worship:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:14 PM
:bowdown: Francesca. :hearts: :hearts: What an amazing forehand to end the match with. :worship: :hearts:
Wozniak :shrug: Again - I see nothing interesting and top 20 worthy in her.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:14 PM
aleks :mad:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:15 PM
She deserved to win Aleks played well but Francesca was more aggressive great match :hearts:.
Aleks :hug: :sad:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:15 PM
Aleks needs to work on her volleys. :o
Sometimes she does play passive. She has to find a happy medium between going for her shots much and just putting the ball back in play. Baby steps.... baby steps.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:15 PM
Aleks :(
Only saw the first two sets; utter capitulation to let Schiavone take the second. :fiery: It's all the more annoying because Aleks could have done well here.
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Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:15 PM
Schiavone is a fiesty and experienced player, she'll fight for every point and makes you play, this was a tough first round with both players coming off semifinal showings in their last grass court event.
Still, I can't help feeling disappointed that Aleks didn't yank this one out. She has the weapons to dictate the points but instead allowed Francesca to be the aggressor and that is not going to win her matches. I feel as though she fell into the same trap with Wozniacki mid-second set onward...Hopefully she can learn from the experience :)
Congrats to Francesca, she stepped it up and went for it, deserving victory.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:15 PM
Schiavone hit a linesman along the way. :lol:
Wozniak had so much hype in Quebec, the press was expecting her to do so well. She'll learn that being that passive isn't a good thing.
She needs to work on her 2nd serve, that last one was a joke.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:16 PM
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:16 PM
From what I saw, Fran played really well. She took advantage of Alek's poor movement and passive play.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:17 PM
Ugh Aleks. Local news stations need to back off because I think they are affecting her game. Now that she's more or less a mainstay in the top 30, potential top 20 they are all over her and simply creating more of a fuss and added pressure for nothing.
This was also a tough draw as Trannie likes to attack the net and can be solid and trcky on grass. Hopefully Aleks puts this loss behind her quickly and has a nice summer hardcourt season!
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:17 PM
Wozniak :shrug: Again - I see nothing interesting and top 20 worthy in her.
I agree.
Nice job Francesca! :)
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:17 PM
Very disappointing for Aleks.
good win Fran :yeah:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:17 PM
Schiavone hit a linesman along the way. :lol:
Wozniak had so much hype in Quebec, the press was expecting her to do so well. She'll learn that being that passive isn't a good thing.
She needs to work on her 2nd serve, that last one was a joke.
I noticed... I had a bad feeling before this match for that reason. When will the francophone media learn? They do the same with the Habs. :tape::o
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:17 PM
Aleks was just playing horrible since 4-1. Too passive, waiting for Franny errors and doing nothing. Hope she regains her Stanford/PVB/Eastbourne form, she's too much inconsistant.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:19 PM
Aleks :o
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:20 PM
I noticed... I had a bad feeling before this match for that reason. When will the francophone media learn? They do the same with the Habs. :tape::o
Well, Aleks give them all the quotes they need.
She and her coach always says she belongs in the top 10 and she can handles the elite and she's so agressive and focused, blablabla. :lol:
And we never had a top 25 player so it's new to everybody.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:20 PM
Paca :bounce::bounce:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:21 PM
Wozniak's serve!
Fucking come off it and put some pace on that bitch!!!!!!
Well done Fran! Entertaining towards the end! GOOOOOD i love Wimbledon so much!
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:22 PM
shows you the value of Eastbourne: zero
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:23 PM
So much for having big groundies Aleks. :tape: Cibulkova can play that way, but you're not quick enough to retrieve everything. Good grass season overall IMO, with a SF at Eastbourne. Disappointing to finish it off this way, but play some challengers or something to get ready for HC season.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:24 PM
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:26 PM
Terrible loss, Aleks. Just terrible.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:27 PM
Fantasy Hero
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:29 PM
that's a really bad loss for Alks coz i thought she could have gone far in that draw and she desereves a big :smash: coz she wasted too many occasions...
anw it was the best Fran's match of this year, the best ever on grass
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:32 PM
Happy birthday and a great win Fran :woohoo::woohoo:
Sally Todd
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:34 PM
What a waste Aleks.
Fran annoys the hell out of me, but I gotta hand it to her, she's rugged as hell three-set matches.
Pen Expers
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:35 PM
Pretty entertaining match, to be honest.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:36 PM
No no no no no!
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:36 PM
Aleks :o
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:39 PM
OMG ewww
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:40 PM
Happy birthday!
Great play
Who said she sucks on grass get your eyes check!
Well for starters Schiavone lost in the 1st or 2nd round at Wimbledon for the past 5 years in a row. That doesn't exactly say good on grass to me. :p
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:42 PM
Well, Aleks give them all the quotes they need.
She and her coach always says she belongs in the top 10 and she can handles the elite and she's so agressive and focused, blablabla. :lol:
And we never had a top 25 player so it's new to everybody.
I don't want to get too much in Aleks' discussions cause it always ends in drama, but Wiggly has a point. Ever since she is 14 Aleks herself has strongly believed in her ability to be in the top 10. While this might be the reason she is so high right now, and good for her, there is a lot of pressure that follows such comments. While the attention she has right now here is ridiculous, it is something she should be ready for and always looked forward to. It can't be used as an excuse, and there is always room for her to say no for interviews if it gets her out of the tournament rhythm.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:42 PM
Commentator on this match was also annoying :( Kept called Alex 'Wozniacki' and even 'Caroline' at one point :rolleyes:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:48 PM
Really disappointing loss for Aleks after that Eastbourne run :shrug:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 06:57 PM
o my god wozniak :tape:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:01 PM
:spit: well done Franny :D
Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:02 PM
I took a chance in picking Francesca to win this match in FITD. Now im happy I did. : )
Come on Fran Fran, beat Michelle Screamer de Brito.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:11 PM
so beating kuzentsova was not of much use :shrug:
congrats, francesca :yeah:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:28 PM
Awww Aleks, I expected more from you...
Tough one.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:29 PM
Fran :eek: :worship:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:43 PM
:woohoo: Franny!! Well done!! :woohoo:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 08:35 PM
Francesca winning matches on grass is soooooo strange :lol: well done :silly: & :crazy: gurl :p
Aleks :o?
Jun 22nd, 2009, 08:35 PM
Aleks :tape: :sobbing:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 08:45 PM
Knew this might happen :sad:
Please play some small European clay events now because I really want Aleks to make the Top 20 before Stanford falls off!
Jun 22nd, 2009, 09:54 PM
I really like both players, but Franny needed this win allot more! CONGRATS! :bounce:
Jun 22nd, 2009, 11:24 PM
On grass? :eek:
Nice win, Fran. I feel terrible for Aleks, though. I'm sure she saw herself ending Wimbledon on a much different note.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 11:26 PM
Franny :hearts: Great to see you doing well on grass.
Jun 22nd, 2009, 11:36 PM
Jun 22nd, 2009, 11:54 PM
Happy birthday!
Great play
Who said she sucks on grass get your eyes check!
Check her grass activity! :rolleyes:
Jun 23rd, 2009, 12:04 AM
Wimbledon FAILS!
I saw this on the scoreboard near the entrance and another saying Fran had won on another score board. I took a photo of both, still unaware of who had actualy won!
Jun 23rd, 2009, 02:45 AM
It's awful to see Aleks lose... I think she was hyped quite a bit after her run at Eastbourne. But she is new to the top tier of the game. She needs to work on her consistency and belief. I think she can be a consist top 20 player in the next year or so! Good luck in future tourneys Aleks! Rub this one off and kick butt over the summer!
Good to know that even when she loses her 580 points for Stanford, she'll still be top 30! She can only go up! Can't wait to see if she does something in Canada!
Cat's Pajamas
Jun 23rd, 2009, 02:47 AM
Aleks :sobbing: :sad:
Fran's a tough player and had been playing well on grass lately so I guess it's not that bad, but Aleks had been doing so well. :(
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