In just the second day of first round matches, the draw in Stanford has already changed dramatically. Yesterday, Sugiyama, Bonderenko and Bammer advanced in unsurprising matches, but the big change occurred off the court. For what s
eems like the umpteenth time, Davenport has withdraw due to knee problems. Her comeback started so strong and healthily, its terrible that she's once again plagued by injuries. Lindsay's withdrawal opened the door for another comeback player, Sam Stosur, who has a current injury caused ranking of 104. Stosur was unable to qualify for the main draw, but she now advances as a Lucky Loser. Sam missed the last half of 2007 with Lyme disease and viral meningitis, but after a strong grass court showing she has an opportunity to continue her success. My Spoiler Pick for the Stanford tournament qualified yesterday and faces Gisela Dulko in the first round today. This match will be decided by serve, and if Michelle Larcher De Brito can maintain a high percentage of first serves, and a winning percentage on second, I feel she can knock out Dulko. The fifteen year old is only playing in her sixth tour level event and has the potential to assert herself once her ranking allows her to play more regularly (as a teen, she is still under Tour regulations based on age). Also playing today is Nadia Petrova. Although she steadied her shaky season in England, against rising star Cibulkova, I'll have to give the edge to the young Slovak. I would love to see Petrova recapture her old form but i don't see it happening quite yet. Peer and Mirza play as well and will come through their matches fairly easily.
eems like the umpteenth time, Davenport has withdraw due to knee problems. Her comeback started so strong and healthily, its terrible that she's once again plagued by injuries. Lindsay's withdrawal opened the door for another comeback player, Sam Stosur, who has a current injury caused ranking of 104. Stosur was unable to qualify for the main draw, but she now advances as a Lucky Loser. Sam missed the last half of 2007 with Lyme disease and viral meningitis, but after a strong grass court showing she has an opportunity to continue her success. My Spoiler Pick for the Stanford tournament qualified yesterday and faces Gisela Dulko in the first round today. This match will be decided by serve, and if Michelle Larcher De Brito can maintain a high percentage of first serves, and a winning percentage on second, I feel she can knock out Dulko. The fifteen year old is only playing in her sixth tour level event and has the potential to assert herself once her ranking allows her to play more regularly (as a teen, she is still under Tour regulations based on age). Also playing today is Nadia Petrova. Although she steadied her shaky season in England, against rising star Cibulkova, I'll have to give the edge to the young Slovak. I would love to see Petrova recapture her old form but i don't see it happening quite yet. Peer and Mirza play as well and will come through their matches fairly easily. 
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