January 31, 2007

Patty Schnyder reaches 3rd round at Rolland Garros

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:07 pm
Written by nina
Thursday, 01 June 2006
ImageOn a cold and rainy day in Paris Patty Schnyder defeated Slovakia’s Jarmila Gajdosova 6-4 6-2 and advanced to the third round at the French Open.

In a match which started late on the day due to several rain stops, Patty only in the beginning of the match had some problems. The Slovakian broke Patty in the opening game and was leading 2-0 when she had breakchances again. But the Swiss could save them and after that Patty found to her game. She could reduce the count of her errors and the match turned completely. Now the Swiss won 11 games in a row and after 1 hour 5 minutes Patty came to a well-deserved win. In the third round Patty will face Yulia Vakulenko from the Ukraine. The number 135 ranked Vakulenko in the previous rounds beat China’s Meng Yuan and Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson. Patty met Vakulenko twice before and won both matches.
Patty is also playing in the doubles. With her partner Liga Dekmeijere from Latvia she will face the French duo Pauline Parmentier/Camille Pin in the first round.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 June 2006 )
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Patty Schnyder reached 3rd round at Rolland Garros

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:06 pm
Written by nina
Thursday, 01 June 2006
ImageOn a cold and rainy day in Paris Patty Schnyder defeated Slovakia’s Jarmila Gajdosova 6-4 6-2 and advanced to the third round at the French Open.

In a match which started late on the day due to several rain stops, Patty only in the beginning of the match had some problems. The Slovakian broke Patty in the opening game and was leading 2-0 when she had breakchances again. But the Swiss could save them and after that Patty found to her game. She could reduce the count of her errors and the match turned completely. Now the Swiss won 11 games in a row and after 1 hour 5 minutes Patty came to a well-deserved win. In the third round Patty will face Yulia Vakulenko from the Ukraine. The number 135 ranked Vakulenko in the previous rounds beat China’s Meng Yuan and Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson. Patty met Vakulenko twice before and won both matches.
Patty is also playing in the doubles. With her partner Liga Dekmeijere from Latvia she will face the French duo Pauline Parmentier/Camille Pin in the first round.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 June 2006 )
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Successful start for Patty in Rolland Garros 2006

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:06 pm
Written by nina
Monday, 29 May 2006
ImageWith an easy 6-1 6-2 win over Michaella Krajicek, Patty Schnyder reached the second round at the French Open in Roland Garros. The Swiss needed only 57 minutes to beat the 17-year-old player from the Netherlands.
In the first match of the day on the court Philippe Chatrier the seventh seeded Swiss started optimal into the match. She broke Krajicek to a 2-0 lead and won the first set in just 28 minutes. The second set began similar to the first with an early break for the Swiss, who dominated in all aspects. With her strong serve and her tricky game the Swiss was definitely too strong for the young Dutchwoman. Patty hit 9 aces, 28 winners and made only 2 double-foults.
In her second round match on Wednesday the Swiss will face Jarmila Gajdosova. The number 100 ranked Slovakian in the first round beat the local player Stephanie Cohen-Aloro in three sets. Patty never met her so far.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 June 2006 )
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Patty Schnyder upset by Martina Muller

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:05 pm
Written by nina
Thursday, 25 May 2006
ImagePatty Schnyder’s defeat against Germany’s Martina Muller was the biggest upset on Wednesday at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. The Swiss, who decided short-dated to make a start at this Tier III tournament one week before the French Open, lost her second round match against the German 4-6 3-6.

For the 23-year-old Muller, the currently number 83 in the WTA ranking, it was the first win over a top ten player in her career. Patty, who had as the top seeded player in Strasbourg a first round bye, was totally discontented with her game. “I don’t know what happened today,” said the Swiss, who just won three matches on the european red clay this season so far. “I just couldn’t get into the match. I didn’t have any feeling for the court today.  At least I got one more match under my belt before Roland Garros.” The second Grandslam tournament this season will start on next Monday, May 29th.
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Patty Schyder lost to Venus Williams

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:05 pm
Written by nina
Saturday, 20 May 2006
ImageThe Internazionali d’Italia tournament in Rome is finished for Patty. The Swiss lost in the third round against the former world number one Venus Williams 6-7(2) 6-3 1-6. It was Patty’s seventh defeat in a row against the American, who won the Rome tournament in 1999.
In the evening match on the center court Patty was early broken by Venus. But when the American served to the win of the first set Patty broke back and reached the tiebreak. Venus won the tiebreak clear with 7-2 but with great fighting spirit Patty fought back.She broke Williams twice and won the second set 6-3. In the beginning of the final set Patty failed a break chance aginst Venus. The American now played too powerfull and after 2 hours and 7 minutes she won the match. In the quarterfinals Venus will face Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic.
As next Patty will play at the French Open in Paris. The second Grandslam tournament this year will start on Monday, May 29th.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 May 2006 )
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Patty Schnyder reached third round in Rome

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:04 pm
Written by nina
Wednesday, 17 May 2006
ImagePatty Schnyder, who had a bye in the first round, today started with a 7-6(8) 6-2 win over Russia’s Vera Dushevina and advanced to the third round at the Internazionali d’Italia tournament in Rome.
The number six seeded Swiss, who beat Dushevina already once before this year, had really to fight in the first set. The set was decided in tiebreak and the Russian was already leading 4-0 when Patty fought back. The Swiss hit some great winners and finally she won the tiebreak 10-8.In the second set Patty was clear dominating and after 1 hour 22 minutes the Swiss was through to the next round. There Patty will meet the US star Venus williams. The 25-year-old former world number one, who plays her second clay tournament this year, beat the Czech players Ondraskova and Safarova in the previous rounds. Currently Venus Williams seems to be in good form.The Swiss lost all six previous matches against Venus, but in her last match against the American Patty was close to the win. In the Stanford final in 2005 the Swiss failed five matchpoints against Venus. The tomorrow’s match will be the first on a clay-court between them.
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Patty Schnyder loses nail biter against Na-Li

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:04 pm

China’s Li Na overcame injury and Patty Schnyder to advance to the semi-finals of the Qatar Telecom German Open.  The tightly fought quarterfinal match lasted nearly 2¼ hours before Li prevailed 26 76(3) 76(1).

Despite two previous victories over her opponent, breaks late in the second and third sets, and three match points, Schnyder was unable to claim victory, with errors by the left-hander and a dominant performance by Li clinching both tiebreakers.

Li, who is ranked 61 in the world and was a part of the historical all-Chinese final at last week’s Estoril Open, now faces No. 2 seeded Nadia Petrova, with the other semi-final to be played out between 3rd seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne and either No.1 seed Amelie Mauresmo or Martina Hingis whose match was halted due to poor light.  Meanwhile Schnyder will have a few days rest before play begins at the Internazionali d’Italia on May 15.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 13 May 2006 )

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Patty Schnyder in to the quarter finals

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:03 pm

Today Patty Schnyder defeated Israel’s Anna Smashnova 6-3 6-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin. The number four seeded Swiss lost the last three matches against Smashnova but today Patty had no problems. During the 1 hour 12 minutes lasting match Patty broke the Israeli six times and was always the dominating player on the court. In the quarterfinals Schnyder will face the Chinese player Na Li. The 24-year-old Li is currently the number 61 in the WTA ranking. Patty met her twice before and won both matches

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Patty reached 3rd round in Berlin

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:03 pm

Patty Schnyder beat Estonia’s Maret Ani 6-1 6-2 and reached the third round at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin. After a first round bye the number four seeded Swiss showed a solid performance today.In the last match on the centercourt today Patty won the first set quickly 6-1. The second set was closer, but the Swiss was never in danger. After 1 hour and 5 minutes Patty finished the match with her first matchpoint. In the fourth round on Thursday the Swiss will face Israel’s Anna Smashnova, who beat today Virginie Razzano from France in three sets. Smashnova leads in the head-to-head 3-2 and won the last three matches against Patty.

This year Patty takes part for the ninth time at the tournament in Berlin, her best result was in the last year when she lost in the semifinals against the later winner Justine Henin-Hardenne.

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Patty lost to Ana Ivanovic in Warsaw

Filed under: News — Paddy @ 5:02 pm

Patty Schnyder failed in her this years debut match on the european red clay. After a first round bye the second seeded Swiss lost today against Ana Ivanovic 3-6 2-6. Patty won all her four previous matches against Ivanovic but today the 18-year-old Serbian star was really under fire. She broke the Swiss four times and had always the control over the match. The world number eight from Switzerland never found her rhythm today. Ivanovic’s dominance held on over the whole match and after 74 minutes she got a deserved win. In the tomorrow’s quarterfinals the Serbian will face Russia’s Anna Chakvetadze, who beat Daniela Hantuchova fom Slovakia today.
Patty’s next tournament will be the Qatar Total German Open in Berlin, which starts on May 8th. 

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