BELIEVE. Or something.
Mel took out Peppermint Patty in straight sets. Nice win for the kid, though Patty is clearly not the Patty of yesteryear. Mel gets Agnes next, a winnable match if she...wait for it...believes.
And the seeds of awesomeness continued to fall in Paris, as Franny and Aravane both bit it.
In Thailand, all you need to know is that Chakky now has a win streak. Somewhere in New York, tears of joy are flowing.
Paris:
Singles - Second Round
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (4) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 75 62
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. (5) Aravane Rezai (FRA) 63 36 63
(6) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (Q) Karolina Sprem (CRO) 64 63
Agnes Szavay (HUN) d. (WC) Petra Martic (CRO) 62 64
Melanie Oudin (USA) d. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 61 63
Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) d. Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) 76(6) 63
(2) Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) d. Dekmeijere/Grandin (LAT/RSA) 64 36 107
(3) Jans/Rosolska (POL/POL) d. Bacsinszky/Sfar (SUI/TUN) 63 63
Singles - Second Round
(1) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d Alberta Brianti (ITA) 63 62
Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) d. (3) Vera Dushevina (RUS) 64 61
(5) Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) 57 64 62
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 64 61
Tatjana Malek (GER) d. Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 62 06 75
