Golovin takes out Venus!?

[Kirilenkofan]

Wow..impressive that she won, even more so when you see the score 6-3, 6-2..

[Terrell]

it's really great to see her back playing such great tennis hey? Impressive that she posted such an easy win don't you think?

[Davenport]

I'm not too surprised, but extremely happy with this win. :):)

Great, great job, Tati!!!! GL against Ana.

[Jennifer]

you said not too long ago that Tati had problems against Ana right?

[Davenport]

Yeah, big problems. Tati even joked in her ESPN interview after beating Venus, "I can never beat her." *laughter* Maybe with her new-found confidence and her great play as of late, Tati will beat Ana. :devil: :D

[Aussiefan]

well great news, she did it, defeated Ana 6-4, 3-6, 6-4...

[Kirilenkofan]

awesome win really, congrats Tati, keep it up, big match tomorrow against Nadia

[Davenport]

Tati! :)

Good luck against Nadia!!

As always:

Allez, Tati. :)

[PierreC]

wow, you changed your avatar already Davenport, lovely photo!

[Aussiefan]

I would really like to congratulate Tatiana, she played amazing all week, posted a few impressive wins, and finished it off in beauty

[Terrell]

it will be interesting to see how much confidence she can take from this?

[Sjudit84]

Well, guys, Tati is not my most favourite player of all time as you know, but I am sooooooo sooo happy for her really, I mean, I would love to see her play so good all the time, I really wish her to be successful, I do think she earned this so much!

[Davenport]

wow, you changed your avatar already Davenport, lovely photo!
Haha, yeah, I changed it a few hours after she won, I think.

I really do think she will take a lot of confidence from this win, Terrell, and I think it will help her win latter rounds much more easily. This is what Kournikova needed and never got. Tati's career should be on a different level after Sunday. That is if she doesn't follow in Makiri's footsteps.

[Jennifer]

hmmm yeah, she's got a different game than Makiri without any doubt, I think she'll be fine and today's win in Charleston was a good start. I hope for her she'll have a bit of a break after this one?

[Sjudit84]

Makiri?

[Davenport]

Makiri-Maria Kirilenko. :)

[Davenport]

hmmm yeah, she's got a different game than Makiri without any doubt, I think she'll be fine and today's win in Charleston was a good start. I hope for her she'll have a bit of a break after this one?
Unfortunately not. She's playing Craybas 3rd on Court Althea Gisbson today. She has a blister on her foot and feels her body is not in great condition and getting worse, but she still wants to do well in Charleston. Schnyder and Safina are tough, but with Tati's recent for she can win. :)

[Jennifer]

Makiri-Maria Kirilenko. :)


such a good little name too, all cute, just like Maria:)

[Sjudit84]

Oh, sorry, I didn't know it was Kirilenko's name, started to feel like such a jerk that I donno about a new player:D

[Terrell]

hahaahah...nope don't worry about it!

[Sjudit84]

Do you find these names for them like Mariki and Tati or do they say it also?Or if you make these names, do they know about them?

[PierreC]

I think some of them come from logical reasons ... like Nastya for Myskina for example, it's a known short name in Russia (like Masha for Maria)..

But Makiri..yeah not sure where it started:)

[Davenport]

People confused Masha for Maria Sharapova when in fact it's just a name for "little Maria." They then made Maria Kirilenko

Tati is just a made up nickname for Tatiana. :)

[Sjudit84]

Who confused Masha for Sharapova's name?Are they stupid?I mean, I have not been to Russia yet and I only studied it for about 2 months, but I know Masha is a nickname for Maria since I am about 5 years old:D:D:D

Does Tatiana know about her nickname?

[Davenport]

Yeah, she talked about it in an interview on the Tennis Channel. :)

[Aussiefan]

you are studying Russian Sjudit84?

[Sjudit84]

And what did she say?Did she like her name?:)

No, I don't study it...why?I tried to leran once this semester, but after the alphabet I gave it up...the teacher was too fast for me.

[PierreC]

ahhh I learned a bit as well, very tough language...

[Kirilenkofan]

And what did she say?Did she like her name?:)

No, I don't study it...why?I tried to leran once this semester, but after the alphabet I gave it up...the teacher was too fast for me.

Had she been asked about her name or just said she knew about it?:cool:

[Jennifer]

I had not even noticed people could mistake Masha for that...

[Davenport]

They asked her if she had any nicknames, and she said her American fans like to call her "Tati." She smiled, obviously liking the name. :)

[Aussiefan]

hahaha so it's just the Americans then? What do the others call her?

[Terrell]

yeah I thought Tati was actually quite international!!

[Sjudit84]

I donno....I call her Tati only bcs you on the forums do it:D