Patty Schnyder advances

Cutie pie Patty Schnyder has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bangalore Open.

Patty is pictured here playing against Aiko Nakamura on Mar. 5. She dropped the 1st set in a tie-break, then went on to win the match in 3 sets, 6-7,6-4,6-2. That 3-setter should toughen her up for her next matches in the tournament.

Patty will now play unseeded Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan, who defeated 5th seed Agnes Szavay. Amanmuradova has a world ranking of 83. I’m predicting a cutie pie Patty win! Go cutie pie!

Maria Kirilenko – out in 1st round

Eight seeded Russian cutie pie Maria Kirilenko was knocked out of the Bangalore Open in the first round. Unseeded Chinese player, Zi Yan, came from a set behind to register the first major upset of the tournament.

It was a tough 3-setter. Kirilenko won the first set 3-6. She then squandered three match points in the second set. In the opening game of the third set, she failed to convert on four break points. After that Yan took control.

So our cutie pie had her chances. She just couldn’t make it happen. Don’t give up, cutie pie. There is another tournament just around the corner.

Anna Chakvetadze – Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to Anna Chakvetadze who is 21 today, March 5. She looks ready to party in this picture. I think she looks good in that dress!

I suppose we are all invited to her birthday party, but I haven’t heard where it’s at yet. When I get my invitation, I’ll let you know!

2 cutie pies in Bangalore Open

Two of our featured cutie pies are playing in the Bangalore Open in Bangalore, India March 3-9.

Patty Schnyder is seeded 4th and has a bye into the 2nd round where she will meet 104th ranked Aiko Nakamura of Japan.

Maria Kirilenko is seeded 8th and will play 54th ranked Zi Yan of China.

The seeds in the tournament include 1) Jelena Jankovic, 2) Venus Williams, 3) Serena Williams, 4) Patty Schnyder, 5) Agnes Szavay, 6) Sybille Bammer, 7) Vera Zvonareva, and #8) Maria Kirilenko.

Check back for updates on their progress through the tournament.

Nicole Vaidisova – another cutie pie!

Nicole Vaidisova is a Czech cutie pie. She was born in Nuremberg, Germany, but currently lives in Prague, Czech Republic. She has a current WTA ranking of 14 and is just 19 years old and is already into her 5th year on the pro tour. She has six WTA Tour singles titles and 2 ITF Women’s Circuit singles titles.

She is pictured here during her women’s singles match against US opponent Serena Williams at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Jan. 20, 2008. Williams won 6-3, 6-4.

Elena Dementieva – cutie pie winner!

One of our Russian cutie pies is a winner! Elena Dementieva defeated compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final tennis match of the WTA Dubai Tennis Championships on Mar. 1, 2008.

Dementieva dropped the first set 4-6. She went on to win the final two sets, 6-3, 6-2 to win the WTA Dubai Open title.

She is pictured here holding the trophy she won. Hopefully that will boost her ratings so more companies will be after her for photo shoots like the last picture of her on this site!