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Post by klazk on Jun 17, 2014 6:39:05 GMT -5
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Post by guest2 on Jun 17, 2014 8:13:27 GMT -5
I thought the Brazilian federation had given up on forcing teams?
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Post by klazk on Jun 17, 2014 9:05:27 GMT -5
I hadn't heard that (not like I have any inside knowledge, though).
I have a hard time believing that Pedro would be playing with Emanuel if it isn't because the federation has "forced" that partnership.
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Post by camkerr on Jun 17, 2014 9:40:19 GMT -5
Nice! I'm gonna be in Gstaad, I'll try to get an interview with her.
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Post by guest2 on Jun 17, 2014 9:44:29 GMT -5
I hadn't heard that (not like I have any inside knowledge, though). I have a hard time believing that Pedro would be playing with Emanuel if it isn't because the federation has "forced" that partnership. I saw it here, and this article did predict the switch. I wonder if maybe Pedro and Emmanuel were already entered or just couldnt get another team to break up for them? |
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Post by tree on Jun 17, 2014 10:13:54 GMT -5
Welcome back Larissa!! Yes! Yes! Yes!
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Post by klazk on Jun 17, 2014 10:43:38 GMT -5
I saw it here, and this article did predict the switch. I wonder if maybe Pedro and Emmanuel were already entered or just couldnt get another team to break up for them? OK. That would make sense she is reappearing in Gstaad since it was the first open event to register for at the time of that article. I also wonder whether we will see some partner switches on the men's side. Pedro/Emanuel was originally dictated by the federation. I remember Dalhausser commenting in DIG (or somewhere) that he couldn't believe Brazil had broken up Pedro/Bruno after their success and thought it was because the Brazilian federation was trying to push Pedro (and Emanuel) out of the mix. |
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Post by kro2488 on Jun 17, 2014 16:08:39 GMT -5
As a defender besides Misty May, Larissa is my second favorite, although I hated seeing the way she would tear into Juliana sometimes, she made EY look tame.
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Post by tree on Jun 17, 2014 17:36:02 GMT -5
@kro not sure if anyone made EY look tame when she really went off. Lol. Yes there were times when Larissa really let Jules have it unfairly too. I am just glad that there will be more competition on the ladies side until these younger teams get some experience under their belts.
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Post by geedawg on Jun 17, 2014 20:25:28 GMT -5
I wonder how this will affect seeding? Julianna and her partner should get the main draw, while Larissa and her partner will have to go through the qualifier...I suppose.
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Post by klazk on Jun 18, 2014 20:00:06 GMT -5
This is interesting. Without the federation's help or some wildcards, it appears Larissa/Talita are stuck. They are currently a reserve team and ranked 6th in the Brazilian teams registered for Gstaad.
2920 Seixas-Agatha
2840 Carol-Maria Clara
2621 Lima-Fernanda
2450 Juliana-Antonelli
2222 Lili-Eduarda
1800 Larissa-Talita
Within a couple events I'm sure Juliana/Antonelli will past Lima/Fernanda for 3rd. But unless Larissa can get into some events through wildcards, they are going to have to wait until Opens (next one is in October) or next year's CSV events t get her some points and into grand slams.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 20:05:13 GMT -5
Would Larissa and Juliana have enough points if they teamed up again? My question is...why wouldn't the Brazilian federation put these two back together right now?
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jun 18, 2014 20:06:27 GMT -5
This is interesting. Without the federation's help or some wildcards, it appears Larissa/Talita are stuck. They are currently a reserve team and ranked 6th in the Brazilian teams registered for Gstaad. 2920 Seixas-Agatha 2840 Carol-Maria Clara 2621 Lima-Fernanda 2450 Juliana-Antonelli 2222 Lili-Eduarda 1800 Larissa-Talita Within a couple events I'm sure Juliana/Antonelli will past Lima/Fernanda for 3rd. But unless Larissa can get into some events through wildcards, they are going to have to wait until Opens (next one is in October) or next year's CSV events t get her some points and into grand slams. I don't think the federation would break up Brazil's most successful team (Taiana/Talita) just to let Larissa/Talita sit on the sidelines. Also, filed under A for Awkward: Right above Larissa in points is Lili...who Larissa married last year. |
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Post by klazk on Jun 18, 2014 20:14:15 GMT -5
I don't think the federation would break up Brazil's most successful team (Taiana/Talita) just to let Larissa/Talita sit on the sidelines. But as guest2 pointed out, supposedly the federation is not in control of the teams anymore? |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jun 18, 2014 20:24:30 GMT -5
I don't think the federation would break up Brazil's most successful team (Taiana/Talita) just to let Larissa/Talita sit on the sidelines. But as guest2 pointed out, supposedly the federation is not in control of the teams anymore? I'm not sure where that came from - of course the federation is in control of the teams. Edit: I just read the article guest2 was referring to. The problem with it is that Brazilian players have always been at the beck and call of the federation - even if the national team training concept has been blown up (and I haven't seen any confirmation of that yet), it doesn't mean the players get to make their own decisions on partners. For example - why would Talita give up multiple Grand Slams (with the largest amounts of prize money ever offered, to boot) to hang out on the sidelines with Larissa? Because she enjoys losing tens of thousands of dollars? Nah. She got a call. |
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