The bad news is that the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic will not take
place next year. The good news - the GREAT news - is that it will morph
into the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.
Patty Schnyder had played the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic three times before, never getting beyond the semi-finals. Now she’s the champion, after beating 17-year old Tamira Paszek 6-3 6-0.
Daniela Hantuchova’s quest for the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic title was thwarted by Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek, and Patty Schnyder, after two semi-final defeats, will be her opponent in Sunday’s final.
Bali, 12 September 2008 - Daniela Hantuchova had it easy against Taiwan's Yung-Jan Chan in their Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic quarter-final on Friday. But not for long.
Third seed Flavia Pennetta and fourth seed Nadia Petrova claimed their expected places in the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic on Thursday. But seventh seed Sara Errani was upset by Tamira Paszek.
Patty Schnyder had played the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic three times before, never getting beyond the semi-finals. Now she’s the champion, after beating 17-year old Tamira Paszek 6-3 6-0.
