Also in the ladies singles two Dutch players are scheduled: Yao Jie and Judith Meulendijks.
Unfortunately the position of Jie on the world ranking was just about too low to be seeded. In the first round her opponent is the Spanish European Youth Champion Carolina Marin. They never played against each other before. Taking into account both positions on the world ranking Jie should be the favourite for winning but don’t underestimate this great Spanish talent! In the second round the winner of this match meets the runner-up of the All-England, Eriko Hirose from Japan.
Judith Meulendijks is still recovering from a severe hernia and she missed the US Open which was played a couple of weeks ago. Still she is fit enough to play and her draw is not bad at all. In the first round the Austrian Simone Prutsch is her opponent who she knows well. They met three times before and Judith won all three matches. When she wins the Thai World Youth Champion Ratchanok Inthanon is her next challenge.
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