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I saw three of four Tsurenko matches at the last tournaments. I didn't see the one against Geroges in Rome, where the German lost as only she and a few more players knows. She had the first set and a 4-2 lead in the second one. I would go as far as saying that she doesn't deserve even a Top 100 judging by what she did in Nurnberg. She struggled last season against players she should not struggle again. Tsurenko even had some physical problems in the match against Hervog. That was the official reasons she pulled out of Geroges match. Everything starts and finished with two things here - the first one is the possible fatigue with Garcia. She won the Strasbourg. The other one is the pressure she always feels here. She played 4 matches for the title last week and won 3 out of 4 in straihgt sets and I cannot talk about fatigue. Garcia talked about pressure. She said she didn't like playing on the big court last year. I think the title from Strasbourg is crucial for her. She played home where she didn't do well for yeasr. That means that her confidence is good and that she will be more relaxed here. The stats are on our side as well. Tsirenko has 6 clay court defeats this season. She lost them by 6, 9, 5, 6, 5, 6 games. Last season she got two sets but stayed under this margin regardless. She would have stayed under against Geroges if the German was able to get the job done. She didn't cover the it against Razzano last week but Razzano is tough home. Also, she didn't do it against Ivanovic in Stuttgart (won both matches by 3 games). Looking further in the past, Tsurenko has 4-5-17 in converting this handicap in her defeats in the last 5 years. Garcia is 17-3-6 in her wins.