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Post by justsafin on Mar 2, 2008 20:23:07 GMT 3
Dina, yes, just go watch Marat and cheer for him !!!!! He really needs to defend some points and hopefully, a TROPHY to regain his confidence !
That'll be one hell of an experience you will never forget !
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Post by maryb on Mar 3, 2008 0:57:36 GMT 3
Dina - have you been sampling the anaesthetic in theatre? ;D What do you mean you might go? Get out there and support the boy - and give us a match report. Good to see he's playing more doubles. It's better practice than being out on the practice court for half an hour.  4 nutcases on a tennis court? ... LMAO. He's not nuts, just passionate ... LOL. There's a difference. ;D |
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Post by Dina on Mar 3, 2008 1:51:20 GMT 3
oh God! I'm gone, but the report you would wait a lifetime before I get it done with the hospital, the studies AND the fan fic! though ladies and gents I'll tell ya the essential!!!!
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Mar 3, 2008 10:23:23 GMT 3
Hewitt Searches for Winning Recipe in Las Vegas
© ATP
Defending Tennis Channel Open champion Lleyton Hewitt took time out on the weekend to visit the Benihana Japanese restaurant at the Las Vegas Hilton, where one of the chefs demonstrated his cooking skills on a hibachi table.
Hewitt plays Marat Safin on Monday night in their 13th meeting (tied at 6-6), a rematch of one of last year's Las Vegas semifinals.
“It’s always tough to play Marat. We are used to play semifinals and finals in big tournaments so it’s never easy. We have played a lot of big matches in the past, in Grand Slams and also at the Tennis Masters Cup.
“We played here in the semifinals last year and I was able to get the better of him. It’s going to be a tough first round and if I am able to get through that I’m obviously playing extremely well.
“It’s always enjoyable to play Marat, he is one of the best ball strikers out there and obviously comes with a lot of firepower. If I can go out there and execute what I want to do hopefully things will go my way and it’s always nice to come back to somewhere where you have played well in the past.”
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Post by Happiness on Mar 3, 2008 12:30:28 GMT 3
Thanks Saffino for posting it this!!! Hopefully it will be Marat who will be cooking up Hewitt later on today!!! ;D
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Post by Annie on Mar 3, 2008 15:07:38 GMT 3
OOP for today  Sweeting-Delic Johansson-Canas Querry - Grosjean Ginepri-Malisse not before 7 pmLleyton Hewitt - Marat SafinGod help him  |
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Post by happy on Mar 3, 2008 15:24:07 GMT 3
OMG! Let´s cross all our fingers for Marat!!!!! It will be such a difficult match for him ( I think), because Hewitt is a tough tennis player! I mean Marat to, but Hewitts ranking is better! I wish him luck and power for his upcoming match!!!!!!!
DAVAI MARAT!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by helloticky on Mar 3, 2008 18:50:32 GMT 3
Come on Marat........ Happy I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him ;D  |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Mar 3, 2008 20:25:49 GMT 3
oh God! I'm gone, but the report you would wait a lifetime before I get it done with the hospital, the studies AND the fan fic! though ladies and gents I'll tell ya the essential!!!! Good girl, Dina ;D!!!!!! Don't forget to bring your camera to the tournament too OOP for today not before 7 pmLleyton Hewitt - Marat SafinGod help him Sooooo....... Not before 7pm LV time will mean around 6 am my time :    cuz that means i have around a half hour to watch the livescore board before i have to head off to work ;D And Anna: Ofcourse God will help him |
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Post by sabz on Mar 3, 2008 21:36:49 GMT 3
RAR! i value my sleep too much atm to stare at a screen for live scores  stupid time difference hopefully i will wake up with good news before i head off to lectures! ;D Re to Sabz: I guess only the Tennis Channel is covering the tournament, so no livestream for us  boohoo! eurosport is covering dubai so i cant even count on that  oh well lots of pics from Dina hopefully - have fun!!!  |
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Post by justsafin on Mar 3, 2008 21:43:41 GMT 3
found these practice pics from atp.ru Тренировка Маратки с Гонзиком 02.03.08    I am keeping my fingers crossed for Marat and looking forward to Dina's pictures (report). ====== surprisingly, roger just lost to andy murray in 1st round at Dubai......Murray didn't even face any breakpoints...... |
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Post by sabz on Mar 3, 2008 21:46:33 GMT 3
ooo thanks for the pics - looks good! and he has had a hair cut (stating the obvious i know lol) keeping my fingers crossed for him! thanks justsafin! also about murray - i posted an article in his thread - very happy he won tho!! |
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Post by justsafin on Mar 3, 2008 22:09:55 GMT 3
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Post by jenhatter06 on Mar 4, 2008 7:54:31 GMT 3
Just finished watching the match on TV -- a little (rambling-rollercoaster) commentary ... Yay for Vegas being the Tennis Channel Open, so it's on TV (here)! (and yay that Marat-Lleyton is a night match and not in the afternoon) ;D FINALLY - at 10:35 pm EST - Robby gets through a back-and-forth 3-set tussle with Xavier ... Bring on Marat!!! A little pre-match interview: *bad luck in Memphis with the draw *hope for more luck here *pretty cold ... gonna be tough *hope to be much luckier than last year Another clip of an interview from a studio earlier, about playing against Lleyton, ending with ... "try not to lose your brain" (irony, no?) :-P Lleyton had the privilege of hitting with Andre earlier in the week, blah blah ... first point (Lleyton serving): and .... the picture froze (WT?!) -- someone pressed the wrong button, lol -- just the luck ... back -- at Deuce ... oui, the errors early on ... some good points, some shotty errors ... Racket Throw at 4-2, 40-30 Hewitt Lleyton wins the 1st set 6-2 (what a difference less than an hour makes ... this is depressing ...) C'mon Marat! On serve in the second set ... this is good, just stay on serve, for the love of pete ... some good winners when coming into the net (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) ;D Bah, broken again ... Dang, late scramble to the net proved unsuccesful ... lucky on a challenge to save a break chance ... but it only momentarily delayed the unfortunate, continuing heartbreak (5-1 Hewitt) Marat throws away the last point ... 62 61 Hewitt -- and blink, he's gone ... talk about uber depressing ... *sigh* (for the love of God, I pray that he can win his first match in Miami so that I have a chance to see him  ) 'scuse the rambling ... it's late, and I was bored :-P |
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