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Post by sabz on Apr 17, 2008 0:51:22 GMT 3
Awesome stuff - nice to have good news like this in a stressful world  had to check the scoreboard twice, just to make sure, but i am glad my eyes didn't deceive me hehe I have full confidence in Marat for his match tomorrow - hopefully he can surprise us all again and give us another win  DAVAI MARATSKI!!!!!  |
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Post by sabz on Apr 17, 2008 0:54:22 GMT 3
ps: Sabz is very stressed with her upcoming exams, so Marat be considerate on her nerves and win  |
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Post by Dina on Apr 17, 2008 1:39:32 GMT 3
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Post by sabz on Apr 17, 2008 1:43:42 GMT 3
same here!!!!!!!!!!!!! stressed with exams at med school AND hospital!!!!!!!!   so II'm begging here, make it through the third!!!!!!!! p..s: good luck sabz ;D hehe thanks dina!! good luck to you too!! Somehow we will cope through these medic exams!!  so Marat, if you are reading this.......be nice and win! |
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Post by maryb on Apr 17, 2008 9:56:51 GMT 3
Good luck today Big Yin. I'm in interviews all day so probably won't get to catch up on the scores until it's all done and dusted. Get out of the blocks quickly and dominate the play at the outset. Don't let him get fired up at the start. And think of your poor girls that are sitting in their exams. The last thing they need is to be worrying about the score. LOL.
PS Good to see his mum has got the whites out of the laundry. Good preparation for Wimbledon.
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Post by tinuviel on Apr 17, 2008 15:52:56 GMT 3
Like you Mary I will be working all through the match so will have to catch the score as and when.
Good luck with exams Dina and Sabz - I'm sure you'll do brilliantly. Don't stress too much.
BTW Dina - is the Fan Fic writing a good stress release during exams? It certainly makes a good read for the rest of us. Looking forward to next chapter when I get home from work/study.
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Post by justsafin on Apr 17, 2008 18:15:13 GMT 3
anybody watching scoreboard?
Marat and Robin are now 1 set all, 6-2, 6-7(9). Marat was so close to get the second set.......
Vamos, Marat!! You have been doing great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Anne on Apr 17, 2008 18:27:32 GMT 3
Yeah I'm watching.. He's a break behind now:(! Come on Marat! Keep going and don't give up!
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Post by justsafin on Apr 17, 2008 19:10:50 GMT 3
I am so sad......
Marat lost again another could've won match, 6-2, 6-7(9), 4-6.........
He had so many match points in the tiebreak but finally couldn't grab it.
The 3rd set, he was down 0-3 and then fought back to level it up to 4-4 and again, got broke at the 10th game.
Keep going Marat. Monte Carlo is coming soon!!
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Post by invincible1 on Apr 17, 2008 19:25:19 GMT 3
awww...damn!!!  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Apr 17, 2008 19:48:10 GMT 3
Dissapointed to say the least!
Marat had 3MP and didnt take them it was like Vliegen in MC last year - i suppose it can be said that he shouldve won in 2 sets but maybe it was just another frustrating day for Marat at the office.
He cant afford to take another setback as next week big points are on the line - to boost his ranking and try and attempt to go to Beijing!
TOUGH LUCK MARAT!
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Post by Dina on Apr 17, 2008 19:58:10 GMT 3
I'm having my break at job for lunch, I check the result,and what do I see??
Hope Marc will seriously tell you off, it used to work with you in the past!
C'mon, tomorrow is another day, it doesn't matter how much time it takes, the main thing is to build up real confidence and get all your things back!!!!!!!!!!
don't depress people!
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Post by tinuviel on Apr 17, 2008 21:00:39 GMT 3
I also got to check the scores just as Haase had a match point in a break from my studying - I was watching the screen and then someone came to talk to me. Next thing I see is that Marat has lost. Looks from points won and lost that it was pretty close, but first serve percentage was quite low. Does anyone know if it was windy or if he was just tight in the shoulder?
Anyway, let's forget the bad result and move on. Monte Carlo next. Hope he feels good there and confident.
We all wish him good vibes for next week.
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Post by sabz on Apr 17, 2008 22:45:35 GMT 3
hmm, had a feeling this might happen followed the score boards - and as soon as he squandered 3 MPs and lost the TB i knew he wouldnt win (not usually the pessimist) heres hoping the draw will be kind to him in MC and he manages to find some luck there!! Here is a little report about the match from the ATP website: Dutchman Robin Haase extended the struggles of Russian Marat Safin as he saved three match points in the tie-break of the second set to post his first career win over the former World No. 1, 2-6, 7-6(9), 6-4. Safin won their previous meeting last August in the Washington second round, which is the last time he reached a quarterfinal.
Safin snapped a five match losing streak in ATP-level main draw action when he defeated another former World No. 1, Juan Carlos Ferrero, in his first round match. He falls to a 3-7 record for the season with his only other wins coming in his first round match at the Australian Open (d. Gulbis), and last week in Davis Cup play (d. Berdych).
Haase, 21, advances to his third quarterfinal of the season, having reached this stage in Chennai, Rotterdam and Zagreb. Last month, after winning the Challenger title in Sunrise, he moved up to a career-high ranking of No. 59. |
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Post by maryb on Apr 17, 2008 23:20:30 GMT 3
Keech (a Scottish word for shite -a gutteral 'ch'). Big Yin, we need a chat about tiebreaks. Apologies for the vulgarity, borne out of frustration. 3 mps? Ah well, with any luck it will have pissed him off more than us.
As well it should. Tssk. Make up for it in Monte Carlo Big Yin.
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