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Post by maryb on May 29, 2008 0:56:30 GMT 3
3rd on court one? No!!! SKY won't show it - and I'm still fighting with BT over broadband!!! Waaaah. Big Yin, you need to get to the 4th round for me to see you play on clay at the FO for the first time this year! This is getting ridiculous - it's already costing me €55 per month just to get Eurosport. Now I'm coughing up €30 for broadband, and I could be adding in €5 per month for another Eurosport 'privilege'!!! For f***'s sake, my tennis viewing is costing me a fortune!
Capitalism is alive and friggin' well.
Big Yin, keep making me proud and keep going! I expect great things of you. So should you.The fairy dust will land on you at about 3am. Inhale.
I think I'll be spending the day in a DIY store now. Friggin' schedulers.
Apologies for language. I'm hacked off. Arvind, a blow by blow account please tomorrow. I'm relying on you. And don't say every point is a match point. I'll collapse in the hardware aisle before I get to the wallpaper section if that's the case.
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Post by sabz on May 29, 2008 1:29:19 GMT 3
damn the scheduling!!! why cant my university realise that Marat is important and give me a holiday??! well YAY for Marat winning the 1st round! match against kolya will be interesting!! will have to make do with highlights!  and my my my does he look hot in red!!! (brings back memories of RG04 doesnt it?? ) yummy!  |
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Post by arvind13 on May 29, 2008 2:40:29 GMT 3
LOL alright maryb. although i'll be too nervous and if Marat loses, all the crtics and "I told you so" will come down on him again, saying he'll never regain his form and that his ability is gone etc etc I hate that.
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Joyce
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Post by Joyce on May 29, 2008 6:46:05 GMT 3
SO CUTE.Does anybody know where can I see this video? from MTF (luxsword) Marat reading something while eating  |
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Post by carol77 on May 29, 2008 7:53:27 GMT 3
Though Davydenko got the championship in Miami and he is in a good state,I believe in Marat.This big man can always bring us surprises.He can beat anyone only if he would.
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Post by maryb on May 29, 2008 9:59:38 GMT 3
I'll take it!
See, his change of attitude is being noted.LMAO. I still expect a few broken racquets though ...
I think it'll go the distance if he loses his head. 4 sets if he stays focused. Will be a tough match, but I think he's ready for it.
Good luck Big Yin. Believe in yourself ... and stay cool. Will be thinking about the match while I'm choosing emulsion ... Arwind, you're on call.
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Post by Dina on May 29, 2008 11:17:18 GMT 3
this is the only thing that makes feel bitterless about not living in Paris anymore: the rain!!!!
if by any chance we get to see that match, I say kolya will have a REALLY hard work to do to beat our boy! he's got absolutely nothing to lose but his damn pride, and he ain't gonna let the guy take it easy on him!
LOrd, oh LOrd! Make ur sky smile for us today, no tears showering our heads!!!!!!!!(actually parisian heads!!)
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Post by maryb on May 29, 2008 11:32:23 GMT 3
Ah well, if it's a day of rain it isn't likely that we'll see the match today. Hey, maybe they'll be forced to stick them on centre court ...
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invincible1
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Post by invincible1 on May 29, 2008 11:54:56 GMT 3
It will have to be black or white. I mean, if it rains (and it is very probable for it do be so) it should rain the whole day and the match must be postponed for tomorrow. I hope there won't be showers...sending the players to the locker room, calling them again, then the rain starts again, send them off and so on. Many matches have been lost because of rain delays due to loss of concentration and of course other factors involved. But let's hope rain won't ruin this match. I'll probably be making potions by the time Marat's match starts. All i got to watch these days was Paul Henry Mathieu, Murray and lots and lots of Serena Williams  Davai Maratski!! |
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Post by jenhatter06 on May 29, 2008 12:21:08 GMT 3
Safin has no plans to quitPARIS (AP) -Marat Safin is chasing his past glory. The two-time Grand Slam champion, a former No. 1 player now ranked 73rd, advanced to the second round of the French Open on Wednesday by beating Jean-Rene Lisnard of Monaco 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in a match that took two days to complete. ``Now I'm pretty solid, confident, and looking forward. Now I can compete against the big players,'' said Safin, who won the U.S. Open in 2000 and the Australian Open in 2005. On Tuesday, Lisnard was leading 2-1 in the third set when play was suspended because of rain. ``It was raining, courts were heavy,'' Safin said. ``And there was too much wind. Way too much to play the normal tennis. You could save some balls and try to be solid, but a lot of bad bounces. The way I played under such conditions was not bad.'' When play resumed Wednesday, the sunny conditions were more to Safin's style - and his opponent noticed. ``Today we rediscovered the great Safin,'' the 228th-ranked Lisnard said. ``He found the lines. I couldn't solve him.'' That's certainly true: Lisnard won only three of 14 games Wednesday. ``Today it was sunnier,'' Lisnard said, ``so of course he feasted on it. He had a strong serve and played fast.'' Safin finished with 15 aces. In the next round, he'll face Davis Cup teammate Nikolay Davydenko, who is seeded fourth and reached the semifinals at Roland Garros last year. ``He's playing his best tennis probably right now,'' Safin said of Davydenko. ``He won Miami. He beat (Rafael) Nadal and some other great players. ``I have to be aggressive, that's for sure,'' Safin added. ``I just need to be the one who is dictating the points even though I will be missing a lot and going for it. But this is my tennis.'' The 28-year-old Safin makes it sound like he'll be around for a while, despite comments from his sister, Dinara Safina, who said her brother has talked about pondering retirement.
``She's not right. I'm still playing, still enjoying, even though I'm in a tough position,'' said Safin, who reached the French Open semifinals in 2002. ``Couple months ago I was almost out of the top 100. I'm still playing, still trying. ... I don't think I will be retiring pretty soon.''www.thetennischannel.com/news/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=4054
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Post by maryb on May 29, 2008 13:45:34 GMT 3
Who would have thought that a tin of anti-rust primer would have held my attention for the last 10 minutes? Good grief. Is the weather still holding up? Moving onwards to the varnish shelving ... just one damned excitement after another ...
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Post by Dina on May 29, 2008 13:49:54 GMT 3
yesterday also it had been said that it would rain but it didn't! let's hope for a quiet weather after all! and smbdy has to squeeze blake's neck, the guy is making it last! c'mon either of u give up so the thing gets faster!!!!!!
FRUSTRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Chachou on May 29, 2008 14:08:56 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on May 29, 2008 15:31:25 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on May 29, 2008 15:32:43 GMT 3
VERY strange tennis day so far! Blake lost to Gulbis 67 63 57 36  Mitya double-bageled Garcia-Lopez 76 60 60 and seemingly becomes clay court specialist ;D And Nalbi just lost to Jeremy Chardi in 5 sets 63 64 26 16 26 I will be curious what's to come.  Strange is an understatement. Apparently some injury for Nalbi as tey showed the last set on TV here and he barely moved  |
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