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Post by kevser on May 23, 2008 14:56:33 GMT 3
It always amazes me people how surprised and upset everyone gets with difficult draws he gets all the time. What do you expect guys??? He is not a top 10 player anymore, not even top 50 to have easy starting matches. He put himself in a tough situation with rankings so life is never easy these days nevermind~I'm glad that he has confidence in himself now even facing such a difficult situation.And that's enough. |
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Post by invincible1 on May 23, 2008 15:11:58 GMT 3
Indeed..he had to meet a top seeded player in the 2nd or 3rd round. On one hand, it's pretty good that he has a clash with Davydenko considering the fact that Marat knows very well his style. They train together in the Davis Cup and not only. On the other hand, this advantage comes with the reverse, and to that adds Koyla's magnificent resistance on court so 5 setters won't be a problem for him and also the superior speed and the top-spin.
But what the hell, let's be positive about it.
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Post by arvind13 on May 23, 2008 15:33:02 GMT 3
but Marat has power and wider selection of shots and play style, he has the big serve, powerful groundstrokes, netplay etc. Hopefully Kolya is tired from the Poertschach tournament.
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Post by Dina on May 23, 2008 16:24:52 GMT 3
this is the best draw ever!!!!!!!!!! now it's motivating to play kolya and BEAT himmmmmm!
personnally, I'd love to see that, only that!!!!!!!!
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Post by SAFINNO1 on May 23, 2008 17:29:52 GMT 3
Lets not get carried away - 1 step at a time - lets beat the qualifier first!
Bit of a bitch Kolya possibly awaits in round 2 but if he wants to progress in Grand Slams he;s gotta beat the best.
COME ON MARAT!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by jenhatter06 on May 23, 2008 19:08:28 GMT 3
Draw thoughts: *Marat: one step at a time, don’t worry about who else is in the section, focus on the qualifier  *Young-Ginepri: one US guy in round 2 … can’t say the same of the rest of the boys -- *shrug* oh well  *ooh 1st rounders: Wawrinka-Kohlscreiber … Monfils-Clement … Nieminen-Kiefer  *Coria’s in the main draw??  (and against Robredo in Round 1 ... interesting) *Guga-PHM: I really don’t want that to be Guga farewell match, but …  *Lleyton & Marcos return!  |
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Post by luxsword on May 23, 2008 20:21:37 GMT 3
Lets not get carried away - 1 step at a time - lets beat the qualifier first!Bit of a bitch Kolya possibly awaits in round 2 but if he wants to progress in Grand Slams he;s gotta beat the best. COME ON MARAT!!!!!!!!!! True. (although i'm already fancying he beats davy in R2, Ljubi in R3, Ferrero or some frenchie in r4 ,etc...  ) |
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Post by Alya10 on May 23, 2008 21:11:43 GMT 3
The draw is finalized. Marat will play Jean-René Lisnard in the 1st round. Davai & Udachi  On a personal note, there is one fellow countryman of mine in the main draw ;D 17 years after the last time another portuguese player passed the Quallies, Frederico Gil will play Jeremy Chardy in Rd1. Vamos miúdo! |
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Post by maryb on May 23, 2008 21:15:54 GMT 3
Lets not get carried away - 1 step at a time - lets beat the qualifier first!Bit of a bitch Kolya possibly awaits in round 2 but if he wants to progress in Grand Slams he;s gotta beat the best. COME ON MARAT!!!!!!!!!! True. (although i'm already fancying he beats davy in R2, Ljubi in R3, Ferrero or some frenchie in r4 ,etc... ) LMAO. My thoughts entirely. One step at a time ... but I've started looking ahead too. My money is on the Big Yin for a good run if he keeps the head and stays focused. He's got all the shots needed to go all the way, he just needs to keep telling himself that. He can play pretty nifty shots at the net (another weapon) ... and he can win tiebreaks now!!! And he's smiling again. A very good sign. Most importantly, his fairy godmother will be fluttering over him with her fairy dust. And nagging. Go for it Big Yin. I'm off work to watch this ... put a smile on my face. |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on May 23, 2008 23:48:13 GMT 3
Jean-René Lisnard will take on Marat Safin.
Never faced each other - He's ranked 229 in the world but has been in top 100 and must be playing well as he beat Zhenya Korolev to qualify for RG. Main strength is his forehand with a normal backhand!
Nice opening match for maratski!
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Post by arvind13 on May 24, 2008 0:40:44 GMT 3
hey we're also making another assumption that everybody has overlooked when we are discussing whether or not safin can get past Davydenko. Its whether Davydenko will get past Thomas Johannson in the first round. I know 99% Davydenko will win. But there is still that small chance he might not. especially coming right off a grueling tournament, we don't know when he'll be playing and might be tired. Even if he does get past Johannson, Safin will be the fresher of the two.
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Post by maryb on May 24, 2008 0:51:31 GMT 3
And LOL about the poll ;D ;D ;D Who voted for the final? Some serious delusion is going on here! ;D Happy weekend everyone! And a wonderful Sunday start in Paris! I inhaled the fairy dust in error. Better get another batch at the ready ... |
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Post by arvind13 on May 24, 2008 1:54:25 GMT 3
hey why not? I mean he doesn't have a great chance of being in the final, but its not impossible. he certainly has the ability to do it. Stranger things have happened in Tennis. like Goran, at age 31, ranked 125 and winning wimbledon 2001. and Andrei Medvedev ranked 100 and getting to the finals of 1999 French Open. Marat is infinitely more talented than medvedev and seems to be getting his old form back. If he plays at his best form, he can beat anybody and he knows it!!
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Post by marti on May 24, 2008 10:35:05 GMT 3
And LOL about the poll ;D ;D ;D Who voted for the final? Some serious delusion is going on here! ;D Happy weekend everyone! And a wonderful Sunday start in Paris! since all votes past 2 round can be qualified as delusion, the final would be on the same delusion level as the QF ;D |
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Post by annie on May 24, 2008 10:53:57 GMT 3
ouch, marti...that's harsh. well, i joined the majority and voted for a quarterfinals appearance....but ...arvind13 is right, though...stranger things have happened...so i'm hoping for a championship still...
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(and against Robredo in Round 1 ... interesting)
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