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Post by jenhatter06 on Jun 15, 2008 18:53:53 GMT 3
Bravo Rafa! Outstanding match from both players ;D Rafa now stands at 9-3 over Novak H2H (their 12 meetings come just from '07 and '08, plus only one in '06 - wow) He's the first player to win RG & Queen's in the same year ... It is also the first time since Sampras winning in 1999 that the winner is a player not named Roddick or Hewitt  This week's other winners: Fed wins Halle (again) and Nikolay takes the title in Poland  |
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Post by justsafin on Jun 15, 2008 21:25:18 GMT 3
Congrats to rafa! He played well and fought so hard!
But he is like Marat said, injuries and bandages here and there......
Hope he can make another history in Wimby, although I'd much prefer that Marat gets it.
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Post by Patxy on Jun 15, 2008 21:33:45 GMT 3
Congrats to rafa! He played well and fought so hard! But he is like Marat said, injuries and bandages here and there...... Did Marat say that about Rafa? When? |
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Post by helloticky on Jun 15, 2008 22:34:09 GMT 3
congrats Rafa......I was watching the match...he was really good on grass this season ^_^
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Post by justsafin on Jun 15, 2008 23:24:25 GMT 3
Congrats to rafa! He played well and fought so hard! But he is like Marat said, injuries and bandages here and there...... Did Marat say that about Rafa? When? Hi, Patxy: I translate Marat's articles for Chinese fans in Asian tennis web forums. So I remember mostly what Marat has said. Luckily, I was able to find the recent article as soon as I saw ur questions. ;)He mentioned Rafa's injury before. But I can't find it right now.  I don't think he meant anything bad about Rafa. He was just cautioning health could be an issue for Rafa according to his own painful experience. FYI :Apr 2008 Sport Express Itw (it's in TGFR article section by Admin Annie) Marat Safin: "I DON’T LIKE IT WHEN THE FANS START TEACHING ME HOW TO PLAY"As unpredictable as he is on court, he can be unpredictable during the interview. Sometimes during a conversation you can easily turn from an interviewer to an interviewee. But this makes talking to Safin even more interesting. We met up with him on Wednesday in Luzhniki just before training, at that moment he still had no idea whether he’ll make the team or not. (other parts omitted) About injuries- How long did your injuries shorten your career for? - I lost three years or maybe a bit more due to injuries. However, I had such small chances of playing tennis professionally in the first place and the fact that I did it is already a great achievement. - What do you mean – small chances? - Just think back to the beginning of 90s, which was the time of my formation. God knows what was happening in the country, total chaos and lack of money. Somehow people seem to forget about it even though it wasn’t that long ago. Back in those days I was very close to going and working somewhere as a coach. I was much closer to that than to sitting here and giving you an interview to be honest. - If you compare yourself to other top players, did you have more injuries than them? - As far as I know Federer and Roddick have hardly had any serious injuries. Zhenya Kafelnikov didn’t really suffer from them either. Some people recovered much quicker than I did. After my knee injury it used to hurt and bother me for about two years after. - How would explain the fact that Federer started losing more and hardly gets higher than quarterfinals these days? - Before everyone used to grumble that it’s boring that Federer wins everything and beats everyone. Now he started losing and everyone is asking what’s wrong with him. Everyone wants things that are not here presently. Whatever is happening is am absolutely natural process. Just imagine: for four years in a row he has been beating everyone! Of course, he is tired, maybe his motivation is not the same anymore. He is kind of not that keen anymore. I understand him perfectly well.
- On the other hand Djokovic is reaching a new high, Nadal is still out there. What do you think they are capable of this year?
- It’s still all new for Djokovic, he is hungry and that’s why such a rise. I think he is pretty capable of finishing the season as a number one. Nadal is stable but it’s very hard for him, he’s got bandages all over, his health is not all that good.- How do you rate Davydenko’s win in Miami? - Kolya started very shaky, then caught his confidence and managed to win. But you know, it was all so unstable… Just two – three matches could have decided the destiny of the whole tournament, that’s what happened and Kolya won. Elena Rerikh www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?157228 |
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Post by Patxy on Jun 16, 2008 1:37:17 GMT 3
^^I didn't read that interview... :blush: thank you for replying!  |
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Post by LaFFy TaFFy on Jun 16, 2008 5:29:46 GMT 3
woohoo, congrads rafa
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Post by Annie on Jun 16, 2008 12:13:21 GMT 3
Wow Rafa, God bless you boy!!!! Well done and congrats!!!!! ;D
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I don't think he meant anything bad about Rafa. He was just cautioning health could be an issue for Rafa according to his own painful experience. 
