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Post by Annie on Feb 12, 2006 23:05:38 GMT 3
That's my boys ;D ;D ;D
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Post by lena on Feb 13, 2006 16:24:07 GMT 3
congrats to russian guys ;D, nice performance and now they have to kick frenchies next  |
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Post by Annie on Feb 13, 2006 16:30:11 GMT 3
I heard today that somewhere on the French news they said the tie will be in Pau and not Bercy. I wonder whether they've decided to give up trying to beat us on clay....
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Post by lena on Feb 13, 2006 16:48:57 GMT 3
maybe they try to do it on grass court, coz they lost on clay and hard court at france.... |
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Post by emma on Feb 13, 2006 16:49:35 GMT 3
I heard today that somewhere on the French news they said the tie will be in Pau and not Bercy. I wonder whether they've decided to give up trying to beat us on clay.... It says on the site of the french tennis federation that it will be in Pau. Too bad!! Won't be able to go!!  |
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Post by marats on Feb 13, 2006 18:11:58 GMT 3
Congrats to the Russian team !
We'll done !
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Post by sabz on Feb 13, 2006 21:47:28 GMT 3
Found an interestin article thought u guys might wanna read too
Russia looks good for France rematch
Russia defeated the Netherlands 5-0 in the first round of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas to set up a quarterfinal in and against France. Both singles rubbers on Sunday were dead, so Dutch coach Tjerk Bogtstra decided to give youngster Jesse Huta-Galung his debut in the Davis Cup.
Impressive debut for Huta-Galung
For what it's worth – could his opponent Igor Andreev be seen yawning, sometimes, as if after a night out? – tall Huta-Galung showed some impressive aggressive play. Serving hard and hitting hard on both forehand and backhand, he forced Andreev into a three-set match before losing 63 46 76(7).
The third set went to a tiebreak and Huta-Galung, showman-like orchestrating the crowd, got two match points at 6-4 but wasted both, the second with a volley sitter. The Dutchman missed a third match point at 7-6 only to see Andreev convert his first when Huta-Galung hit a forehand that was to some controversy called long.
“I'm disappointed at losing. But that was just a minor blip on a great week for me with the Davis Cup team,” Huta-Galung said. 'It was like a fairytale. I've never played in front of so many people.”
So that made it 4-0 to the Russians. Melle van Gemerden, who had lost Friday's second rubber to Nikolay Davydenko, had to play Dmitry Tursunov to save Dutch honour. Tursunov went for all his shots at full power, and with van Gemerden not holding back either, the players gave a master class in clean winners and unforced errors. Tursunov was ultimately better, winning 76(4) 76(5).
Solid Russia looks good for title
This tie made it clear that the Russians will make a strong bid for this year's Davis Cup by BNP Paribas title. Marat Safin is one of his generation's most gifted players and is set to return to the tennis tour in the next few weeks. ;D ;D ;D Davydenko, meanwhile, is a Top Ten player and through his solid play and quick movement he should rarely lose to lower-ranked players.
Then there are three more Top 50 players from Russia. So perhaps that's why the Russian captain Shamil Tarpischev didn't really care who Russia would face in the quarterfinal round. He said he’d rather have played at home, which would have been the case in April had Germany beaten France. “But now that they didn't, we have to go to France. Oh well.” But who wouldn't be relaxed with Safin and Davydenko on the team?
Mikhail Youzhny had to smile when he heard France would be Russia's opponent in the quarterfinals. “I have good memories,” he said. “The last two times we played them we beat them 3-2 in the fifth rubber, and the first one was when we won the tournament.” In 2002, Youzhny beat Paul-Henri Mathieu in the deciding rubber after trailing two-sets-to-love. “But they have Sebastien Grosjean, so it's going to be tough.”
The Russians decided this weekend’s tie on Friday and Saturday. Tursunov beat Dutch No. 1 Raemon Sluiter in four sets in a rubber that was considered by the hosts to be decisive for the tie. Then Davydenko beat a brave van Gemerden in three to put the Russians 2-0 up. On Saturday, Andreev and Youzhny's powerful play was too much for Dutch doubles duo Sluiter and John van Lottum.
Loyal fans help Dutch cause
The Dutch couldn't blame themselves for not trying and Huta-Galung even said, “It is 4-0 but it could have been the other way round too.” This was a young debutant's optimism speaking, as the Russians deserved to win every match. When things got a little tight, they just switched to a higher gear. This was true in particular for Davydenko, who admitted playing in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas out of a sense of responsibility.
On Sunday, the dead rubbers made for good entertainment for a boozy crowd who would cheer at anything, Sluiter said. “If you tell them ‘Guys, thanks for the support even though we already lost the tie,’ they go nuts and yell. If you tell them, ‘Guys, you are idiots because you are still cheering even though we are losing and these matches don't matter anymore,’ they go nuts and yell anyway. Then you might say, ‘Guys, I'm serious,’ and they go nuts again. So, yes, they're a great crowd."
Andreev and Youzhny kept themselves busy between the matches playing football against their coaching staff and getting beaten. They denied losing, but then Youzhny's coach Boris Sobkin intervened. “Don't listen to them, they're talking rubbish. We won.”
Then someone Dutch reminded them both that Russia wouldn’t be at the World Cup this year. Youzhny then explained lengthily how sad he was at this. As a comfort, he might well win the Davis Cup again in 2006.
Once again WELL DONE RUSSIA!!!
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Post by marats on Feb 13, 2006 22:10:36 GMT 3
Thanks Sabz !
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Post by Madou on Feb 15, 2006 22:09:32 GMT 3
Hey ! I thought it would be in Bercy... Pau is too far away from where I live.
Anyway it's great: each year we lose against the Russian Team, so I'm able to see them ^_____________^ !
GO RUSSIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Post by marats on Feb 15, 2006 22:30:46 GMT 3
Let's wait and see !
Good luck to both teams !
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Post by Tish on Feb 16, 2006 11:54:16 GMT 3
Well done to Looch and Gooch from Austraia in advancing to the next stage of the Davis cup sans, sookie la la LLeyton Hewitt...
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Post by Tish on Feb 17, 2006 12:19:06 GMT 3
Found and obtained from the Davis Cup News Match report website...     "It's a special moment," Australian captain John Fitzgerald said. Wawrinka won the fourth rubber to level the tie Earlier on Sunday, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka had kept the hosts, minus world No. 1 Roger Federer, in the running, with a win over Peter Luczak to level the score at 2-2. Wawrinka, showing little sign of tiring on his third straight day on the indoor clay, overpowered his Australian rival 64 62 67(7) 62 at the Palexpo Arena. The Swiss world No. 51 wasted two match-point chances in the third set, which he went on to lose in a tiebreak, before coming back in the fourth. It was the second singles success of the weekend for the 20-year-old who led the home fans' hopes in the absence of Federer, sitting out after his Australian Open win last month. Australia were also missing their top player with world No. 11 Lleyton Hewitt nursing a sore ankle. "I'm very happy with the way these three days have gone," Wawrinka told reporters. Federer and Hewitt both in touch by text Reacting to Swiss media criticism of Federer for not supporting his national team in the tie, Wawrinka said the player was entitled to a break. "With all that he has already done for Switzerland ... it's a bit too easy to criticise him for not being here," Wawrinka, speaking in French, told a news conference. He added that he had spoken with and exchanged text messages with Federer over the weekend. Luczak said the crowd in Geneva was the loudest he had played in front of and may have given Wawrinka a psychological advantage in the contest. "It felt like he hit about a thousand winners in that match. He was playing well," the Australian said. Luczak added that he and other Australian players had also received text messages from Hewitt. Wawrinka defeated Guccione on Friday, before Australian doubles specialists Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley overpowered Wawrinka and Yves Allegro on Saturday. Australia, Davis Cup champions 28 times, have now beaten Switzerland in each of their four Davis Cup tussles. >Copy provided by Reuters |
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Post by marats on Feb 17, 2006 13:49:54 GMT 3
Thanks for the info !
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Feb 25, 2006 22:11:15 GMT 3
After the Russians storm through the 1st round
The announcement of the surface that France and Russia will play on is CARPET
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Post by Annie on Feb 26, 2006 11:22:20 GMT 3
surprise surprise!!!!!!!!!! And I bet it will be so fast, balls will be flying into the audience LMAO....they are trying to eliminate Kolya in the first place....we'll see...Kolya and Marat can do wonders together  |
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Dreams unwind but still it's a state of mind,..I know - Dreams unwind but still it's hard to find - Stevie Nicks...“Marat Safin is a self-tortured genius. He's off the wall with tremendous physical talent. “John Mc Enroe
