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Post by hellanvodka on Apr 23, 2007 4:48:56 GMT 3
5-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOWWWWWW~~~~~~~~~~~ How cool!!!!!!
Well done girls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratsssssss Kunzi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sooooooooo happy for you all! Good luck for Semis and final!
Looks like not only russian men can win DC, but our girls can grab it too.....
Davai!
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Post by Annie on Jul 9, 2007 15:56:39 GMT 3
Fed Cup nominations The ITF has announced the team nominations for the 2007 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II Play-offs to be played on 14-15 July. Live scoring for the World Group semifinals and the four World Group Play-offs will be available on the Fed Cup website www.fedcup.com throughout the weekend. Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 84 nations entered in 2007. The event was established in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. Rolex (Official Timekeeper) is an international sponsor and Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner. WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS USA v RUSSIAVenue: The Stadium at Topnotch, Stowe, VT, USA (hard - outdoors) USASerena Williams Venus Williams Lisa Raymond Vania King Captain: Zina Garrison RussiaMaria Sharapova   first ever FedCup appearance Svetlana Kuznetsova Nadia Petrova Anna Chakvetadze Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
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Post by Annie on Jul 9, 2007 16:31:50 GMT 3
It has just been announced that Maria and Sveta withdrew  Both with shoulder injuries So it's Nadia, Anya Chakvetadze, Elena Vesnina and Alla Kudryatseva  |
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Post by Dina on Jul 10, 2007 1:42:20 GMT 3
an other news: it's more a shame but I gotta put it; Tarpi has been refused his visa to the US!!!!!!!!!Don't you think it's a shame! shame on them, they wanna entrave our team's preparations! It doesn't have anything fair-play there!!!!!!!!!!!
btw: i sincerely doubt that the russian team have real chances to get through against the williams! why Dinara and Elena Dementieva aren't selected? I don't think the others will be enough!still, tarpi knows what he does!
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Post by Annie on Jul 10, 2007 9:07:37 GMT 3
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Post by hellanvodka on Jul 10, 2007 12:04:56 GMT 3
an other news: it's more a shame but I gotta put it; Tarpi has been refused his visa to the US!!!!!!!!!Don't you think it's a shame! shame on them, they wanna entrave our team's preparations! It doesn't have anything fair-play there!!!!!!!!!!! btw: i sincerely doubt that the russian team have real chances to get through against the williams! why Dinara and Elena Dementieva aren't selected? I don't think the others will be enough!still, tarpi knows what he does!    Can i use a word more than " Bloody stupid" to describe US immigration? some of them just scared of everything.... Hate the stupid visa stuff.... I don't know why A russian passport hold has so much restriction, (Tursunov had before, right?)----Maybe they know they gonna to lose and scared of Tarpi, cuz our girls are just too good! Anyway, wish our girls all the best! Speedy recovery for Svet and Masha! Davai ruski! |
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Post by Annie on Jul 11, 2007 9:37:42 GMT 3
Tarpi has filed an official request to the ITF, IOC and the American OC to move the venue of the FedCup match to the "neutral" territory "In accordance with the laws of the ITF a receiving side cannot prohibit an entry to the country for any of the officials of the team. But in this case US authorities simply refused to issue me a visa and took away my opportunity to be with my team in this important moment", Tarpischev said. "Americans always love to talk about democracy and people's rights but are always the first to break those laws. This is not the first time the US authorities treat me this way despite the fact that I never gave any ground for this. Just think what would have hapenned if we refused their team captain a visa! It would have been an international scandal! We would have become the number one enemy, but Americans seem to manage to escape in any case", he added. According to the wordssss of Russia's captain he planned to withdraw the whole team from the match but changed his mind due to a possible boycott. "I have to think about the players first and the punishment could have been too cruel for them. If we refuse to play we would just be fined and disqualified", Tarpischev added.  |
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Post by Dina on Jul 11, 2007 15:27:48 GMT 3
so now what? what are theu doing? i propose we do a petition!!!!!!!!!!
that's just cr**!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Annie on Jul 12, 2007 10:33:48 GMT 3
Tarpi got his visa at 4 am this morning and is now on his way to the States Good luck girls for this weekend  |
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Post by Alya10 on Jul 12, 2007 12:11:29 GMT 3
Tarpi got his visa at 4 am this morning and is now on his way to the States Good luck girls for this weekend YAY! ;D Nothing like a good stir in the news to make people move their a***s!! Works everywhere and (almost) everytime |
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Post by Dina on Jul 12, 2007 16:56:51 GMT 3
better late than never!
DAVAI!!!!!!!!!!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!!!!!!!!gosh it's so exciting!!!!!!!!!
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Post by annie on Jul 13, 2007 17:36:52 GMT 3
Boooooo!!!
Go Tarpi! give em a good whooping!!
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Post by Annie on Jul 13, 2007 22:03:06 GMT 3
King gets the nod
Vania King has been nominated alongside Venus Williams in the USA singles line-up against two-time champion Russia.
The full draw is as follows:
Vania King (USA) v Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Venus Williams (USA) v Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Venus Williams (USA) v Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Vania King (USA) v Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Vania King/Lisa Raymond (USA) v Nadia Petrova/Elena Vesnina (RUS)
High up in the Green Mountain state of Vermont in the New England area of the United States lies the city of Stowe. It’s a beautiful setting that particularly comes to life in autumn when the tress change colour and then again in winter when it becomes a wonderland for skiers.
Now in the middle of summer it is a perfect spot for USA to take on Russia in the semifinals of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas. While the temperatures soar in other parts of the country, up here it is perfectly mild for this event. This is the sixth time these two nations have met with the Russians scoring their first victory over USA the last time that the two teams met in the 2005 semifinals in Moscow.
“This of course a very important match and of course we want to be in the final,” said Chakvetadze. “It’s a pretty tough match because its against the USA and we are playing here and of course it would be easier for us to play back at home but we will try to do out best and we will see.”
She said it is easier for her to play the first match, at least she knows exactly what time she goes on.
For Petrova it doesn’t matter that she plays second. Her greater experience at this level will be enough to keep her settled. She said it would allow her to adjust to the atmosphere and get her mind into focus and gauge the crowd. She knows it will be very difficult facing Venus Williams who will have the crowd with her even more seeing that she is the new Wimbledon champion.
Williams and Petrova have faced each other three times and Venus has won all the matches. The last time was at Wimbledon in 2003.
“So much has happened since that day at Wimbledon less than a week ago, now we are her at Fed Cup and it seems like ages ago, it’s very exciting and it’s still very fresh in the mind,” said Venus, who laughingly described herself as the ‘Mother Hen’ of the American team.
She added: “I’m looking forward to using all that ability (from Wimbledon) in Fed Cup.
“Each match can be the same but it can also be different, the circumstances are different, we’re playing at altitude, obviously when you are playing someone who is playing for their country it’s a whole another level. In a way it could be more challenging.”
“Yeah it is a tough start to play (Nadia) but I don’t think she has a win against me. I think that will definitely be in her head when she plays against me. It’s another challenge also to win for her country and get her first win against me – I’ll take all that, going into the match.”
The American captain Zina Garrison said she enjoys the responsibility that goes with captaining the Fed Cup team. She says it’s an exceptional time to bring the side together; she says, “it a very special moment”.
“Playing at home is great; considering that out of my five years as captain this is only my third time playing at home so I’m excited and I was excited when I found out the opportunity was there to play two matches at home, but Stowe has really stepped up to the plate, it has been amazing,” Said Garrison.
“I have, all along, been expecting a very strong and interesting tie. One thing about Fed Cup is that anything is possible. There are a lot of times when people play better for their country than on the regular tour so you can’t count anyone out.”
“I have been in predicaments where we have looked good on paper and something totally different happens. That’s the best part about it; allowing yourself to feel the spirit, to feel the people and to go out there and give it your all.”
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Post by Annie on Jul 14, 2007 22:51:49 GMT 3
Anna Chakvetadze beat Vania King so Russia 1 - USA 0 Nadia playing Venus now |
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Post by hellanvodka on Jul 15, 2007 9:35:22 GMT 3
2nd tie R2 - V.WILLIAMS (USA) def. N.PETROVA (RUS)
7-6(6) 0-6 6-4
C'om girls! Davai!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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first ever FedCup appearance
Can i use a word more than " Bloody stupid" to describe US immigration? some of them just scared of everything.... Hate the stupid visa stuff.... I don't know why A russian passport hold has so much restriction, (Tursunov had before, right?)----Maybe they know they gonna to lose and scared of Tarpi, cuz our girls are just too good!
