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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 30, 2005 15:24:43 GMT 3
Rib injury ends Henman's season
Tim Henman's season is over after withdrawing from next week's Paris Masters because of a rib injury.
The British number one fractured cartilage during his first-round loss to Scotland's Andy Murray in Basel.
However, Henman, who has been plagued by injury this season, said he did not feel any discomfort during the match.
"The one positive thing is that the season is now over for me and mentally I can move on and look forward to next year," said the 31-year-old.
"In terms of my back problem, the last few events have been better, which is why it's so frustrating to have suffered another setback.
"First, I have to recover from this, but once I do that my goal is to work as hard as possible so that I can start next year in the best possible shape.
"I'm very motivated and ready to start working hard to get off to the best possible start next year, when I plan to play a full schedule."
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 13:01:36 GMT 3
30/10 - 19h50
Day one preview : Rusedski, Haas and Blake get it on
The first day of the tournament will put under the spotlights former winner in 1998, Greg Rusedski from the UK, the German Tommy Haas and hard hitting James Blake of the USA.
The clash of generations
The first match of the day will oppose old timer Greg Rusedski actually ranked 37th and performing a come back with two semifinals this year in Indianapolis and in the ATP Masters series of Canada as well as a title in Newport. The Brit with a convincing summer tour in the US has however only played two indoor tournaments this fall (Moscow - 2nd round, AMS Madrid - 1st round). His opponent, is the rising Italian star Andreas Seppi, who brilliantly qualified into the main draw. Ten years younger than his opponent, Seppi will have the advantage of having played two matches already, and will therefore be better aquainted with the conditions.
Finalist vs semifinalist
Andrei Pavel and Tommy Haas have something in common, they have both reached at least the semifinals here. In 2001 Haas makes to the semis before losing to the future champ and local hero Grosjean. In 2003, Pavel, after a fantastic run, was runner-up of the edition not able to deal with the offensive game of Tim Henman. Both players have played very few tournaments this fall, and neither seem to have an edge on the match.
Power and touch
The two ingredients listed here above will without a doubt form an exciting cocktail. One side of the court, James Blake : recent winner in Stockholm. Ranked 23rd in the world Blake is known for his power and athletisism. On the other hand, the Belgian Olivier Rochus just one ranking below Blake is famous for his outstanding touch and his ability to read the game oh so delightfully. His consistency during this season could allow him to finish in the top 20 a level he has never reached before.
(Eli Weinstein)
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 13:04:33 GMT 3
OOP for today 31/10/2005 Central Début à 11:30 / Start at 11.30 am Greg RUSEDSKI (GBR) vs Andreas SEPPI (ITA) Q Pas avant 13:00 / Not before 1.00 pm Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP) vs Xavier MALISSE (BEL) Suivi de / Followed by Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) LL vs Florent SERRA WC Suivi de / Followed by Andrei PAVEL (ROM) vs Tommy HAAS (GER) Pas avant 19:00 / Not before 7.00 pm Davide SANGUINETTI (ITA) vs Paul-Henri MATHIEU Suivi de / Followed by Olivier ROCHUS (BEL) vs James BLAKE (USA) Court 1 Début à 12:00 / Start at 12.00 noon Kristof VLIEGEN (BEL) Q vs Christophe ROCHUS (BEL) Suivi de / Followed by Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) vs Jiri NOVAK (CZE) Suivi de / Followed by Novak DJOKOVIC (SCG) Q vs Victor HANESCU (ROM) Suivi de / Followed by A. CLEMENT (FRA) / S. GROSJEAN (FRA) WC vs B. BRYAN (USA) / M. BRYAN (USA) [2] Suivi de / Followed by Dmitry TURSUNOV (RUS)  :-*Q vs Vincent SPADEA (USA) Court 2 Début à 17:00 / Start at 5.00 pm D. NALBANDIAN (ARG) / S. PRIETO (ARG) vs J. BENNETEAU (FRA) / N. MAHUT (FRA) WC LET'S ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by jewell on Oct 31, 2005 14:53:36 GMT 3
Its Rusedski next up for the Ukrainian Davydenko.
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 15:38:16 GMT 3
surprise surprise....oh well....
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Post by jewell on Oct 31, 2005 15:41:19 GMT 3
I have a feeling Davydenko will be going home.
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 15:42:18 GMT 3
so do I as sad as it makes me feel...so don't put your money on him this time jewell...maybe he'll win then LMAO
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Post by jewell on Oct 31, 2005 15:44:25 GMT 3
No, i won't, i've learnt my lesson as far as thats concerned.
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 15:46:30 GMT 3
Good....
*Annie gets her Russian flag out and starts chanting* KOLYA KOLYA KOLYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh wipe that Brit off Bercy arena for me baby please!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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Post by jewell on Oct 31, 2005 15:50:38 GMT 3
Actually, i want Rusedski to win, so maybe i will have that bet on Davydenko afterall. Put another jinx on him.
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 15:52:12 GMT 3
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 31, 2005 21:17:20 GMT 3
Good i do not know where to put my heart.
Rusedski wins he becomes British no1 and desrved for a good year
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Koyla place in shaghai for a brilliant year.
It's too close for me to pick.
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 31, 2005 21:41:58 GMT 3
BNP PARIBAS MASTERS
Order Of Play Tuesday 1 November 2005
Center Court
Matches Start At: 11:30 AM
Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) vs Guillermo CORIA (ARG)
NOT BEFORE 1:00 PM
Greg RUSEDSKI (GBR) vs Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS)
Arnaud CLEMENT (FRA) vs Nicolas KIEFER (GER)
Sebastien GROSJEAN (FRA) vs Taylor DENT (USA)
NOT BEFORE 7:00 PM
Jarkko NIEMINEN (FIN) vs Fabrice SANTORO (FRA)
Olivier ROCHUS (BEL) or James BLAKE (USA) vs Ivan LJUBICIC (CRO)
Court 1
Matches Start At: 11:30 AM
Nicolas LAPENTTI (ECU) vs Fernando VERDASCO (ESP)
Nicolas MAHUT (FRA) vs Jean-Rene LISNARD (FRA)
Mariano PUERTA (ARG) vs Novak DJOKOVIC (SCG)
Nicolas MASSU (CHI) vs Max MIRNYI (BLR)
Mario ANCIC (CRO) vs Dmitry TURSUNOV (RUS) or Vincent SPADEA (USA)
Radek STEPANEK (CZE) vs Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP)
Court 2
Matches Start At: 3:00 PM
D. HRBATY (SVK) / T. JOHANSSON (SWE) vs F. CERMAK (CZE) / M. DAMM (CZE)
M. KNOWLES (BAH) / D. NESTOR (CAN) vs D. FERRER (ESP) / T. ROBREDO (ESP)
J. ERLICH (ISR) / A. RAM (ISR) vs L. PAES (IND) / N. ZIMONJIC (SCG)
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 22:27:06 GMT 3
Today's results so far
G. Rusedski 6 6
A. Seppi 3 4
K. Vliegen 3 7 6
C.Rochus 6 6 2
F.Lopez 4 7 6
X. Malisse 6 6 4 :'(watched this one...poor Xavier
T. Berdych 7 6
J. Novak 5 3
S. Wawrinka 6 6
F. Serra 3 4
N. Djokovic 4
V. Hanescu 1
A. Pavel 6 4
T. Haas 7 6
D. Tursunov 6 6 ;D ;D
V. Spadea 1 2
PHM vs Sanguinetti now on. Davide won the first set due to total disaster of PHM, now it's 2 all in the second set
Up next will be the last match for today: Ollie-Blake
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Post by Annie on Oct 31, 2005 23:06:43 GMT 3
PHM just pulled himself out on a tie-break in the second set....third set coming up  |
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:-*Q vs Vincent SPADEA (USA) 
