US OPEN 2005

[agnes]

I still hope for a surprise,don´t want Roger to win again, it`s becoming boring...
I wouldn`t say that Lleyton can`t beat him, it depends on his day-form but everything is possible. And I myself hope for Blake!! ( yes, I know... that`s a bit of a nice dream... ;D )
But Blake isn`t plying bad and he has all the support from the crowd, maybe this will help him ( or it puts just more pressure on his shoulders,don`t know...)
But it would be so cool for Blake,he truly would deserve it, he`s great and so nice ;D
( yes, I know I´m being a bit enthusiastic LOL)

[blue]

If Lleyton beats Roger I eat my shorts ;D
David maybe has a better chance, but to be honest, I have some doubts.
I think in Federers half of the draw, there´s actually no one that has the form, game and head to beat Roger. But Roger I felt, is not playing his best, so maybe there´s gonna be a surprise

[lau]

madou said:

Do you REALLY believe Lleyton can beat Roger ?? No, I think the only person remaining that has a chance is David, 'cause Roger hasn't known for a while how to play against him, (look at their head to head).

As much as I would like that to be true..., in my opinion David in not prepared to beat Roger right now His results this year suck, his last match sucked, he fired his coach recently and is without one, he has been ill this year, he doesn´t seem to be fit enough, etc, etc, etc, etc (and unfortunately I could go on and on and on) Plus in the last matches he played against Roger, he was defeated.
Having said all this, I really really HOPE he can do it.

madou said:

And Lau, if Nadal had beaten Fed, it would have been in the finals, so Fed would still be n°1 with the points ... I think he'll stay at the top for a looooong time.

LOL ;D ;D ;D I know that Madou, give me some credit!!! hahahaha! But if that hapened Rafa would be closer and Roger would know that. I think he already knows that
Anyway, in my opinion, Rafa will take over Roger`s nº1 one day It will be interesting to see what happends next season
To all Roger fans (if there is any here): I`m sorry, but I really enjoy watching Roger being defeated. But that doesn´t mean I hate him or I can´t see the incredible kind of player he is

[Laney]

Doesn't anyone believe Olivier Rochus can beat Federer? .....


Okay, neither do I (lol), but that doesn't mean I won't support him!

Oooooooooh and my favourite Frenchman, aka cute Richard is still in!! Woooohooooooooow!!

Btw, ARE there ANY Roger fans here? Anyone? No? Because all we seem to do is hope for him to lose!

[Laney]

Some more quotes:

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4211990.stm)

"I feel bad because I played bad."
Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal sums up his emotions after losing to James Blake.

"If I won or lost this match, I'd like to think he was proud of me. It's just icing on the cake that I won it and played as well as I did."
Blake on what his father, who died last year, would have made of his stirring performance.

"I need a new vocabulary to describe how I felt about that match. This time last year he was half-paralysed, watching this on TV and wondering if he'd ever play tennis again."
Blake's mother Betty on her son's struggle with a rare illness last year.

"I'm at the stage where I've thought to myself, 'If I dress like my wife, maybe I can play like my wife'. Been working, by the way."
Andre Agassi on why he now plays in classic tennis whites rather than the more flamoyant attire he used to wear.

"Berdych, do you want your binkie?"
An Agassi fan tells Tomas Berdych to stop complaining to the referee. Binkie is American slang for a child's dummy.

"I have no excuse for serving like that."
Elena Dementieva after serving 19 double faults in her three-set scrap against Anna Chakvetadze.

"One day we want to have kids, but being at the top of the game means a lot of sacrifices. You have to give 100% every day, so no time for babies now."
Justine Henin-Hardenne on when she will start a family with husband Pierre-Yves.

[agnes]

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Btw, ARE there ANY Roger fans here? Anyone? No? Because all we seem to do is hope for him to lose! [/quote]

LOL
I was wondering already but it seems as if there aren´t many Roger-supporters
Well, I wouldn´t mind if Rochus was the one to stop Federer ( actually I wouldn´t mind anybody to stop him... ;D )
Oh and thx Laney for the nice quotes

[agnes]

@ blue: Well, now I hope even more that Lleyton will beat Federer just to watch you eating your shorts ;D

[Madou]

lau said:

As much as I would like that to be true..., in my opinion David in not prepared to beat Roger right now His results this year suck, his last match sucked, he fired his coach recently and is without one, he has been ill this year, he doesn´t seem to be fit enough, etc, etc, etc, etc (and unfortunately I could go on and on and on) Plus in the last matches he played against Roger, he was defeated.
Having said all this, I really really HOPE he can do it.

Well I didn't know all of this :/
What I saw was his DC performance and it made me hope for him, 'cause I really like this player.
If he doesn't win, let's at least hope he'll do a good match.

Lau said:

LOL ;D ;D ;D I know that Madou, give me some credit!!! hahahaha! But if that hapened Rafa would be closer and Roger would know that. I think he already knows that
Anyway, in my opinion, Rafa will take over Roger`s nº1 one day It will be interesting to see what happends next season
To all Roger fans (if there is any here): I`m sorry, but I really enjoy watching Roger being defeated. But that doesn´t mean I hate him or I can´t see the incredible kind of player he is

I.m.o Rafa won't be able to take over Roger's n°1... I even think Roger will win all the Grand Slams in 2007 (not 2006 'cause Marat will win RG this year ;D), so that he'll be the first more than ever.

Oh and actually, I like Roger , and I don't want him to be defeated by anyone else than Marat, 'cause this show how our Marat is great ;D
So right now I want Rodg' to defend his title successfully and not to allow Nadal to go past him. (No ! Don't throw stones at me )

[blue]

agnes: Hm, I swear I will ;D
And btw, Nastya lost to Lichovtseva
Seems like she beat herself

[agnes]

@ blue: Alright ;D but how do you wanna prove it... ;D
Not that I don`t believe you but it would be just awesome to watch it LOL

[lau]

madou said:

I.m.o Rafa won't be able to take over Roger's n°1... I even think Roger will win all the Grand Slams in 2007 (not 2006 'cause Marat will win RG this year ;D), so that he'll be the first more than ever.

Oh and actually, I like Roger , and I don't want him to be defeated by anyone else than Marat, 'cause this show how our Marat is great ;D
So right now I want Rodg' to defend his title successfully and not to allow Nadal to go past him. (No ! Don't throw stones at me )

Rafa will take over Roger sooner or later But don´t worry, I would never throw stones at you

(BTW I think it`s a little to early to know what will happen in 2007 with a ¿25? years old Federer and a 20 years old Nadal )

Marat!!!!! Please come back soon... I miss you

[tall_one]

btw Dinara is playing mix doubles with Andy Ram

They won their 1st round match against Janette Husarova & Leos Friedl 6/1 6/4
In the 2nd round they took out the number 1 seeded Cara & Wayne Black 6/3 6/4 ;D

Quarterfinals they play Samantha Stosur & Paul Hanley

[Madou]

Udachi Dinara !
Hope she'll win there !

(Lau I agree, but I can't help imagining what's gonna happen next ^^)

[lena]

Oh yeah, fingers cross for Dinara and Andy, wanna see them play ;D, Dina would be a little bit taller than Andy ;D.

[SAFINNO1]

AS u guys were saying Lleyton has no chance against Roger after just edging a match against Dent. God is Marat the only one who can beat Roger.

Udachi Dinara