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Post by Annie on Jan 10, 2007 11:14:15 GMT 3
awwwwwww breaking thanks a million for that wonderful story!!!! And it is really not true you care not good at storytelling, you so are!!!! Glad you had fun and glad Kolya won for you ;D ;D ;D I guess the word before Kolya was DAVAI which is COME ON in Russian ;D Now on a more sad note..Kolya retired from his match today  Tourney directors in Sydney must be pulling their hair out  Get well for AO Kolenka!!!!  |
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Post by Annie on Jan 11, 2007 12:58:34 GMT 3
No. 3-ranked Davydenko fined for negative comments on Sydney tournament January 11, 2007 SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- No. 3-ranked Nikolay Davydenko was fined $10,000 for comments he made about the Sydney International tennis tournament after retiring from his first-round match with a foot problem. After retiring from his match on Wednesday, Davydenko described the Sydney International as "small tournament" that "nobody cares about." ATP chairman Etienne De Villiers said in a statement that he felt the fine was appropriate for "the comments that were made that not only damaged the very fine tournament in Sydney but also sullies the reputation of our great sport." Four other big-name players also pulled out of the tournament this week. No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal and Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan pulled out on the men's side, while Russians Nadia Petrova and Svetlana Kuznetsova retired from their early-round women's matches. Women's No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrew before the tournament, citing personal problems, and former champion Lleyton Hewitt pulled out with a calf injury. Davydenko was en route to Melbourne on Thursday and did not comment.
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Post by hellanvodka on Jan 11, 2007 16:59:16 GMT 3
Sorry to hear that Kolya....not sure the heavy fine is fair or not...
here Aussie media are still trying to promoate Hewitt, some paper even saying Hewitt can win AO trash, i can see my rabbits flying in the garden not Llyeton......
Kolya, Welcome to Melbourne, good luck in AO!
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Post by mackiemad on Jan 13, 2007 17:40:37 GMT 3
welcome and play well. but don't expect the public to like you after comments like that kolya!
we here are very proud of ourselves and what we do - plus we don't get tennis the rest of the year. very stupid thing to say, he just made james blake look even more the champion and had the average joe saying bad things about "all those jumped up riussians"
james blake alluded to kolya when he said he loved the fans at sydney and whatnot in his victory speech. kind of made fun of kolya. not that i idsagree with kolya, just that it was an unwise thing to say, IMHO. got very bad press...
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Post by Annie on Jan 16, 2007 16:09:21 GMT 3
Current tournament: Australian Open. Kolya is seeded 3d
First round: Nikolay Davydenko defeated Sergio Roitman 6/2 7/5 6/2 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Open-Davydenko apologises for Sydney comments
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russian Nikolay Davydenko has apologised for comments he made about last week's Sydney International after pulling out of the tournament through injury.
The world number three, who ground out a routine 6-2 7-5 6-2 victory over Argentina's Sergio Roitman in the Australian Open first round on Tuesday, said he had not intended to criticise the warmup event in Sydney when he described it as "small". He was fined $10,000.
"I made some comments after Sydney International which I now regret," Davydenko said in a statement. "My English is not very good and I didn't mean to say anything bad about the tournament.
"What I was trying to say was that while the Sydney tournament was important my main focus was on the Australian Open and it was wise to stop because of my injury.
"At the time of the press conference I was very worried that my injury would force me out of the Australian Open and I didn't express myself very well.
"I would like to apologise to the tournament organisers and the fans who support the event so well. I now want to focus on doing the best I can in the Australian Open."
Davydenko, the number three seed, cruised through the opening set against Roitman but trailed by a break of serve in the second before fighting back to take it.
The 25-year-old Davydenko, a quarter-finalist at Melbourne Park for the last two years, was never threatened in the third set but wasted two match points before clinching victory with a rasping forehand winner.
"Today was perfect for me," Davydenko told reporters.
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Post by Annie on Jan 16, 2007 16:21:57 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Jan 18, 2007 13:22:22 GMT 3
Kolya breezed through to the third round of AO defeating Gille Muller of Luxembourg 6/4 6/0 6/3 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by noemi on Jan 19, 2007 2:43:13 GMT 3
Woohoo!!! yay Kolenka!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by alleva on Jan 20, 2007 12:45:09 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Jan 21, 2007 3:16:44 GMT 3
Beat Santoro 7/6 6/2 6/2 ;D ;D ;D Watched the match..first set was very very tight. Santoro broke and Kolya had to really struggle but then class, speed and youth took over ;D ;D ;D Well done |
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Post by Annie on Jan 22, 2007 12:43:16 GMT 3
Open-Don't put your shirt on Davydenko
MELBOURNE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - World number three Nikolay Davydenko's search for a clothing sponsor shows no sign of ending despite interest from a Chinese company.
The Russian wore a plain red top provided by his racket sponsor in his Australian Open third-round victory over Fabrice Santoro on Saturday in stark contrast to the logo-laden kits worn by the likes of Chilean world number nine Fernando Gonzalez.
Davydenko was asked at a news conference if any deals were imminent following reports at last year's Masters Cup in Shanghai that a Chinese company was interested.
"At the moment, no," the 25-year-old said. "I will be starting a contract from this year but not with Chinese."
Davydenko, who reached the U.S. Open semi-finals last year usually wearing a plain shirt, is the only player in the world's top 10 without a clothing sponsor.
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Post by Annie on Jan 22, 2007 12:43:53 GMT 3
Open-Iron man Davydenko grinds down Berdych
MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Third seed Nikolay Davydenko wore down Czech Tomas Berdych to seal a 5-7 6-4 6-1 7-6 victory and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday.
Russian Davydenko was outplayed by the 13th seed in the first set but his unerringly consistent game gradually nullified the 21-year-old Berdych and he clinched victory on his fourth match point in exactly three hours.
Berdych saved three match points at 5-6 in the fourth set to force the tiebreak but he made two unforced errors to give Davydenko match point and another mistake sent the Russian through to the last eight.
Davydenko will play German Tommy Haas for a place in the semi-finals
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Post by Annie on Jan 22, 2007 13:01:14 GMT 3
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Post by alleva on Jan 22, 2007 15:28:17 GMT 3
yes!!! Kolya in 1/4 final!!! Kolya must win
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Post by Patxy on Jan 22, 2007 20:28:16 GMT 3
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Tourney directors in Sydney must be pulling their hair out 
That's my couch 
