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Post by Annie on Oct 19, 2005 9:40:02 GMT 3
Nooooooooooooooo  Damn it..his back was bothering him lately and it seems something went wrong..trying to find some news about it but haven't managed yet Very very sad news.... |
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Post by Annie on Oct 19, 2005 10:47:54 GMT 3
Just spoke to my friend who watched the match yesterday...it was indeed a lower back pain that made him retire..apparently he looked in a lot of pain poor boy GET WELL SOON MISHA!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a shame because he has to defend his St. Petersburg title next week and it doesn't look good so far  |
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Post by mara on Oct 19, 2005 15:42:03 GMT 3
did he join igor in recuperation center in moscow?  hope both get well soon;) |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 22, 2005 17:37:21 GMT 3
Plays Beck (SVK) in 1st round at St Petersburg, with a litlle back niggle according to reports
DAVAI MISHA
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Post by Annie on Oct 24, 2005 10:32:37 GMT 3
Yeah Ily..his back is bothering me but I hope he managed to get some treatment last week since he was out of Madrid so early.....
DAVAY MISHA!!!!!!!! LET'S DEFEND THE TITLE!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Annie on Oct 25, 2005 20:48:11 GMT 3
Ohhhhhhhh Misha got lucky in the firt round in St. Petersburg ;D ;D ;D Misha won 6:3, 4:1...Beck retired DAVAY MISHKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Annie on Oct 25, 2005 20:53:02 GMT 3
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 26, 2005 19:11:25 GMT 3
PRO-AM-2005: VALENTINA MATVIENKO AND MIKHAIL YOUZHNY’S FABULOUS WIN
Today the Central Court of the St. Petersburg Open-2005 hosted the first PRO-AM match played by two amateurs and two professionals.
The Governour of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko participates in the tournament the second year in a row. This time she played in tandem with the defending St. Petersburg Open champion Mikhail Youzhny against Sergey Tarasov, St. Petersburg Vice Governour, and Thomas Johansson (winner of St. Petersburg Open-1997 and AUSTRALIAN OPEN-2002).
From the very beginning the duet Matvienko/Youzhny were more than determined to win: they simply whitewashed the first game. In the forth game Matvienko/Youzhny broke for the first time mostly thanks to a masterful drop-volley placed by Valentina Matvienko resulting in 3:1 on the scoreboard. By the way, during the match Matvienko demonstrated almost all modern tennis strokes: 100% first serve placement, deep down-the-line and passing shots as well as drop-volleys. Coupled with a steady Mikhail Youzhny’s tennis, it determined the 6:3 outcome of the first set. Sergey Tarasov excited by the match made a few unforced errors that helped the Matvienko/Youzhny tandem.
The forth game of the second set saw the culmination of the Matvienko/Youzhny tandem. With 4:0 on the scoreboard, the international duet Tarasov/Johansson after claiming their first game managed to concentrate on the match and bring the score to 5:4 (ad. Matvienko/Youzhny). The drop-volley placed by Sergey Tarasov in the eighth game off-balanced both the Governour and Mikhail Youzhny and won Tarasov/Johansson another break.
Nevertheless, Matvienko/Youzhny had enough scores to post a fabulous 6:3, 6:4 win.
As Valentina Matvienko put it, it was a genuine pleasure to play with Mikhail Youzhny like with any other professional. "Mikhail stood by me all the time and I also tried not to lose time. Such matches for me is a serious challenge. I think one should strive to win in all spheres of life, both in politics and in sport," added Valentina Matvienko.
The Swedish player Thomas Johansson confessed that he was impressed by Valentina Matvienko’s tennis and her drop-volleys.
Igor Dzelepov, Vice President of the Northwest Federation of Tennis and the personal coach of Valentina Matvienko, noted that despite her tough agenda Valentina Matvienko spends 2-3 hours a week playing tennis. He also added that the Governour takes part in almost all show matches and intensively trains for each of them.
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Post by Annie on Oct 27, 2005 9:20:21 GMT 3
Misha also won his doubles match yesterday, so well done on that one!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tonight at 7pm Moscow time he is scheduled to play his second-round match.
UDACHI SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Annie on Oct 27, 2005 20:52:59 GMT 3
Well Ily we were wrong..it was almost too easy Misha is in the quarterfinals..he beat Saulnier 6:1, 6:1 ;D  Tomorrow - Vick from Czech Republic, hopefully we're in the semis |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 27, 2005 21:05:18 GMT 3
Hopefully is the word, misha had it too easy so far, surely theres gonna be a twist somewhere or it's just misha tournament again
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 28, 2005 13:51:12 GMT 3
tales from the tour
Last year's winner MIKHAIL YOUZHNY and Finn JARKKO NIEMINEN attended the draw ceremony on Saturday afternoon at Grand Hotel Europe.
Title defender MIKHAIL YOUZHNY went to the village to sign autographs
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Post by Annie on Oct 29, 2005 0:02:31 GMT 3
sad sad day..Misha lost, Kolya lost..St.P open is over for me |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 29, 2005 16:12:36 GMT 3
I knew misha was having it to good to be true.
Misha will pull out of bercy
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Post by Annie on Oct 30, 2005 0:28:31 GMT 3
Yeah that's the end of the season for my Mishka so this thread will be a bit dead until the end of the year. Get well sweetie!!! Take care of that back and see you back in 2006 ;D
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hope both get well soon;)
