Cincinnati 2008

davis
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Cincinnati 2008 Jul 25, 2008 11:24:04 GMT 3

Post by davis on Jul 25, 2008 11:24:04 GMT 3

Boy, we are getting slow! Cincy starts on Monday and there's no thread yet?!

Marat's second attempt to get a good HC result in the US - let's hope for a decent draw and no rain!

WESTERN & SOUTHERN FINANCIAL GROUP MASTERS
CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA
JULY 27–AUGUST 3, 2008 (SUNDAY START-DOUBLES ONLY)
Prize Money: US $2,615,000
56 DRAW/28 DRAW QUALIFYING
WEB SITE: www.cincytennis.com/1/en/default.asp

Qualifying draw: Friday, July 25, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, July 25, 4:30 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, July 26, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points/ATP Race Points
W: 500/100
F: 350/70
SF: 225/45
QF: 125/25
R16: 75/15
R32: 35/7 (Seeds 1-8: 5/1)
R64: 5/1 (WC: 0/0)
Q: +15/+3
Q14: 8/0
Q28: 0/0

MAIN DRAW

(1) FEDERER, Roger SUI/BYE
QUALIFIER v GINEPRI, Robby USA
ANCIC, Mario CRO v ACASUSO, Jose ARG
BELLUCCI, Thomaz BRA v (16) KARLOVIC, Ivo CRO
(12) ROBREDO, Tommy ESP v FISH, Mardy USA
BENNETEAU, Julien FRA v SODERLING, Robin SWE
KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp GER v QUALIFIER
BYE/(6) RODDICK, Andy USA

(4) DAVYDENKO, Nikolay RUS/BYE
TIPSAREVIC, Janko SRB v MOYA, Carlos ESP
(WC) ISNER, John USA v QUALIFIER
ANDREEV, Igor RUS v (15) STEPANEK, Radek CZE
(11) GASQUET, Richard FRA v LLODRA, Michael FRA
TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS v (WC) SAFIN, Marat RUS
QUERREY, Sam USA v MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA
BYE/(8) MURRAY, Andy GBR

(7) BLAKE, James/BYE
KIEFER, Nicolas v SIMON, Gilles
NIEMINEN, Jarkko v GULBIS, Ernests
JOHANSSON, Thomas v (9) WAWRINKA, Stanislas
(13) GONZALEZ, Fernando v BERDYCH, Tomas
LOPEZ, Feliciano v SEPPI, Andreas
QUALIFIER v BOLELLI, Simone
BYE/(3) DJOKOVIC, Novak

(5) FERRER, David/BYE
LAPENTTI, Nicolas v CILIC, Marin
(WC) LEVINE, Jesse v QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER v (10) VERDASCO, Fernando
(14) YOUZHNY, Mikhail v HAAS, Tommy
MONFILS, Gael v (WC) YOUNG, Donald
QUALIFIER v SERRA, Florent
BYE/(2) NADAL, Rafael

Last Edit: Jul 26, 2008 4:57:42 GMT 3 by davis

justsafin
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Cincinnati 2008 Jul 25, 2008 18:05:17 GMT 3

Post by justsafin on Jul 25, 2008 18:05:17 GMT 3

Just watched the weather channel. There's possibly thunder storm and shower on Sunday (me no like it, I wanna watch him practice). Besides that, it should be a comfy week with temperature around 18C- 30C (68F-90F).

It was super hot last year, as high as like almost 40C which was really unbearable for spectators, let alone players.

Now, just crossing fingers for a good draw and good mood. Been here 06 and 07. Marat seemed grumpy and upset (nice to fans though).....He mentioned Mason (satellite city of cincy where the tourny takes place) is boring. Well, it is a small town. No clubs around.

Don't know that's the reason or becuz he was struggling with coming back from injury in previous two years..... The crowd loves him very much. Staff told me he is a very nice guy. So, hope that Marat can chin up, play his game and dig as deep as possible into the draw!!

Last Edit: Jul 25, 2008 18:09:13 GMT 3 by justsafin

"Marat Safin - Simply the best-looking male player on the planet, possibly the best-looking male as well. A true gladiator, a perfectly proportioned being and a tennis equivalent to Leo Tolstoy if only he could get that temper under control."

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Cincinnati 2008 Jul 26, 2008 3:12:56 GMT 3

Post by jenhatter06 on Jul 26, 2008 3:12:56 GMT 3

checking on my bracket challenge and they're listing the draw for Cincy -- ~~it's not up on Cincy's site yet~~ now it is: ;D
www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/422/mds.pdf

but - holy moly!!!!!!

First Rounders (!)
Ancic-Acasuso
Robredo-Fish
Benneteau-Soderling
Tipsarevic-Moya
Andreev-Stepanek
Gasquet-Llodra (again!)
TURSUNOV-SAFIN !!!!
Querrey-PHM
Kiefer-Simon ! (winner to play Blake!)
Gonzalez-Berdych
Youzhny-Haas
Monfils-Young

Oh. My. God.

Last Edit: Jul 26, 2008 4:49:01 GMT 3 by jenhatter06

Wimbledon 2008: Why I Love Tennis.

"If you lose a couple matches in a row, that's going to affect you. I don't care if you're Albert Einstein at the Intelligence Olympics, it's going to affect you." ~ Andy Roddick

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." ~ Plato

coolgirl Junior Member Posts: 174	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 26, 2008 3:40:07 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by coolgirl on Jul 26, 2008 3:40:07 GMT 3 OMG..can at least Tursunov blog next week? ;D
	Last Edit: Jul 26, 2008 3:40:35 GMT 3 by coolgirl

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Cincinnati 2008 Jul 26, 2008 4:28:18 GMT 3

Post by yarina on Jul 26, 2008 4:28:18 GMT 3

Jul 26, 2008 3:12:56 GMT 3 jenhatter06 said:

checking on my bracket challenge and they're listing the draw for Cincy -- it's not up on Cincy's site yet

but - holy moly!!!!!!

First Rounders (!)
Ancic-Acasuso
Robredo-Fish
Benneteau-Soderling
Tipsarevic-Moya
Andreev-Stepanek
Gasquet-Llodra (again!)
TURSUNOV-SAFIN !!!!
Querrey-PHM
Kiefer-Simon ! (winner to play Blake!)
Gonzalez-Berdych
Youzhny-Haas
Monfils-Young

Oh. My. God.

Fixed

What was the probability of getting all of these 1st round encounters at the same time?

Thanks for the very quick update

justsafin Marat Expert Unique Marat Posts: 1,063	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 26, 2008 5:42:50 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by justsafin on Jul 26, 2008 5:42:50 GMT 3 OMG, 1st Maratik and Dima Why oh why oh why!!!!!! DAVAI MARATIK!!!!!!
	"Marat Safin - Simply the best-looking male player on the planet, possibly the best-looking male as well. A true gladiator, a perfectly proportioned being and a tennis equivalent to Leo Tolstoy if only he could get that temper under control." Australian Tennis Magazine

Dina Marat Expert Melting like ice in the sun!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,430	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 26, 2008 22:37:32 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dina on Jul 26, 2008 22:37:32 GMT 3 Lord! oh well bring it up hbibi!
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Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 8:13:42 GMT 3

Post by justsafin on Jul 27, 2008 8:13:42 GMT 3

Hi, folks

Went to cincy today. Many players have started working hard, including our boy.

Darn, I got there late. Marat already practiced 40 minutes (with Haas, no Gumy). And as usual, he had another practice before/around dinner time, with Yarkko and Gumy (first one at noon). The 2nd session only lasted half an hour due to thunder storm, darn....

Got tons of photos aleady, but I am exhausted. So will upload three for now. Don't have time, eyes almost closed, hence, just random select three.

Geez, our boy gets HOTTER AND HOTTER every year. How does he manage to do that?

Today, he was not as frowned before, smiled alot. LOL! I am out of words to describe him. Too good to be true.

;D and as always nice, signing lots of autographs. Will update yummy photos later on. ;D

So here we go. and enjoy! And please make reference to me at TGFR if you want to post elsewhere. Thanks in advance.

;D

ps: if this is the wrong thread to post, please let me know.

Last Edit: Jul 28, 2008 9:07:25 GMT 3 by justsafin

"Marat Safin - Simply the best-looking male player on the planet, possibly the best-looking male as well. A true gladiator, a perfectly proportioned being and a tennis equivalent to Leo Tolstoy if only he could get that temper under control."

Australian Tennis Magazine

safin4eva Full Member DAVAI MARAT!!! Save Colin the Whale!! Posts: 203	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 8:25:19 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by safin4eva on Jul 27, 2008 8:25:19 GMT 3 Damn!! Your so right, he keeps looking more gorgeous everytime!! YUMMY!!! ;D ;D ;D Love the smile too!! Thanks muchly JustSafin Have fun in Cincy!! ;D
	Last Edit: Jul 27, 2008 8:26:29 GMT 3 by safin4eva

Patxy Senior Member Too unpredictable... help Posts: 755	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 9:11:15 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Patxy on Jul 27, 2008 9:11:15 GMT 3 How do you manage to keep your camera still with that view?... ;D, hehe, thanx a lot for the pics justsafin!!

maratsmaiden Full Member Posts: 290	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 9:11:17 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by maratsmaiden on Jul 27, 2008 9:11:17 GMT 3 those are Gorgeous!!! thank you so much - look forward to seeing the rest - if they're half as good as these, you'll make my weekend
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coolgirl Junior Member Posts: 174	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 9:24:04 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by coolgirl on Jul 27, 2008 9:24:04 GMT 3 thank you for sharing , justsafin pics are HOT!!!

ignacita Junior Member Posts: 70	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 16:28:20 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ignacita on Jul 27, 2008 16:28:20 GMT 3 OMG OMG Thank you!!!

helloticky Full Member KEEP FLYING HIGH !!MARAT!! Posts: 269	Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 16:36:52 GMT 3 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by helloticky on Jul 27, 2008 16:36:52 GMT 3 justsafin thank you for pics & for real report from there ^_^ how the weather is .....I hope you will see Marat very very closes everyday ^_^ good luck both to Marat & you lucky girl ^_^

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Cincinnati 2008 Jul 27, 2008 20:19:52 GMT 3

Post by maryb on Jul 27, 2008 20:19:52 GMT 3

7pm - is that 11pm in the UK? Looks like I will be watching my first livestream then ... ;D Fingers crossed that the Big Yin has his Wimbly heid on. Pity that he was expected to play 2 matches on one night in Toronto. I know, Davis ... it happens ... but I would have been pissed off too if it had been me.

I was hoping to see him play Andy ... ah, well. Time yet ...

Good luck Big Yin. Super-strength fairy dust was despatched to Cincy ... think the rain had diluted the Toronto batch and rendered it useless ...

Nice to see his teeth on display again. ;D

CENTER COURT start 11:00 am

[12] T Robredo (ESP) vs M Fish (USA)
S Querrey (USA) vs P Mathieu (FRA)
[13] F Gonzalez (CHI) vs T Berdych (CZE)
Not Before 7:00 PM
[glow=red,2,300]D Tursunov (RUS) vs [WC] M Safin (RUS) [/glow]
G Monfils (FRA) vs [WC] D Young (USA)

Post by davis on Jul 25, 2008 11:24:04 GMT 3

Post by justsafin on Jul 25, 2008 18:05:17 GMT 3

Post by jenhatter06 on Jul 26, 2008 3:12:56 GMT 3

Post by coolgirl on Jul 26, 2008 3:40:07 GMT 3

Post by yarina on Jul 26, 2008 4:28:18 GMT 3

Post by justsafin on Jul 26, 2008 5:42:50 GMT 3

Post by Dina on Jul 26, 2008 22:37:32 GMT 3

Post by justsafin on Jul 27, 2008 8:13:42 GMT 3

Post by safin4eva on Jul 27, 2008 8:25:19 GMT 3

Post by Patxy on Jul 27, 2008 9:11:15 GMT 3

Post by maratsmaiden on Jul 27, 2008 9:11:17 GMT 3

Post by coolgirl on Jul 27, 2008 9:24:04 GMT 3

Post by ignacita on Jul 27, 2008 16:28:20 GMT 3

Post by helloticky on Jul 27, 2008 16:36:52 GMT 3

Post by maryb on Jul 27, 2008 20:19:52 GMT 3