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Damita
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CHINA OPEN Sept 19, 2004 21:50:06 GMT 3

Post by Damita on Sept 19, 2004 21:50:06 GMT 3

"He's the kind of guy if a tree fell on your car he would be able to lift it off. Very masculine." Lowri Turner about Marat Safin, Ace magazine 2004 (the 10 sexiest male players) ;D

Vassily
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CHINA OPEN Sept 19, 2004 22:14:13 GMT 3

Post by Vassily on Sept 19, 2004 22:14:13 GMT 3

Congrats mart on the performance, but I want you to play even better in your upcomming tourneys!

And now for a typical Vass's comment: What does this tourney mean? It's a very small tournament and let's face it: winning it isn't such a high honour in Men's Tennis. On the way to the victory Marat didn't face a top play, not even a top-20 player. So there's no guarantee that he's playing as a top-10 player again. just look at another example of what I'm talking about : have you heared of the great Spring that Venus Williams had? Two titles in a row.... And she lost to the first top-15 player she met after that.

Ofcourse I might be wrong. Recent, well not recent anymore, Marat's performance made me extremely critical of him. I know that it is MARAT. Looks like he's rising to another of his highs in the career and when he's there he might be very tough to beat for a while. He'll probably get improved in his next tournament. Plus, I probably shouldn't forget the ease with which he handled the lower ranked players....

Oh, seems that I was wrong in this criticism... Lol, why did I write it then? Perhaps proved myself wrong before I finished my criticism...

Dee
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CHINA OPEN Sept 19, 2004 22:49:00 GMT 3

Post by Dee on Sept 19, 2004 22:49:00 GMT 3

;D Lol Vass......I'd say, just enjoy this moment , you never know when the next one will be with Marat.
I think the fact Marat didn't drop a set the whole tourny is great news, plus he's made a habit lately of losing to very low ranking players, so to see him be so decisive in his play in this competition is an encouraging sign. Heres hoping anyway

tall_one
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CHINA OPEN Sept 19, 2004 22:53:13 GMT 3

Post by tall_one on Sept 19, 2004 22:53:13 GMT 3

Vassily said:

And now for a typical Vass's comment: What does this tourney mean? It's a very small tournament and let's face it: winning it isn't such a high honour in Men's Tennis. On the way to the victory Marat didn't face a top play, not even a top-20 player. So there's no guarantee that he's playing as a top-10 player again.

your right Vass, this is a small tourney that doesn't mean much, but it is a step in the right direction and for that, I am truely happy. Marat's biggest opponent has always been himself, so for him string 5 matches together, no matter who they are against, is something to celebrate

Magda
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CHINA OPEN Sept 19, 2004 22:56:50 GMT 3

Post by Magda on Sept 19, 2004 22:56:50 GMT 3

LOL Vass!!!!!!! You can always find some pesymistic sides don't you?

Anyway, perhaps you're right somewhere between the lines, but I can't agree with you that the title is not important. I know that it's not a big turney and yes, he had quite an easy draw, but I'm sure this victory helped A LOT his confidence. He needed that to finally believe in his game and I'm sure he will play much much better now. Of course we can't get TOO excited coz it's tennis and everything can happen in the next tournanemt, so I think the best conclusion are his own words, that we can't be too sad when he's losing and we can't be too excited when he's winning. Let's see what another turney brings. But for now I'm still in a celebrating mood ;D ;D

*sigh*

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chiefbjules
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CHINA OPEN Sept 20, 2004 1:26:44 GMT 3

Post by chiefbjules on Sept 20, 2004 1:26:44 GMT 3

I think the tournament may be quite important for Marat mentally. It may be small, but it has shown Marat he can still win. I would think, if he has a sports psychologist, the psychologist and the coach would be pretty happy to have him string any series of wins together at the moment just to boost his confidence.

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CHINA OPEN Sept 20, 2004 5:53:04 GMT 3

Post by |-Safin_Coria-| on Sept 20, 2004 5:53:04 GMT 3

.ivy. said:

My ~~two~~ three questions are:

Where is Dasha?

&

Why won't Marat shave?

&

Is Marat back to true former condition?

good question, where is Dasha? i'd like to know that as well!
Marat should be shaving soon....he DID win ;D!
i think we have to wait a lil longer to see if Marat is truly back to his former condition

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Neo
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CHINA OPEN Sept 20, 2004 10:05:38 GMT 3

Post by Neo on Sept 20, 2004 10:05:38 GMT 3

Ah, finnally, online.... *joining the party* Congrats, Marat!!!!!!!!! *insert any party/happydance smiley here* Good boy! *hugs him* Keep it up!

And now, for some random and useless thoughts.....

Marat, shave. Shave, Marat....

Vass>>> U never dissapoint me, huni! ;D

But I agree that the tournament isn't THAT important... and I think Marat knows this too, just read his interviews...
Me>>> I wanted to punch his lights out when I read the whole "cooking" thing too......

So,

to you, Marat! ( I've noticed his sexist tendencies too...

some more! )
Welcome to everybody that's new around here!!!!
Hi to ppl I haven't seen in a while (like Teresa

)!!!!
I'm getting that damn "Bandwidth" message again.... haven't seen THAT in a while... (like, since the Aussie Open ;D

)... very annoying, but a good sign at the same time

.................weird....................

*thinking* Errrrr, what else..... Hmmmm.....

I think that's about it.....

Oh, and thanx to everybody who translated/posted interviews/pics for us!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last Edit: Sept 20, 2004 10:20:44 GMT 3 by Neo

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Post by Damita on Sept 19, 2004 21:50:06 GMT 3

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Post by christina on Sept 20, 2004 0:11:47 GMT 3

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