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Seeds for Tennis Event at Olympics Announced
Below are the seeds for the 2004 Olympic Tennis Event, announced on Wednesday 11 August.

Men’s Singles
1. Roger Federer (SUI)
2. Andy Roddick (USA)
3. Carlos Moya (ESP)
4. Tim Henman (GBR)
5. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
6. David Nalbandian (ARG)
7. Rainer Schuettler (GER)
8. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
9. Marat Safin (RUS)
10. Nicolas Massu (CHI)
11. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)
12. Paradorn Srichaphan (THA)
13. Andrei Pavel (ROM)
14. Nicolas Kiefer (GER)
15. Tommy Robredo (ESP)
16. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)

Women’s Singles
1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
2. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
3. Anastasia Myskina (RUS)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
6. Venus Williams (USA)
7. Paola Suarez (ARG)
8. Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
9. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
10. Patty Schnyder (SUI)
11. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
12. Karolina Sprem (CRO)
13. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (ISR)
14. Silvia Farina Elia (ITA)
15. Magdalena Maleeva (BUL)
16. Chanda Rubin (USA)

Men’s Doubles
1. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA)
2. Wayne Arthurs/Todd Woodbridge (AUS)
3. Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
4. Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)
5. Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND)
6. Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez (ARG)
7. Martin Damm/Cyril Suk (CZE)
8. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR)

Women’s Doubles
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova/Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)
2. Conchita Martinez/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)
3. Martina Navratilova/Lisa Raymond (USA)
4. Alicia Molik/Rennae Stubbs (AUS)
5. Shinobu Asagoe/Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
6. Myriam Casanova/Patty Schnyder (SUI)
7. Paola Suarez/Patricia Tarabini (ARG)
8. Li Ting/Sun Tian Tian (CHN)

[Vassily]

Is anyone afraid that Marat will lose before he meets a top-18 seed? I certainly am. Otherthan that I think it's too early to talk about Olympics. We'll know anything only when he gets on the court and plays atleast a set.

[Damita]

Thanks Nicki for the list
Vass>> i prefer to be positive. And i wait for the draw...

[Steph]

Vassily said:

I We'll know anything only when he gets on the court and plays atleast a set.

This is just it Vassily, you can never predict anything where Marat is concerned, you just have to wait and see what happens on the day! But I suppose this is just what makes him so interesting. Being a Marat Safin fan is definitely a rollercoaster ride!!

[Teresa]

Thanks Nicki once again for the seed announcement.

Is anyone afraid that Marat will lose before he meets a top-18 seed? I certainly am. Otherthan that I think it's too early to talk about Olympics. We'll know anything only when he gets on the court and plays atleast a set.

Lord Vass so harsh......can we just cut him a little slack please please, I agree with Damita, and I am positive he will do well

[sirius]

thanks NICKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[patri]

i read that Marat on open ceremony will carry a flag.
So now i know why Marat so fats go out from Sopot.*


* thise isn't offitial news

[Tatiana]

patri said:

i read that Marat on open ceremony will carry a flag.
So now i know why Marat so fats go out from Sopot.

Yay, he's gonna be carrying a flag!

[Vassily]

Steph said:

This is just it Vassily, you can never predict anything where Marat is concerned, you just have to wait and see what happens on the day! But I suppose this is just what makes him so interesting. Being a Marat Safin fan is definitely a rollercoaster ride!!

You know... If forced to place a bet on Marat's performance in Olympics I'd bet against Marat. What about you? I think the mojority will put it the way I put it. That's today's reality.

Strangely I've got a good feeling about this... (please don't start claiming that my feeling is unreliable if it proves so in THIS case).

[sirius]

patri said:

i read that Marat on open ceremony will carry a flag.
So now i know why Marat so fats go out from Sopot.

ARE U SURE PATRI?? where did u read that? much as i'd like to see maratik carrying the flag...ARE U SURE? i'd think he'd be the last person to be considered...hahaha... or maybe they chose him cos he's tall and with him carrying the flag everyone would be able to see it!

[Vassily]

THE DRAW IS OUT!!!!

www.athens2004.com/en/TennisMen/results?rsc=TEM001601&frag=TEM001000_C75

[sirius]

1 FEDERER Roger (1) SUI
56 DAVYDENKO Nikolay RUS
74 BERDYCH Tomas CZE
37 MAYER Florian GER

33 SANTORO Fabrice FRA
61 VOLANDRI Filippo ITA
335 OUAHAB Lamine ALG
19 ROBREDO Tommy (15) ESP

16 SRICHAPHAN Paradorn (12) THA
30 JOHANSSON Joachim SWE
52 SARGSIAN Sargis ARM
25 LJUBICIC Ivan CRO

21 HRBATY Dominik SVK
68 EL AYNAOUI Younes MAR
29 DENT Taylor USA
9 NALBANDIAN David (6) ARG

4 MOYA Carlos (3) ESP
54 ENQVIST Thomas SWE
59 PHILIPPOUSSIS Mark AUS
97 ROCHUS Olivier BEL

63 CLEMENT Arnaud FRA
141 LAPENTTI Nicolas ECU
51 KARLOVIC Ivo CRO
17 PAVEL Andrei (13) ROM

14 MASSU Nicolas (10) CHI
23 KUERTEN Gustavo BRA
47 MELZER Jurgen AUT
26 SPADEA Vincent USA

50 CALLERI Agustin ARG
73 BECK Karol SVK
55 ANDREEV Igor RUS
11 SCHUETTLER Rainer (7) GER

6 FERRERO Juan Carlos (5) ESP
34 ARAZI Hicham MAR
22 FISH Mardy USA
36 BJORKMAN Jonas SWE

69 NIEMINEN Jarkko FIN
93 LU Yen Hsun TPE
45 MIRNYI Max BLR
15 CHELA Juan Ignacio (11) ARG

18 KIEFER Nicolas (14) GER
46 LABADZE Irakli GEO
72 CARRAZ Gregory FRA
228 BAGHDATIS Marcos CYP

42 YOUZHNY Mikhail RUS
38 MALISSE Xavier BEL
27 NOVAK Jiri CZE
5 HENMAN Tim (4) GBR

12 GROSJEAN Sebastien (8) FRA
39 HORNA Luis PER
88 HANESCU Victor ROM
87 ARTHURS Wayne AUS

40 SODERLING Robin SWE
32 LOPEZ Feliciano ESP
113 KUCERA Karol SVK
13 SAFIN Marat (9) RUS

20 GONZALEZ Fernando (16) CHI
239 ECONOMIDIS Konstantinos GRE
41 ZABALETA Mariano ARG
78 LEE Hyung Taik KOR

28 ANCIC Mario CRO
49 HAAS Tommy GER
81 SARETTA Flavio BRA
2 RODDICK Andy (2) USA

[sirius]

DOUBLES DRAW!!!

3 BRYAN Bob (1) USA
3 BRYAN Mike
215 SAFIN Marat RUS
125 YOUZHNY Mikhail

182 ARAZI Hicham MAR
1021 EL AYNAOUI Younes
9 MIRNYI Max BLR
265 VOLTCHKOV Vladimir

88 GONZALEZ Fernando CHI
69 MASSU Nicolas
7 KNOWLES Mark BAH
60 MERKLEIN Mark

51 LOPEZ Feliciano ESP
53 ROBREDO Tommy
19 ETLIS Gaston (6) ARG
16 RODRIGUEZ Martin

10 LLODRA Michael (3) FRA
8 SANTORO Fabrice
37 MALISSE Xavier BEL
34 ROCHUS Olivier

6 NESTOR Daniel CAN
424 NIEMEYER Fred
152 BECK Karol SVK
89 HRBATY Dominik

73 ANCIC Mario CRO
85 LJUBICIC Ivan
1 BJORKMAN Jonas SWE
217 JOHANSSON Joachim

745 ECONOMIDIS Konstantinos GRE
859 MAZARAKIS Vasilis
18 DAMM Martin (7) CZE
17 SUK Cyril

5 BHUPATHI Mahesh (5) IND
20 PAES Leander
99 FISH Mardy USA
230 RODDICK Andy

38 ALLEGRO Yves SUI
120 FEDERER Roger
43 FYRSTENBERG Mariusz POL
47 MATKOWSKI Marcin

1175 MOYA Carlos ESP
76 NADAL Rafael
80 SA Andre BRA
79 SARETTA Flavio

44 CLEMENT Arnaud FRA
62 GROSJEAN Sebastien
11 BLACK Wayne (4) ZIM
12 ULLYETT Kevin

25 ERLICH Jonathan (8) ISR
27 RAM Andi
577 ENQVIST Thomas SWE
323 SODERLING Robin

112 ANDREEV Igor RUS
100 DAVYDENKO Nikolay
105 CALLERI Agustin ARG
1175 NALBANDIAN David

1009 HANESCU Victor ROM
103 PAVEL Andrei
70 KIEFER Nicolas GER
55 SCHUETTLER Rainer

1017 BERDYCH Tomas CZE
35 NOVAK Jiri
14 ARTHURS Wayne (2) AUS
2 WOODBRIDGE Todd

[patri]

Togenta said:

ARE U SURE PATRI?? where did u read that? much as i'd like to see maratik carrying the flag...ARE U SURE? i'd think he'd be the last person to be considered...hahaha... or maybe they chose him cos he's tall and with him carrying the flag everyone would be able to see it!

I read thise on some page , but truly I don't reamember on whitch.
Thise is totally unoffitial news, but i hope this is thru

[Vassily]

patri said:

I read thise on some page , but truly I don't reamember on whitch.
Thise is totally unoffitial news, but i hope this is thru

POPOV will carry Russia's flag, possibly with FEOFANOVA