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Post by sirius on Aug 16, 2004 2:38:01 GMT 3
Jiat, once again, THANK YOU  I actually kinda forgot   Bad mieke, bad mieke..... MIEKE...u're WELCOME. i was trying to find stuff for myself to post.. lol |
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Post by sirius on Aug 16, 2004 3:25:51 GMT 3
MATCH STATISTICS ARE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by sirius on Aug 16, 2004 3:28:28 GMT 3
well...it seems to me that his net points won percentage was uncommonly good in the match...GOOD JOB MARAT!!! ;D ;D but his UEs...geesh!!! the UEs!!!! BAD MARAT!  first serve percentage 51...which is NORMAL..... 7 aces...okie.... 2 DFs... okie..... that's just abt it! |
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Post by MariaV on Aug 16, 2004 10:13:21 GMT 3
Hi people, I'm all hooked up with wires or how to call it but I'll try to post anyway!  Good you have most things covered already. I saw the match on video, he started with a wonderful lob that went in, there was also a lovely drop shot at the end of the 1st, I wouldn't worry about the UEs - the conditions were really windy so it was hard to control the ball. He stayed concentrated throughout the match which was good, as you can see Kucera couldn't take any of the BPs he had in the 2nd set. He only screamed once in Russian "Wind, wind", it was really windy I must repeat. They showed Mecir and others from the Slovak delegation but no-one from the Russians so even the commentator was wondering if anyone was there. Good I got the result before I saw the video, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stay calm during the 2nd set. Pretty many people watching actually I would say (it was MARAT after all ;D), dunno why he was complaining about the lack of spectators, it was pretty decent crowd in the evening, quiet though, and yeah, kinda uneventful match, wich is unusual for our Marat, but good for a change! So keep it up baby! to you all! |
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Post by Elisabeth on Aug 16, 2004 11:29:42 GMT 3
Finally the statistics!!!Thank you very much Togenda!  And thank you too for Mariav for your "report".....because i didn't see the match.......so thank you again! |
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Post by patri on Aug 16, 2004 12:24:12 GMT 3
Thanks Togenta for statistic. I can't see the match , but statistic good looking |
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Post by Damita on Aug 16, 2004 13:07:00 GMT 3
well...it seems to me that his net points won percentage was uncommonly good in the match...GOOD JOB MARAT!!! ;D ;D Agreed thanks for the stats Jiat Maria>>thanks a lot for the report. Glad to know the wind explains the high number of UE. And about Marat complaining there were'nt many spectators, maybe there were some for his match (as you said, it' Marat after all !!!) but it's true that there are not a lot of spectators in general, for tennis matches but also for other sports. The hotels has become so expensive that on tv they said a lot of foreign spectators and tourists decided not to come to Athens, and so only ppl living in the area can afford to go to the Olympic center Tennis-X.com gave Marat a new nickname: Marat "The Olympics are SO Important" Safin i know they're making fun of him, but it made me laugh ;D |
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Post by Damita on Aug 16, 2004 14:14:49 GMT 3
Marat and Mikhail lost the doubles 6-1 6-2 in 48 minutes. Sad but not surprising. they'll be able to focus 100% on the singles now |
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Post by Teresa on Aug 16, 2004 14:44:48 GMT 3
MariaV thanks so much for the report. Its really really good to know that Marat can go out there and not allow the wind to get to his game other than the expected ue's as a result, this is very satisfing.
Thank you.
The commentators for our side were saying that yesterday was a big Greek holiday so maybe that why there were not many spectators, really when you looked at the stands some of the sections hardly had anyone. We have been getting a mixed coverage so its not been too bad.
BTW Congratulations to ALL those countries that have won medals so far. Hope you all can keep winning ;D
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Post by Teresa on Aug 16, 2004 14:56:53 GMT 3
Marat and Mikhail lost the doubles 6-1 6-2 in 48 minutes. Sad but not surprising. they'll be able to focus 100% on the singles now Samething I thought ;D |
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Post by Teresa on Aug 16, 2004 14:57:33 GMT 3
Finally the statistics!!!Thank you very much Togenda! And thank you too for Mariav for your "report".....because i didn't see the match.......so thank you again! Thanks too |
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Post by me on Aug 16, 2004 16:32:40 GMT 3
Thanks for that report Maria!!!! Hi people, I'm all hooked up with wires or how to call it but I'll try to post anyway! You're hooked up to wires, but they let you use the computer? That's nice! |
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Post by ivy on Aug 16, 2004 16:37:11 GMT 3
Thanks for that report Togenta! Me-> I love your avatar. Very nice  |
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Post by sirius on Aug 16, 2004 17:22:00 GMT 3
dear everybody...YOU'RE ALL WELCOME!!!!!!
and like miek and caro were mentioning the other day...we spend way too much time thanking each other here...but.....THANK YOU ANYWAY...nice to know u're appreciated every now and then ;D
and thanks maria for the report...how're the tests going?
and well... no one really expected marat and misha to pull off a miracle and beat bob and mike. but the good news is, 3 russians are now in the 2nd round of the singles. i'm crossing my fingers and hoping that nikolay will beat rogi...then all 4 will be in the next round... COME ON NIKOLAY!!!!! WOOHOO!!! U CAN DO IT!!!
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Post by ivy on Aug 16, 2004 17:54:39 GMT 3
How many Russians were on the team? 4?
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Good you have most things covered already. I saw the match on video, he started with a wonderful lob that went in, there was also a lovely drop shot at the end of the 1st, I wouldn't worry about the UEs - the conditions were really windy so it was hard to control the ball. He stayed concentrated throughout the match which was good, as you can see Kucera couldn't take any of the BPs he had in the 2nd set. He only screamed once in Russian "Wind, wind", it was really windy I must repeat. They showed Mecir and others from the Slovak delegation but no-one from the Russians so even the commentator was wondering if anyone was there. 
