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Post by Tatiana on Sept 11, 2004 10:10:35 GMT 3
Yeah, thanx alot for the link Nicki!  All the pics of Marats were great, except for 1 the Marat Safin5....his face expression (and the tattoos!) kinda spooked me... |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 12, 2004 22:56:45 GMT 3
Well after the US Open Marat is Now 9th in the Champions race and will have to win in Beijing if he is too overtake Aggasi for 8th position this week.
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Post by Carolineonline on Sept 13, 2004 1:49:46 GMT 3
oke.. so who won this tournament....... Fed himself (what a surprise  ) He won his 4th grand slam title 60 76 60 to Lleyton Hewitt... poor boy.. but anywayz... another million to add on feds bank account... boy boy boy.. |
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Post by Tatiana on Sept 13, 2004 10:20:11 GMT 3
World No.1 and Swiss top seed Roger Federer has claimed his third Grand Slam title of the year, thrashing Australian fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets to add the US Open to his Australian Open and Wimbledon triumphs.
Having beaten Hewitt on the way to his titles at Melbourne Park and the All England Club earlier in 2004, Federer made it four straight wins against the South Australian with his impressive 6-0 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 victory.
Hewitt went into the match without dropping a set in six previous outings in the tournament, but it was Federer who thrilled the Flushing Meadows crowd with his supreme play early, as Hewitt struggled with his own game.
Federer raced through the set in just 18 minutes without conceding a game, and when he broke Hewitt for a fourth time in the opening game of the second set on the way to a 2-0 advantage, an absolute rout was on the cards.
Hewitt did finally get on the scoreboard in the ninth game as the elapsed match time ticked over to 30 minutes, and he lifted noticeably as the set wore on, but Federer was still able to serve for it in the 10th game.
After missing an earlier break point chance when a backhand caught the net and landed wide, Hewitt finally did claim what could have proved to be a pivotal break, but Federer's response was swift, the dual Wimbledon champion taking the set in a tie-breaker.
And his momentum continued on into the third set, Federer not conceding another game before falling on his back as he came to realise what he had achieved.
Having won the US Open in 2001 when he defeated American Pete Sampras, Hewitt's last win over Federer now dates back to September 2003, when he rallied from two sets and a break down in the third set in the Davis Cup semi-final in Melbourne.
On that occasion Hewitt's win in the fourth rubber sealed Australia's passage to the final, where it went on to take the teams title, but since then Federer has exacted plenty of revenge for his collapse.
Having also beaten Hewitt's compatriot Mark Philippoussis to win the Wimbledon trophy for the first time last year, 23-year-old Federer needs only to win the French Open to complete his Grand Slam set.
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Post by Tatiana on Sept 13, 2004 10:21:05 GMT 3
Kuznetsova claims title
Svetlana Kuznetsova has beaten fellow-Russian Elena Dementieva in straight sets to win the women's US Open title at Flushing Meadows.
Kuznetsova dropped service games in both sets but, on each occasion, was able to recover before going on to win the match 6-3 7-5.
Following on from Anastasia Myskina's victory in the French Open and Maria Sharapova's success at Wimbledon, Kuznetsova becomes the third consecutive Russian woman to claim a Grand Slam title.
Dementieva earned her place in the final with gripping three-set victories over French star Amelie Mauresmo and American crowd favourite Jennifer Capriati.
However throughout the tournament the sixth seed has struggled with her suspect serve and Kuznetsova attacked her opponent's main weakness at every opportunity.
Seeded ninth, Kuznetsova hammered out 35 winners for the match, the majority of which came off her powerful forehand and, at times in the first set, Dementieva struggled to stay in the contest.
After securing the first set, the ninth seed began to make errors of her own as the pressure began to tell and on two occasions Dementieva gained a service break.
However the 19-year-old fought back to level the set and at 5-5 secured the break she needed as Dementieva's serve fell to pieces.
Kuznetsova raced to a 40-0 lead in the 12th game and, after sending one forehand wide, served out to claim the title.
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Post by Vassily on Sept 13, 2004 11:55:14 GMT 3
Tanya isn't this a Marat tourney thread? Anyway, you'll be all excited to hear that Marat won the Wooden Spoon Award in USO.   Here's how it works (Quote from Eggy from MTF): Marat lost to Enqvist who then lost his next match to Peya Peya lost to Robredo Robredo lost to Roddick Roddick lost to Johansson Johansson lost to Hewitt Hewitt lost to Federer |
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Post by sirius on Sept 13, 2004 15:15:16 GMT 3
Tanya isn't this a Marat tourney thread? Anyway, you'll be all excited to hear that Marat won the Wooden Sthingy Award in USO. Here's how it works (Quote from Eggy from MTF): Marat lost to Enqvist who then lost his next match to Peya Peya lost to Robredo Robredo lost to Roddick Roddick lost to Johansson Johansson lost to Hewitt Hewitt lost to Federer i heard anyway, as long as he's winning something...hahahahahah |
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Post by Damita on Sept 13, 2004 22:06:34 GMT 3
Tanya isn't this a Marat tourney thread? Anyway, you'll be all excited to hear that Marat won the Wooden Sthingy Award in USO. Here's how it works (Quote from Eggy from MTF): Marat lost to Enqvist who then lost his next match to Peya Peya lost to Robredo Robredo lost to Roddick Roddick lost to Johansson Johansson lost to Hewitt Hewitt lost to Federer oh, i didn't know that. That's funny.... hmm, not really funny, but... well, hope you know what i mean  ;D |
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Post by Magda on Sept 13, 2004 22:46:19 GMT 3
oh, i didn't know that. That's funny.... hmm, not really funny, but... well, hope you know what i mean ;D LOL I had the same feelings when I read that  . It's funny and sad at the same time..... ;D  |
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Post by Tatiana on Sept 14, 2004 7:49:00 GMT 3
Tanya isn't this a Marat tourney thread? I thought that since Marat wasn't in this tournament anymore, that I would keep with the topic and post two articles on who won the tourney...well, sorry, but thought sum ppl here might be interested...well, not really in the Federer one, but the Kuznetsova one |
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Post by zita on Sept 16, 2004 15:25:17 GMT 3
tx damita, sorry for the late reply: i was on holiday ,then had to work .Now 's my first day off: so now i saw the pics.Big  to u |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 16, 2004 20:04:32 GMT 3
i always follow that but i did not know marat won the us open.
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Post by Vassily on Sept 16, 2004 23:27:35 GMT 3
i always follow that but i did not know marat won the us open. huh!? That's the first thing anyone learns about him! "Safin,who crushed Pete Sampras in straight sets in the US Open 2000 final." |
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Post by Tatiana on Sept 17, 2004 5:46:58 GMT 3
huh!? That's the first thing anyone learns about him! "Safin,who crushed Pete Sampras in straight sets in the US Open 2000 final." I know! Where have u been?? That's the match that made me notice Marat and think "hey, who's this tennis pro?" He beat the almighty Pete Sampras!..that day was history! ;D |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 19, 2004 1:02:04 GMT 3
Hey you Vassily and Tatiana Of course i know that. I will never ever ever ever ever forget that  . I was on about the chain. like marat lost to enqvist enqvist lost to peya peya lost ...... etc sorry if i confused u but please do not think i forgot that unbelievable day in 2000 plz do not think like that of me. |
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All the pics of Marats were great, except for 1 the Marat Safin5....his face expression (and the tattoos!) kinda spooked me...
) He won his 4th grand slam title 60 76 60 to Lleyton Hewitt... poor boy.. but anywayz... another million to add on feds bank account... boy boy boy..
;D 
. It's funny and sad at the same time..... ;D 
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