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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 3, 2004 20:25:44 GMT 3
Well now the US Open is sadly over for Marat i think we should now turn our minds to China (Beijing Open Thread already made) and towards his loyal Davis Cup team due to take place on the 24-26 September where they will face the one-sided Thailand and so should be a easy victory for the Russians.hopefully with the captain leading the way.But a match with Schrichapan should be good.Also the Russians should have a advantage as this tie will be held on Clay.
Russia team to be led by Marat Safin will include :
Mikhail Youzhny.
Igor Andreev.
Nikolay Davydenko.
With Dimitry Tusanov as back up if any player is to withdraw from injury.
Team Captain.
Shamil TARPISCHEV
The thai team will include Paradorn SRICHAPHAN,
Danai UDOMCHOKE,
Sonchat RATIWATANA,
Sanchai RATIWATANA.
Sports Palace "Luzhniki", Moscow, RUS
Stadium Capacity: 9235
24 September - 26 September 2004
Day 1: 1300hrs (GMT 0900hrs)
Day 2: 1400hrs (GMT 1000hrs)
Day 3: 1300hrs (GMT 0900hrs)
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Indoors
Ball Type: Roland Garros French Open
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 3, 2004 20:39:08 GMT 3
I hav resarched both players and teams and here are the stats
Safin, Marat 2-1 Srichaphan, Paradorn
2004 Rome TMS, Clay, R32
Italy Clay R32 Safin 6 2 6 2
2002 Tashkent, Hard, Q
Uzbekistan Hard Q Srichaphan 3 6 6 7
2002 Indian Wells TMS, Hard, R32
California, USA Hard R32 Safin 7 5 6 1
Safin has played no other player from Thailand.
Youzhny, Mikhail 0-1 Srichaphan, Paradorn
2000 Charleroi, CH, Carpet, R16
Belgium Carpet R16 Srichaphan 6 7 6 3 3 6
Youzhny has played no other player from Thailand.
Andreev, Igor 0-1 Srichaphan, Paradorn
2004 Chennai, Hard, Q
India Hard Q Srichaphan 3 6 6 7
Igor has played no other player from Thailand.
Davydenko, Nikolay 1-1 Srichaphan, Paradorn
2004 Rotterdam, Hard, R32
The Netherlands Hard R32 Davydenko6 4 6 3
2003 Long Island, Hard, R32
New York, USA Hard R32 Srichaphan 3 6 4 6
Davydenko has played no other player from Thailand.
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Post by Teresa on Sept 3, 2004 21:59:22 GMT 3
SAFINNO1
Thanks for all that info.....I had not realized this was happening.........dunno just out of the loop I guess.
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Post by sirius on Sept 4, 2004 7:18:30 GMT 3
oh. so tarpischev finally decided to cover luzhniki with clay. i remember vass was grousing back in 2002 abt him being a cheapskate...lol
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Post by Elisabeth on Sept 4, 2004 12:09:57 GMT 3
Thank you for this information!  I didn't know that Russian team will play qualification for the Davis cup......  it's realy new for me... ;D I suppose that he will play Thailand because Russian team lost in the 1st round in 2003 and 2004..  I love your banana....Sirius....so funny... ;D  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 4, 2004 19:34:01 GMT 3
[quote) oh. so tarpischev finally decided to cover luzhniki with clay. i remember vass was grousing back in 2002 abt him being a cheapskate...lol ][/quote] I agree i too have visited there and i do think Trapischev is a big cheap skate.Lol Anyways here is a link with Marats davis cup record and matches. www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?Player=10014534 |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 4, 2004 19:48:33 GMT 3
This is an interview that was in my local magazine talking about his views on the Davis Cup.
INTERVIEWER: Marat, how is the taste of this victory in the Davis Cup in 2002 compared to the US Open in 2000.?
MARAT SAFIN: It's two completely different stories. I mean, when I won the US Open back in 2000, I couldn't believe that I could beat Pete Sampras in the finals. I was still too young to win that kind of tournament. I was so happy, but I didn't know how to enjoy it. Right away I had to fly to Tashkent to play another tournament.
This victory, you know, it's a team tournament. We won, we we're basically the world champions back then. We have nothing now except a tie against Thailand in a couple weeks which i am completely going to focus on. I don't have to go to many tournaments, I don't have to rush, I don't have anything to do next week thanks to my performance in Flushing Meadows last week, so I have to enjoy. I will enjoy, of course.
Concerning 2002 i want to congratulate all my team, all the players. They deserve it. Yevgeny, he played great. He saved so many times the Russian team. Our captain, he was great. He was perfect. He was supporting us during all the match.
Of course, Mikhail for that victory that basically nobody expect that he could win after two sets 2-Love down. He surprised I think even himself. He showed that he's a real man, he's a Russian man, he knows how to fight, he knows how to come out of such a difficult situation. He got a big thanks from everbody in the camp after that..
I'm was happy, glad. I could not describe what I was feeling back then.It was truely amzing. It's just something that is just so great, it's the best. Better than sex, you can say that (smiling)
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Post by me on Sept 4, 2004 19:54:14 GMT 3
Thanx for that! is that a new interview? cos that last bit is litterally what he said during the pressconference after they won the DC2002! so either the journo just copy/paste that bit, or uhmm.....Marat's running out of interesting things to say so he's repeating himself.....litterally!  ;D |
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Post by Tatiana on Sept 5, 2004 6:11:10 GMT 3
Concerning 2002 i want to congratulate all my team, all the players. They deserve it. Yevgeny, he played great. He saved so many times the Russian team. Our captain, he was great. He was perfect. He was supporting us during all the match. I'm going to really miss not having Yevgeni Kafelnikov on the team  He was definitely the rock for his teammates, supporting them and leading them all to victory  Thanx for the article SAFINNO1 ;D |
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Post by Elisabeth on Sept 5, 2004 13:29:51 GMT 3
I'm going to really miss not having Yevgeni Kafelnikov on the team He was definitely the rock for his teammates, supporting them and leading them all to victory You have totaly right!Yevgeni was a good 2sd leader for his team in 2002...and it's Marat you is taking this role.... Hope that one day he will won another davis cup...but at the moment it's not a good "start".... ;D |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 5, 2004 14:06:49 GMT 3
I personally think that Russia pound for pound are a very good all round team.
As we all now Marat can do anything on the court.
Youzhny he now believes he can upset big players after the 2002 epic and just beat Nalbandian which proves his point.
Igor Andreev has had a steady year and produced some good tennis to get a good ranking.
Davydenko brilliantly talented and also had a solid year and is also capable of winning medium profile tournaments.
last but not Least Dimitry Tursanov who i think will be a big talent in the next couple of years who was also the conquror of Marat at his graveyard place Wimbledon.
but by no means Yvgeny Kafelnikov (R.I.R- Rest in Retirment).will absolutely be missed.
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Post by sirius on Sept 6, 2004 3:34:49 GMT 3
how long do u guys think tursunov will stay with the russian team?
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Post by MariaV on Sept 6, 2004 10:13:51 GMT 3
how long do u guys think tursunov will stay with the russian team? Well, the commentators told last year already that he was pretty angry at the Russian Tennis Fed. because he didn't get any help from them when he needed it and as he was applying for the US citizenship he didn't accept Shamil T.'s offer to join the Russian Davis Cup team. Now for some reason his getting the US citizenship has been lingering, haven't heard of the reasons though. |
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Post by Tatiana on Sept 6, 2004 13:48:55 GMT 3
Well, the commentators told last year already that he was pretty angry at the Russian Tennis Fed. because he didn't get any help from them when he needed it ... What did he need help with? |
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Post by Tatiana on Sept 6, 2004 13:52:19 GMT 3
Hope that one day he will won another davis cup.... ;D I know for sure that he will win another Davis Cup, he's definitely got what it takes (as we all know!) and he's definitely a team player |
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He was definitely the rock for his teammates, supporting them and leading them all to victory 
