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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 29, 2004 19:11:18 GMT 3
Is it me or is the Thailand Open website always slow. As i have just came from school expecting there to be atleast a article about Marat's Victory.  |
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Post by Carolineonline on Sept 29, 2004 19:18:34 GMT 3
marat plays tomorrow! against jiri vanek. not before 1.30pm local time, 2.30pm my time, +7GMT, 8.30am for the Dutchies and the rest of the Europeans too i think!!! 1.30am for giraffes...and... not sure what time it'll be for THE ONE out in dubai... A BIG BIG jeeeeeeeeeeeej! for Marat!  And big fat NOOOOOOO for tomorrow.. thats exactely the time i have to go to school...  Ah well.. the scoreboard didnt work anyway.. did it?! So, well.. oke.. i can live with it..  Rogier Wassen.. the dutchie who beated Igor.. honestly I didnt know what the guy would look like  he plays challengers (not too bad last year) and he lives about 12 km from here... (still i dont think i would recognize him if I'd see him on the streets... ;D) Anyway.. this guy beated Igor by 61 62... I dunnow how bad Igor's day must have been... but I dont think this is a normal score... Nice for the dutchie though! ;D |
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Post by Vassily on Sept 29, 2004 19:37:38 GMT 3
A BIG BIG jeeeeeeeeeeeej! for Marat! And big fat NOOOOOOO for tomorrow.. thats exactely the time i have to go to school... Ah well.. the scoreboard didnt work anyway.. did it?! So, well.. oke.. i can live with it.. Fnocky, the SB didn't work but MensTennisForums.com still got point-by-point scores somehow. By the way, from those point-by-point reviews it's not visible that Marat's playing too well. Got many 40-0 scores or even 0-40, but just had to lose atleast two points before taking the game. |
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Post by Annie on Sept 29, 2004 20:30:48 GMT 3
Well done Marat! A win is still a win, and it can surely only improve his confidence? Could we see another run like we did in China? How cool would that be! two tournaments almost back to back! (OK, I'll try not to jinx him ;D)
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Post by christina on Sept 29, 2004 20:37:33 GMT 3
woohoo go marat & the dutchie hu lives near fnocky, not so good for igor tho pics from gotennis.com....and vass im about 2 try ur fly tennis racket thing cos ic had the same damn fly dive bombing me since i came online   thats all the pics theyv got up so far 2day wonder how long he'll stay clean shaven for hehehe |
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Post by MariaV on Sept 29, 2004 20:49:36 GMT 3
Nice to see him clean shaven for a change!  |
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Post by christina on Sept 29, 2004 20:58:29 GMT 3
oh in case u wanted to know, that 2nd pic was taken whilst marat was serving an ace ;D
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Post by Myke on Sept 29, 2004 21:03:29 GMT 3
Rogier Wassen.. the dutchie who beated Igor.. he plays challengers Anyway.. this guy beated Igor by 61 62... I dunnow how bad Igor's day must have been... but I dont think this is a normal score... Nice for the dutchie though! ;D Verrrry nice for the Dutchie ;D ...well I wouldn't be suprised if he would go down hard in his second match... that's a Dutch thing to do anyway ;-) The shaven face is very nice  I'll be sleeping during his match, should bring luck. I'm not supersticious at all. |
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Post by zita on Sept 29, 2004 21:04:44 GMT 3
marat plays tomorrow! against jiri vanek. not before 1.30pm local time, 2.30pm my time, +7GMT, 8.30am for the Dutchies and the rest of the Europeans too i think!!! 1.30am for giraffes...and... not sure what time it'll be for THE ONE out in dubai... tx sirius and LOL |
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Post by zita on Sept 29, 2004 21:06:04 GMT 3
oh in case u wanted to know, that 2nd pic was taken whilst marat was serving an ace ;D good to know , now i don't need to think abt what he was doing ;D |
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Post by Damita on Sept 29, 2004 22:51:25 GMT 3
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Post by Myke on Sept 29, 2004 23:00:47 GMT 3
Thanks Damita! He looks fresh, fresh...exciting ;D |
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Post by Damita on Sept 29, 2004 23:21:11 GMT 3
Thanks Damita! He looks fresh, fresh...exciting ;D he's so excitting to me...  ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Damita on Sept 30, 2004 1:34:26 GMT 3
New article from Thai newspaper, The Nation:
Russia's Safin is back in business
Published on Sep 30, 2004
Four years after being the world’s No 1 player then slumping to the bottom of the top 100, Russian star Marat Safin is sending signals that he is back in business.
He beat Israel’s Noam Okun in his first round match at the Thailand Open yesterday.
The former world No 1 and 2000 US Open champion, who also won the China Open earlier this month, has claimed seven consecutive matches in straight sets, improving his record to
3-0 against Israeli Okun, ranked 148.
The temperamental Russian, who had an injury-plagued year last year, dropped out of top 50 for first time since 1997. His form slumped and he fell to No 89 in the world at the start of the season.
Being overshadowed by his successors including Andy Roddick and Roger Federer, the 24-year-old Safin fought hard and clawed his way back into
the top 10 two weeks ago at
No 9.
He has appeared in three finals in 18 tournaments this year. Among those finals he won the Beijing Open nearly two weeks ago, his first trophy in two years.
“What I did is fight. I just fight and put a lot of effort in every match I play,” Safin told reporters after his match at the Impact Arena last night.
Safin, who has vowed never to play on the grass courts at Wimbledon, again, is determined to finish the year within the top five.
“It was four years ago and I couldn’t remember what I played to make me the world’s No 1.
“You have to be confident to win a game. You can’t win if you are not confident,” added Safin, who would like to make sure that world No 1 Roger Federer won’t have an easy task winning this tournament.
“There’re many good players here in this tournament. It’s difficult to say anything as every match is important. I’ll focus and work it out match by match.
Whenever I win, I gain confidence.
It’s boosted me and I love it when I feel that way.”
In other first round matches, Swede Robin Soderling dealt Israel a second defeat at the Impact Arena as he beat Harel Levy 6-3 6-4.
Russian seventh seed Igor Andreev failed to match the tempo, taking a loss to Dutchman Rogier Wassen 6-1
6-2.
Piyarat Setthsiriphaiboon
The Nation
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 30, 2004 4:19:22 GMT 3
;DHi everybody,
Yesterday, I've got a last minute ticket to see Marat. He played really awesome, dominated all court. Seems that his shots controlled his opponent and public. I can't remember the last time, I saw him play like this. (Maybe he did but that matches didn't broadcast.) I've seen Roger, Andy and Marat yesterday. All I can say is, if this 3 guys continue playing in this level, (Or even other guys improve but Marat still maintain his.) The Thailand Open Trophy will be in Marat's hands on Sunday. So keep your finger cross, our MAN is the best.
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Ah well.. the scoreboard didnt work anyway.. did it?! So, well.. oke.. i can live with it..
he plays challengers (not too bad last year) and he lives about 12 km from here... (still i dont think i would recognize him if I'd see him on the streets... ;D) Anyway.. this guy beated Igor by 61 62... I dunnow how bad Igor's day must have been... but I dont think this is a normal score... 
