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[Teresa]

I hope noone will mind that I have started a new thread for this. I am going to try and copy the posts over......

Okay I did not succeed in copying this properly so
Sorry first and second HELP anyone wants to do this over


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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
« Reply #182 on: Today at 08:59am » <br>
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WORLD GROUP DRAW IS OUT!!!!!!!!

Home Country in Bold


Spain (s)
Slovak Republic (Home Tie decided by Draw)

Switzerland (s)
Netherlands
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Australia (s)
Austria

Argentina (s)
Czech Republic
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Chile
Russia (s) (Home Tie decided by Draw)

Sweden
France (s)
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Romania (Home Tie decided by Draw)
Belarus (s)

Croatia
USA (s)

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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
« Reply #183 on: Today at 09:31am » <br>
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so when will they pick who hosts Russia and Chile because if it is too be played in Chile on clay.

russia will find themselves in a dogfight.
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
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on Today at 09:31am, SAFINNO1 wrote:so when will they pick who hosts Russia and Chile because if it is too be played in Chile on clay.

russia will find themselves in a dogfight.



on Today at 08:59am, sirius wrote:WORLD GROUP DRAW IS OUT!!!!!!!!

Home Country in Bold




actually READING other posts will solve lots of your problems and questions......
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
« Reply #185 on: Today at 10:27am » <br>
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soz carol my mistake
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
« Reply #186 on: Today at 12:45pm » <br>
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on Today at 10:27am, SAFINNO1 wrote:soz carol my mistake


ey kid.. you dont have to cry...
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
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I have made so many of these mistakes which has maybe prompt peopls to not liking me as i have had 1 big Message from tall_one and he actually was mad at me.
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
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on Today at 1:01pm, SAFINNO1 wrote:I have made so many of these mistakes which has maybe prompt peopls to not liking me as i have had 1 big Message from tall_one and he actually was mad at me.



Tall one is a she, but I understood how you got the opposite idea considering her height (191 cm). Where the hell you got her height info is a whole other question.
PS: To make it easier for you: there's no other "he" in here other than me and you.
Also, under the avatar there's one word that reads "Gender". If it's a circle with a cross below it, it's a woman and if it's a circle with a diagonal arrow it's a .... (I'm sure I don't need to finish).
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
« Reply #189 on: Today at 1:24pm » <br>
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And about that Davis Cup... I think thy'll play it on carpet again...
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
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on Today at 1:21pm, Vassily wrote:PS: To make it easier for you: there's no other "he" in here other than me and you.




hey hey....don't forget Pierce Cheng...he's a he too..
and there are some others...
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
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You know Vass, I had a bad feeling that what if they get Chile, I thought it would be the worst unseeded to get. Am I suddenly jinxing the Russian team!!!!
But anything can happen until March, Gonzo or Massu may get injured... although I don't wish it to any of the players. But they might be not in that good shape!
Home will be good fo course, in Chile they would lose for sure. At home I hope they'll win and then they can get far! I'm in excellent mood today for some reason!
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
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on Today at 2:09pm, MariaV wrote:You know Vass, I had a bad feeling that what if they get Chile, I thought it would be the worst unseeded to get. Am I suddenly jinxing the Russian team!!!!
But anything can happen until March, Gonzo or Massu may get injured... although I don't wish it to any of the players. But they might be not in that good shape!
Home will be good fo course, in Chile they would lose for sure. At home I hope they'll win and then they can get far! I'm in excellent mood today for some reason!


Gonzo and Massu will be effectively neutralized by carpet, if they need any neutralization...
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Re: Davis Cup Qualifier Russia Vs Thailand.
« Reply #193 on: Today at 2:23pm » <br>
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Ah, you think they're not as good indoors as they were on hard in Athens? And yeah, they can't always play as goos as in Athens. And it's definitely not clay like in Duesseldorf! So you also think there's good hope for Russia?
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[Teresa]

Vass I think you are right,
MariaV, we should not have to worry, I think this is good for Russia.

Gonzo and Massu will be effectively neutralized by carpet, if they need any neutralization...

[sirius]

hey teresa! don't worry about copying the stuff over... i'll just change the name of that thread!!! ;D cos u can't copy parts of a thread over. bah.

[MariaV]

But we can go on talking abt next year's tie vs Chile here or what do you think? Let the old thread be about the tie vs Thailand. Then you mods could change the name of this thread to World Group 2005?

And about the draw: I do think Russia can win if everything goes OK but Chile is a very serious opponent and all the guys (incl. our dear Marat) have to take this tie very seriously next March.

[Vassily]

MariaV said:

But we can go on talking abt next year's tie vs Chile here or what do you think? Let the old thread be about the tie vs Thailand. Then you mods could change the name of this thread to World Group 2005?

And about the draw: I do think Russia can win if everything goes OK but Chile is a very serious opponent and all the guys (incl. our dear Marat) have to take this tie very seriously next March.

Chile is a tricky opponent, yes. But Russia should Manage if Marat is playing average and Misha is playing well.

[MariaV]

Shamil T. said to RIA Novosti news agency that he was satisfied with the draw. (Then again, what else could he say!) But it could have been better - that's what the others think already.
BTW, Sobkin made the same joke than Jiat saying that they should quicky start growing grass court in Moscow.! ;D ;D
Shamil T. said they have to decide pretty soon if they are gonna play at Olympiiski or Luzhniki (i.e. what venue would be available at the time), he'd prefer Luzhniki where the atmosfere is better and the spectators closer to the court. He said he's gonna talk to Moscow's mayor Luzhkov about renting one of the venues for the tie. He also said they're probably gonna play on Taraflex like at the Kremlin Cup, and try to make the courts as fast as they were in Minsk to eliminate Massu. (Yeah, very clever talk, Shamil T! )

[Teresa]

hey teresa! don't worry about copying the stuff over... i'll just change the name of that thread!!! cos u can't copy parts of a thread over. bah.

Sirius thanks I will be glad when we get to page 2 and not have to go thru my copied mess

But we can go on talking abt next year's tie vs Chile here or what do you think? Let the old thread be about the tie vs Thailand. Then you mods could change the name of this thread to World Group 2005?

Yep Maria.....that is what I was trying to do, so with Sirius' help they can be achieved, thanks....
And this way we have months and months to take about the Russia/Chile tie ;D

Chile is a tricky opponent, yes. But Russia should Manage if Marat is playing average and Misha is playing well.

I agree Vass, and the home advantage will make a difference.......whats that wonderful saying the old people have, at home even the walls are for you? or words to tha effect?

[Damita]

i think Chile will be quite easy to beat... they were good in Athens but remember Marat, Roger, Andy and co. were ousted early (probably tanking because of USO coming so fast), and Hewitt and agassi weren't there...
So i really think this DC first round will be a good one....
...and then they'll meet France which means i'll see our habibi on tv

[MariaV]

Damita said:

i think Chile will be quite easy to beat... they were good in Athens but remember Marat, Roger, Andy and co. were ousted early (probably tanking because of USO coming so fast), and Hewitt and agassi weren't there...
So i really think this DC first round will be a good one....
...and then they'll meet France which means i'll see our habibi on tv

Damita, I don't think any of the guys who went to Athens tanked, even Marat! (He tanked Sopot alright, but against Fe-Lo he just "couldn't do anything" on the day ), Rogi was really-really upset that he had let the Swiss down at the Olympics after carrying the flag and everything, and so was Andy!
And Chile has been Team World champs for 2 consecutive years (on clay OK), and they are EXTREMELY motivated to get the DC too now that they got to the World Group. And you know how crazy Gonzo is, you never know with him, just like with Marat, although Marat's class is better, but if he'll have a bad day and Gonzo with Massu will be hot then.... relegation match again... GRRRRRR! I'm NOT going to jinx or anything, actually, I'm quite positive about the tie too, as they play at home. And I just hope that the Olympic "luck" can't go on forever, alhough 2 years in Duesseldorf have been pretty scary, Gonzo and Massu both look scary, LOL! OK, enough of my babble now!

[Damita]

whoops teresa! when i posted in the thread about DC matters i had not read this thread, so then i've deleted my post in DC matters thread and copied it here, sorry for the confusion

So i'm quoting what you posted in the other thread:

Teresa said:

Yep Damita I agree, and so happy for you that you will be able to see habibi on tv.........and then you can give us great reports as always......... ;Dand remember Russia beat France before.............. ;D

yeah i remember but i'm gonna be supporting Russia anyway ;D (but tho i'll be sad in France lost in the quarter... usually they go further.... but hey, if that means Marat and co. go through the semis, that's ok with me ;D..... but there's a long road until this moment, so we'll see)

[Damita]

Maria>>sorry, "tank" wa maybe too strong.... but i mean i think they didn't fight like they would have in any other tourneys, or in a different situation (like if the USO had been before the Olympics... then maybe they would all have fight harder)....
and Chile is a good nation yeah, but on clay... i don't think they are that dangerous on fast courts

[MariaV]

BTW, Damita! Didi you see PHM (I mean Paulo ) beating Moya in Alicante and read Paulo's interviews? I was so glad he got some confidence and I hope he stays healthy now, you remember, he's my fave French player (along with Nico Escude)! And not because of the DC final, although I felt so sorry for him (and I'll never forget him crying and the French guys and Marat consoling him, *bless them*), but because of his tennis!

[MariaV]

Damita said:

Maria>>sorry, "tank" wa maybe too strong.... but i mean i think they didn't fight like they would have in any other tourneys, or in a different situation (like if the USO had been before the Olympics... then maybe they would all have fight harder)....
and Chile is a good nation yeah, but on clay... i don't think they are that dangerous on fast courts

I agree, on clay Chile is better but you have to be concentrated, as Vass so well said, they're a tricky opponent, Gonzo can get crazy on fast surface too if his serve and BH are ON on that day! And if Marat has an OFF day.......... And Massu is just plain scary to look at, I didn't like to watch him play (when I still could! )

[Vassily]

People! Please stop paraphrasing me!

I just wanted to add: with all due respect to Massu, it's painful to look at him on fast courts. On teraflex he's not dangerous even to Davydenko.
Gonzo is another question. But if "average" Marat is going to show up, he will have more chances of playing well them Fernando. Gonzalez is a mess VERY often. But assuming he does 'show up" he still shouldn't pose a lot of trouble.
It might seem that I'm over confident, but realy they are playing against such a team.

[MariaV]

Vassily said:

People! Please stop paraphrasing me!

I just wanted to add: with all due respect to Massu, it's painful to look at him on fast courts. On teraflex he's not dangerous even to Davydenko.
Gonzo is another question. But if "average" Marat is going to show up, he will have more chances of playing well them Fernando. Gonzalez is a mess VERY often. But assuming he does 'show up" he still shouldn't pose a lot of trouble.
It might seem that I'm over confident, but realy they are playing against such a team.

Hehe, quite a little discussion we have here! OK, OK, I'll try Vass but you're so eloquent in English, no need to be modest here! And it's not like I disagree, it's painful to look at Massu any time for me personally as I said already. And I'm confident too, Vass, that they can do it, I'm just panicking a bit as usual (with "what if"s), blond and female as I am. Long time to go anyway so we'll see!