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Post by Teresa on Mar 25, 2005 6:06:20 GMT 3
Thanks Cassie
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Post by Teresa on Mar 25, 2005 6:12:02 GMT 3
Am I wrong or it seems there´s no men´s doubles tournament?? I can´t find the draw anywhere, in the tournament site there´s no information about results of it and it isn´t scheduled any men´s double match...   That´s strange!!!!! A TMS without doubles tournament??!!!!!!!!! Do you have any information about it? lau Remember last year Marat played dbls with Mark Philppoussis, they lost in the first round, so yes, TMS = doubles draw, as to when it comes out.............i guess by tomorrow, seems strange its taking so long, but then again maybe we are just a little to anxious ;D Well both Marat and Dinara are playing tomorrow....  I hate when they both play on the same day, esp if Dinara plays first, which she is. Oh Well..................GOOD LUCK Dinara and Marat  ;D |
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Post by annie on Mar 25, 2005 10:06:13 GMT 3
Here is the official Nasdaq press release for today. GOOD LUCK SAFINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Really Good Friday
by Craig Gabriel
Fasten your seat belts because if you have tickets to the third day of the NASDAQ-100 Open you are in for quite a ride. This is the day when you start seeing wall-to-wall mega-stars. As a mere writer I can’t see where to start. Probably the most appropriate to begin with would be with the three-time defending women’s champion, Serena Williams.
Last year when Serena arrived for the NASDAQ-100 Open there was a big question mark that hung over her. She had not played a match since winning the Wimbledon final. She had been suffered with a knee injury that just wasn’t correcting itself and then she, Venus and the rest of their close-knit family had to deal with personal tragedy.
There was no form guide on her but one thing is for sure it is impossible to keep a great athlete and a champion tennis player down. Serena was seeded one and after a first round bye made giant strides to the final dropping just one set on route. In the final she faced Elena Dementieva who was to go on and have the best season of her career by reach the finals at the French and US Opens.
But Serena was in a zone when she played the final here at Crandon Park. The Russian was not allowed to do anything as the 6-1, 6-1 score line showed.
“That was great for me, I was excited, I wanted to win,” said Serena thinking back. “Of course I wanted to win but I really wanted to do the best that I could do at the tournament and on that day. I didn’t expect to win the whole tournament but I just took it one match at a time and that’s what I am going to do this year.”<br>
Serena, seeded three this time, will begin her title defence against yet another Russian, Vera Douchevina, who was straight into the main draw this year which is different to the previous two years when she had to come through qualifying. In 2004 she reached the third round.
Douchevina has a very impressive junior career. The 19 year old was a runner-up at the French Open juniors she was a winner of the Orange Bowl, played right here in Miami, and in 2002 beat Maria Sharapova in the final of junior Wimbledon.
By the way Serena has indicated that her outfits will be different once again to what she started the year with.
Speaking of the most famous Russian player at the moment, Miss. Sharapova, boy what a season she came off in 2004. She captured four titles of which two of them happened to be Wimbledon and the season-ending championships.
Topping it all off was being presented with the award for “Player of the Year” at the annual awards dinner at the Fours Season Hotel last Tuesday night. She also picked up a trophy for the most popular player with fans.
She says she still thinks back to that wonderful day on the hallowed lawns of the All England Club and the joy and disbelief that was engraved on her face as she did what any teenager would do when they won Wimbledon … start using their cell phone to tell the world, as if they didn’t already know.
“(The award) really meant a lot to me,” said Sharapova. “Throughout my career I have always wanted to be the best and to get an award for being the best is an amazing honour.”<br>
Sharapova plays Eleni Daniilidou who last year enjoyed the biggest thrill of her career when she got play tennis at the Olympic Games in her hometown of Athens. For her that moment was like she had won Wimbledon.
Venus Williams will also be taking to the stage. This statuesque star could be right at home on the catwalk but it is the tennis court where she models her best attributes with those long strokes and those incredible legs taking equally long strides to get to the ball.
Like her kid sister Venus has also won the title three times. In fact since 1998 only once has the Williams name not been on the stunning Waterford Crystal trophy.
Venus will play Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the second round. And talk about six degrees of separation; it was Groenefeld who beat Douchevina, who faces Serena, in the French Open juniors final.
Yesterday tennis fans got the opportunity to welcome back Kim Clijsters, today fans will be given the opportunity to welcome back her compatriot Justine Henin-Hardenne who has really struggled with injuries and illness. She won the Australian Open in 2004, sort of played the French Open then was off, came back to win the Olympic Gold Medal and the US open and has not really played since then.
Justine will take on American Abigail Spears who upset Aussie Samantha Stosur yesterday.
Meanwhile the highest ranked Aussie is Alicia Molik, seeded No. 7 this year, she has come on in leaps and bounds over the last nine months and during that period she has won four titles reached the final of another couple finals as well as the Olympic Bronze Medal. During the time she has scored wins against Amelie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams.
Molik is the epitome of a tennis player. She just looks good on the court and has one of the biggest serves in the game. Her match is an all-Aussie clash because she meets Nicole Pratt who is looking to turn the tables on Molik after their last meeting.
And so to the men. Again we get to start with the defending champion Andy Roddick, the man with probably the most explosive game in tennis. The man with the most ferocious serve the sport has seen.
A-Rod is going to have to produce that level of serving against Fernando Verdasco. They met just a week ago in the California desert and Roddick escaped by the skin of his teeth - it was 7-6 in the final set. He has a lot at stake here being the defending champion because an early loss would allow Lleyton Hewitt (off injured this week and back in Australia) to gain a greater cushion over Roddick in the rankings.
If Roddick has a game to leave fans speechless because of its power then the character of Marat Safin can leave fans amused but at the same time leave them gasping with his on-court skills. The new Australian Open champion, who is regarded as the second most complete player around (after Roger Federer) will take on the Georgian Irakli Labadze who has been known to, let’s just say throw his toys out of the cot at times.
And for the ladies if they want a spectacle then move to the court hosting Carlos Moya against James Blake. We’ll just leave it at that!
Another interesting match to watch has eleventh seed Guillermo Canas playing Juan Carlos Ferrero. Canas chases down everything, he should be nicknamed “terrier”. Last week at Indian Wells he beat Tim Henman by running side to side and back and forth after every single ball. On the other side you have Ferrero, a former winner of the French Open and a world number one who is in the throes of a comeback after illness and injury last year.
Surely that’s enough for one day. Remember the world No. 1 Roger Federer will make his first appearance on Saturday.
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Post by annie on Mar 25, 2005 10:08:06 GMT 3
Schedule of Play for Friday, March 25, 2005
Stadium: 11:00 AM Start
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Carlos Moya (ESP) [5] vs. James Blake (USA) WC
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Venus Williams (USA) [8] vs. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
3. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. Andy Roddick (USA) [2]
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
4. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2]
Stadium: 7:00 PM Start
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Vera Douchevina (RUS) vs. Serena Williams (USA) [3]
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Irakli Labadze (GEO) vs. Marat Safin (RUS) [3]
Grandstand: 11:00 AM Start
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [14] vs. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Robby Ginepri (USA) vs. Vincent Spadea (USA) [21]
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) [19] vs. Abigail Spears (USA)
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
4. David Nalbandian (ARG) [8] vs. Jose Acasuso (ARG)
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
5. Alicia Molik (AUS) [7] vs. Nicole Pratt (AUS)
Court 1: 10:00 AM Start
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Jiri Novak (CZE) [24] vs. Kevin Kim (USA)
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) vs. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [9]
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) vs. Guillermo Canas (ARG) [11]
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
4. Dinara Safina (RUS) [31] vs. Marissa Irvin (USA)
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [29] vs. Rainer Schuettler (GER)
Court 2: 10:00 AM Start
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) [15] vs. Denisa Chladkova (CZE)
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) vs. Tommy Robredo (ESP) [12]
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
3. Jill Craybas (USA) vs. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) [21]
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
4. David Ferrer (ESP) vs. Xavier Malisse (BEL) [32]
Court 3: 10:00 AM Start
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) vs. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [17]
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Alina Jidkova (RUS) vs. Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) [23]
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
3. Kveta Peschke (CZE) vs. Patty Schnyder (SUI) [11]
Women's Doubles: 1st Round
4. Shinobu Asagoe (JPN)
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) vs. Eva Birnerova (CZE)
Lisa McShea (AUS)
Court 6: 10:00 AM Start
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Kristina Brandi (PUR) vs. Gisela Dulko (ARG) [29]
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [14] vs. Gael Monfils (FRA) WC
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
3. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs. Fabiola Zuluaga (COL) [25]
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
4. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) [26] vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Court 7: 10:00 AM Start
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Greg Rusedski (GBR) vs. Thomas Johansson (SWE) [25]
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Paola Suarez (ARG) [17] vs. Catalina Castano (COL) Q
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
3. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) [13] vs. Alberto Martin (ESP)
Women's Doubles: 1st Round
4. Jennifer Russell (USA)
Mara Santangelo (ITA) vs. Anastasia Myskina (RUS)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [6]
Court 8: 10:00 AM Start
Women's Singles: 2nd Round
1. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [28] vs. Shahar Peer (ISR) Q
Men's Singles: 2nd Round
2. Andrei Pavel (ROM) [20] vs. Igor Andreev (RUS)
Women's Doubles: 1st Round
3. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI)
Magui Serna (ESP) vs. Janet Lee (TPE)
Silvija Talaja (CRO)
Women's Doubles: 1st Round
4. Jennifer Hopkins (USA)
Mashona Washington (USA) vs. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) [2]
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Post by annie on Mar 25, 2005 10:09:25 GMT 3
Jesus!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me?  Oh my God!!! Do I have to wake up at 5am on a Saturday to watch the scoreboard? ? How cruel is THAT!!!!!! LOL |
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Post by Anuska on Mar 25, 2005 12:24:41 GMT 3
Jesus!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me? Oh my God!!! Do I have to wake up at 5am on a Saturday to watch the scoreboard? ? How cruel is THAT!!!!!! LOL Hehe, poor girl  When the match starts? about 9 pm? So i have to wait till 3 am Saturday? Ohh Jesus !!! Annie i really envy you Thanks God all ATP circus is moving to Europe soon... |
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Post by annie on Mar 25, 2005 12:45:33 GMT 3
Hehe, poor girl When the match starts? about 9 pm? So i have to wait till 3 am Saturday? Ohh Jesus !!! Annie i really envy you Thanks God all ATP circus is moving to Europe soon... Tell me about it!!!!!! Next month they'll be in Europe and we can finally WATCH some tennis (and not the scoreboard!) and get some sleep!!! LOL |
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Post by Anuska on Mar 25, 2005 12:55:27 GMT 3
Tell me about it!!!!!! Next month they'll be in Europe and we can finally WATCH some tennis (and not the scoreboard!) and get some sleep!!! LOL 3 weeks! LOL 3 weeks to Monte Carlo ;D I can watch Nasdaq next week, because polish sport Tv is going to start broadcast (i hope), but I'm not sure if Marat will play naxt week. It's very difficult for him to get to the 3. round in Miami LOL P.S. Sorry for my English, I've never use it in public places, but i hope you understand me LOL |
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Post by annie on Mar 25, 2005 13:01:17 GMT 3
3 weeks! LOL 3 weeks to Monte Carlo ;D I can watch Nasdaq next week, because polish sport Tv is going to start broadcast (i hope), but I'm not sure if Marat will play naxt week. It's very difficult for him to get to the 3. round in Miami LOL P.S. Sorry for my English, I've never use it in public places, but i hope you understand me LOL Are you kidding me?? Your English is PERFECT! So you're Polish? Not far away!!!! Neighbour!!!! LOL Great to meet you and don't tell anyone your English is bad because they'll probably start throwing eggs at you!!! LMAO |
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Post by Anuska on Mar 25, 2005 13:06:28 GMT 3
Are you kidding me?? Your English is PERFECT! So you're Polish? Not far away!!!! Neighbour!!!! LOL Great to meet you and don't tell anyone your English is bad because they'll probably start throwing eggs at you!!! LMAO OK i won't do it again LOL I like eggs but not on my face ;D Nice to meet you too  |
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Post by annie on Mar 25, 2005 13:57:03 GMT 3
LOL!! annie.... sorrry ;D LOL! don't apologize, it wasn't you who wrote it... ;D i just would really wanna strangle whoever wrote that at that moment after reading it..... anyway, good luck to Marat on his 2nd round match...i do hope it would be an easy one for him... |
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Post by Andrada on Mar 25, 2005 17:47:25 GMT 3
An interview with: ROGER FEDERER THE MODERATOR: Questions for Roger Federer in English first, please. Q. Your encounters with Safin have been taken to a different level recently. Quite possibly you might be able to play him in the final in this tournament. Is that something you look forward to, to get your revenge? ROGER FEDERER: No. We're too far apart in the draw, you know, to be honest, to think about that. He didn't play great last week. I think he's not focused on playing me in the finals. I think that would be a mistake of his and a mistake of mine, too, if he would be thinking so far. I go one match at a time. I play Rochus, who has had actually a good start to the season. Maybe people underestimate him because he's so small, you know. But I'm looking forward to a tough match. I used to play doubles with him, so he's a good friend of mine as well, and in the Juniors. I've known him for a long time. That's what I'm concerned about, not the rivalry with Safin right now. |
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Post by Teresa on Mar 25, 2005 18:12:18 GMT 3
No WORK today.... ;D we have a holiday for Good Friday!! Want to wish those of you on a Easter break a very happy one, ;D :-*and those of you that celebrate Easter a blessed one and happy ;D Don't overdose on those chocolate eggs or bunnies ;D Thanks Annie A Really Good Friday by Craig Gabriel ;D nice to see this guy recongise Marat as the second most complete player around Lets go Marat.... ;D LOL poor Irakli I wish they would not bang on about him this way, just don't think its fair. erhm......yep....yummy Should be a good match, good luck JCF WHO CARE"S..........boring.....*yawn* *yawn* |
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Post by Teresa on Mar 25, 2005 18:13:51 GMT 3
Jesus!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me? Oh my God!!! Do I have to wake up at 5am on a Saturday to watch the scoreboard? ? How cruel is THAT!!!!!! LOL LOL I know, cause when they go to Europe that what we have to do at this end |
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Post by Teresa on Mar 25, 2005 18:17:40 GMT 3
3 weeks! LOL 3 weeks to Monte Carlo ;D I can watch Nasdaq next week, because polish sport Tv is going to start broadcast (i hope), but I'm not sure if Marat will play naxt week. It's very difficult for him to get to the 3. round in Miami LOL P.S. Sorry for my English, I've never use it in public places, but i hope you understand me LOL Anuska your english is very good, no need to apologise, and I have not welcomed you to the board before...........da..dar..da.......WELCOME Have faith girl have faith....... Marat will be playing next week, for sure  hopefully you will get the coverage  |
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That´s strange!!!!! A TMS without doubles tournament??!!!!!!!!!
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hopefully you will get the coverage 