Monte Carlo

[annie]

Official news from Monte Carlo. Look forward to Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too bad I won't be there and therefore can't apply for the prize draw on the official site. Did anyone apply? Keep us posted!!!! LOL


Masters Series Monte-Carlo Launch!

The traditional Press Conference took place last Tuesday at the Meridien Beach Plaza of Monaco. It launched the 2005 edition of the Masters Series Monte-Carlo, which will take place this year from the 9 to 17 April.

At this occasion, in partnership with the Press Centre of Monaco, some 60 journalists were invited by Mr Franulovic, the new Tournament Director. Together they presented the 99th edition that, once again, will delight tennis lovers.

At the prestigious site of the Monte-Carlo Country Club, Guillermo Coria will defend his title.Will he manage to achieve this exploit when fearsome challengers such as Roger Federer who became the king of the ATP circuit in 2004, Andy Roddick, Carlos Moya, Lleyton Hewitt are present ? This year, the draw will take place on Saturday 9 April, 2005 and will determine the Main Draw with its top 64 world players.

[SAFINNO1]

Little thing bout marat

montecarlo.masters-series.com/1005/news/news_safin_rx.asp

[annie]

Thanks Ily And hi

[pau]

Thanks Safinno ;D

[annie]

Here comes the official list of participants for the tournament. Nothing new

1 Roger FEDERER (SUI)
3 Andy RODDICK (USA)
[glow=red,2,300]4. Marat Safin (RUS)[/glow]
5 Guillermo CORIA (ARG)
6 Carlos MOYA (ESP)
7 Tim HENMAN (GBR)
8 Gaston GAUDIO (ARG)
9 Andre AGASSI (USA)
10 David NALBANDIAN (ARG)
11 Joachim JOHANSSON (SWE)
12 Guillermo CANAS (ARG)
13 Tommy ROBREDO (ESP)
14 Ivan LJUBICIC (CRO)
15 Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS)
16 Tommy HAAS (GER)
18 Vincent SPADEA (USA)
19 Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)
20 Nicolas MASSU (CHI)
21 Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP)
22 Juan Ignacio CHELA (ARG)
23 Mario ANCIC (CRO)
24 Andreï PAVEL(ROM)
25 Thomas JOHANSSON (SWE)
26 Radek STEPANEK (CZE)
27 Jiri NOVAK (CZE)
- Younes EL AYNAOUI (MAR)
29 Dominik HRBATY (SVK)
30 Nicolas KIEFER (GER)
- Gustavo KUERTEN (BRA)
31 Rafael NADAL (ESP)
33 Paradorn SRICHAPHAN (THA)
34 Jurgen MELZER (AUT)
35 Xavier MALISSE (BEL)
36 Robin SODERLING (SWE)
37 Fernando VERDASCO (ESP)
38 Max MIRNYI (BLR)
39 Filippo VOLANDRI (ITA)
40 Rainer SCHUETTLER (GER)
41 Olivier ROCHUS (BEL)
42 Luis HORNA (PER)
43 Karol BECK (SVK)
44 Tomas BERDYCH (CZE)
45 Florian MAYER (GER)
46 Greg RUSEDSKI (GBR)
47 Igor ANDREEV (RUS)
48 David FERRER (ESP)
49 Mardy FISH (USA)
50 Cyril SAULNIER (FRA)
51 Michaël LLODRA (FRA)
52 Mariano ZABALETA (ARG)
53 Fabrice SANTORO (FRA)
54 Albert COSTA (ESP)

Wild-cards:
- Gaël MONFILS (FRA)
– Juan-Carlos FERRERO (ESP)
– Paul-Henri MATHIEU (FRA)
– Jean-René LISNARD (FRA)

[lau]

The last news about the tournament

Tennis tournament on, but festivities canceled

Associated Press
MONACO -- Monaco called off its French league soccer game out of respect for Prince Rainier III while the Monte Carlo Masters canceled festivities at next week's tennis tournament.
The Monte Carlo Masters, the season's first major clay-court tournament, will proceed as planned Monday, but all accompanying social events are off because of the death Wednesday of the tiny principality's long-ruling monarch.
Formula One's Monaco Grand Prix remains set to run May 22, organizers said.
Condolences also were expressed by the International Olympic Committee _ Rainier was once an IOC member _ and track and field's governing body, which is headquartered in Monaco.
Monaco, in fourth place in the French first division, had been scheduled to face second-place Lille on Sunday at Stade Louis II, the stadium where Rainier regularly used to watch his favorite team. The game was reset for April 29.
The Monte Carlo Masters said Thursday's gala for players, VIPs and media will not be held. Prince Albert II, who succeeded his father, usually plays Bjorn Borg or Henri Leconte in an exhibition match, but that "will no doubt be canceled, too," tournament spokeswoman Pamela Richardson said.
Rainier, 81, took the throne in 1949 and had been Europe's longest-serving monarch. There was no immediate word on whether the tennis tournament will hold a ceremony in his honor.
"For years Rainier was actively involved in the tournament until illness prevented him coming on a regular basis," Richardson said. "The royal family has been a pillar of the tournament."
The IOC called Rainier a "man of courage and honor." Rainier was an IOC member in 1949 and 1950 before fully devoting his time to his royal duties.
"Prince Rainier, through his work and activities, immeasurably contributed to give Monaco wider credibility far beyond the sphere of the principality's famous sports events, but as the home of numerous sports organizations and the international meeting place for the promotion of sport and its values," an IOC statement said.
Prince Albert, an IOC member, has been on Monaco's bobsled team at the last five Winter Olympics.
The IAAF said Rainier was largely instrumental in establishing the organization's headquarters in Monaco in 1994.
"With the prince's death we have lost a dear friend and inspiration, whose memory will forever be honored," IAAF president Lamine Diack said.

[Teresa]

The last news about the tournament

Tennis tournament on, but festivities canceled

Thanks lau for the update, canceling the festivities is to be expected, I guess overall the tournament will be some what sombre. My sympathies go out to the family, its always hard to lose a family member, a loved one, a friend, I hope they will find comfort in the months to come.

[tall_one]

Annie said:

Here comes the official list of participants for the tournament. Nothing new

1 Roger FEDERER (SUI)
3 Andy RODDICK (USA)
[glow=red,2,300]4. Marat Safin (RUS)[/glow]
5 Guillermo CORIA (ARG)
6 Carlos MOYA (ESP)

ermmm where is the number 2 seed? lol

[annie]

maybe Lleyton's not coming?

[annie]

annie said:

maybe Lleyton's not coming?

Yup annie, that's exactly it..he's gonna miss it

[Karen]

Hewitt's website says " Lleyton has returned to Australia for surgery on his foot and will not play again until May "

[tall_one]

Karen said:

Hewitt's website says " Lleyton has returned to Australia for surgery on his foot and will not play again until May "

i hadn't heard that, when i had originally asked i was just being a smartass, i just thought he had been left off accidently

[Cassie]

He injured his toe during the Roddick match at Pacific Life Open and played through it in the final. But Monte Carlo (or maybe Barcelona) is the only tournament he will miss.

[lucky]

I saw marat training today in MonteCarlo with soderling. but he spent more time with his phone than really training lol!

[Teresa]

lucky said:

I saw marat training today in MonteCarlo with soderling. but he spent more time with his phone than really training lol!

LOL lucky!! oh dear!! maybe he had some real important stuff to deal with and he has been training in Valencia, and this is only his first day in MC soooooooo......

Thank you for sharing this with us, hope you get to see more of him and will you will be able to share with us