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Post by Tatiana on Aug 3, 2004 9:35:16 GMT 3
YAY, HE WON!! I knew he could do it ;D
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Post by Elisabeth on Aug 3, 2004 10:03:08 GMT 3
ah yeah!!!great marat! i'm so happy!it's was a good and i suppose a easy match for marat!it's nice to see that marat is back.....I'm sure even if it's just first round....  |
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Post by christina on Aug 3, 2004 10:58:43 GMT 3
way 2 go marat...orbit espn stopped their coverage at midnite my time so i didnt see, but stayed up till 2.30am looking for marat matches in all the tennis my dad has recorded 4 me this year, found 2nd set of his loss 2 massu in rome, sat back, had a beer n watched while marat won in cincy!! yay...this is hopefully gonna giv him loadsa confidence ;D
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Post by sirius on Aug 3, 2004 14:06:08 GMT 3
let me now tell my story...
woke up at 6.30am cos i had to go to school for orientation and blearily switched on the tv. they were showing moya. so i started wondering whether moya was scheduled b4 or after maratik. then i noiced that the "LIVE" logo wasn't in its usual corner on the screen. and i began to wonder if it was raining. so i hurried and turned on the laptop and went to the cincy site. and there was NOTHING about him there (the cincy site's slooooooooooooooow.
then i saw MIEKE online... and MIEKE told me he WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wowoooooooohhhoooooooooooo!!!!!! go marat!!! go mieke!!!
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Post by sirius on Aug 3, 2004 14:07:08 GMT 3
Safin, Kuerten, Srichaphan move into Second Round The night session had plenty of exciting action as fan favorite Gustavo Kuerten defeated Taipei qualifier Yen Sun 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the second round. With the win, the 2001 champion improves to 16-5 and in a winning percentage over .750, one of the three best among active players (Schuettler, Roddick). He will face the No. 9 seed, Lleyton Hewitt in the second round. The Australian broke serve three times and never faced a break point to en route to his win against Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6-2, 6-4. In another evening-exciting match, No. 14 seed Paradorn Srichaphan needed four match points to overcome relentless Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. He will now play Sjeng Schalken, who beat Dick Norman early in the day. Marat Safin joined Srichaphan in the second round by defeating Jiri Novak in convincing fashion 6-3, 6-0. Tuesday's matches promises to be a thrilling day featuring the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in their quest for hard court supremacy. In other matches of the day, crowd favorite Younes El Aynaoui comes back to play his first match after the Australian Open against the No. 5 seed time Henman. 
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Post by Myke on Aug 3, 2004 14:19:57 GMT 3
Eurosport aired it? I thought I checked Eurosport and it wasn't on. Not the Dutch Eurosport anyway. They only show athletics these days and women tennis...
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Post by Damita on Aug 3, 2004 15:44:07 GMT 3
Ruth and Maria>> your posts sound soooo positive! Good to hear he was calm  ... and 50 min? wow!   Still no pics on getty images. I guess we 'll have to wait for his next match...  |
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Post by sirius on Aug 3, 2004 16:00:10 GMT 3
Ruth and Maria>> your posts sound soooo positive! Good to hear he was calm ... and 50 min? wow! Still no pics on getty images. I guess we 'll have to wait for his next match... no interview either. WEIRD. u'd think the journalists would pounce on him or sth |
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Post by Annie on Aug 3, 2004 17:52:31 GMT 3
Sorry, it was sky sports she watched it on, not Eurosport.
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Post by Elisabeth on Aug 3, 2004 21:26:19 GMT 3
It's an article that Nélia found...........Thank you very much!!! Russian ends losing streak with first win in two months Safin beats Novak By Colleen Kane Enquirer staff writer MASON - Marat Safin's career has been defined by ups and downs. On Monday at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, he climbed a small hill. Safin broke a four-match losing streak by defeating Jiri Novak 6-3, 6-0 in the last match of the afternoon on Center Court. In one of the quickest matches of the day, he downed Novak in just 50 minutes. He will play again Wednesday against the winner of today's Jurgen Melzer/Jeff Morrison match. "I played like I had nothing to lose," Safin said. "I was running, I was fighting. And then he didn't play really well. ... He couldn't find himself." There have been plenty of times in the past few years where Safin was the one in search of a turnaround. After dominating Pete Sampras to win the 2000 U.S. Open - one of seven singles titles that year - Safin has won three titles since. He struggled with injuries last year and finished No. 77. This year, the 24-year-old Russian has been trying to regain his place. At the beginning of the season, he made the finals of the Australian Open and then in Estoril. But an exit in the round of 16 at the French Open, partially because of hand blisters, set off his summer losing streak in Halle, at Wimbledon and in Toronto. He still came to Cincinnati ranked 14th. "(The losing streak) was a little disappointing. I had a lot of chances, and I couldn't take them," Safin said. "(This win) is very important to get some matches and start to win. ... To get my confidence back and start believing in myself." Safin is maybe most well-known for his racket-tossing, colorful remarks and reactions and, most recently, his mooning the crowd at this year's French Open (for which he was penalized a point). But it's those types of expressions that keep him going through his bumpy career. "Sometimes you're losing matches and having a difficult time. You have to somehow entertain yourself and the people around you," Safin said. "I'm trying to have a good time because it's a really tough job. With all the hotel rooms and every time it's a different city. Sometimes it gets a little annoying. You have to cheer yourself up." And Monday was a start. "It was good, the first win in two months, so I was really happy," Safin said. "I was a little nervous in the beginning, but then I started to feel better and better." |
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Post by christina on Aug 3, 2004 21:34:53 GMT 3
so there must of been a interview/press conf sumwhere...mayb they just havent posted it yet ...no pics on gotennis either   |
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Post by Elisabeth on Aug 3, 2004 21:43:51 GMT 3
so there must of been a interview/press conf sumwhere...mayb they just havent posted it yet ...no pics on gotennis either yes!i search on gotennis but no pictures! |
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Post by Vassily on Aug 3, 2004 21:47:06 GMT 3
Thanks Marat! It's one of those days when I don't regret waiting for the result of your match all day!
I heared he played realy well, right? Novak was realy a wall having the same number of errors as winners, but I think that it doesn't deminish Marat's achievemnt much. Even if his next opponent isn't just a wall and is aggressive Marat has all the needed confidence now...
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Post by Elisabeth on Aug 3, 2004 21:56:10 GMT 3
yeah Vassily!Marat played really well!I saw a couple of points that he mad.....he was aggressiv and really focused! |
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Post by Damita on Aug 3, 2004 22:29:08 GMT 3
Woohoo, Federer lost against Hrbaty ! ok, shouldn't be so happy coz i'm just being mean, but he was in Marat's part of the draw so it's all good ;D
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... and 50 min? wow! 
