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Post by lau on Sept 12, 2005 20:17:39 GMT 3
If a Russia-Argentina final is played, it will be in Russia and they`ll choose surface  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 12, 2005 22:17:04 GMT 3
It's weird as Andreev / Koyla play doubles often so they should be considered as they know each other on the doubles court. I must also say that i hope misha can continue his run as he played well in the US and shoul'dve beaten Xavier!!
I may be pushing out the bout but i think Russia would pick a hard court for DC Final against Argentina, but mind you coria and Nalbandidan have proven themselves, but none the less if marat can play how he can then , there will be no worries. LoL
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 12, 2005 22:22:48 GMT 3
BTW do u think there is any chance marat may watch his piers, as i dont think Split is too far away. Correct me if i am wrong.
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Post by Annie on Sept 13, 2005 10:00:18 GMT 3
BTW do u think there is any chance marat may watch his piers, as i dont think Split is too far away. Correct me if i am wrong. Well Ily I wouldn't disregard the possibility, I think he needs some time to get his mind off things right now and he could go to Split with the guys to do that. However that will mean 3-4 days missing out on the treatment, so unless he arranges to receive the same treatment while he's away I wouldn't go if I was him. Re: Andreev/Kolya doubles. They really do it to practice and haven't had any achievements in this field. Misha is a terrific doubles player, unfortunately the only person he is VERY compatible with in doubles during DC is Marat and Marat won't be there. I hope we win. And if we do, Monday I am going to book my tickets for the final with Argentina, I would not miss it for ANYTHING. I don't know about the surface. Argentina is a team that no matter which surface you chose there will be 2-3 players who are great on it. They have so many players  Clay will be a suicide though I think, even though Kolya is amazing on clay. However I would also pick a hard court. Nalbandian and Coria have proven to be great on hard courts but at least it's not clay. Clay for Argentinians is like home...so this could be deadly. We shall see I guess...still have to beat the Croats  |
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Post by sabz on Sept 13, 2005 20:39:12 GMT 3
Hey Dont no if ne1 has posted this but i'll post it just in case This is the link www.eurosport.com/home/pages/v4/l0/s57/e7329/sport_lng0_spo57_evt7329_sto765134.shtmlRussia in Safin Davis Cup loss Russia will be without injured Australian Open champion Marat Safin for this month's Davis Cup semi-final against Croatia, the country's tennis chief said on Tuesday. "Safin is still not fully recovered from his knee injury and he is not on the team," Shamil Tarpishchev told Reuters. "It'll be at least another month and a half before he can resume playing." Safin has been troubled with a ligament tear in his left knee since losing in the third round of Wimbledon. The injury forced him out of Russia's 3-2 Davis Cup quarter-final win over France in July, as well as the U.S. Open. "Even with Safin on the team, we would have problems overcoming a formidable Croatian side on their home turf, but without him it makes our task twice as tough," Tarpishchev said. "But we won't go out without a fight." In Safin's absence, Tarpishchev has called up Davis Cup newcomer Dmitry Tursunov along with world number seven Nikolay Davydenko, 2002 Davis Cup hero Mikhail Youzhny and Igor Andreev. Davydenko was Russia's hero in July when he led the Davis Cup team to a come-from-behind victory over France to reach the last four for the first time since 2002. Despite nursing a painful wrist injury, the Ukraine-born and Germany-based Davydenko won both his singles matches to save the day for his adopted country. The semi-final will be played at an indoor arena in Split from September 23 to 25. Good Luck 2 Russia  and GET WELL SOON MARAT  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 13, 2005 21:21:57 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Sept 14, 2005 8:26:54 GMT 3
Oh I am getting nervous Fed Cup this weekend and next weekend...it's all or nothing... UDACHI BOYS AND GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Annie on Sept 16, 2005 14:40:21 GMT 3
Ily..this one is especially for you LMAO ;D After we won in July  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 16, 2005 20:47:21 GMT 3
LoL Annie. After he won, he cannot win anything. He's lucky he gotta a strong team playing for your country.
Come on RUSSIA in the FED CUP
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Post by Annie on Sept 22, 2005 13:57:54 GMT 3
I know Marat is not playing but it's his team so I suggest we post RUSSIA-CROATIA DC news here ;D Thanks to Five from MTF for finding this Davydenko poses Croatia threat Croatia stand tantalisingly close to their first Davis Cup final this week, hosting a Russia team weekened by the absence of Marat Safin. Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic will be favourites to steer Croatia into the but in Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny Russia still present a formidable hurdle. World number seven Davydenko has never lost a Tour match to either Ancic or Ljubicic, while Youzhny became a national hero in 2002 when he clawed back a two-set deficit against Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu to land Russia a first title. ;D ;D Russia's Shamil Tarpischev also has the incentive of becoming the first captain to land the Fed Cup and Davis Cup in the same year following the women's triumph over France last week. Local boy Ancic, however, says form and statistics will count for nothing when the tie gets under way on Friday. "I am very well prepared, I'm in good physical shape," Ancic told reporters in the Gripe Sports Hall, just a short stroll from the family home. "There will be a great atmosphere, it will be a great feeling and we don't want to waste it." Ljubicic, the team's most experienced player, added: "All the singles will be very close. Davydenko is a dangerous player but the surface is not his best, it will suit Youzhny more. Whatever, the tie won't be decided before Sunday." The 21-year-old Ancic, who was nurtured as a junior by Croatian sporting icon and fellow Split resident, former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, is under pressure after defeats by Andy Roddick and Andrei Pavel in the Davis Cup victories over the U.S. and Romania this year. "I lost the opening singles here against Romania in five sets, but I will try to use that experience to my benefit," said Ancic, who partnered Ljubicic to crucial doubles victories in both matches. "I just hope I get the win on Friday." (I hope NOT  ) French Open semi-finalist Davydenko stirred things up when he said Croatia could benefit from home-based line judges. (ROTFLMFAO ;D ;D) "(Croatia's) main advantage will be the line officials," Davydenko told reporters, referring to a defeat by Ancic in a lower-tier tournament in Zagreb several years ago when he believed he "was robbed" by poor line calls. BIG FACTORS "The other big factors for them will be the home crowd and the fast surface."  Pilic is unlikely to call upon the giant serving Ivo Karlovic, unless either Ancic or Ljubicic suffer an injury or fatigue, although he playfully offered his thoughts on Russia's options. "They are definitely weaker without Safin," he said, "and I don't expect Youzhny to play all three matches because he has trouble with his knee. I'm not sure he'll play the doubles."  Youzhny, who laughed off suggestions he had a bad knee ;D, is a regular doubles player for Russia, usually with Safin. Tarpischev is likely to partner him with Igor Andreev on Saturday, although he knows if Russia are to win, they will probably have to capture three of the four singles rubbers. "It will be hard without Safin but we will deal with what we have," he said. "Little things will prove decisive." UDACHI MY BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Annie on Sept 22, 2005 16:35:33 GMT 3
Ancic to face Davydenko first in Split The draw for the Croatia v Russia Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal tie has been made and is as follows: Mario Ancic (CRO) v Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Mario Ancic/Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) v Mikhail Youzhny/Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) v Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) Mario Ancic (CRO) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) The stunningly beautiful and historic city of Split, which has the Mosor Kozjak Mountains as a backdrop with the city spilling towards the pristine aqua coloured waters of the Adriatic Sea, is Croatia’s second largest city. It is a city that is celebrating its 1700th anniversary this year and is regarded as the premier sports centre in Croatia. It’s no wonder when one considers the fact that they have a good football team, a good basketball team and it is the birthplace of three of the nation’s finest tennis players - Nikki Pilic, Mario Ancic and the country’s best ever player, 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic. In fact the three tennis players were born and raised within a couple of streets from one another and developed their tennis at the 50-year-old Tennis Club of Split. For the second round in succession Split is hosting a Davis Cup by BNP Paribas tie. In July Croatia defeated Romania in the quarterfinals and this weekend Pilic will captain Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic against Russia at the Gripe Sports Centre, an indoor facility that will seat 4,500 fans. The tie will be played on a quick carpet surface that both teams are satisfied with. The draw for the semifinal was done in the stadium’s VIP area and the first match of the weekend has Mario Ancic playing Nikolay Davydenko, followed by Ivan Ljubicic against Mikhail Youzhny. The doubles on Saturday will see Ancic and Ljubicic team up against Youzhny and Dimitry Tursunov. The reverse singles will have Ljubicic against Davydenko first with the semifinal being closed out by Ancic and Youzhny. “I feel very good. The last tie against Romania I played first match as well and I know what to expect. I’m ready and I think I did my best preparation I could, and from my point of view I have done everything I could,” said Ancic. “It’s hard playing three days running but this is Davis Cup. I have done a good preparation physically and I am going into this feeling confident. The Russian team is really strong and it will be a battle out there. “The first match will be really important because both teams are going to try to play good from the first match. Nikolay has had a very good year - he is a top ten player. It is always a challenge to play especially in front of a home crowd, but I have been playing good the last couple of weeks and I will try to take this good from in to the match. It will be extremely hard but I hope to have great support from the crowd.” The Croatian captain Nikki Pilic explained that this was a very difficult tie for both teams. He believes that every match is “pretty open”. He hopes and expects his players to play with inspiration. Davydenko says he is very happy to be playing the first match. He likes the fact that he knows his starting time will be 1pm and not have the uncertainty of when to be absolutely ready, which would be the case if it was the second match. “It is five set match so you could be waiting one hour, three hours or five hours. I will play and finish and see the second match with Youzhny,” said Davydenko. “We are not playing in Moscow, we are playing in Ancic’s home so he will be tough to beat. He plays good on fast court inside so for me it will be important to have concentration like you have in clay court.” Youzhny said he didn’t think the court was too fast. Before arriving in Split he thought the Croats would have made the court very fast. He said against Belarus last year the court was much faster, in fact that court was like lightening. “This is Davis Cup and it will be tough to play Croatia because whoever is home has the advantage, but we have chances to beat them, we have a great team,” said Youzhny. “We haven’t lost before the match starts.” Going into the first day of action, Ancic and Davydenko have met once before on clay in St. Polten, Austria, last year and the Russian won, while Ljubicic won the only match he and Youzhny have played. That too was on clay, last year in Hamburg. OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I am so nervous I am going to throw up!!! And I can't watch the matches tomorrow because I'll still be at work!!!!!!!!! arghhhhhhh  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 22, 2005 18:21:35 GMT 3
OMG I cant beleive it, the tension os really high, the blood is pumping around the body. Ancic and Koyla to start off, i personally think the winner of this will win the tie. Also i think misha will perform alot better not under much pressure. I am skipping hlaf of school to watch it so they better not dissapoint.LoL.
Will shamil stick with Tursunov, close call.
Surely the guys will take heart from the Fed Cup and that will inspire them and probably Marat called them to wish them good luck (In other words win)
COME ON RUSSIA, WE CAN DO IT
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Post by Teresa on Sept 23, 2005 0:23:28 GMT 3
OMG I cant beleive it, the tension os really high, the blood is pumping around the body. Ancic and Koyla to start off, i personally think the winner of this will win the tie. Also i think misha will perform alot better not under much pressure. I am skipping hlaf of school to watch it so they better not dissapoint.LoL. Will shamil stick with Tursunov, close call. Surely the guys will take heart from the Fed Cup and that will inspire them and probably Marat called them to wish them good luck (In other words win) COME ON RUSSIA, WE CAN DO IT *LOL* Ily I can feel your excitement  And Yes COME ON RUSSIA DAVAI RUSSIA DAVAI Croatia 0 0 Russia R1 - M.ANCIC (CRO) vs N.DAVYDENKO (RUS) R2 - I.LJUBICIC (CRO) vs M.YOUZHNY (RUS) R3 - M.ANCIC / I.LJUBICIC (CRO) vs D.TURSUNOV / M.YOUZHNY (RUS) R4 - I.LJUBICIC (CRO) vs N.DAVYDENKO (RUS) R5 - M.ANCIC (CRO) vs M.YOUZHNY (RUS) |
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 23, 2005 7:25:58 GMT 3
Tell you the truth, I like Mario, he is one of my fav. But being here and have many Russian friends, make me a little bit(Or not little) Russian fever. (For example: Fed-cup last week.) So this is hard for me to pick just one side. I better sheer them all this time. |
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Post by Annie on Sept 23, 2005 8:05:30 GMT 3
Jasmine I adore Mario, I really do but obviously he's not one of my favourites for this weekend Ily you're sooooooo lucky you can skip school and watch, I'll be stuck in this frigging office staring at the scoreboard arghhhhhh COME KEEP ME COMPANY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Hope you keep me posted on the developments while I am going mad at my desk Oh my heart is racing and I have about a zillion butterflies living in my stomach right now ;D I am freaking out..... I do agree that whoever wins the first match will have a 95% chance of winning the tie..... This is gonna be tough, really tough, worse than July....much worse...July we were home at least and I was there screaming my lungs out LMAO ;D UDACHI MY BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL AND I AM WITH YOU THIS WEEKEND IN MY THOUGHTS AND MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. They showed a press-conference in the news yesterday. All four of them were in a really good mood, fooling around and being all really bubbly. At least the spirit is there and that's 50% of the job. DAVAI ROSSIJA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
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Clay will be a suicide though I think, even though Kolya is amazing on clay. However I would also pick a hard court. Nalbandian and Coria have proven to be great on hard courts but at least it's not clay. Clay for Argentinians is like home...so this could be deadly. 
