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Post by tall_one on Mar 1, 2005 0:21:26 GMT 3
Hi everyone I live in Brooklyn, NY and I was just wondering if anyone knows if they will show at least the beginning of the Davis Cup here. Thanks. Davis Cup: First Round (March 4-6) Fri., 4th: 3-6 p.m., ESPN2 Sat., 5th: 10 p.m.-12 a.m., ESPN2 Sun., 6th: 11 p.m.-2 a.m., ESPN2 |
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Post by ARMgirl55 on Mar 1, 2005 4:13:36 GMT 3
Thank you Thank you tall one for the schedule.
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Post by MariaV on Mar 2, 2005 0:12:32 GMT 3
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Post by sirius on Mar 2, 2005 3:29:43 GMT 3
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Post by Rucinski on Mar 2, 2005 4:50:48 GMT 3
I can't see the video, I can just hear the voices but that's bad to me cus I don't understand russian  lol Thanks anyway Maria  |
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Post by annie on Mar 2, 2005 16:04:59 GMT 3
Hey Maria...OMG I laughed so hard too!!!! I saw that video on NTV+ and almost peed myself laughing. THAT HAIR MAN!!!!!!!! Geeeeeezzzzzzz.....the guys are training hard apparently (have a friend working as a Director at Olympiyski) and so are the Chileans. Got 2 days off work and am going to see the battles for myself. Shall I get some scissors with me to do something about that hair?  LMAO |
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Post by ARMgirl55 on Mar 3, 2005 5:10:05 GMT 3
I don't like him wiht this kind of hair at all
why is he doing that , I don't understand.
Check this topic--- Topic: Davis Cup 2005 - Russia / Safin (Read 297 times)
I put some new pictures from the practice in Moscow and a new interview.
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Post by Teresa on Mar 3, 2005 5:54:02 GMT 3
Thursday, March 3, 2005. Issue 3117. Page 24.
Aa Aa Aa
Safin Warns of Chilean Threat
The Associated Press
Australian Open champion Marat Safin warned his Russian teammates on Tuesday not to take lightly first-round Davis Cup opponent Chile.
"The tie will be a tough one, but we are playing in Moscow and have every chance to win," Safin said of the tie that begins Friday. "But we must be really careful."
Since winning its first Davis Cup title in 2002, Russia has won only one World Group tie -- in 2003, and needed a victory over Thailand in last year's playoff round to remain in the elite group.
Chile is unbeaten in its last four Davis Cup ties, and did not lose a single match in three ties last season on its return to the World Group after a 20-year absence.
Even without double Olympic champion Nicolas Massu, who is injured, Chile has arrived with confidence.
"If we didn't think we have a chance to win, we wouldn't have come here and would stay in summer down in Chile and were probably going to the beach," Chile captain Sergio Elias said.
"We understand, it's a difficult task. However, that's a part of the competition. We have great players, great team spirit. We've come here to do the best we can. If we don't win here, well, tough luck," he said.
Massu has not played since the Australian Open, sidelined by a leg injury.
"Massu is definitely an important part of the team, but he did talk to all of us, wishing us good luck. And he was really sorry he could not come here," Elias said.
In Massu's absence, his gold-medal doubles partner in Athens and singles bronze medalist Fernando Gonzalez will lead Chile's effort.
"The team spirit was very important [at the Olympics]," Gonzalez said. "Always when we play for our country we play much better than on the tour. So this will be very important this week."
Gonzalez, ranked No. 19 by the ATP -- just above Massu, has a 16-5 record in Davis Cup play and is unbeaten in his last 10 matches over two years.
Elias' choices for Chile's second singles are Adrian Garcia, Hermes Gamonal and Paul Capdeville.
His Russian counterpart Shamil Tarpishchev has Mikhail Youzhny, Nikolai Davydenko and Igor Andreyev to select from.
"Down in my soul, I have made a decision, but it's too early to say -- we have two more days," Tarpishchev said.
Safin has a 20-14 record for Russia. He lost to Nicolas Kiefer in the first round of the Dubai Open last week -- his only match since winning his second Grand Slam, in Melbourne in January.
But Safin said it was easier for him to play for the national team than in the individual matches.
"It's easier for me to play for the national team especially in Moscow. When you play individually, sometimes your fans get disappointed when you lose and they don't like it and come out with claims," Safin said.
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Post by mara on Mar 3, 2005 13:10:33 GMT 3
i'm very sad cuz romanian federation has sent only 50 tickets.  ..and i didn't get any  ....is someone as angry as i am  ?does anyone have any angry request for the federation as to make a open letter or something  ?who is with me?what do u say  ?pls |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Mar 3, 2005 19:59:33 GMT 3
mara do u mean the russian federation has sent only 50 tickets.
Hopefull by the time i come back from school i will see Russia 2-0 Chile.
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Post by Teresa on Mar 4, 2005 5:51:08 GMT 3
Sports
Chile Pleased Russian Davis Cup Surface Not Too Fast
Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:41:28 AM ET
By Anna Bocharova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chile will use only two players in this weekend's Davis Cup tie against a Russian team led by Australian Open champion Marat Safin and are happy the Moscow playing surface is not as fast as they had feared.
Fernando Gonzalez and Adrian Garcia will face four different Russian players in the five rubbers over three days.
"They are trained to endure three days of five sets, they are in good form now," Chile captain Sergio Elias said. "There is good chemistry between our players.
"Even though the courts are fast, they are not as super-fast as we thought they would be," Elias told Reuters after the world group first round draw on Thursday.
A toe injury has ruled out Chile's top player, double Olympic gold medallist Nicolas Massu.
Russia's 2002 Davis Cup hero Mikhail Youzhny starts the tie when he faces Gonzalez in what promises to be a close match between players ranked 16th and 14th respectively.
World number four Safin will then take on Garcia.
Youzhny guided Russia to their first Cup victory three years ago when he came from two sets down to beat France's Paul-Henri Mathieu in the decisive fifth rubber.
Elias said the doubles match against Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko would be the decisive rubber for his team. Gonzalez won the Olympic gold in doubles in Athens last year.
Russian captain Shamil Tarpishchev was cautious about his team's prospects.
"There is a rule about not predicting the future, though we are tempted to think that we might play all our matches at home until the final," he told reporters earlier in the week.
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Mar 4, 2005 19:59:27 GMT 3
WELL DONE MARAT
He won his match 6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) to post russia on the board after Misha lost his match earlier on agains gonzalez in 4 sets so 1-1 after 1st day.
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Post by Teresa on Mar 4, 2005 20:02:46 GMT 3
WELL DONE Marat YEAH ;D But damn it we are now 1-1 thanks to Youzhny Marat did warn them that they needed to be careful with Chile and could not take this first round lightly LOL he was so right Hopefully tomorrow will go in our way. Good Luck Russia......listen to Marat  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Mar 4, 2005 20:03:02 GMT 3
Some match facts
62/107 1st serve (58%)
15 Aces
53/62 points won on 1st serve
45/46 2nd serve (98%)
27/45 points won on 2nd serve
46/123 recieving points won
Avg 1st serve 212Kph
Avg 2nd serve 174kph
Highest 1st serve 228 Kph
Highest 2nd Serve 219Kph
4/11 break point conversion
126 points won in total.
so a fairly good display by marat
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Post by ARMgirl55 on Mar 4, 2005 20:39:15 GMT 3
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;D And look at Zhenya sitting. ;D 
LMAO
..and i didn't get any 
....is someone as angry as i am 
?does anyone have any angry request for the federation as to make a open letter or something 
?who is with me?what do u say 
?pls 
