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Post by Teresa on May 19, 2005 20:05:48 GMT 3
Chances are that I am not going to go tomorrow and will instead spend my day staring at this lovely computer screen writing my paper for next week so that maybe next week I can instead stare at that lovely player. Feel free to SMS me the draw and I'll post as soon as I hear from you Vee. Hi Kristin, Welcome  I forgot to add this to my post back there so came back to modify and saw this post of yours..... So also thanks for taking the sms from Vee You will have company tomorrow for sure, many of us will be staring at our lovely computer screens tomorrow as well!!  Also....... good luck with your paper Hope you get to go next week and get to stare at the very very lovely player |
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Post by Ilhame on May 19, 2005 23:46:58 GMT 3
Vee will you still be there on sunday? I'd like to meet you again! That is if you remember me ;D
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Post by Vee on May 20, 2005 0:45:02 GMT 3
Of course Ilhame I remember you! I don't know yet if I will have much time though because I will probably work all day (I work for the Federation), putting everything in place for the big day on Monday.. I'll try to sneak out sometimes, and I'll let you know.. You have my number now so just call me ok?
Vee
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Post by lau on May 20, 2005 2:00:58 GMT 3
The 'ceremony' begins at 11:30 in Paris, I don't expect it to be ready before 12:30 - 1pm (it's pretty long and there is like a speech from the President before to the press....) I'll try to keep you inform. I'll be at the draw ceremony, so maybe I can sms someone to give Marat's opponent's 'live' (I'm not sure Ruth will be online at that time...). Let me know how I can help! That`s nice!! I`ll get out of bed, make some coffe, turn on my PC and the draw will be already online!! In this circumstances I love different time zones!! And: Thanks again, Vee, Chachou and Kristin, for keeping us updated!!!  Vive la France!! ;D (You are all french, don`t you?..........I wrote that well??  ......... .Anyway, it`s the right phrase to say: IT`S ROLAND GARROS TIME!!!!!!.) |
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Post by Cassie on May 20, 2005 2:19:43 GMT 3
Anybody else scared of RG's draw coming out? I pray that Marat gets Paradorn or Robby Ginepri for the first round so at least he can win something.
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Post by lau on May 20, 2005 2:26:20 GMT 3
Anybody else scared of RG's draw coming out? I pray that Marat gets Paradorn or Robby Ginepri for the first round so at least he can win something. I`m scared with Marat even if he gets Paradorn or Robby Ginepri for the first round.... ;D Nothing new for me to be scared about this draw coming out I`ve already ask my psychiatrist for the prescription and went to the pharmacy (sp.?)  That`s why I`m keeping it so cool  And that`s why my alien is still dancing in such a tense moment  |
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Post by Rucinski on May 20, 2005 3:51:26 GMT 3
Thanks for all the "scoops" from france, I can see we have a lot of good "journalists" there |
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Post by Teresa on May 20, 2005 5:07:29 GMT 3
I`m scared with Marat even if he gets Paradorn or Robby Ginepri for the first round.... ;D Nothing new for me to be scared about this draw coming out I`ve already ask my psychiatrist for the prescription and went to the pharmacy (sp.?) That`s why I`m keeping it so cool And that`s why my alien is still dancing in such a tense moment Lau, LMAO..............maybe I should get a prescription myself |
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Post by Teresa on May 20, 2005 5:18:40 GMT 3
Lleyton Hewitt Pulls Out of French Tennis Open With Rib Injury
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Lleyton Hewitt, the world's second- ranked tennis player, pulled out of next week's French Open after suffering a rib injury.
With American Taylor Dent also withdrawing today because of an ankle injury, two lucky losers will replace the pair in the singles draw, organizers said in a statement.
The 24-year-old Hewitt, who hasn't played since losing to top-ranked Roger Federer on March 20 in the Indian Wells final, damaged two ribs when he fell at his Sydney home this month, his coach, Roger Rasheed, told Australia's Daily Telegraph.
His withdrawal means Australia's top-ranked men's and women's singles players won't be competing on the clay at Roland Garros starting May 23. Alicia Molik, No. 8, will miss the event due to an inner-ear infection.
Hewitt, one of the quickest players on the men's tour, won the last of his two Grand Slams at Wimbledon in 2002. He was a runner-up to Federer at last year's U.S. Open and lost in the Australian Open final this year to Russian Marat Safin. He reached the quarterfinals at the French in 2004 to match his best result there.
The 24-year-old Dent, a hard-server ranked 30th in the world, was eliminated in the first round of the French in both 2003 and 2004. His best results have come on faster surfaces.
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Post by Teresa on May 20, 2005 5:23:39 GMT 3
Federer faces gruelling task in Paris Paris, France 19 May 2005 11:26 Roger Federer's campaign to become only the sixth man to win all four grand slams faces another gruelling examination at the French Open, a tournament where his mediocre record shames his standing as one of the greatest players of all time. In six visits to the clay-court showpiece, the 23-year-old world number one has never got beyond the quarterfinals and has lost in the first round three times. Last year, his hopes of ending that embarrassing run ended in the third round where the banana-skin draw of triple champion Gustavo Kuerten turned out to be a booby-trap as the Brazilian cruised to victory in straight sets. Twelve months on, Federer is the tournament favourite again, but there is a host of dangers lurking with teenager Rafael Nadal, defending champion Gaston Gaudio and 2004 runner-up Guillermo Coria, as well as world number two Andy Roddick and evergreen former champion Andre Agassi all in contention. Richard Gasquet and Marat Safin, the only two men who have beaten Federer this year, cannot be discounted from upsetting the Swiss who, nevertheless, warmed up for Paris by defending his Hamburg Masters title last week without dropping a set.
"To come through without losing a set was very nice, and it gives me great belief that I can also do better at the French Open," said Federer. "I have a good feeling, but feelings don't matter much once it starts. It's the real deal over five sets for two weeks. I cannot think about aiming for the title. The last few years have been too disappointing for me, and I really have to focus on the early rounds." Of all the potential threats, it is 18-year-old Nadal who is the most dangerous, with the muscular Spaniard having clinched five titles this season including back-to-back Masters on clay in Monte Carlo and Rome, beating Coria on both occasions. But the Spaniard, who has missed the past two Roland Garros showpieces because of injury, is keen to play down the expectations, especially after painful blisters meant he had to skip Hamburg. "I am not the favourite for the French Open. It is my first Roland Garros," he said. "I don't know whether I will play good or bad at the French Open. But my objective is to improve my tennis. I need to improve my serve, my volley, my slice and if I can improve these shots, I think I can win a lot of matches." With a good draw, French teenager Gasquet could also thrive. He demonstrated his potential again last week by going through the qualifiers to reach the final in Hamburg, where Federer took revenge for his defeat at the hands of the Frenchman in Monte Carlo. But there are question marks over his temperament in front of a demanding crowd who have gone 22 years without a home winner; Gasquet has never got beyond the first round in three attempts. But Federer believes Gasquet can shrug off the domestic pressure. "He's dangerous. He's got the tools, it's a matter of consistency. That's what I was struggling with at first and I think he was doing too," said Federer. Nadal and Gasquet had yet to celebrate their first birthdays when Agassi made his Roland Garros bow in 1987. In 2004, Gaudio won a thrilling final coming back from a two-set deficit and saving two match points to beat Coria in a three-hour-31-minute marathon, and the Argentinian is happy to come quietly into the tournament. He already has three clay-court titles to his name in 2005 with Vina del Mar and Buenos Aires in February followed by Estoril in April. Seven of Coria's eight titles have come on clay, but he is without a victory in 2005 and question marks persist over his stamina. Kuerten would be a popular champion, but after two hip operations, he is not the player he was, while no one knows for sure how fellow crowd pleasers Roddick and Safin will fare. Roddick has won four American clay-court titles, but looks like a novice when he plays on the European slow courts and has never made it beyond the third round at the French Open in four visits. Safin, who won the Australian Open title in January, has seen his season plummet into a tailspin, failing to survive the third round in any tournament since. --  |
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Post by annie on May 20, 2005 7:53:03 GMT 3
Vee, Kirstin and the others..thanks soooo much for all the updates..it's almost like I'm there myself (I WISH LOL)
I am dreading the draw, I don't have a good feeling about it but I very strangely have a good feeling about the tournament itself...even if we don't win it I think we're gonna get quite far there........(deep down I obviously picture him with the cup above his head smiling)
DAVAY MARAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lau, what's the name of that medicine you're taking? I am in desperate need of tranquilisers right now and it's only like 9am here and workday just started and it's another like...ermmm 5 hours till the draw..geeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Post by annie on May 20, 2005 9:56:55 GMT 3
News in brief (IV)
By Guillaume Baraise
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Hewitt and Dent pull out; the Draw; Gasquet and Monfils to double up; Mauresmo leaves her hideaway; the champions in training: discover all the latest news from Roland-Garros stadium.
Hewitt and Dent pull out
Australian Lleyton Hewitt, whose rib injury has made insufficient progress, and the American Taylor Dent, suffering from an ankle problem, have withdrawn from the 2005 French Open. They will be replaced by two "lucky losers". A further consequence of their withdrawal is that world no. 5 Rafael Nadal will now be seeded 4th, while Juan Carlos Ferrero, ranked 34th in the world, will now be the 32nd seed.
The draw on Friday
Just like last year, the Tenniseum will be the venue for the 2005 French Open Draw. Always an eagerly awaited occasion, it will take place this Friday at 11.30 am. The 32 seeded players in the men's and women's singles will be "protected", as they will be kept apart until the third round. And the big names will all be hoping to avoid clay court specialists such as the Argentine Mariano Puerta as they look for a smooth path through the opening rounds…<br>
Gasquet and Monfils join forces
Richard Gasquet and Gaël Monfils have decided to pair up in the doubles tournament. The two great hopes of French tennis together should certainly pull in the crowds, all the more so as Gasquet won the mixed doubles last year, with Tatiana Golovin. Monfils and Gasquet have already played together this year, at Monte-Carlo, where they went out in the first round to the Argentines Etlis and Rodriguez.
Mauresmo kits up
Since arriving in Paris, Amélie Mauresmo has been training discreetly at the Yvelines Centre in Feucherolles with her coach Loïc Courteau and mentor Yannick Noah. On Thursday, she made her first public appearance to unveil her new sponsor. Fans will be see Amelie sporting a brand new outfit at the tournament.
Nadal last to arrive
While the majority of the top players have been in Paris for several days, Rafael Nadal made his first appearance at Roland-Garros on Thursday. The hot favourite for the title trained late in the afternoon on the Suzanne-Lenglen court. Roger Federer, meanwhile, had two further sessions on the Philippe-Chatrier court (including one with Jerome Haehnel), an arena where success has eluded him in the past and on which he is keen to get off the mark. Back from Strasbourg, where she came a cropper in her first match, Tatiana Golovin has been working out with Brad Gilbert, who was animated in his encouragement of his protégé. Among the most-watched training sessions so far have been those of Gustavo Kuerten with Fabrice Santoro and Marat Safin with Tim Henman.
Ufffffffffff tension is building up....I wish somebody wakes up and keeps me company here before I go mad....lau....WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL ;D
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Post by tall_one on May 20, 2005 11:29:06 GMT 3
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Post by annie on May 20, 2005 11:31:00 GMT 3
the link doesn't work for me  |
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Post by tall_one on May 20, 2005 11:33:02 GMT 3
try again, i forgot the "l" at the end of the link when i 1st posted it I noticed it right away but not before you managed to click on it lol. It works now |
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......... .Anyway, it`s the right phrase to say: IT`S ROLAND GARROS TIME!!!!!!.)
