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Post by Andrada on Jan 26, 2005 13:16:28 GMT 3
His butt looks good in this pic  LOL Cynthia...although it does look good...  ;D I hope i can see Marat / 'u know who' tomorrow...i want so badly to watch this match...but...hmmmm...i have to go to school  ...maybe i'll skip some classes...anything to see Marat win against 'u know who' ;D ;D P.S: i have no idea why i wrote 'u know who' instead of...'u know who' ;D GOOOOOOO MARAT!!!  |
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Post by Andrada on Jan 26, 2005 13:23:24 GMT 3
Wednesday, 26 January , 2005, 09:50 Melbourne: Marat Safin knows how to beat Mr Invincible Roger Federer in their semi-final on Thursday at the Australian Open, it's just that he has to execute the game plan. The Swiss master left nobody in any doubt he is the man to beat in the year's first grand slam tournament with a masterclass straight sets victory over four-time champion Andre Agassi in their quarter-final on Tuesday. Federer was at another level to the ageing eight-times grand slam champion in an all-too-brief 99 minutes. Now it's Safin's turn to try and stop the runaway 'Federer Express'. Two-times Australian finalist Safin has the big serves and groundstrokes to match it with Federer, but the Swiss ace hasn't lost to a top-ten player in 24 matches since October 2003. "Everybody knows basically how to play against Roger, but nobody can manage him to get any closer to that, even get into the three or five sets to make him at least be even," Safin said after beating quarter-final opponent Dominik Hrbaty. "It's like he's just toying with everybody." The maverick Russian lost to Federer in last year's Australian final in three sets after an opening set tiebreaker, but Safin pushed the world number one to the limit in their semi-final at the ATP Masters Cup in Houston last November. Federer denied Safin on six set points but needed eight match points of his own before escaping with a tension-packed 6-3, 7-6 (20/18) triumph. "The tie-breaker was very special," Federer said. "I've never played a tie-breaker like it. That was really fun, going back and forth, all big points, match points, set points, and the level of play was high too. We were pushing each other to the limits." Safin recalled: "In the tiebreaker I had so many chances. It was great quality. I really I played well. I don't regret at all that I lost, but I also proved to myself that I was really close. "You start to learn little bit more (about Federer). You start to look what he likes, what he doesn't like, what you can do against him. "I really felt that I can give him trouble. Because last year, not many people could give him trouble. "Whenever he was playing well, there is nobody even had a chance. So for me, it was great to see that I have a chance (in Houston)." So it's little wonder that Federer ranks Safin's challenge above those of the other top-tenners. "I have the feeling Safin is playing really good. So I'm really looking forward to the contest with Safin," Federer said. "He's got the bigger serve and that's going to make it more difficult to break. "His record here speaks for itself and how much he likes this surface." Adding spice to the contest is that Safin has hired Federer's ex-coach Peter Lundgren, while Federer, after going through last year coachless, has employed Australian Tony Roche, the former mentor of world number ones Ivan Lendl and Patrick Rafter. "Of course, it's an even more interesting match just because of who's coaching him," Federer said. "But I'm happy I'm through that, that I played him, I got that match away in Houston. So for this reason I can really concentrate on the match itself and not thinking about who's sitting in his corner." Overall, Federer leads Safin 6-1, with the only loss coming in Moscow in 2002. 6-1....SO TOMORROW IT WILL BE 6-2,RIGHT?
GOOD LUCK,MARAT! I'LL KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED FOR YOU! |
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Post by annie on Jan 26, 2005 14:32:56 GMT 3
LOL Cynthia...! his butt does look good in there...now if only it got more focused... ;D
Anyway, like everyone's been saying...i'm also hoping it will be a great day for Marat tomorrow...it'd be soo good to beat Roger onhis birthday...
hey, did you know that in the chinese animal signs last year was Marat's sign...the Monkey? and this year is Roger's sign, the Rooster...also they said that you're actually not lucky on your year...so if it's NOT Marat's year and it IS Roger's year...maybe Roger won't be so lucky this year and maybe Marat will!!
geez. i hope my assumptions are true...Please God, give this one to Marat as a gift? please? *battng eyelashes* ;D
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Post by Damita on Jan 26, 2005 15:18:27 GMT 3
9. God, please let it rain on Thursday, so they will close that roof!!! 10. Roger, don't play your A game.... Amen. LOL ;D Nice to see you Vlad what do you guys think? Will it work? hopefully! To be honest guys, i've been waiting for this match since hte beginning of the tournament, but now that it will happen...i'm not sure i want it anymore:-/ I mean, i hope Marat will win yeah...but it's Fed so at the same time i have low expectations. It's weird, i don't know what to think, i don't know what to expect... and i don't like feeling this way!  hey, did you know that in the chinese animal signs last year was Marat's sign...the Monkey? and this year is Roger's sign, the Rooster...also they said that you're actually not lucky on your year...so if it's NOT Marat's year and it IS Roger's year...maybe Roger won't be so lucky this year and maybe Marat will!! haha, i'm not really into those stuff, but i must say i like your theory annie ;D |
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Post by Damita on Jan 26, 2005 15:55:00 GMT 3
Hewiit just defeated Nalby (10-8 in the fifth) so the top 4 seeds are in the semis, like in Houston. When was the last time the top 4 seeds all reached the semis of a Grand Slam? impressive...
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Post by kasey on Jan 26, 2005 16:12:27 GMT 3
Hewiit just defeated Nalby (10-8 in the fifth) so the top 4 seeds are in the semis, like in Houston. When was the last time the top 4 seeds all reached the semis of a Grand Slam? impressive... yeah we're in for some great tennis I agree bout not knowing how to feel about the marat/roger match...i think im too scared to feel anything in case i jinx something  Lots of disputes in the nalbandian/hewwit match...was good to watch...the WHOLE 4 HOURS! lol...better go to bed  |
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Post by Damita on Jan 26, 2005 16:31:03 GMT 3
hehe, i've the answer to my question: it was 10 years ago!
from tennis-x.com:
All four men's semifinalists at the Aussie Open are grand slam champs, and all four are current or former No. 1s...
The Top 4 seeds at the Aussie Open are into semis for the first time at a slam since 1995 Wimbledon...
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Post by Magda on Jan 26, 2005 17:02:56 GMT 3
what do you guys think? Will it work? Good plan Vlad and IF Marat played like this he would surely win... BUT ya know... it's Marat.... we can never be sure what he's going to do on the court... |
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Post by Rucinski on Jan 26, 2005 18:59:33 GMT 3
I'm just so scared I can't even think about it, cus you don't know what's gonna happen, I want Marat to win, but that's gonna be tough, so if he wins, I'll party for the match and the b-day ;D Hope he does |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Jan 26, 2005 20:29:50 GMT 3
What a great day it will be when they both step out on to the Rod laver arena in the semi-finals of the AO 2005, everybody at home preparing to see a classic between the best 2 players on the planet.
I could go on but it will only depress me even more as i have to go to bloody school *sigh*
go marat.
Plz god help me miss school.
BTW nice sig rucinski
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Post by Rucinski on Jan 26, 2005 20:30:08 GMT 3
hey I just made this siggy for the AO, a little late but that's ok, I'm late for everything ;D Hope you like it |
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Post by Lucitienne on Jan 26, 2005 21:35:02 GMT 3
Hi Folks, I haven't posted here for a long time, but I just want to post a message for Marat, hoping he'll win this very important match today! Go Marat!! |
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Post by Magda on Jan 26, 2005 21:42:16 GMT 3
Hi Lucitienne!!! Nice to see you back!!  |
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Post by pau on Jan 26, 2005 22:02:56 GMT 3
Pau... Good to know you're positive His butt looks good in this pic I'm positive, but I think roger has more chances to win, but he has chances, he must play really good, and yep his butt looks really good. hehehe |
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Post by RAP on Jan 26, 2005 22:30:48 GMT 3
Hi everyone,
I haven't posted in a long time. Tough match for Marat tonight, he'll pull through if he really concentrates on it.
To Rucinski or anyone else who could make a siggy or avatar, could you make me a siggy of Marat smashing a racquet with any word/s that you could think of to write on it. And could someone tell me where I could see some avatars of Marat that I can pick from? thanks
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;D 
...maybe i'll skip some classes...anything to see Marat win against 'u know who' ;D ;D
