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Post by legato on Jul 16, 2006 13:53:19 GMT 3
Blake or no Blake he shall win  |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Jul 16, 2006 14:24:19 GMT 3
Not looking to far ahead but Justin Gimelstob seems to be playing himself into form with a final at Newport beating Murray - so by no means should we get carried away - would be a good win for Marat
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Jul 16, 2006 14:25:17 GMT 3
American Idols Hoping to turn Luck in Indy
Author: By Bill Scott
The Americans will lead with a one-two home punch at the 2006 RCA Championships. Top seed James Blake, world No. 6 on INDESIT ATP Rankings, is followed by second seed Andy Roddick, winner of two of the last three Championships.
But with Americans grabbing three of the top four seeds - Chile's Fernando Gonzalez is third while defending champion Robby Ginepri takes fourth - all is not right with the current state of the game on this side of the Atlantic.
All three of the local leading lights at Indy are coming off of disappointing outings at Wimbledon. Blake and Roddick fell in the third round, and Ginepri lost in the first round to Mardy Fish. The three patriots will meet up in Indianapolis to regain lost footing.
Over the past year, Blake has risen in the rankings, now standing as the top American man and sixth in the world. That's a turnaround compared to Roddick, whose 11th ranking is his lowest in many seasons.
Blake's Wimbledon loss to Max Mirnyi three weeks ago didn't do his good humor much damage.
"I'm sure by tonight I'll be back to my old self and ready to have a good night out," Mirnyi said just hours after exiting. "Then I'll get on a plane, get back to the gym and to the tennis court. I'll be right back to being a competitor."
With all 16 seeds given byes, practice courts will be full as players start making the switch over to the cement which will carry them through the US Open Series.
Russians will be well-represented, with seventh seed Dmitry Tursunov, wild card two time Grand Slam Champ Marat Safin and Igor Kunitsyn, 16th seeded 15th, respectively.
Indianapolis is the first stop in the US Open Series, which is beginning its third season. The six-week, 10-event series includes men and women's tournaments offering a total of $30 million in prize money, ending in August’s U.S. Open, held in Flushing Meadows, NY.
Winners of the summer series on the men's and women's sides each
earn $1 million, with the possibility of doubling that by claiming the Grand Slam title.
But prestige rather than cash is uppermost in the minds of competitors, with the likes of Mark Philippoussis and Safin both keen to regain the form which launched them into the sport’s elite.
It remains to be seen which side of the Atlantic will claim the prestige and purse in Indianapolis this week.
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Post by emma on Jul 16, 2006 15:14:03 GMT 3
Thanks Ily !!!
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Jul 16, 2006 16:18:16 GMT 3
3 russians for 2 doubles players  Seems like someone did'nt want to go with Marat as he is not playing doubles instead Mitya is playing with Igor. Oh well he will have full concentration on the singles ;D ;D |
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Post by marats on Jul 16, 2006 19:59:53 GMT 3
Success tomorrow Marat !
Go for it !
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Post by ginapants on Jul 17, 2006 1:59:53 GMT 3
DAVAI MARAT!!!!
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Jul 17, 2006 14:06:32 GMT 3
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Post by marats on Jul 17, 2006 14:12:00 GMT 3
When play's Marat his first match ?
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Post by sabz on Jul 17, 2006 17:05:29 GMT 3
When play's Marat his first match ? I think this answers it Just looking at the OOP for today Gimelstob is obviously not playing today due to his good run in Newport and i would expect him to play his match on Tuesday and then face Marat on Wednesday |
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Post by marats on Jul 17, 2006 20:21:47 GMT 3
Thanks a lot !!
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Post by Annie on Jul 18, 2006 12:13:19 GMT 3
Back in business!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
I cannot believe they gave him a bye LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D
UDACHI MARATIK!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAVAI!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by kuniochi on Jul 18, 2006 12:26:41 GMT 3
proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=12315Marat is doing a chat on espn website tuesday 7/18/06. it will be 3pm eastern time in the usa. if you have time, send in a question before the chat. seems you send the questions in first, then he probably picks the questions he wants to answer. ;D ;D ;D Annie  Welcome home sweety! We missed you so much!
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Post by lena on Jul 18, 2006 12:31:39 GMT 3
proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=12315Marat is doing a chat on espn website tuesday 7/18/06. it will be 3pm eastern time in the usa. if you have time, send in a question before the chat. seems you send the questions in first, then he probably picks the questions he wants to answer. ;D ;D ;D oh thanks kuniochi  , just looking forward about his answers and thoughts ;D |
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Jul 18, 2006 13:28:55 GMT 3
proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=12315Marat is doing a chat on espn website tuesday 7/18/06. it will be 3pm eastern time in the usa. if you have time, send in a question before the chat. seems you send the questions in first, then he probably picks the questions he wants to answer. ;D ;D ;D Thanks Kuniochi  . cant wait to hear what Marat has to say! Welcome back Annie Lena good to see you around  |
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, just looking forward about his answers and thoughts ;D
