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Post by Annie on Feb 14, 2007 11:47:26 GMT 3
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Post by sonya on Feb 14, 2007 12:03:12 GMT 3
Wee-Hee Marat!!  Yummy in the blue Tshirt!  And your avvy Annie  |
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Post by Patxy on Feb 14, 2007 12:03:37 GMT 3
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Post by lau on Feb 14, 2007 14:48:50 GMT 3
 BTW, anyone knows when is the doubles match? |
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Joyce
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loving you,marat
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Post by Joyce on Feb 14, 2007 14:56:08 GMT 3
the bigger one  |
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Joyce
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loving you,marat
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Post by Joyce on Feb 14, 2007 14:57:53 GMT 3
He didn't wear blue T-shirt for a long time.  |
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Post by safinbgfan on Feb 14, 2007 14:59:30 GMT 3
Very nice T-shirt ;D
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Post by Happiness on Feb 14, 2007 15:02:48 GMT 3
BTW, anyone knows when is the doubles match? Hi Lau  Marat's playing tonight ;D COURTSIDE CLUB 16Not Before 6:00 PMA. Fisher (AUS) / T. Parrott (USA) vs T. Gabashvili (RUS) / M. Safin (RUS) Take Care  Happiness  |
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Post by Dido on Feb 14, 2007 15:42:57 GMT 3
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Post by Happiness on Feb 14, 2007 15:52:42 GMT 3
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Feb 14, 2007 16:00:40 GMT 3
DAVAI MARAT Nice comfartable win after a long flight Rest up and keep it up Safin wins his debut in San Jose Comments (0) SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Fourth-seeded Marat Safin advanced to the second round of the SAP Open with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over wild card Scott Oudsema on Tuesday night. Safin used a dink, his forehand and a backhand cross court shot in the tiebreaker to set up an ace for the victory. “There were some tough conditions,” said Safin, who helped Russia beat host Chile in Davis Cup competition on Sunday. “It takes a little bit of energy to pack your bags after winning Davis Cup and flying 15 hours. I was only able to hit on the court today. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t like.” Oudsema, who has yet to reach a singles final at any level, held his own against the former top-ranked player. When he got his first serve in, he won 91 percent of the points, including 17 aces. However, Oudsema only got 40 percent of his first serves in. “His shots have a lot of power and depth to them,” said Oudsema, who lost in the first round of his last two Challenger tournaments. “His level of play, right now, is higher than mine. I was working uphill.” Safin, who has two Grand Slams among his 15 career titles, made his debut at the event. The closest he’s been to the San Francisco Bay Area was a trip to Yosemite National Park, near the Nevada border. “I wanted to change my results,” he said. “I played in Europe the last eight years after Australia and every time I was out by the second round. I decided to come here and try my luck. I’m in the second round so maybe I can do better than in Europe.” Safin has not won a tournament since the 2005 Australian Open. He’s been bothered by a left knee injury the past two years. “It took me a year to really recover and play the kind of tennis I wanted,” he said. |
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Post by justsafin on Feb 14, 2007 16:37:24 GMT 3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez? He is in the draw, in fact, if I´m not wrong, he lost to Karlovic. EDIT: I think it´s Guillermo García-López. Maeso works in Valencia (he is the Valencia tournament director) and GGL is a regular hitting partner of Marat when he trains there. If the one with Marat is Maeso and GGL is García-Lopez, both coaches know each other and probably worked/work together. GGL is Guillermo Garcia-Lopez for sure. EDIT: Marat used to have the same fitness trainer, Maeso, with his long time good friend Ferrero before he turned pro. GGL has been trained in Ferrero's tennis academy. After Marat left Spain, Maeso kept working with Ferrero, but since Marat's was injured, he started working with Maeso again. Marat attended last year's Valencia open due to good rapport with tournament director, Maeso and the tournament is also owned by Ferrero. But, the director is now Antonio Martinez (Ferrero's long time coach). Wonder whether Marat will still go to Valencia Open this year or not..... |
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Post by davis on Feb 14, 2007 16:37:58 GMT 3
ATP is so not up-to-date! San Jose report with Davis Cup-photo...  Nice one, anyway:  Former World No. 1 Marat Safin stared down 17 aces from American Scott Oudsema to reach the second round of the SAP Open in San Jose Tuesday night. Safin won just three points on Oudsema's first serve but jumped all over his second serve in a 6-4, 7-6(3) win to advance to the second round, where he will play Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu. The fourth-seeded Russian is playing just his second tournament of the year and is chasing his first title in more than two years. His title drought dates back to January 2005, when he won the Australian Open. |
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Post by Happiness on Feb 14, 2007 19:31:28 GMT 3
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Post by reese on Feb 14, 2007 19:55:01 GMT 3
Thanks everybody for all the pics and reoprts  I love the blue shirt  Davai Maratik  |
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Nice one, anyway:
