Sony Ericsson Open Miami 2007

[davis]

No comment on Mr. Safin...

All results from yesterday (men only):

Florent Serra (FRA) def. James Blake (USA) [8] 7-6(8),2-6,6-3
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Ricardo Mello (BRA) Q 7-6(7),6-2
Andy Roddick (USA) [3] def. Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 6-3,6-2
Robert Kendrick (USA) LL def. Raemon Sluiter (NED) Q 6-4,6-4
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) [5] def. Thomas Johansson (SWE) WC 7-5,6-3
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) [17] 6-2,5-7,6-0
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Q def. Marat Safin (RUS) [25] 7-5,7-6(2)
Gaston Gaudio (ARG) def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 7-5,1-6,6-3
Simone Bolelli (ITA) Q def. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) [21] 6-7(0),6-3,6-4
Andy Murray (GBR) [12] def. Paul Goldstein (USA) 6-2,7-6(4)
David Ferrer (ESP) [13] def. Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-2,6-2
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [10] def. Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 7-6(4),6-4
Fabrice Santoro (FRA) def. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 5-7,7-5,6-2
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [16] def. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) Q 3-6,6-3,6-3
Filippo Volandri (ITA) def. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-3 Ret.
Michael Llodra (FRA) def. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) [22] 6-3,6-2
Gilles Simon (FRA) [32] def. Luis Horna (PER) 6-3,7-6(4)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. Andreas Seppi (ITA) Q 7-5,7-5
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) def. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) [26] 6-0,7-5
Alejandro Falla (COL) LL def. Sergio Roitman (ARG) 4-6,6-3,6-1
Arnaud Clement (FRA) def. Albert Montanes (ESP) 6-4,6-1
Olivier Rochus (BEL) [30] def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-3,6-4

[doopdeela]

a little analysis from peter bodo:

Hey that reminds me -- did I mention I saw Marat Safin play? Safin is a curious case. He'd fit in perfectly with the characters Kris sings about -- an oddball genius that is not quite right, a man who strays from his path, who knows what needs to be done and has the skills to do it, but who winds up defeated, dejected, and filled with despair. Yep, Kris would sure like Safin.

Safin was playing on Grandstand Court, and as the match started the sun began to set, leaving a glorious, fading backdrop to the events unfolding between the baselines. There was no logical reason for Safin to lose this match. His strokes, at times, are flawless; his serve is impressive and his volleys are excellent.

His opponent, Spain's Feliciano Lopez, is a lefty with a strong serve, a killer forehand shot, and absolutely no backhand. Nada. I've never seen such a discrepancy before; Lopez's backhand consists of a weak slice that he executes at probably a 3.5 level, like a lollipop to the center of the court. He protects it well; Feliciano often finds himself so far off the court that he is hitting runaround forehands from the stands.

No matter. Safin seemed determined to lose this match, and lose it he did. Safin never looked comfortable out there; his forehand was never dialed in, and though his backhand was as great as always, the rest of his game was just not on. Consumed by the passions of knowing what to do but not being able to do it, Safin kicked a few balls in anger, gestured many times in apparent agony, and found himself on Just the Other Side of Nowhere. Kristofferson would definitely have approved of Safin.

[Dina]

no matter what peter says, he's crazy about maratik ,at times I think that he wants him to be the best more than all of us! weird man! and weirdest our one!

[Mrs. Fabregas]

emma said:

Picture taken on Wednesday

Oh, wow Emma... Thanks for this wonderful pic.......
I so, so love it when he smiles like that.... fully, with his eyes almost closed, wrinkles at the side of his eyes...

Going back to my happy place right now

[marylin]

frensje said:

emma said:

Picture taken on Wednesday

Oh, wow Emma... Thanks for this wonderful pic.......
I so, so love it when he smiles like that.... fully, with his eyes almost closed, wrinkles at the side of his eyes...

Going back to my happy place right now

Love that smile. looks like a kid.......
hope he can always be like that.

[inez]

I agree with all of the above - I think Marat will always be able to find that smile - but I doubt he was grinnng on Friday...still, he's on his way home to Moscow, presumably with Sasha to keep him company - so he should be feeling happier - maybe he just forgot how to win break points because he was homesick???

[davis]

Rain screwed up yesterday's schedule but a few matches were finished:

Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) [7] def. Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3,6-2
Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Sam Querrey (USA) WC 6-4,6-3
Richard Gasquet (FRA) [15] def. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-4,0-6,6-2
David Nalbandian (ARG) [11] def. Vincent Spadea (USA) 6-3,6-4
Guillermo Canas (ARG) Q def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) [19] 6-7(5),6-3,7-5
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) [20] def. Evgeny Korolev (RUS) LL 6-0,6-0
Alejandro Falla (COL) LL def. Tommy Haas (GER) [9] 6-4,6-4 ;D
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) [23] def. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-2,6-2
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [14] def. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-4,6-1 ;D

Maria Sharapova (RUS) [1] def. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) 6-3,6-2
Venus Williams (USA) def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [29] 6-3,6-3
Martina Hingis (SUI) [5] def. Iveta Benesova (CZE) Q 6-3,6-2
Serena Williams (USA) [13] def. Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) Q 6-3,6-3
Vera Dushevina (RUS) Q def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [21] 7-6(5),2-6,6-4
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) [8] def. Michaella Krajicek (NED) 4-6,7-5,6-2
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [3] def. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) Q 7-6(4),6-7(5),6-3
Lucie Safarova (CZE) [23] def. Emilie Loit (FRA) 6-0,7-5
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) def. Jie Zheng (CHN) [27] 6-3,6-4
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) [26] 6-4,7-5
Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) def. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) [28]6-3,7-5
Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Patty Schnyder (SUI) [11] 6-1,6-4
Julia Vakulenko (UKR) Q def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [19] 3-6,7-6(0),6-4
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) [24] def. Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 6-3,6-2
Shahar Peer (ISR) [14] def. Catalina Castano (COL) 6-2,6-1
Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS) Q def. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [12] 7-5,6-4

Today's OOP promises some great tennis:

Stadium: 11:00 AM Start
3rd Round:
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. Martina Hingis (SUI) [5]
2nd Round
Carlos Moya (ESP) [27] vs. Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
3rd Round
Gilles Simon (FRA) [32] vs. Andy Roddick (USA) [3]
3rd Round
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [1] vs. Venus Williams (USA)

Stadium: 7:00 PM Start
3rd Round
Olivier Rochus (BEL) [30] vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2]
3rd Round
Lucie Safarova (CZE) [23] vs. Serena Williams (USA) [13]

Grandstand: 11:00 AM Start
2nd Round
Kevin Kim (USA) Q vs. Tommy Robredo (ESP) [6]
3rd Round
Robert Kendrick (USA) LL vs. Andy Murray (GBR) [12]
3rd Round
Michael Llodra (FRA) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [10]
3rd Round
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) [5] vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
3rd Round
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [16] vs. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)

Court 1: 10:00 AM Start
2nd Round
Amer Delic (USA) Q vs. Jose Acasuso (ARG) [31]
3rd Round
Samantha Stosur (AUS) [25] vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL) [4]
3rd Round
Virginie Razzano (FRA) vs. Justine Henin (BEL) [2]
3rd Round
David Ferrer (ESP) [13] vs. Simone Bolelli (ITA) Q
3rd Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [3]vs. Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO)
3rd Round
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) vs. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) [8]

Court 2: 10:00 AM Start
1st Round
Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)/Max Mirnyi (BLR) [1] vs. Eric Butorac (USA)/Jamie Murray (GBR)
2nd Round
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [4] vs. Simon Greul (GER) 2-0 Susp.
2nd Round
Gaston Gaudio (ARG) vs. Radek Stepanek (CZE) [24]
3rd Round
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) [16] vs. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [18]
3rd Round
Winner of Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [12] vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS) Q vs. Tathiana Garbin (ITA) [24]
1st Round
Evgeny Korolev (RUS)/Luis Fernando Manrique (ECU) A vs. Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) [2]

Court 3: 10:00 AM Start
1st Round
Mark Knowles (BAH)/Daniel Nestor (CAN) [3] vs. Ashley Fisher (AUS)/Chris Haggard (RSA)
3rd Round
Nadia Petrova (RUS) [6] vs. Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) Q
3rd Round
Julia Vakulenko (UKR) Q vs. Shahar Peer (ISR) [14]
1st Round
Tatiana Golovin (FRA)/Dinara Safina (RUS) WC vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL)/Caroline Maes (BEL) WC
1st Round
Ashley Harkleroad (USA)/Bethanie Mattek (USA) vs. Vania King (USA)/Shahar Peer (ISR)

Court 4: 10:00 AM Start
2nd Round
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [28] vs. Florian Mayer (GER) 3-3 Susp.
2nd Round
Potito Starace (ITA) vs. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [29] 4-4 Susp.
3rd Round
Florent Serra (FRA) vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Q Should've been Blake - Safin...
1st Round
Lisa Raymond (USA)/Samantha Stosur (AUS) [1] vs. Marion Bartoli (FRA)/Meilen Tu (USA) 7-5,1-0 Susp.
1st Round
Martin Garcia (ARG)/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) vs. Paul Goldstein (USA)/Sam Querrey (USA)

Court 5: 10:00 AM Start
1st Round
Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)/Jasmin Woehr (GER) vs. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)/Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) [8]
1st Round
David Skoch (CZE)/Jim Thomas (USA) vs. Robert Lindstedt (SWE)/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
1st Round
Michaella Krajicek (NED)/Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) vs. Flavia Pennetta (ITA)/Roberta Vinci (ITA)
1st Round
Alona Bondarenko (UKR)/Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) vs. Cara Black (ZIM)/Liezel Huber (RSA) [2]
1st Round
Arnaud Clement (FRA)/Michael Llodra (FRA) vs. Nicolas Almagro (ESP)/Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

Court 6: 10:00 AM Start
3rd Round
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) [22] vs. Dinara Safina (RUS) [10]
3rd Round
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) [7] vs. Mara Santangelo (ITA) [32]
1st Round
Benedikt Dorsch (GER)/Horia Tecau (ROM) A vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)/Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
1st Round
Jeff Coetzee (RSA)/Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) vs. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)/Kei Nishikori (JPN) WC
1st Round
Fabrice Santoro (FRA)/Nenad Zimonjic (SCG) [5] vs. Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL)/Marcin Matkowski (POL)

Court 7: 10:00 AM Start
3rd Round
Na Li (CHN) [15] vs. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) [20]
3rd Round
Tatiana Golovin (FRA) [17] vs. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) [9]
3rd Round
Kaia Kanepi (EST) vs. Vera Dushevina (RUS) Q
1st Round
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)/Paola Suarez (ARG) [6] vs. Corina Morariu (USA)/Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
1st Round
Vera Dushevina (RUS)/Andreea Ehritt-Vanc (ROU) vs. Kveta Peschke (CZE)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS)[4] 1-6,3-5 Susp.
1st Round
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)/Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs. Janette Husarova (SVK)/Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)

TBA 1
Not Before 5:00 PM
1st Round
Zi Yan (CHN)/Jie Zheng (CHN) [3] vs. Anastasia Rodionova (RUS)/Tiantian Sun (CHN)
1st Round
Ana Ivanovic (SRB)/Maria Kirilenko (RUS) vs. Emilie Loit (FRA)/Nicole Pratt (AUS)
1st Round
Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)/Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs. Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK)/Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO)
1st Round
Tathiana Garbin (ITA)/Alicia Molik (AUS) vs. Yuliana Fedak (UKR)/Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR)
1st Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)/Nadia Petrova (RUS) vs. Nathalie Dechy (FRA)/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7]

[Annie]

Ooooooohhhh nice tennis on today ;D ;D ;D Thanks Annette and I see Sveta and Nadia have paired up FedCup approaching

[Dina]

Arnaud Clement (FRA)/Michael Llodra (FRA): DC work! anyway it's not a surprise.

[Annie]

Sunday results

ATP

Misha Youzhny lost to Juan Martin Del Potro 6/7 4/6
Fabrice Santoro def Carlos Moya 7/6 6/2
Andy Roddick def Gille Simon 6/4 6/4
Tommy Robredo def Kevin Kim 6/2 6/4
Andy Murray def Robert Kendrick 6/3 6/1
Novak Djokovich def Michael Llodra 6/4 6/1
Paul Henry Mathieu def Fernando Gonzales 6/3 7/6
Amer Delic def Jose Acasuso 6/0 6/3
David Ferrer def Simone Bolelli 7/6 6/2
Nikolay Davydenko def. Simon Greul 6/4 6/0 ;D ;D
Radek Stepanek def Gaston Gaudio 6/3 6/2
Florian Mayer def Fernando Verdasco 7/6 6/1
Nicolas Almagro def Potito Starace 7/6 6/3 (plays Roger next he he ;D )
Feliciano Lopez def Florent Serra 7/6 6/3

[Annie]

Schedule of Play for Monday, March 26, 2007

Stadium: 11:00 AM Start
1. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [4] vs. Amer Delic (USA) Q

Not Before 1:00 PM
2. Women's Singles: 4th Round
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [18] vs. Justine Henin (BEL) [2]

3. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
Roger Federer (SUI) [1] vs. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [29] ;D VAMOS ROGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Women's Singles: 3rd Round
Lucie Safarova (CZE) [23] vs. Serena Williams (USA) [13]


Stadium: 7:00 PM Start
1. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
David Nalbandian (ARG) [11] vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) [20]

2. Women's Singles: 4th Round
Vera Dushevina (RUS) Q vs. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) [8]


Grandstand: 11:00 AM Start
1. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
Alejandro Falla (COL) LL vs. Radek Stepanek (CZE) [24]

2. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
Florian Mayer (GER) vs. Tommy Robredo (ESP) [6]

3. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) [23] vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE) [14]

4. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
Guillermo Canas (ARG) Q vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [15]

Not Before 5:00 PM
5. Men's Singles: 3rd Round
Fabrice Santoro (FRA) vs. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) [7]

Court 1: 11:00 AM Start
1. Women's Singles: 4th Round
Nadia Petrova (RUS) [6] vs. Dinara Safina (RUS) [10]

2. Women's Singles: 4th Round
Na Li (CHN) [15] vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL) [4]

3. Women's Doubles: 1st Round
Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)
Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs. Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK)
Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO)
7-5,2-6 Susp.

4. Women's Singles: 4th Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [3] vs. Shahar Peer (ISR) [14]

5. Women's Doubles: 2nd Round
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Martina Hingis (SUI) WC vs. Winner of Likhovtseva / Vesnina
vs. Gajdosova / Kostanic Tosic

Not Before 5:00 PM
6. Women's Doubles: 1st Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Nadia Petrova (RUS) vs. Nathalie Dechy (FRA)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7]


Court 1
1. Men's Doubles: 2nd Round
Mark Knowles (BAH)
Daniel Nestor (CAN) [3] vs. Jeff Coetzee (RSA)
Dominik Hrbaty (SVK)

Court 2: 11:00 AM Start
1. Men's Doubles: 2nd Round
Paul Goldstein (USA)
Sam Querrey (USA) vs. Paul Hanley (AUS)
Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) [4]

2. Women's Singles: 4th Round
Mara Santangelo (ITA) [32] vs. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) [9]

3. Women's Singles: 4th Round
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) [24] vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

4. Men's Doubles: 1st Round
David Ferrer (ESP)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs. Martin Damm (CZE)
Leander Paes (IND) [6]

5. Women's Doubles: 1st Round
Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
Alicia Molik (AUS) vs. Yuliana Fedak (UKR)
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR)

6. Women's Doubles: 2nd Round
Zi Yan (CHN)
Jie Zheng (CHN) [3] vs. Vania King (USA)
Shahar Peer (ISR)


Court 6: 11:00 AM Start
1. Men's Doubles: 2nd Round
Simon Aspelin (SWE)
Michael Kohlmann (GER) vs. Andrei Pavel (ROU)
Alexander Waske (GER)

2. Men's Doubles: 2nd Round
Arnaud Clement (FRA)
Michael Llodra (FRA) vs. Brendan Evans (USA)
Ryan Sweeting (USA) WC

3. Men's Doubles: 1st Round
Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)
Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs. Frantisek Cermak (CZE)
Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE)

4. Women's Doubles: 2nd Round
Corina Morariu (USA)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs. Tatiana Golovin (FRA)
Dinara Safina (RUS) WC

5. Women's Doubles: 2nd Round
Janette Husarova (SVK)
Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) vs. Cara Black (ZIM)
Liezel Huber (RSA) [2]

[davis]

[Annie]

KOLYA.. WHAT. THE. ...?

DELIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! DELIC FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't believe this Well no more Russian men left in the draw...out of 8... greeeat

[Alya10]

What? Kolya lost?
I only saw the 1st set but Delic wasn't doing anything special... what happened?

There must be a bug or smth over there

[davis]

alya10 said:

What? Kolya lost?
I only saw the 1st set but Delic wasn't doing anything special... what happened?

There must be a bug or smth over there

I only watched the second set, I guess we took turns Delic was more versatile, had the better service game and hit the important winners. And Kolya once again made far too many unforced errors. Delic definitely deserved his victory, let's see if he can beat Chela as well - who won against Berdych today Not a good day or the seeded players. I hope Gasquet will do a better job.