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Post by Annie on Apr 17, 2007 23:38:14 GMT 3
If you upload your photos on imageshack - there is an option to make thumbnails  |
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Post by arwen21 on Apr 17, 2007 23:47:44 GMT 3
so sorry he lost!!!!i thoughgt he was going to win he pla yed great the first set!!!! i don´tnow what happended yo him i wanted to see thje match betwen rafa and marat so sad!!!!!
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Post by kuniochi on Apr 17, 2007 23:51:21 GMT 3
I agree with most of you...  I'll quote Marat here "What can I say after losing a match like this?" ... The first set was absolutely brilliant! Your game is HERE, Marat! Better times WILL come! Don't you dare lose faith! We all believe in YOU!  |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Apr 17, 2007 23:53:04 GMT 3
If you upload your photos on imageshack - there is an option to make thumbnails Only with imageshack?? Not with photobucket??  Think I'll have to stick with posting big piccies then.... |
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Post by luxsword on Apr 17, 2007 23:53:25 GMT 3
let's take the matter in our hands and offer marat a book on self confidence and mental strenght or sth this sort :lol:
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Post by maryb on Apr 17, 2007 23:54:44 GMT 3
I'm really, really doubly pissed off tonight.  Up until 15 mins ago, I was watching the match up until the second set tiebreak - and then the SKY planner pulled the plug on me. At 6-6 in the tiebreak! How the f*** does that SKYBOX know that it's hit a crucial point in the match (little did I know how crucial)? It did this with the AO in 2005! Surely it can extend the recording without you having to guess that you might also have to use up another 3 hours with fictional beach volleyball, darts or some other crap sport on your planner? I really can't believe that I missed the end of this match. The big yin lost!!! How? Why? Did he convince himself yet again that if he doesn't play EVERY shot perfectly, he ain't gonna win? The first set was perfect - he even came in to the bloody net! And won 6/6 net points!  I did worry in that second set when the muttering started - and he'd won the point. When I saw those shoulders and arms start to develop that 'twitch thang', I knew it was going to be a bumpy ride. I think the boy needs some on-court relaxation techniques -and it doesn't involve a blonde. He's getting his head into a loop and he needs to let go of the angst of a bad shot - and concentrate on the next shot. He really needs to remember that just because he wins a set in that manner, it didn't mean it was easy - just that he was focused and didn't allow any loose shots in to his game. (And he needs to remember that the other guys is allowed to play good shots too!) 3 match points to boot?!? A tip ;D: when you start to get anxious, grip the racquet very, very, very hard ala white knuckle effect (don't throw it, hit your opponent or the umpire)... hold for a few seconds ... and then relax your hand. Instead of hunching your shoulders down when you hit a crap shot, pull them straight back up and smile and say in your mind 'next shot'. Hey, if you hit a great shot, feel free to pump the fist and do a little Rafa jump. The short troosers are not necessary. You can still jump wearing the Post It note t-shirt and mid-length shorts. I think it will be really hard for me to resist grabbing him at Wimbles and putting him over my knee and giving his erse a really, really hard skelp! And worryingly, it ain't a sex thing girls! Doctor MacFreud at your service PS Did somebody say he started throwing his racquet again? Bad, bad boy. The erse is definitely getting skelped. Marat, go sit on the naughty stair ... and reflect. Next tournament you do the net thang and you let go of the shoulder twitch. Or else ... |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Apr 18, 2007 0:04:51 GMT 3
let's take the matter in our hands and offer marat a book on self confidence and mental strenght or sth this sort :lol: Great idea  !!!!!! I'll go to a store, buy something like that, bring it with me to Hamburg and then give it to him, with a little note on it * From your TGFR Fans, with love* |
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Post by Patxy on Apr 18, 2007 0:12:08 GMT 3
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Post by Patxy on Apr 18, 2007 0:15:44 GMT 3
let's take the matter in our hands and offer marat a book on self confidence and mental strenght or sth this sort :lol: Great idea !!!!!! I'll go to a store, buy something like that, bring it with me to Hamburg and then give it to him, with a little note on it * From your TGFR Fans, with love* What if we offer Tarpi to be his coach..?  ... we must decide what to give up though, Marat or Davis Cup...  |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Apr 18, 2007 0:20:03 GMT 3
Great idea !!!!!! I'll go to a store, buy something like that, bring it with me to Hamburg and then give it to him, with a little note on it * From your TGFR Fans, with love* What if we offer Tarpi to be his coach..? ... we must decide what to give up though, Marat or Davis Cup... I don't think that's needed.... Sasha is doing a great job... Don't take it out on him .... He can't do anything about this........ But Tarpi can be the 2nd coach or the mental one ! And don't worry about DC.... They can do it both ;D |
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Post by Patxy on Apr 18, 2007 0:40:02 GMT 3
But Tarpi can be the 2nd coach or the mental one ! And don't worry about DC.... They can do it both ;D Yeah, I meant that, a mental one... *shrugs*. |
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Post by maribrasil on Apr 18, 2007 1:04:33 GMT 3
Dare i say that if Sasha had a way to enter Marat's brain, he already would have done something ? I mean mental coach for athletes is a real and tough job but it can work if the guy (our little oaf) reall wants to try and is open minded... I'm a bit worried that Marat would say something like "why would i need that stuff ? Am i looking like a dummy ?"; And maybe that could be the moment to show him that damned match so he can answer himslef... Pfff i guess everybody is trying to help that guy, that's scared me is that nobody is finding an answer, neither Marat himself... YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. Right now, you do look like a dummy, Marat! |
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Post by Patxy on Apr 18, 2007 1:34:21 GMT 3
Vliegen Fights Off Four Match Points To Subdue SafinBy Tennis Week 04/17/2007 His lime shirt was caked with clumps of red clay, the skin on his forearms was scratched raw from his collision with the court, the taste of dirt stuck to the tip of his tongue and his head was hanging heavily burdened by blown opportunities. Marat Safin looked like a man who had spent the previous two hours mud wrestling with a Rottweiler and was exhausted by the experience. But it was the dogged determination of Kristof Vliegen that sent a drained Safin to disheartening defeat in Monte-Carlo. Shutout in the first set, Vliegen fought of four match points in the second set tiebreak and rallied from a 1-3 deficit in the final set to post a 0-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory over Safin. The 52nd-ranked Vliegen arrived in Monte-Carlo on a five-match losing streak, searching for his first victory since he beat Jarkko Nieminen in Rotterdam in February. Vliegen snapped his slump with a 7-5, 6-3, win over Paul-Henri Mathieu in the opening round. Safin stormed through the first set at love dropping only three points on his serve, breaking Vliegen three times and looking like a man intent on wrapping up the match in less than an hour. Unable to stand up to the pace and depth of Safin's groundstrokes, Vliegen wisely altered his tactics in the second set. Playing more off-pace shots, Vliegen began to attack the net with greater frequency. He won 12 of 17 trips to the net in the second set, but after 92 minutes of play the man who appears to share the same barber as Petr Korda, pushed a backhand wide and found himself facing three match points at 3-6 in the tiebreaker. Safin missed a backhand return long on the first match point and concluded a 14-shot rally smacking a forehand beyond the baseline. Serving with his third match point, Safin did not generate enough depth, Vliegen attacked and level the tiebreak at 6-6 when Safin's lob landed long. Raising his level of aggression, Safin approached behind a forehand down the line and drew a backhand error from Vliegen to earn his fourth match point, but the 6-foot-4 Belgian erased it with one swing of his racquet sending an ace down the middle. Two points later, Safin saved a set point with a strong serve down the middle that scattered clumps of clay after it landed. The pivotal point of the tiebreak came at 8-8, Safin cracked a crosscourt backhand approach to open the court and followed with a backhand volley. Bouncing on his toes as if poised to pounce on a Vliegen pass, Safin watched as Vliegen, racing almost corner to corner, stooped low and somehow scooped out a running forehand pass crosscourt. A diving Safin hurled his 6-4 frame airborne and crashed to the court only to see Vliegen's sensational shot elude him. Wiping the clay off his arms, Safin could not shake free of Vliegen, who took the second set when Safin greeted a second second serve with a lethargic backhand return into the net. Vliegen had the momentum, but Safin snatched it back by breaking in the opening set with an angled backhand winner. Safin stretched the lead to 3-1, but Vliegen continued to press the issue and eventually broke back. More then two hours of tennis torment began to take their emotional toll on Safin. Rather than trying to regain his range and build points on the crosscourt combinations he showed in rolling through the opening set, Safin began to rush through rallies and frequently tried wrong-footing Vliegen. When he bashed a forehand that was four feet wide of the line, Safin wound up and slammed his racquet to the court in disgust. The racquet did not break, but Safin could not pick up the pieces of his competitive psyche. Serving to stay in the match at 4-5, he shanked a backhand that missed the doubles sideline to face triple match point. Safin saved two match points, but seemed resigned to his fate, in striking a backhand long — his 56th unforced error of the match — to conclude a two hour, 20-minute struggle saw Safin's unraveling contribute to Vliegen's revival. Should defending champ Rafael Nadal beat Juan Ignacio Chela on Wednesday, the second-ranked Spaniard would set up a rematch with Vliegen. Last year, Nadal beat Vliegen, 6-3, 6-3, in the Monte-Carlo round of 16. www.sportsmediainc.net/tennisweek/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=16836&bannerregion=
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Post by Annie on Apr 18, 2007 9:33:12 GMT 3
Federer, Gasquet Claim Tough Opening Wins
ATP World No. 1 Roger Federer worked harder than expected in his first clay court match of 2007, defeating Italian qualifier Andreas Seppi 7-6(4), 7-6(6) to reach the third round of Masters Series Monte-Carlo Tuesday. Federer surrendered a break of serve in both sets before winning in tie-breaks. In the second-set Federer let slip two match points at 6/4 in the tie-break before closing out the match.
Federer, who in 2006 lost to Rafael Nadal in the Monte-Carlo final, improved to a 15-2 record on the year. After winning four ATP Masters Series titles each year for the past two years, Federer is searching for his first Masters Series shield of 2007 following surprise early-round defeats in Indian Wells and Miami.
After squandering five match points in a dramatic 26-point, second-set tie-break, Frenchman Richard Gasquet recovered from within two points of defeat to beat Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-7(12) 7-6(3). Gasquet was in deep trouble in the early and late stages of the third set, but ultimately prevailed in 3 hrs., 20 mins. to set up a second-round meeting with Dominik Hrbaty.
Verdasco opened a 2-0 lead early in the third set and had two game points for a 3-0 lead before Gasquet broke back and ultimately served for the match at 5-4. However, the Frenchman was broken through a combination of scorching Verdasco winners and a poor drop shot from midcourt at 0/15 which found the middle of the net. In his next service game, at 5/6, Gasquet fell behind 0/30 to be within two points of defeat, but a tiring Verdasco failed to deliver the killer blow.
Gasquet reached the semifinals here in 2005, upsetting World No. 1 Roger Federer in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal. Last year the 20-year-old missed the tournament with an abdominal injury. He made his Monte-Carlo debut as a 15-year-old in 2002 and defeated Franco Squillari in the first round.
Spaniard David Ferrer, who has reached the quarterfinals the past two years, dismissed Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-1. Ferrer seemed untroubled by the shoulder injury that forced him to withdraw from his hometown event last week in Valencia. He next plays Frenchman Julien Benneteau.
Czech Tomas Berdych, seeded tenth, had an easy passage to the second round. Berdych was leading last week's Valencia champion Nicolas Almagro 5-0 when the Spaniard was forced to retire with a back injury. Berdych next plays Benjamin Becker, a 7-6(4), 6-2 winner over Thomas Johansson.
Meanwhile, Russian Marat Safin squandered four match points in the second set tie-break and paid the price against Kristof Vliegen of Belgium, who went on to win 0-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 in two hours and 26 minutes for a place in the third round.
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Post by avalon on Apr 18, 2007 10:13:56 GMT 3
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