Benvenuto a Roma Ragazzi (Rome AMS 2007 thread)

[edwina]

Stick to it! The victory will go to you in theend.Marat come on..

[davis]

Doubles Draw

(1)BRYAN, Bob (USA)/BRYAN, Mike (USA) vs bye
GONZALEZ, Fernando (CHI)/PRIETO, Sebastian (ARG) vs CLEMENT, Arnaud (FRA)/LLODRA, Michael (FRA)
FEDERER, Roger (SUI)/WAWRINKA, Stanislas (SUI) vs MOYA, Carlos (ESP)/NADAL, Rafael (ESP) Nadal v Federer in the first round, LOL!!!!!!!!
(7)ERLICH, Jonathan (ISR)/RAM, Andy (ISR) vs bye

(4)KNOWLES, Mark (BAH)/NESTOR, Daniel (CAN) vs bye
KNOWLE, Julian (AUT)/MELZER, Jurgen (AUT) vs HEWITT, Lleyton (AUS)/PERRY, Todd (AUS)
BAGHDATIS, Marcos (CYP)/LEVINSKY, Jaroslav (CZE) vs BERDYCH, Tomas (CZE)/HRBATY, Dominik (SVK)
(5)HANLEY, Paul (AUS)/ULLYETT, Kevin (ZIM) vs bye

(8)PAVEL, Andrei (ROU)/WASKE, Alexander (GER) vs bye
BHUPATHI, Mahesh (IND)/STEPANEK, Radek (CZE) vs NIEMINEN, Jarkko (FIN)/SODERLING, Robin (SWE)
BENNETEAU, Julien (FRA)/GASQUET, Richard (FRA) vs BLAKE, James (USA)/FISH, Mardy (USA)
(3)DAMM, Martin (CZE)/PAES, Leander (IND) vs bye

(7)SANTORO, Fabrice (FRA)/ZIMONJIC, Nenad (SRB) vs bye
(WC)BRACCIALI, Daniele (ITA)/STARACE, Potito (ITA) vs ASPELIN, Simon (SWE)/FISHER, Ashley (AUS)
LJUBICIC, Ivan (CRO)/THOMAS, Jim (USA) vs (WC)BOLELLI, Simone (ITA)/SEPPI, Andreas (ITA)
(2)BJORKMAN, Jonas (SWE)/MIRNYI, Max (BLR) vs bye

[maribrasil]

davis said:

And then there were only 14...

Tomorrow's OOP:

QUALiFYING SINGLES
Court 6
Fognini (ITA) c. Delic (USA)
Luzzi (ITA) c. Gabashvili (RUS)
Montanes (ESP) c. Seppi (ITA) o Spadea (USA)

Court 5
Massu (CIL) c. Karlovic (CRO)
Canas (ARG) c. Serra (FRA)
Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) c. Llodra (FRA)

Court 4
Kunitsyn (RUS) c. Hernandez (ESP)

The 7 winners will be alloted to the 7 spots in the main draw after the matches are over, i.e. Sunday evening.

Updating:
Delic d. Fognini 57 62 64
Hernandez d. Kunitsyn 62 64
Massu d. Karlovic 67 76 76
Llodra d. Hidalgo 64 61
Gabashvili d. Luzzi 61 75
Cañas d. Serra 64 46 63
Montañes d. Seppi 75 64

Now we have to wait for Marat's opponent

[Annie]

www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2007/416/op.pdf


OOP for tomorrow

Marat plays third on centre court against Amer Delic

UDACHI MARATIK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[luxsword]

Massu d. Karlovic 67 76 76
worthy of marat LOL respect

[Mrs. Fabregas]

Good Luck for your next match, Maratik

3rd on Centre Court sounds nice ;D.........

Let there be livestream for it ...............

[Dina]

looks like tomorrow me and Maratik are going to be tested!I'm sure his match could be easier than my exams!
UDACHI boy!

[Dina]

OMG i'm a full member!!!!!!!!!!!that should be a positive sign!no?!

[marisol]

GO MARAT!!!

Please just play your game!!

GOOD LUCK!

!!!DAVAI MARAT!!!

;D ;D ;D

[davis]

The usual "I-don't-agree-but-it's-fun-to-read-it-anyway" preview by Steve Tignor:

Then, In Rome: Preview
Posted 05/05/2007 @ 7 :34 PM

First Quarter
Well, it’s time we saw what Roger Federer is going to bring to this clay season. We’re closing in on the French Open: Is he getting better, or does he still lack that ultimate confidence that he’s the man to beat? He has a potential second-round test in Nicolas Almagro, the eternally flashy and underachieving Spaniard. He won Valencia a couple weeks ago, he took Federer to three sets here last year, and he’s a guy I’ve always thought would do something big at some point. I’ve always been wrong, but this is another chance.
After that, we may get the Federer-Baby Federer match-up I wanted to see in Monte Carlo. That, obviously, is another serious test, as Gasquet has beaten him on clay before and is in the final in Estoril today.
First-rounder to watch: Gasquet vs. Fernando Verdasco. These guys took turns giving their match back to each other in Monte Carlo a couple weeks ago, and the Frenchman will be tired after his final-round appearance Sunday.
Semifinalist: Roger Federer

Second Quarter
This may be Andy Roddick’s best shot at a clay Masters semifinal. He’s got the winner of Fish-Gaudio first, then perhaps David Ferrer or Igor Andreev, and the bottom of the section features two guys Roddick has winning records against, Fernando Gonzalez and James Blake. But isn’t it time for Gonzo to get back on track? What happened to the Stefanki magic? It can't be gone already.
First-rounder to watch: Blake vs. Gael Monfils. They played a spectacular back-and-forth five-setter in Paris last year.
Semifinalist: Fernando Gonzalez

Third Quarter
Robredo-Davydenko seems to have replaced the eternal Nalbandian-Ljubicic quarter as the new throwaway section of the draw. Even if those guys don’t grab you, we do have Andy Murray in the top half, a potential meeting between Marat Safin and Davydenko at the bottom, and a semi-resurgent J.C. Ferrero lurking.
First-rounder to watch: Murray vs. Gilles Simon, a match-up of counterpunchers. The French soft-baller has a game that could drive Murray nuts.
Semifinalist: Nikolay Davydenko

Fourth Quarter
Here it gets interesting again. Rafael Nadal puts his clay streak on the line, potentially against two guys who have beaten him the last time they’ve played: Mikhail Youzhny and Novak Djokovic. But neither beat Nadal on clay, and after making the final last week, it would be a tall order to ask Djoko to take down Nadal at the end of this one.
Potential second-rounder to watch: Nadal vs. Daniele Bracciali, a hometown favorite who the crowd will get fully behind. Which will probably just make Nadal play better.
Semifinalist: Rafael Nadal

[reese]

Results for today so far :

Singles
First round
Almagro (ESP) d. Henman (GBR) 75 61
(16) Ferrero (ESP) d. Hrbaty (SVK) 36 61 64
Tursunov (RUS) d. Bjorkman (SWE) 76 (10) 36 61
Acasuso (ARG) d. Verkerk (NED) 63 75

Doubles
First round
Moya/Nadal (ESP) d. Federer/Wawrinka (SUI) 64 76 (5)

News from the official site:

07/05/2007 18:01 RAIN STOPS PLAY

The players are off while thunder storms pass.
On court one, Andy Murray looked half asleep in his first set, hitting a host of unforced errors. He came back strongly in the second however using drop shots and lobs to entertaining effect against his French opponent Gilles Simon, taking the set 61 before the rain struck.
It's one set all too on centre court between former world number one Lleyton hewitt and Oscar Hernandez. Hewitt looked fored up in the first, taking it 63 but let the errors creep in in the second. The two men exchanged breaks before the Spaniard took it on a tie-break.
It has been a bad-tempered match, with the Australian and the umpire arguing eye-to-eye at one point over a disputed call. Hewitt earned himself a warning for unsportsman-like conduct.

[Mrs. Fabregas]

So that means no matches anymore today??

Even a bigger cry now then........... No Marat today anymore .....

[Mrs. Fabregas]

OOP for tomorrow, Tuesday May 8th .... It's official now, Marat WON'T play anymore today Davai Marat , for your tuesday match then!


Centre Court
start at 1 pm: (Q) Delic (USA) vs Safin (RUS)
followed by (1) Federer (SUI) vs Almagro (ESP) Go Fed!!!!
followed by (WC) Volandri (ITA) vs (Q) Gabashvili (RUS)

not before 8.30 pm:
(Q) Massu (CHI) c. (WC) Bolelli (ITA)
followed by (WC) Bracciali (ITA)/Starace (ITA) c. Aspelin (SWE)/Fisher (AUS)

Pietrangeli Stadium
start at 1 pm: Baghdatis (CYP) vs Moya (ESP) ;D
followed by (9) Blake (USA) vs Monfils (FRA)
followed by Verdasco (ESP) vs (13) Gasquet (FRA)
followed by Acasuso (ARG) vs (8) Ljubicic (CRO)
followed by Benneteau (FRA)/Gasquet (FRA) vs Blake (USA)/Fish (USA)

Court 6
start at 1 pm: Stepanek (CZE) vs (11) Haas (GER)
followed by Gaudio (ARG) vs Fish (USA)
followed by Andreev (RUS) vs (14) Ferrer (ESP) ;D
followed by Moya (ESP)/Nadal (ESP) vs (7) Erlich (ISR)/ Ram (ISR)

Court 5
start at 1 pm: (12) Berdych (CZE) vs Nieminen (FIN)
followed by (15) Youzhny (RUS) vs Benneteau (FRA) ;D
followed by Knowle (AUT)/Melzer (AUT) vs Hewitt (AUS)/Perry (AUS)
followed by Bupathi (IND)/Stepanek (CZE) vs Nieminen (FIN)/Soderling (SWE)
followed by Gonzalez (CHI)/Prieto (ARG) vs Clement (FRA)/Llodra (FRA)

Court 4
start at 1 pm: Wawrinka (SUI) vs (Q) Montanes (ESP)
followed by Rochus (BEL) vs (Q) Llodra (FRA)
followed by Chela (ARG) vs Gicquel (FRA)
followed by Baghdatis (CYP)/ Levinsky (CZE) vs Berdych (CZE)/Hrbaty (SVK)

[ace]

Ciao a tutti!
I mentioned this in the TGFR member tournament thread so sorry if it is a bit off topic...but I am studying in Rome right now and have my last final exam tomorrow from 10-1, just in time to se Marat. Boy am I happy it rained today to postpone his match! And he is followed by Roger? How awesome would that be to see both of them? Only problem is...I'm not sure if they are sold out and the website says the ticket office is only open from 10-1 and then 2-5 and it is too late to order tickets online. Can you still buy tickets for the day session after it has started? If anybody knows can you send me a message ASAP? Also Blake, Haas, and Baghdatis are all playing on a different courts at the same time...does anyone know if I would just use a ground pass to go to those courts? In a nut shell, I am a bit confused by the way the tickets work and I'd be forever grateful if anyone has any advice, grazie mille!

[iman]

ace i hope someone answers ur questions!!! but till then i think u should revise:)
just messin...i hope u get to see marat tommorrow!! it would be great!!! good luck in ur exam!

henman lost to almagro in straight sets!!! this is terrible......i really hope MArat plays well tommorrow!!!!! i dont think i will watch/or come online bcos everytime i do he looses!!! so i wont jinx it this time!!!

xxx