Estoril Open 2006

[yse]

Thanks Avalon and Thanks Sabz

[Annie]

OMFG Tursunov really cracks me up ;D ;D ;D

And YAY!!!!!!!!!! They finally started playing doubles together...Tarpischev promised that would happen after Valencia But oh well..better late than never... WELL DONE BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watched Kolya's match yesterday..... after being 0:3 down...he came back and won the match!!!!! Please please let this be the comeback time... even though if Marat wins today, they will have to face each other again... I am so sad in advance LOL

UDACHI TO MARAT, DIMA and all the others today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the info everyone. ;D ;D ;D

[Annie]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Annie]

I am in fits of laughter here...well done ATP!!! I seriously think they should consider making Tursunov their permanent blog writer ;D ;D ;D

From Mitya's blog:

Actually, Marat called on Sunday wanting to hit with me at 12 because he was arriving late on Sunday and he couldn’t find anyone else, so me being a nice guy and all I had to fit him into my schedule. So I had to hit again at 12 but it was more of a warm up/photoshoot. Although I felt the attention wasn’t really evenly distributed!!! Perhaps it was because I haven’t shaved for a few days…

After the hit we went to have lunch and just caught up on things since Valencia. Marat was in Moscow at a wedding of our mutual friend, Dennis Golovanov. The guy who we couldn’t picture getting married in a million years, and to those who know him this news will be a shock as well. Anyway, I had to hear it for myself from Marat so we spent some time gossiping again. After that, I handed another round of “whoop-**s” to Vesnina. Now we are tied at 6-6. She is crushed! What does she want though?! She is playing with a pro!!! Of course she’ll get destroyed!!!

I guess I forgot to mention that we are supposed to play doubles today, last match on center court! We started around 6 and there were still some people in the crowd left so my main concern was not to whiff any volleys! It could be me, but judging by the crowd I’d say that in Portugal women make up 90% of population and for some reason they are very keen on Russian doubles teams! Hmmm….


The match was a bit awkward the first few games because this is our first time playing together and Marat doesn’t really understand the concept “my side/your side.” He tends to think that his forehand is much better than my backhand so I had to convince him otherwise. Thanks to me and my ability to convey logic to the two-meter embodiment of a female’s dream, we won the first set 6-3. (LMAOOOOOOO ;D ;D ;D)

Then we got a break in the second and at 3-1 up we lost my serve. Actually, I shouldn’t say we, because I had nothing to do with it! I went to get some water and fresh towels and while I was gone Marat managed to lose the game. ;D I guess if you want things done then you should do them yourself! After a couple of unlucky games (at deuce we play a deciding point) where we had deuces, we lose our serve again and lose the set 6-4.

Match Tie-Break. Not the most pleasant thing because anything can happen and you really don’t want to be the one screwing it up. We traded mini-breaks a few times, mostly because we are gentlemen and generous guys by nature, and end up serving at 7-8. Actually, Marat was the one serving; my mind was blank! I was just praying for two aces! Two really good serves and we are up 9-8. Marat returning and I’m very happy that I’m playing the deuce side! He puts a return in and really creams a forehand that is scheduled to have a rendezvous with a spectator’s forehead in row 27 in the upper bleachers. David Skoch feels sorry for the spectator and reaches for it and his partner screams that it’s going out! David tries to pull the racquet out of the way but since it’s oversized he clips it with his frame and we win the match! Not the best way to win but the spectator is thankful!!!

Now it’s time for an interview. I got held up trying to explain to the kid that I don’t have any racquets to give out so when I got there Marat was already sitting with a microphone lying his shorts off saying how much he likes clay and how he wishes that the US Open series was held on clay. I sat down and was asked about my Tuesday first round match against a Portuguese player who got in as a lucky loser. I had no idea who he was so I said I know nothing about him but I hope I will win the match. And the second question - I’m NOT joking! - was, “What do you think about Marat?” Ummm… I’m speechless…. I wonder if the journalist woke up today and thought to herself… “Hmmm… I wonder what would be a good question for Dmitry?! I know!!! How about I ask him what he thinks about Marat!!! Yes, yes! That is indeed a brilliant question!!! I must write it down before I forget it! How didn’t I think of it sooner?!”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA

[marats]

Wow Annie !

[emma]

Thanks a lot Annie!!!!! and to Mitya for making me laugh like that in the morning!!!!
And thanks everyone for the pictures!!!!

[bia2209]

brilliant stuff....ever since this last round of davis cup, i have a whole new appreciation for miya's personality...he's really funny....

[Andrada]

Annie, thank U soooo much for Mitya's blog!!!!! It is HILARIOUS!!! I had no idea he has such sense of humour!!! ;D

[arwen21]

thanks a lot annie!!!

[ornthree]

this pic relli GOT me !! LOL

[Annie]

lol I know!!!!!!! posted it in Dima's thread

[ruth]

Dima is a good writer, I hope he keeps it going as a second string to his bow! (sorry, racquet!)

[kuniochi]

Hhahhaha, Mitya's blog is amazing. ;D ;D ;D He is really good.

Good luck today, Marat & Mitya!!! Davaite, boys!

[LaFFy TaFFy]

wow annie, thanks for posting that, it made me laugh

[alsl]

;D ;Dohhh dima..nothing like a good laugh..i think he and marat make such a cute doubles team

"Thanks to me and my ability to convey logic to the two-meter embodiment of a female’s dream..."

did he train in USA?i think i read it somewhere or something..