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Post by yarina on Aug 27, 2008 17:21:22 GMT 3
This is what i believe Marat is referring to and having worked with officials at Wimbledon they tell me its a player-umpire relationship thing that if he is foot faulting the Umpire will just warn him that your close to the line and if u do it again you will be foot faulted - Really this should not be allowed but i think they dont want to ruin the game with a stupid foot fault call but yet that Umpire should never have called it and would have loved to see Jonny Mac's reaction to it. Thanks Anette for starting this intellectual discussion LOL  Yes, Marat was not claiming there is such a rule, he just said that's the way things should be. Apparently he is not the only one with this opinion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vK2Ayn8YI |
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Post by iman on Aug 27, 2008 17:26:16 GMT 3
I was so angry with him last night >:(bcos i thought him loosing his temper would cost him the game!! im so glad it didnt and i understand now that he was fuming bcos the foot fault was called at such a critical time in the 4th set. I dont know how or if he did mentally calm himself or if he was lucky because spadea wasnt playing that great last night either. But if he had been playing another more better/stronger opponent then they would have taken advantage of his mental attitude and his lack of composure and hammered him in that final set.  Safin although maybe he had a point should put it behind him and be more composed for the next round or his attitude is going to cost him matches!! its hard to stay angry at him when he is so cute in his interviews!  |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 27, 2008 18:01:08 GMT 3
Safin and Safina, siblings starring at Open NEW YORK (AP)—It’s do as I say, not as I do when it comes to Marat Safin and his up-and-coming sister Dinara Safina. Safin, the 2000 U.S. Open men’s singles champion, is well known for his hard-hitting and his explosive temper. His boiling point was reached again Tuesday during his 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 first-round win over Vince Spadea. Serving to stay in the fourth set, Safin was called for a foot fault on the first point of the 4-5 game, and then was pushed to the brink again at deuce. While in his serving motion, Safin was again called for a foot fault—this time because his back foot crossed the center line. The little-known rule gave Spadea the game advantage and put him in position to clinch the fourth set on the next point. “It’s stupid rules that somebody made in, I don’t know, 1850, and now they give me problems with these things,” the still-perturbed Safin said. “It shouldn’t be that way.” Safin grumbled at the linesman on the far end of the court and voiced his displeasure to chair umpire Carlos Bernardes. Speaking to him in Spanish, and in the universal language of frustration, Safin punctuated his remarks with expletives in English that were clearly heard. He even sat on his chair mid-game in exasperation. After the set was lost, he went off court with tournament referee Brian Earley and took up the argument with him, to no avail. Safin said, except for earlier this season in Cincinnati, he never had anyone call a foot fault against him on a second serve. He pleaded to be given a warning the first time he committed the fault before it would cost him a serve. “I’ve already been on tour 10 years, and I want to enjoy my tennis,” he said. “I don’t want to fight anybody. I don’t want to face any problems on the court. It’s not like I’m starving to death and I need to do something original to earn money. I want to enjoy. It’s so simple. “I just want to have a nice match, win or lose, and whatever happens go home. That’s it. I don’t want to face the foot faults and all these things.” Earlier Tuesday, Safina—the No. 6 seed—moved into the second round by beating New Jersey’s Kristie Ahn 6-3, 6-4. She is learning a lot from her big brother, especially how to act on court. Well, sort of. In the past, meltdowns have caused Safin to lose focus and, in turn, matches. “I would behave like a baby and crying and all this. He hated it,” the 22-year-old Safina said. “He was always, ‘Come on! You have to grow up in your mind. You cannot behave like this. … That’s why he’s like learn from my experience. Don’t do this.” Safina, a finalist this year at the French Open and the Beijing Olympics, is one of six women who could be ranked No. 1 on the women’s tour by the end of this tournament. “I think if she will do everything opposite of what I’ve been doing throughout the years, she will be Number One in the world for a long time,” Safin said. “That’s as simple as it is. “Two tough finals … and I think the third one is here. She should take her chance. … I think she is ready to win the first Grand Slam. I’m really proud of the way she’s handling the pressure and the way she’s handling herself.” sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AjI9ApA89CZGpycslh..UGs4v7YF?slug=ap-usopennotebook&prov=ap&type=lgns |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 27, 2008 18:05:27 GMT 3
I had a very entertaining evening, watching 2 matches simultaneously: Haas-Gasquet on TV and Marat-Spadea on Live Stream, with my sofa in the middle of the two.  ah, the fun of tennis multi-tasking LOL ;D man, did I miss all the fun (and fuss) yesterday or what? Saw the beginning of both matches before work beckoned ... did get a little report from mom, plus they talked about what happened with Marat's during the evening session (and showed little snippets -- showed a nice winner from him, not sure if it was a set point or match point, but nice nonetheless) ... wonder if they'll be a vid of Tommy-Richie anywhere? Tracy Austin was still practically drooling over Marat all morning yesterday waiting for him to play, talking about the ceremony the night before since she got a kiss from him LMAO Yay - Mardy, Sam and Bobby!  Plenty more first round action left - Andy & Fabrice should be fun tonight! (and Andy's now got PMac in his camp !!) Ah, Dinara - she just can't escape those wanting all the "inside scoop" on who Marat is ;D The yellow's not too bad (just glad it wasn't neon green) ... better than Sam's half yellow - half black bumblebee look Kudos to USOpen.org for their videos  |
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Post by justsafin on Aug 27, 2008 19:49:31 GMT 3
This is what i believe Marat is referring to and having worked with officials at Wimbledon they tell me its a player-umpire relationship thing that if he is foot faulting the Umpire will just warn him that your close to the line and if u do it again you will be foot faulted - Really this should not be allowed but i think they dont want to ruin the game with a stupid foot fault call but yet that Umpire should never have called it and would have loved to see Jonny Mac's reaction to it. Thanks Anette for starting this intellectual discussion LOL Yes, Marat was not claiming there is such a rule, he just said that's the way things should be. Apparently he is not the only one with this opinion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vK2Ayn8YI---------------------------- MARAT SAFIN: Okay, so first of all, the call was made on the sideline. I think it was complete (expletive). How you can see on the side, 35 meters away, foot fault like that? Second of all, it's impossible, and it shouldn't be ‑ it's unwritten rule ‑ anybody who plays tennis in their life, in a career, it's difficult and it's almost impossible to make a foot fault on a second serve, and especially in the important moments you shouldn't call it..... So I think I have the point here, and the people, they should, they should do something about it. I understand there are tons of people, officials are telling them about the rules.But sorry. Who are the players? If you ask anybody in the locker room, they will tell you the same thing. It's wrong. I think the officials, they should change something, because they don't understand it.[/color] ------------------------------- Yes, he was very clear on that. I will not talk about this subject matter anymore. Only wish him the best !! Fingers crossed that he improves on his movement, footwork and precision. I like his backhand vollys. He had some good ones yesterday. Would love to see him come to the net more with those powerful volleys!! |
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Post by yarina on Aug 27, 2008 21:30:25 GMT 3
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Post by Dina on Aug 27, 2008 23:01:03 GMT 3
is the interview on youtube somewhere? coz strangely I can't see it on the official site!
might be something wrong with the internet here at work I could see them last year!
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Post by yarina on Aug 28, 2008 0:59:31 GMT 3
is the interview on youtube somewhere? coz strangely I can't see it on the official site! might be something wrong with the internet here at work I could see them last year! here you go, a youtube link - it's not the entire interview though: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqE_ZV_RyQ4 |
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Post by Dina on Aug 28, 2008 2:02:51 GMT 3
thanks yarina!
I still hope I could know how to upload it or something!
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Post by justsafin on Aug 28, 2008 5:39:25 GMT 3
is the interview on youtube somewhere? coz strangely I can't see it on the official site! might be something wrong with the internet here at work I could see them last year! Dina, I had trouble in the beginning as well. Is your adobe flash player upgraded? It should be version 9. In addition, press "control" key and the "WATCH" icon at the same time. the press interview screen will pop out. Hope it helps. Youtube's is much shorter. You have to watch the whole thing. LOL. His sense of humor is one among of the few. "come on vince, come on vince"..oh my, cracks me up...i almost fell off my chair. LMAO! |
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Post by maratsmaiden on Aug 28, 2008 5:42:57 GMT 3
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 28, 2008 6:10:11 GMT 3
thanks for the vid links yarina!  WEDNESDAY RESULTS: Djokovic d Clement 63 63 64 Roddick d Santoro 62 62 62 -- Andy came out blazing! (nonetheless, having Gulbis as a 2nd rounder .....) Davydenko d Sela 63 63 63 Ginepri d Delic 61 62 76 Yay! Gulbis d T. Johansson 75 61 76 Tsonga d Ventura 67 64 62 63 -- nice to see him back -- 2nd round v Moya should be fun Kendrick d Mahut 76 64 57 75 Calleri d A. Krajicek 62 62 61 Cilic d Benneteau 46 75 63 67 62 Almagro d Dancevic 63 64 75 Moya d Qureshi 64 67 76 62 Hanescu d Montanes 76 63 26 63 Stepanek d Starace 75 63 61 Warburg d Tipsarevic 62 10 ret  Guccione d Levine 63 36 76 76 Tursunov d Schwank 75 46 75 76 -- dubbed Anger Bowl by commentators showing highlights, both having their share of racket breaking Igor K & Dima win their doubles match as well ... Friday's looking pretty sweet: Andy-Gulbis, Marat-Robredo, Moya-Tsonga, Stepanek-Guccione ... |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 28, 2008 6:15:34 GMT 3
re: scheduling since the men's first rounds were spread out over 3 days, they can now schedule a whole half in one day, top half being all tomorrow, which makes it fair for those last ones in the bottom half that played today (that doesn't really sound sane, but it's late LOL ) Fish-PHM, Wawrinka-Odesnik and Murray-Llodra should be fun tomorrow |
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Post by maratsmaiden on Aug 28, 2008 7:14:51 GMT 3
thanks jenhatter06 - that actually makes sense |
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Post by carol77 on Aug 28, 2008 8:12:38 GMT 3
The schedule shows that Marat doesn't play today.  |
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