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Post by leathernlace90210 on Aug 30, 2008 3:03:45 GMT 3
Mood seems ok... He played better... More calm... After the last rain break... I'm hoping that happens again here... *pray*
THIRD rain delay...
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Post by yarina on Aug 30, 2008 3:13:57 GMT 3
Thanks for all the streaminglinks Elisa! As far as i know its not illegal haha! BTW.. how is he playing? serving good? nice winners? what about the mood?? Thanks a bunch. he's playing well; he's serving quite well, winners - when he succeeds them - are really nice, but still a tad too many errors...decend mood as well |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 30, 2008 3:14:12 GMT 3
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Post by Anne on Aug 30, 2008 3:15:48 GMT 3
Thanks girls! Ill move my but over to the matches discussion thread.. i thanked for the rain delay before but now it has to stop haha! x
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Post by coolgirl on Aug 30, 2008 5:33:19 GMT 3
He lost again  I will miss him again...  |
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Post by justsafin on Aug 30, 2008 5:38:20 GMT 3
Marat lost to Robredo, 6-4, 6-7,4-6,0-6 had he taken the tiebreaker, maybe things would've been different. Didn't get to see the match,but statistics is pretty decent except the 4th set. sudden drop of 1st serve percentage and lots of UE. (i hope there's no injury......) I think he still hasn't totally changed his habit of footwork to protect his knee, hence causing lots of forehand errors. But that's just my perception. Too bad, kicking off with a good start yet bageled in the last set.  My livestream only showed the last point.....Marat looked not happy |
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Post by oliviasmith on Aug 30, 2008 5:52:48 GMT 3
he basically just lost interest at the end there.
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Post by wendy on Aug 30, 2008 6:32:18 GMT 3
Doe's anybody lose interest after marat lossers, sorry about today but it isn't the same feel about it when you are seating at a computor screen as watching it on the telly.
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Post by Barbarella on Aug 30, 2008 7:08:12 GMT 3
Maaaan ... Zolazk, if there was any possible way of accompanying you the USO for a spot of Marat-appreciation then whole forum be there LMAO!  ;D ;D So, in your role as TGFR's most privileded current member, we are relying on you for piccies, vids and a generally a very tasty account of all 6'4" Russian Tatar!  Have a FABULOUS time!!  Well, I am packing my bags as I surf the web for the last time tonight. I can't believe I actually feel a little "stressed" over...."can I get some good pictures, will I stick my thumb in front of the lense, will I forget to turn the camera on, etc." When I purchased my ticket for Arthur Ashe for Monday evening session, I got one free. Back then I thought, yay...I'll take someone who is more camera proficient than me. Unfortunately, were I live, there are NO tennis fans amongst me. I didn't want the ticket to go to waste, so I had been telling brothers & sisters, "hey, why not spend a nice evening in NY...see the sights (as in "exotic tennis players" ;D) and enjoy the fresh air." As luck wold have it, my brother was considering going (he is a tennis fan,) but he can no longer take the following day off from work. So, now I will have an empty seat next to me, AND for whatever reason, I had been sent two extra passes to the US Open Club. If there is anyone out there in the NY Tri-State area, who can make it, please feel free to PM me. Even though it was free, I hate to see it go to waste. Perhaps it is not too late to arrange for someone to use it. I will be "borrowing" time on my sister's computer during my stay in NJ...so I will be checking in here (and my e-mail,) when I can, between Sunday morning, and Monday. At any rate, I will try my best to get good pictures, juicy details, etc. My luck...this year I have the good camera but, will probably end up with no good vantage points. Last year, I not only stood next to Marat & Gumy numerous times (seemed like no one noticed them...,) but, I was one of the first persons to get a good spot at the practice courts...I was too mezmerized to take pictures...I only took one of Dinara (the very first pro match I saw,) and two of Juan Carlos..... Wish me luck!! I'll need it. LOL! TennisMaiden - ooh you lucky lady, hope you have a wonderfully exhilerating and stimulating time drooling over our boy! Shout a couple of 'Davai's' from the rest of us! ;D Barb X |
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Post by Barbarella on Aug 30, 2008 7:10:17 GMT 3
F@ck!! what bloody planet have I been on?  what the hell happened?? Shiiiii.......................... |
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Post by coolgirl on Aug 30, 2008 7:37:02 GMT 3
Tennis-Open-Former champion Safin falls to Robredo NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Former champion Marat Safin traded booming groundstrokes with Tommy Robredo for three sets before fading to a 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-0 defeat by the 15th-seeded Spaniard on Friday in the second round of the U.S. Open. "Sometimes you have a good day, sometimes you have a bad day," the 2000 champion said. "Today I was struggling." Twice the Louis Armstrong Stadium match was interrupted in the second set by rain and Safin squandered opportunities to seize the advantage. Leading 3-2 in the second-set tiebreaker he lost five of the last six points as 15th-seed Robredo won it 7-4 to level the match. "If I would have won the second set, I should have won the match probably," said the former world number one who also triumphed at the 2005 Australian Open before tumbling down the rankings to his current number 44. Safin, 28, battled the Spaniard on serve in the third set before errors began to seep into his game and Robredo broke him in the 10th game for a two sets to one lead. That seemed to take the life out of Safin, who went down meekly in a 24-minute fourth set. "The rain was going on and off and I couldn't get into the game. I missed a few points in the tiebreak," he said. "The third set was very close and the fourth set I lost it completely. It just slipped away and that's it," said the fiery Russian, who in moments of frustration slammed his racket to the ground and smashed balls against the back curtain. "Too much frustration in the second and third set." Safin failed to successfully follow up his spirited run at Wimbledon, where he reached the semi-finals before falling to Roger Federer. "One good result throughout the year, I don't think you're hoping for something bigger," Safin said about not carrying any expectations into Flushing Meadows. Instead, Safin found himself pushed around the court by the pin-point topspin forehands and cut backhands from Robredo, who advanced to a third-round match against 19th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. The demoralised Russian said he would not stick around in New York to cheer for his sister Dinara Safina, who could claim the world number one ranking with an Open triumph.
"No I'm going home. I've had enough already," said Safin. "I've been here for too long. I need to go home."
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 30, 2008 7:49:49 GMT 3
FRIDAY RESULTS: Late Night Show: Roddick v Gulbis ... still going on ;D Seppi d Garcia-Lopez 62 46 62 62 Nieminen d Minar 67 36 64 63 62 Gonzalez d Reynolds 76 64 64 Robredo d Safin 46 76 64 60  Tsonga d Moya 46 63 64 64  Cilic d Ginepri 64 26 62 75 Djokovic d Kendrick 76 64 64 Davydenko d Calleri 64 64 76 Tursunov d Hanescu 67 63 64 62 Almagro d Warburg 63 64 64 Muller d Haas 26 26 76 63 63  Verdasco d Machado 67 76 64 67 60 Andreev d Chardy 76 64 63 Stepanek d Guccione 64 64 67 62 Federer d Alves 63 75 64 -- Fed's 600th Career Win! Good Stuff Coming Saturday: Querrey-Karlovic, Blake-Fish, Monfils-Nalbandian, Del Potro-Simon Sunday: Federer-Stepanek, Andreev-Verdasco, Tursunov-Davydenko, Cilic-Djokovic, Robredo-Tsonga |
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Post by zolazk on Aug 30, 2008 8:16:01 GMT 3
Hi guys! So, he lost....but at least I had the chance to see him live!!! God, he looked absolutely gorgeous!!! I had the best seat ever! In a lodge, right in the front! Maybe you saw me on tv...I was the girl with the pink t-shirt in the front row cheering for Marat!!hehe Anyways, I have millions of photos from the game but unfortunately, I didn't bring the USB cable with me and I can't upload them...give me some days and I will when I get back home! Goodnight for now! I hope he won't leave NYC tomorrow and come for one more practice in the courts! I'll be there, waiting, with my camera ready to take tones of pictures!!! |
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Post by justsafin on Aug 30, 2008 8:25:24 GMT 3
Tennis-Open-Former champion Safin falls to Robredo NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Former champion Marat Safin traded booming groundstrokes with Tommy Robredo for three sets before fading to a 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-0 defeat by the 15th-seeded Spaniard on Friday in the second round of the U.S. Open. "Sometimes you have a good day, sometimes you have a bad day," the 2000 champion said. "Today I was struggling." The demoralised Russian said he would not stick around in New York to cheer for his sister Dinara Safina, who could claim the world number one ranking with an Open triumph.
"No I'm going home. I've had enough already," said Safin. "I've been here for too long. I need to go home." Have a safe trip home and rest, Big Man! HC is such a disappointing season. Go home and put all these upset losses behind you! |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 30, 2008 8:34:35 GMT 3
Late Night Show finally finished ... twas a pretty good show at that Roddick d Gulbis 36 75 62 75 Andy & Ernests share the same birthday (8-30 - today!) -- Andy is 26, Ernests is 20 Happy Birthday boys!  |
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