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Post by coolgirl on Sept 23, 2008 17:13:32 GMT 3
its one night in bangkok, indeed for Marat , me thinks he'll go back to moscow right away and catch some sleep  |
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Post by justsafin on Sept 23, 2008 17:21:44 GMT 3
its one night in bangkok, indeed for Marat me thinks he'll go back to moscow right away and catch some sleep ya, only ONE night for singles.....BUMMER 1st Rd: Marat lost to Phillip Petzschner(GER) 4.6 6.7(4) (OS updated right away, this time it's up to date!!) well, there are still doubles. coolgirl, he will fly right back to Moscow no matter what. The next tourney is Kremlin Cup starting Oct 6. |
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Post by changes on Sept 23, 2008 18:42:58 GMT 3
According to the OS, he's playing doubles though.
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 23, 2008 19:38:15 GMT 3
pffffffffffffffffttttttt Marat loss - judging by this wimsical loss i dont think his pullout from the Davis Cup was justified
Safin tumbles out of Thai tennis Open
1 hour ago
BANGKOK (AFP) — Philipp Petzschner sprang the first upset of the Thailand Open with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) defeat of error-prone Russian Marat Safin on Tuesday.
The world-ranked 131 German reached the second round at the ATP level for the fourth time this season as he caught a frustrated Safin flat-footed to deny the former number 1 his 400th career match win.
The Russian seventh seed struck 33 unforced errors while his underdog opponent fired a dozen aces and 13 winners in one hour, 41 minutes.
"I didn't feel comfortable on the court, it's just the way I was today," said a deflated Safin, a semi-finalist in his previous two appearances.
"I didn't play well, nothing happened for me out there. It's my job to play tennis and I didn't do it well today."
The match featured seven breaks of serve, with Petzschner ending with an ace on first match point. Safin was playing for the first time since a second-round loss at the US Open to Tommy Robredo.
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Post by Natasha on Sept 24, 2008 1:22:02 GMT 3
when he decided against going to DC i was suprised he only arrived in Bangkok only on friday/saturday(?) esp with the long travel, it would have been wiser to get here earlier so the jet lag was gone and he could concentrate on practise with Gumy.
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Post by yarina on Sept 24, 2008 1:54:02 GMT 3
when he decided against going to DC i was suprised he only arrived in Bangkok only on friday/saturday(?) esp with the long travel, it would have been wiser to get here earlier so the jet lag was gone and he could concentrate on practise with Gumy. it would have been even worse if he had come earlier, practiced there and alll that...and still lost in the 1st round. that happened with other tourneys. this loss is nothing special in my opinion..we've seen plenty like this in the past 3 years. |
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Post by yarina on Sept 24, 2008 2:04:41 GMT 3
ORDER OF PLAY - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
CENTRE COURT start 12:00 noon
F Santoro (FRA) vs V Troicki (SRB)
[Q] L Dlouhy (CZE) vs [2] J Tsonga (FRA)
S Ratiwatana (THA) / S Ratiwatana (THA) vs J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA)
Not Before 7:00 PM
R Kendrick (USA) vs [4] G Monfils (FRA)
[8] J Melzer (AUT) vs D Young (USA)
COURT 1 start 2:00 pm
T Bellucci (BRA) vs S Bolelli (ITA)
[WC] M Djokovic (SRB) vs [5] J Nieminen (FIN)
M Zverev (GER) vs [WC] R Smeets (AUS)
[WC] M Djokovic (SRB) / N Djokovic (SRB) vs F Santoro (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA)
M Safin (RUS) / M Zverev (GER) vs [2] S Aspelin (SWE) / J Knowle (AUT)
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Post by Dina on Sept 24, 2008 2:16:51 GMT 3
people cheer up! this is tennis life, a day u win another u lose! and apparently Marat was on a huge day off! let's just hope he'll do better elsewhere; there are still plenty of tournys for him to play!
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Post by justsafin on Sept 24, 2008 5:41:52 GMT 3
people cheer up! this is tennis life, a day u win another u lose! and apparently Marat was on a huge day off! let's just hope he'll do better elsewhere; there are still plenty of tournys for him to play! was following SC with TGFR members yesterday, disappointed and forgot about it already. but, he is Mr. unpredictable. let's just look ahead. and really, preparation is necessary, but it doesn't guarantee the results at all. Wimby breakthrough surprised everybody, probably including himself. I doubt he did anything special there, very likely just usual practice. He was working hard in HC season, lots of preparation, sadly, nothing clicked.  There are still tourneys by the end of the year, Kremlin Cup, St. Petersburg, Madrid and Paris that he has little to defend. Hope he can collect some to get seeded by AO.  DAVAI MARAT on doubles and good luck on future tourneys.  |
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Post by maratsmaiden on Sept 24, 2008 9:21:03 GMT 3
 Not looking too great (incredibly gorgeous, but completely dejected)  Here's hoping the doubles matches boost his spirit and confidence for the remainder of the year!!! |
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Post by yarina on Sept 24, 2008 16:40:11 GMT 3
Marat and Misha Zverev just took out the 2nd seeds in straight sets in the 1st round ;D ;D ;D
Marat played really well - served so well, I really don't know how, returned well - there was a super return winner, and on break point and played well in general
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Post by maratsmaiden on Sept 24, 2008 17:18:35 GMT 3
Marat and Misha Zverev just took out the 2nd seeds in straight sets in the 1st round ;D ;D ;D Marat played really well - served so well, I really don't know how, returned well - there was a super return winner, and on break point and played well in general sounds like he got some sleep...  Good job M & M! Hopefully this will help with his confidence. |
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 24, 2008 19:44:09 GMT 3
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 24, 2008 19:45:45 GMT 3
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Sept 24, 2008 20:22:14 GMT 3
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Not looking too great (incredibly gorgeous, but completely dejected)
