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Post by mackiemad on Oct 7, 2005 15:37:02 GMT 3
whatever i can do, Annie!
i aim to please!
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Post by Annie on Oct 7, 2005 16:32:50 GMT 3
another one ;D
Sydney, Kooyong are courting Safin
Margie McDonald
October 07, 2005
A TUG-OF-WAR is developing between Sydney and Melbourne for one of the titans of the men's game - Australian Open champion Marat Safin.
The Kooyong classic and the Sydney International are chasing the Russian, who has always been popular with Australian crowds and beat Lleyton Hewitt to win his second Grand Slam in January.
"It is a hope and we have been talking to his management since before the French Open," Kooyong tournament director Colin Stubs said.
But like Sydney tournament director Craig Watson, Stubs knows Safin is a hard fish to land. Two weeks before this year's Kooyong classic Safin said he was coming, only to withdraw just days before the event.
At Wednesday's launch of the Sydney event, Watson also said he was eagerly seeking Safin to return. In his only Sydney appearance, the Russian reached the quarter-finals in 2003 before a wrist injury forced him to forfeit to eventual champion Hyung-Taik Lee of Korea.
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Post by annie on Oct 8, 2005 10:12:54 GMT 3
till he shows up on either of the two....i guess we'll never be sure...
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 8, 2005 15:50:25 GMT 3
It would be nice if he went to kooyang as Roger will prob be there, or even sydney would be good but i like the Hopman cup and like the fact that an ATP/WTA players can team up.
*Ily hoping for Marat and Dementieca*LoL
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Post by mackiemad on Oct 8, 2005 18:39:50 GMT 3
i really hope he goes to kooyong as i am going to be there! i have prime seats and i really want to see him as i can't go to the open anymore...
i have a membership to kooyong and i pay the exuberant fees all year so i can get a good seat (and use their awesome gym and drink the lemon lime and bitters at the bar-the best lemon lime and bitters in the world and i am a bit of a frek when it comes to lemon lime and bitters trust me!!) i will be devo if he doesn't show...i will go and enjoy meself but i really hopes he goes to kooyong.
after all it is in melbourne and on rebound ace AND you are against generally better competition as they only allow players of a certain rank in. makes sense to go to kooyong, right??!!!
i'll talk to stubbsie and see if i can get any inside info!
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Post by Teresa on Oct 10, 2005 1:38:38 GMT 3
I am late I know but Annie thanks for repoducing the article, the Sovetskiy Sport article. it was great, thank you so much  I agree with you Annie it must have been wonderful for Marat to spend time with his dad erhmmmm I was wondering what all they must have talked about on the drive there,,,,hahahaha!! I think too its really wonderful that Marat is so interested in his roots. Actually its one of the traits that I really like in him, of course there are many others. And The Sydney vs Kooyong erhm.... I guess if he plays either it will be whoever comes up with the big bucks  |
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Post by Chiro on Oct 10, 2005 5:23:55 GMT 3
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
I didnt even know Marat was considering Sydney this year... ahhhhhhh... i saw him in 2003 (his only appearance) and that was it... he took up Hopman Cup
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I am going to PRAY AND PRAY AND PRAY like no-one has prayed, oh please, it would be the BEST thing ever if he came this year.. i would have finished high school, exams, its summer, lovely weather, hot guy (Marat) and tennis...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I can feel my heart beat in my mouth
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
*am i excited enough* lol
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Post by Annie on Oct 10, 2005 9:57:13 GMT 3
Chiro you could have been a little more excited about this, you know....ROTFL
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Post by blue on Oct 10, 2005 14:19:27 GMT 3
I didn´t know where to post it, or if it´s been posted before, but I read that Marat holds a record:
He hit the most aces (31) without making a double fault. It was in the match against Agassi at AO 2004.
So who says, that Marat is not consistent?
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 11, 2005 18:45:48 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Oct 17, 2005 9:40:43 GMT 3
Safin out of St Petersburg Open, doubtful for Paris
2005-10-16 20:07:07 GMT (Reuters)
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Australian Open champion Marat Safin has pulled out of this month's St Petersburg Open and is doubtful for the Paris Masters.
The world number four said on his official website on Sunday he has yet to fully recover from a ligament tear in his left knee that has troubled him since Wimbledon and forced him to withdraw from the U.S. Open.
"The knee is not yet ready," Safin said, adding he would fly to Paris on Monday to resume training, hoping to be fit in time to defend the title he won in Bercy last year.
The St Petersburg Open, where Safin was top seed, begins on October 24 and the Paris Masters the following week.
The Russian, who pulled out of this week's Kremlin Cup, wants to play in Paris and the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.
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Post by annie on Oct 17, 2005 13:23:05 GMT 3
oh, i was half expecting this news actually...
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 17, 2005 19:15:06 GMT 3
i will not be surprised if he pulls out of bercy, you never know with marat
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Post by SAFINNO1 on Oct 24, 2005 16:39:27 GMT 3
Just e-mailed Kooyong about whether Marat will play, got this reply
It is still unknown if Marat will play in 2006. He is yet to make a
decision.
Regards,
David
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Post by Annie on Oct 24, 2005 16:43:10 GMT 3
LOL thanks Ily...David is very imformative...just as Marat is LOL Have my fears for Bercy....doesn't look good I must say..but we'll see...I shall expect the worst and then when he decides to play - I'll be over the moon and if he decides not to play - I'll be ready for it |
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I agree with you Annie it must have been wonderful for Marat to spend time with his dad
