Marat Schedule News Thread

[sirius]

MariaV said:

And that's exactly what he did!!!

sigh. talk about irony.

[Damita]

Togenta said:

sigh. talk about irony.

yep... if it wasn't so sad i would have had a good laugh... *sigh*

[ivy]

Maybe I jinxed him.

He was so close! He could have medaled! And with Federer gone today ! Whenever oppurtunity comes knocking Marat leaves.

[SAFINNO1]

This is an old thread as u can see by the posters but i did'nt want to open a new thread so maybe change the name but the Tentative schedule from OS for the 2nd half of Marat's year where he does not have many points to defend looks like this

June 12 Halle
June 26 Wimbledon

July 17 - RCA Championships
July 24 Countrywide Classic Los Angeles
July 31 - Washington

Aug 7Rogers Cup Masters Series Toronto
Aug 14 Western & Southern Masters Series Cincinnati
Aug 28 US Open New York

Sept 22 Davis Cup Semi Final
Russia v USA Moscow

Sept 25 Thailand Open Bangkok

Oct 9 ATP Kremlin Cup Moscow
Oct 16 Masters Series Madrid
Oct 30 BNP Paribas MastersParis

Not confirmed but possible
Oct 23 - St Petersburg
Nov 12 Masters Cup
Nov 27 Davis Cup final

[yse]

Thanks Ily ;D ;D ;D

[avalon]

Thanks Illy ;D

When I opened this thread it opened on the first page and without reading the date of the post I saw the first one that said he was taking the next couple of months off and not playing until Toronto , then I checked the date. Phew. Could I/we live through another 3 months without our boy??

[Annie]

Thanks Ily ;D ;D ;D

I cannot wait till September 22 and October 9 ;D ;D ;D

[Tish]

avalon said:

Thanks Illy ;D

When I opened this thread it opened on the first page and without reading the date of the post I saw the first one that said he was taking the next couple of months off and not playing until Toronto , then I checked the date. Phew. Could I/we live through another 3 months without our boy??

Haha Avalon, It must be an aussie thing I just saw the first page and my eyes did fall out, still trying to find one.....

Thanks Ily

[avalon]

pisces72rat said:

avalon said:

Thanks Illy ;D

When I opened this thread it opened on the first page and without reading the date of the post I saw the first one that said he was taking the next couple of months off and not playing until Toronto , then I checked the date. Phew. Could I/we live through another 3 months without our boy??

Haha Avalon, It must be an aussie thing I just saw the first page and my eyes did fall out, still trying to find one.....

Thanks Ily

LOL Have you found it? ;D

[SAFINNO1]

Seems we may have another tournament for Marat and his US fans

RCA Championships - 17th July

Marat Safin Accepts Wild Card To RCA Championships

INDIANAPOLIS… The RCA Championships filled two of their four wild card openings with a proven champion and a rising American teenager.

Two-time Grand Slam Champion Marat Safin of Russia and 18-year-old American Sam Querrey accepted wild cards to play in the 2006 RCA Championships, which will be held July 15-23, at the Indianapolis Tennis Center on the campus of IUPUI.

Prior to missing the second half of 2005 due to knee surgery, Safin captured his second career Grand Slam title in 2005 by defeating Federer in the semifinals and Aussie favorite Hewitt in the finals. Despite the season ending knee surgery Safin finished the year at No. 13 on the INDESIT ATP Rankings. He was a finalist at Halle and a quarterfinalist at AMS Cincinnati. Safin, currently ranked No. 87 on INDESIT ATP Rankings, didn’t step back on the court until February at Dubai and is starting to regain his form.

“We are delighted that Marat requested a wild card to play in the tournament,” said Tournament Director Kevin Martin. “He is extremely entertaining to watch and his current ranking does not reflect his talent. He is one of the elite tennis players in the world. Marat has been called the “future of tennis” and his two Grand Slam titles prove that.”

He was a semifinalist at Valencia and reached the round of 16 at AMS Indian Wells. Safin, who held the No. 1 ranking for nine weeks in 2000, owns 15 career singles titles including the US and Australian Open Grand Slam titles and five AMS singles titles. This will be his first appearance in Indianapolis since 2001. He is 7-2 on the Indianapolis hardcourts and was the runner-up in 2000 (l. to. Kuerten) and a semifinalist in 2001 (l to. Rafter).

[SAFINNO1]

Seems we have another tournament to add to Marat's list

Washington Championships - 31st July

www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/news.aspx?id=66

[SAFINNO1]

This is a far way ahead to look but

SAP Open - 12th February 2007

Two-Time Winner Andy Roddick To Join Defending Champion Andy Murray, James Blake And Marat Safin At 2007 SAP Open

Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E) announced today that two-time winner Andy Roddick and defending champion Andy Murray will join America’s #1 player James Blake and Russian superstar Marat Safin at the 2007 SAP Open, Northern California's premier men’s professional tennis tournament. The SAP Open will be played February 12 - 18, 2007 at HP Pavilion at San Jose. Additional information about the SAP Open can be found on the official tournament web site at www.sapopentennis.com.

Entering the SAP Open for the first time in his career is Russian superstar Marat Safin. Safin is a former No. 1 player in the world who owns a career record of 338-192 – including 15 career singles titles. Highlighting his list of career victories are the 2000 US Open title (defeated Sampras) and the 2005 Australian Open title (defeated Hewitt). Safin, who has recently been slowed by a knee injury, will look to boost his nearly $12.5 million career winnings when he comes to San Jose in February

Full article can be found at
www.sapopentennis.com/news/news.asp?story_id=172

[ace]

NO WAY!!!!

I live an hour away from San Jose. I went to the tournament this year, but I'm going to be in Italy next year!!!

Why?!?!?!?

I just hope he'll come back again.

[kuniochi]

15.09.06 Marat News: Marat has confirmed acceptance to play in the Grand Prix Tennis de Lyon 23 - 29 October 2006.
He is playing the Kremlin Cup from 7-15 October as a Wild Card.

[SAFINNO1]

So he is playing in Lyon instead of St Petersburg???
Kremlin Cup was a no brainer!