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Post by maratski on Jan 6, 2008 21:23:09 GMT 3
Great Marat pics !! Thanks !!!
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jan 6, 2008 22:43:44 GMT 3
 Thanks for the picture post!!!!! I love it how he's matching with the surface 
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Post by maryb on Jan 7, 2008 1:29:10 GMT 3
Hey, he ain't stuck on the baseline either ... good sign. I'm off work for the first few days of the AO. ;D Hope the Big Yin is on on the first day, preferably first on RL ... with a straight sets win so I can get to bed at a decent hour. A girl doesn't demand much. ;D Chin and shoulders up during sit downs ... positive thought throughout the match (BY) ... cleanly hit groundstrokes (no overhitting - keep the ball in play) ... move through your shots and don't get caught on the back foot ... get the first serve in ... get some net play in early (move in for the volley - don't wait for the ball to come to you - and you'll get the angles - and keep moving) ... and above all, don't do anything daft. Keep the heid. My usual demands. Cybercoach  PS The kiwi outfit will clash with the surface Frensje! PPS And if you get Maestro in the first round, remember - you've beaten him before and you're still capable of beating him again. Keep the heid. |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jan 7, 2008 3:46:21 GMT 3
yay -- piccies!  I love it how he's matching with the surface glad I wasn't the only one who had that as a first thought ;D |
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Post by Dido on Jan 7, 2008 14:37:58 GMT 3
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jan 8, 2008 4:17:02 GMT 3
Mario can't catch a break it seems like  Ancic in doubt for Australian Open because of illness 1/7/2008 6:56:00 PM AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -Mario Ancic could miss next week's Australian Open because of a stomach illness that forced him to withdraw Tuesday from his first-round match at the Heineken Open. The Croatian, who also withdrew from last week's Adelaide International because of illness, did not play his scheduled match with Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero. ``Australian Open is Monday next week, so I have some time,'' the 23-year-old Ancic said. ``But I also have to be ready to play five sets by then.'' The former top-10 player underwent tests at an Auckland hospital Monday to determine the cause and nature of the illness, which has led to tiredness, vomiting and considerable weight loss. ``If it wasn't the Australian Open, I would straight away tell you 'No.' But it's a Grand Slam. I'll prolong the decision but it's a very small chance,'' Ancic said. ``It's not looking good.'' |
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Post by Patxy on Jan 9, 2008 8:49:10 GMT 3
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jan 9, 2008 8:56:02 GMT 3
 Keep those pictures coming, Patxy ;D Especially those like the 1st He's in a very good shape
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loving you,marat
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Post by Joyce on Jan 10, 2008 10:22:40 GMT 3
Good Luck,MARAT!
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jan 10, 2008 18:09:00 GMT 3
Draw ceremony will be live on AO Radio! ... Listen to the Australian Open 2008 official draw live on AO Radio served up by Mastercard on Friday, January 11 at 10am AEDST. Tune into the official tournament draw to find out who your favourite tennis players meet in the first round of the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific. Join hosts Brett Phillips, Bruce Eva, and Torrey Dorsey as they guide you through the draw ceremony and highlight some of the key first round match-ups at Australian Open 2008 and speak to top Aussie players Peter Luczak and Casey Dellacqua about their prospects in the first Grand Slam of 2008. You can listen live here at australianopen.com by clicking http://www.australianopen.com./en_AU/interactive/radio/index.html or, if you’re within a 2km radius of Melbourne Park, tune in to FM99.7. |
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Post by Su on Jan 11, 2008 6:44:56 GMT 3
Australian Open 2008 Men's Singles Championship
FEDERER, Roger SUI [1] vs HARTFIELD, Diego ARG
SANTORO, Fabrice FRA vs ISNER, John USA
TIPSAREVIC, Janko SRB vs SIRIANNI, Joseph AUS (W)
ASCIONE, Thierry FRA vs VERDASCO, Fernando ESP [25]
MONACO, Juan ARG [21] vs BERLOCQ, Carlos ARG
KENDRICK, Robert USA vs QUALIFIER
HERNANDEZ, Oscar ESP vs MINAR, Ivo CZE
ESCHAUER, Werner AUT vs BERDYCH, Tomas CZE [13]
BLAKE, James USA [12] vs MASSU, Nicolas CHI
RUSSELL, Michael USA vs FOGNINI, Fabio ITA
GROSJEAN, Sebastien FRA vs VOLANDRI, Filippo ITA
QUALIFIER vs LJUBICIC, Ivan CRO [17]
ALMAGRO, Nicolas ESP [27] vs CILIC, Marin CRO
VANEK, Jiri CZE vs MELZER, Jurgen AUT
LEE, Hyung-Taik KOR vs GUCCIONE, Chris AUS
QUALIFIER vs GONZALEZ, Fernando CHI [7]
DJOKOVIC, Novak SRB [3] vs BECKER, Benjamin GER
QUALIFIER vs BOLELLI, Simone ITA
QUERREY, Sam USA vs ROCHUS, Olivier BEL
MALISSE, Xavier BEL vs TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS [32]
HEWITT, Lleyton AUS [19] vs DARCIS, Steve BEL
ISTOMIN, Denis UZB (W) vs QUALIFIER
GULBIS, Ernests LAT vs SAFIN, Marat RUS
JOHANSSON, Thomas SWE vs BAGHDATIS, Marcos CYP [15]
NALBANDIAN, David ARG [10] vs SMEETS, Robert AUS (W)
ZABALETA, Mariano ARG vsLUCZAK, Peter AUS
JONES, Alun AUS (W) vs MONTANES, Albert ESP
KIEFER, Nicolas GER vs FERRERO, Juan Carlos ESP [22]
STEPANEK, Radek CZE [30] vs SPADEA, Vincent USA
QUALIFIER vs ROITMAN, Sergio ARG
VENTURA, Santiago ESP vs DEL POTRO, Juan Martin ARG
ROGER-VASSELIN, Edouard FRA vs FERRER, David ESP [5]
GASQUET, Richard FRA [8] vs LINDAHL, Nick AUS (W)
LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP vs QUALIFIER
VLIEGEN, Kristof BEL vs PATIENCE, Olivier FRA
PAVEL, Andrei ROU vs ANDREEV, Igor RUS [31]
CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG [18] vs GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo
ESP
FALLA, Alejandro COL vs QUALIFIER,
QUALIFIER vs BRZEZICKI, Juan Pablo ARG
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried FRA vs MURRAY, Andy GBR [9]
YOUZHNY, Mikhail RUS [14] vs MONTCOURT, Mathieu FRA (W)
QUALIFIER vs SEPPI, Andreas ITA
SELA, Dudi ISR vs QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER vs KARLOVIC, Ivo CRO [20]
WAWRINKA, Stanislas SUI [26] vs BENNETEAU, Julien FRA
LU, Yen-Hsun TPE vs GICQUEL, Marc FRA
MAHUT, Nicolas FRA vs ACASUSO, Jose ARG
LLODRA, Michael FRA vs DAVYDENKO, Nikolay RUS [4]
RODDICK, Andy USA [6] vs QUALIFIER
YOUNG, Donald USA vs BERRER, Michael GER
KOROLEV, Evgeny RUS vs QUALIFIER,
QUALIFIER vs KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp GER [29]
NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN [24] vs DANCEVIC, Frank CAN
LEVINE, Jesse USA (W) vs VASSALLO ARGUELLO, Martin ARG
FISH, Mardy USA vs PASHANSKI, Boris SRB
ZVEREV, Mischa GER vs ROBREDO, Tommy ESP [11]
MOYA, Carlos ESP [16] vs KOUBEK, Stefan AUT
HORNA, Luis PER vs CALLERI, Agustin ARG
CAPDEVILLE, Paul CH vs KLEIN, Brydan AUS (W)
HANESCU, Victor ROU vs MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA [23]
SIMON, Gilles FRA [28] vs REYNOLDS, Bobby USA
CLEMENT, Arnaud FRA vs SCHUETTLER, Rainer GER
SERRA, Florent FRA vs MAYER, Florian GER
QUALIFIER vs NADAL, Rafael ESP [2]
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Post by Su on Jan 11, 2008 6:51:47 GMT 3
Well, it's not a good draw, but it could be worst! And when we're talking about Marat Safin a bad draw doesn't exist! (Well, I hope so!) |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jan 11, 2008 7:23:40 GMT 3
some intriguing match-ups to start ... has the potential to be pretty interesting Clement/Scheuttler, Moya/Koubek, Wawrinka/Benneteau, Tsonga/Murray, Santoro/Isner, Djokovic/Becker, Querrey/Rochus, Malisse/Tursunov, Pavel/Andreev, Ferrero/Kiefer, Stepanek/Spadea, and of course, Marat/Gulbis .... let the sleepless nights begin! ;D |
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Post by maratski on Jan 11, 2008 10:01:57 GMT 3
What a draw for Marat !!!!
But a great challenge for him !!!
Good luck Marat , we all know you can beat them all !!!!
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Post by Annie on Jan 11, 2008 10:43:18 GMT 3
Crappy draw but nothing better to be expected when you are number 57 in the world. But being a Marat fan we all know that draw really doesn't matter anymore LOL Udachi Marat!!!! Keep your cool and do your best...the rest will follow Good luck to all my Russians 4 am awakenings..here I come!!!! ;D |
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Thanks for the picture post!!!!!
Keep those pictures coming, Patxy ;D
