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Post by jenhatter06 on Feb 1, 2008 21:18:04 GMT 3
Tournament Name: SAP Open Location: San Jose, California Dates: February 18, 2008 - February 24, 2008 (Quallies February 16-17, 2008) Prize Money: more than $1,000,000 Draw Size: 32 Players / 16 Doubles Teams Surface: Indoor Hard Court (Premier Court) Website: www.sapopentennis.comPete v Marat exo on the evening of Monday, February 18, 2008, 7:00 pm Pacific Time ;D Player List (as of February 1, 2008): interesting they haven't updated their site yet to include Marat or the fact that he is playing Pete in the aforementioned exo  ha, I open my mouth about it, then they update it ;D Top 8 are seeded Ranking as of 1/7/08 ANDY RODDICK 6 FERNANDO GONZALEZ 7 TOMMY HAAS 12 JAMES BLAKE 13 RADEK STEPANEK 32 MARDY FISH 39 HYUNG-TAIK LEE 46 JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO 50 JURGEN MELZER 62 SAM QUERREY 63 DUDI SELA 66 VICTOR HANESCU 78 VINCE SPADEA 79 BENJAMIN BECKER 81 FLORENT SERRA 83 GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ 87 STEVE DARCIS 88 KRISTOF VLIEGEN 93 DONALD YOUNG 98 PAUL CAPDEVILLE 100 MICHAEL RUSSELL 101 MARCOS DANIEL 105 DIEGO HARTFIELD 106 MARAT SAFIN (WILDCARD) 57 JOHN ISNER (WILDCARD) 108 |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Feb 1, 2008 21:20:01 GMT 3
2008 SAP Open to be Webcast Live on B2 Networks  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The SAP Open, the Bay Area’s premier men’s professional tennis tournament, has once again teamed with B2 Networks to offer worldwide live streaming of all SAP Open matches originating from HP Pavilion. This marks the second consecutive year that the tournament will be webcast for this prestigious ATP Tour stop in San Jose that runs from February 18-24. The SAP Open will feature American superstars Andy Roddick and James Blake and the top-ranked doubles team in the world, the Bryan Brothers. Also scheduled to compete are Chilean tennis sensation Fernando Gonzalez and German superstar Tommy Haas. In addition, B2 Networks will webcast a special singles exhibition match featuring two-time SAP Open champion and 14-time Grand Slam Champion - and arguably the best player to ever play the game - Pete Sampras. Sampras will play his exhibition match against an opponent yet to be announced on Monday, February 18 at 7 p.m. PST.Fans interested in watching matches online will simply logon to www.sapopentennis.com and click on the words WATCH LIVE beginning on Monday, February 18. Beginning with the first serve on Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. PST, fans from all over the world with internet access will be able to enjoy watching matches through to the conclusion of tournament week on Sunday, February 24. “We are please to be working once again with B2 Networks to make the SAP Open available to tennis fans around the world,” said Bill Rapp, SAP Open Tournament Director. “We feel this is a great service to tennis fans in the United States and fans on every continent. The SAP Open is truly an international event and by partnering with B2 Networks we will be making our matches accessible to millions around the globe.” “We are thrilled to be a part of the SAP Open once again this year. This prestigious event showcases the top players from around the world and truly attracts an international audience. On behalf of B2 Networks, we are honored to bring the matches to fans around the world and be associated with such a tremendous event,” added Richard Brosal, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at B2 Networks. Daily coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. PST Monday-Thursday and continues at later times on Friday (11 a.m. PST), Saturday (1:00 p.m.) and Sunday (1:00 p.m.). Any one-session “daily pass” is US$9.95 and a weeklong pass for the entire tournament is just US $39.95.www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/sap_webcast.asp |
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Post by davis on Feb 2, 2008 20:38:14 GMT 3
2008 SAP Open to be Webcast Live on B2 Networks Daily coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. PST Monday-Thursday and continues at later times on Friday (11 a.m. PST), Saturday (1:00 p.m.) and Sunday (1:00 p.m.). Any one-session “daily pass” is US$9.95 and a weeklong pass for the entire tournament is just US $39.95.www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/sap_webcast.aspWhat a rip-off!  Eurosport offered live-stream and video on demand for the whole Australian Open for 7 US$ and they want more for one day of their Mickey Mouse tournament? Screw them! |
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Post by ignacita on Feb 3, 2008 18:12:24 GMT 3
www.thetennischannel.com/news/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=3745SAMPRAS TO FACE SAFIN IN EXHIBITION IN SAN JOSE SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -Pete Sampras will face former world No. 1 player Marat Safin in an exhibition during the SAP Open on Feb. 18. Safin was granted a wild-card entry into the tournament Thursday. He will start his week by playing the exhibition against Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 U.S. Open final won by Safin in straight sets. Safin has won four of his seven career matches against Sampras. Sampras, who retired after winning his record 14th major singles title at the 2002 U.S. Open, spent the past two summers playing in World Team Tennis events and participated on a limited basis this year on the senior circuit formed by former rival Jim Courier. Sampras played a series of exhibition matches against Roger Federer late last year, winning the final of the three matches. Sampras will play Federer again at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 10. Safin will play in San Jose for the second straight year. He lost in the quarterfinals last year to Benjamin Becker of Germany.
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Post by jenhatter06 on Feb 7, 2008 5:30:31 GMT 3
Press Conference with Pete about San Jose, at the start of which the tourney director made the comments about Marat's questionability for the exo ... BILL RAPP: Pete, I wanted to share something with you and with the other folks in the media before we get started. It was a bit of a surprise to me. About two and a half hours ago I was on the phone with Marat Safin's agent from Moscow. Yesterday, while practicing for the Davis Cup tie against Serbia, Marat tweaked his toe and has had an MRI. ... He still is planning to play against you, Pete, here at the exhibition at the SAP Open, but we're going to daily monitor that situation. I wanted to get that out immediately to let you know, Pete, and also the members of the media know that information. .... Q. Assuming you do play Marat, can you retell some of the memories of playing him over the years? PETE SAMPRAS: Yeah, Marat is a great, great player and a friend. I mean, we got along really well on tour. He's had some injury problems. But I felt he and Roger there in early 2000 were going to carry this game. But I think he's dealt with some injuries. You know, it's tough staying on top of the game. He tagged me pretty good at that US Open final, played a great match, really was the start of something. Was able to get him the next year. He was defending champion, so he was dealing with a little bit more pressure. But he's a great player. He's a great guy. I've always enjoyed hanging out with him. Hopefully he can get back to his winning ways and get some confidence going. I think the game certainly needs someone like Marat. I think he's a great guy and he brings a lot to the table. www.asapsports.com/show_conference.php?id=47495 |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Feb 13, 2008 5:08:07 GMT 3
no more Pete - Marat exo -- bummer  Safin withdraws from San Jose, Hass to face Sampras SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -Marat Safin withdrew from the upcoming SAP Open because of a stress fracture in his right leg and stomach flu. Safin missed last weekend's Davis Cup tie for Russia against Serbia. He had been scheduled to play an exhibition next Monday against Pete Sampras to start the tournament. Tommy Haas will replace Safin in that match.Fernando Gonzalez and Juan Martin Del Potro withdrew Monday from the San Jose tournament with injuries. sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=Amf3cKbe26iED0H03F8YZWA4v7YF?slug=ap-sanjose-safin&prov=ap&type=lgns |
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Post by Annie on Feb 13, 2008 9:28:58 GMT 3
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Post by bia2209 on Feb 13, 2008 11:00:39 GMT 3
*sniff sniff*
I hope he feels better soon.
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Post by Dina on Feb 13, 2008 16:49:35 GMT 3
not going anymore....snif snif! hopefully they'll play another match together, but in US so I can go!!!!!
and good to hear about Marat healing well!
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Eurosport offered live-stream and video on demand for the whole Australian Open for 7 US$ and they want more for one day of their Mickey Mouse tournament? Screw them! 
