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| Originally posted by Jem_hadar Yah, Ancic and Ljubicic have really been head-lining the top of the Top 10 bracket in the past year and a 1/2 especially! I must say I've never really paid them much mind though wile watching, but more and more I need to start too. |
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I also wanna see what Brad does w/ Andy Murray. His game is gonna get very fun to watch I think! |
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IMO as well (of course  ) Henin IS the best damn women's player out there ... even MORE impressive when you consider her SMALL 5'2" (or was it 5'4"?) stature! Its not easy coming against player with massive height advantages over you in tennis.I hope her health stays strong in 2007. |
I CANNOT BELIEVE LJUBICIC LOST...SON OF A BITCH!
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| Originally posted by Cro_Addict I CANNOT BELIEVE LJUBICIC LOST...SON OF A BITCH! |
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie I CANNOT PRONOUNCE LJUBICIC...SON OF A BITCH! |
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| Originally posted by Cosmic Fur WHAT KIND OF A CZECH ARE YOU... SON OF A BITCH! |
I was a bit nervous about Federer's first set.. not often his serve gets broken 4 times.. but glad he, Roddick and Baghdatis made it through!
tennis is on at 9pm.. can't wait! 
(I bet my BF can't wait until this is over.. hehe)
LOL
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| Originally posted by Kate Manus I was a bit nervous about Federer's first set.. not often his serve gets broken 4 times.. but glad he, Roddick and Baghdatis made it through! tennis is on at 9pm.. can't wait! (I bet my BF can't wait until this is over.. hehe) |
Maria Sharapova's Press Interview!
My. God.
After watching her at her press interview, her casual and looking cute as her, and hearing her talk...
universe, well, im just in love w/ this girl all over again. shes so fucking adorable when she talks!! 
And for a 19 year old, she handled her self WONDERFULLY. Spoke quite well for one of her age... and teh Aussie press was trying BIG TIME To bait her into making some controversial comments... about the heat... the timming of this open, the policies of the roof, etc.
They were trying REALLY HARD, but she deflected them all very well. Definitely impressed with her.
(In her match, the temp on court had been 120'F.... pretty crazy eh... I think the it ran shy of 3 hours. Tornament officials actually had to suspend play on the outside courts too!)
oh! and on court Pin dropped a tennis ball from underneath her skirt (came loose) while playing a point, and just before Maria won that point too.
which meant the umpire had to call to reply the point.... Maria was pretty ticked... she was dying from the heat at this point... so she approached the ump grumling and actually said:
"Are you fucking kidding me!?"
IT was bloody PRICELESS! I laughed out loud to myself. I think that was the finest tennis moment ive ever witnessed on television non-game related! so brilliant!
bwahahahaha
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie I CANNOT PRONOUNCE LJUBICIC...SON OF A BITCH! |
Re: Maria Sharapova's Press Interview!
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| Originally posted by Jem_hadar My. God. After watching her at her press interview, her casual and looking cute as her, and hearing her talk... universe, well, im just in love w/ this girl all over again. shes so fucking adorable when she talks!! |
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| Originally posted by TheVrk Looks much harder than it is: Lyu-be-cheech |
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| Originally posted by Jem_hadar Watching Nadal vs. Kendrick right now... Loving the fucking match. Both are incredible players to watch! |
Re: HEAT!!
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| Originally posted by Jem_hadar (In her match, the temp on court had been 120'F.... pretty crazy eh... I think the it ran shy of 3 hours. Tornament officials actually had to suspend play on the outside courts too!) |
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Scorching sun makes life tough on Aussie's second day Jan. 16, 2007 CBS SportsLine.com wire reports MELBOURNE, Australia -- Players resorted to ice-packed vests, time-outs, or just gave up as searing heat Tuesday baked courts and bodies, frayed nerves and sent the Australian Open schedule into disarray. Organizers invoked the Extreme Heat Policy after about 1� hours of play, clearing outside courts of players and closing the roofs of the two main stadiums. And officials defended rules requiring all matches already under way to be completed. Players said they suffered in the sweltering conditions -- which soared past 100 degrees -- but most were reluctant to criticize the policy or call for new rules that would stop matches under way if it gets too hot. "My legs were very sore, my feet were burning ... it was pretty tough," said Camille Pin, who nearly upset top-seeded Maria Sharapova in almost three hours on center court before the Rod Laver Arena roof was closed. "But I think when we started the match it was the same conditions for both of us, so it's fair this way, and I think there's nothing to do about that," she said. Sharapova agreed, but thought the roof should have been closed during the match. "Definitely. We probably played an hour and a half, two hours in the conditions where the roof should have been closed," said the 19-year-old Russian, who took a medical time out because of the heat. "It's inhumanely possible to play three hours in that kind of heat. I don't think our bodies were made to do that." But she added, "A rule is a rule. Do I like it? Not necessarily, no." Worst affected was Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic, who was two sets up and leading 5-2 in the third against eighth-seeded David Nalbandian when he went into meltdown. He donned a vest loaded with ice and repeatedly poured cold water over his head during breaks, but stayed visibly wobbly and eventually gave up chasing shots before retiring in the third game of the fifth set. "I felt my heart pounding and then suddenly stop, then pounding, then stop. I felt like vomiting on the court. All that led to incredible exhaustion," Tipsarevic said. He said the heat was bad throughout the match but he wouldn't have wanted to stop while he was winning. "In this heat it is not tennis any more, it is who is going to stand longer in the sun," he said. Nalbandian, who made the semifinals here last year, said those who were not forced to play during the energy-sapping heat had an advantage later in the tournament. "It's very disgusting playing like this," Nalbandian said. "The thing I didn't understand is why they didn't call match after, I don't know, 40 degrees," he said. Most of Tuesday's 64 scheduled matches were delayed by about eight hours, with play resuming after dark at around 8 p.m on the side courts. At midnight Tuesday night, 15 matches were still under way and the schedule still wasn't completed. More than 230 spectators were treated Tuesday at the venue for conditions including dehydration, blisters caused by extreme sunburn, fainting and dizziness, said Paul Tempany, the senior officer for the St. John Ambulance service that is providing first aid at the event. Four people were taken to hospital. Storms predicted for later Tuesday failed to arrive, and forecasters predicted hot temperatures for the rest of the week. High temperatures are a regular feature of the Australian summer, filling beaches with people throughout the holiday season and fanning wildfires across the country's southeast. Organizers said referees could stop a match at any time if any health issues arise. Tournament spokesman John Lindsay said the players had "shaped" the heat policy when it was introduced in 1998, and that many players had not wanted such a policy at all. "Andre Agassi was among those who saw the challenge of competing in the heat here as part of the challenge of winning the tournament," said Lindsay. "And it's important to note that those matches that continue on court after we've instituted the heat policy can be stopped at any time at the discretion of the tournament referee," added Lindsay. "If he determines that it's unsafe to continue because of medical advice or unsafe conditions, then the match would be stopped." The extreme heat rules rely on a complex calculation of "ambient air temperature, humidity and a measurement of the sun's intensity, combined with a sustained absolute temperature above 35 C (95F)." |
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie aaaahhh.... Ljubic�c, do you spell it with a 'hachek' which is a tiny 'v' over the C? |
Fucking BASKETBALL preempted Australian Open tennis last night!
WHAT. THE. FUCK. 
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But Marcos Baghdatis, last year's losing finalist to Federer and a crowd darling, was ousted by Gael Monfils of France, who shrugged off a sore foot to advance 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. |
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| Originally posted by Jem_hadar Fucking BASKETBALL preempted Australian Open tennis last night! WHAT. THE. FUCK. |
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| Originally posted by Kate Manus hahah.. yeah I was pissed too... did they really need 3 OTs? |
The Hewitt vs. the Canadian (forget his name) last night was quite good... what I saw of it before I fell asleep on the couch.
They also aired a bit of the Andy Murray vs. ? (again, forget his name) match, but didnt see much of it.
I like Murray's gamee. Gilbert is an excellent, proven coach. Great things are to come w/ Murry
WOW! Didn't realize this, but Federer speaks SIX languages!! The man is awesome.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The world's best tennis player is becoming the sport's No. 1 statesman. When Roger Federer walks into a news conference, he's certain to be asked about his forehand, his serve and how he felt. But he's just as likely to be asked about the state of the game, the people running it, or its future direction. It happened after Federer's 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 win over Jonas Bjorkman on Wednesday in the second round of the Australian Open. ... Federer also takes his role in promoting the sport seriously. He speaks six languages - English, German, Swiss German and French fluently, and some Swedish and Italian. Last year at the Australian Open, he was still walking around the media room several hours after he beat Marcos Baghdatis in the final, completing numerous interviews in different languages |
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| Originally posted by Jem_hadar WOW! Didn't realize this, but Federer speaks SIX languages!! |
awesome 
I knew he spoke 4 but not 6.. adds to his appeal!
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| Originally posted by Jem_hadar WOW! Didn't realize this, but Federer speaks SIX languages!! The man is awesome. |
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| Originally posted by TheVrk Had the unpleasantness of watching Serena defeat #5 Nadia Petrova last night As much as i dont like her, DAMN shes good when she needs to be. Petrova was serving for the match in the 2nd, and Serena literally took her game to another level where she couldnt be stopped. I honestly feel like she has a VERY good chance to win it all now. #11 Serb Jelena Jankovic is next, and i dont think she can top Serena. |
), so I was hoping not only that she lost,but that the match would be done in two sets w/ pretrova taking the 2nd.
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