ATP/WTA(I) Sony Ericsson Open Miami 3/26-4/6/08

[nelslus]

So, how many people are riding on "Kid Porsche" today?

He was up a break and then blew it.. back on serve...

Plus, Wozniacki had been serving for the match just a minute ago......:shocked:

[shtexas]

Plus, Wozniacki had been serving for the match just a minute ago......:shocked:

I guess you were right Nelslus - no such thing as a sure thing when looking at today's line-ups.

[ptmcmahon]

Wozniacki? Her match has started? I must've missed it in scoreboard...should I be nervous/angry?

Of course, thanks to salmon, the number of games people win today is very important too!

EDIT: She just won...whew!

[mmmm8]

So, how many people are riding on "Kid Porsche" today?

He was up a break and then blew it.. back on serve...


Yeah, I took the masochist double of Harkleroad and Querrey today.




Seb is up 3-0 on Guga.

[dryrunguy]

So, how many people are riding on "Kid Porsche" today?

He was up a break and then blew it.. back on serve...

Are you talking about Querrey? I counted 15 people on his wagon today, give or take one--the largest of the day. I counted quickly.

[Madame]

Yes, I will, Patrick. I'm going to pick Henin on Day 1 at RG. Unless she's playing Domachowska.
:cheesy:


sorry Moose

[suliso]

Plus, Wozniacki had been serving for the match just a minute ago......:shocked:

Second time lucky. It was tougher than I expected, though...


I will pick her in the third round if we both are still around :)

[--cj--]

I'm with you on the Sammy pick. They're at 5-5 in the first. Come on, Kid!

[nelslus]

I guess you were right Nelslus - no such thing as a sure thing when looking at today's line-ups.

DAMN. I LOVE to see others suffer. LOSE, you other Pool-ites, LOSE. Congrats shtexas and all who win today. You live another day.

[shtexas]

I gave Querrey a second chance today, after what he did to me at Wimbledon last year. But, if he screws me, that's it.

Wozniacki moves on. I move on in a women's pool for once.

[ptmcmahon]

Same bout as you texas! I looked and I actually made it to day 8 one in a women's pool...the stars must've been aligned

[Ti-Amie]

Haas is out. Replaced by LL Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

1 Federer, Roger SUI 1
2 Nadal, Rafael ESP 2
3 Djokovic, Novak SRB 3
4 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 4
5 Ferrer, David ESP 5
6 Roddick, Andy USA 6
7 Gasquet, Richard FRA 7
8 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 8
9 Nalbandian, David ARG 9
10 Berdych, Tomas CZE 10
11 Murray, Andy GBR 11
12 Blake, James USA 12
13 Canas, Guillermo ARG 13
14 Monaco, Juan ARG 14
15 Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 15
16 Gonzalez, Fernando CHI 16
OUT Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 17
18 Moya, Carlos ESP 18
19 Robredo, Tommy ESP 19
20 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 20
21 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 21
22 Hewitt, Lleyton AUS 22
23 Karlovic, Ivo CRO 23
24 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 24
25 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG 25
26 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 26
OUT Haas, Tommy GER 27
28 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 28
29 Verdasco, Fernando ESP 29
30 Simon, Gilles FRA 30
31 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 31
32 Malisse, Xavier BEL @31
33 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 32
34 Andreev, Igor RUS 33
35 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 34
36 Starace, Potito ITA 35
37 Stepanek, Radek CZE 36
38 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 37
39 Santoro, Fabrice FRA 38
40 Cilic, Marin CRO 39
41 Seppi, Andreas ITA 40
42 Volandri, Filippo ITA 41
43 Calleri, Agustin ARG 42
44 Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 43
45 Mahut, Nicolas FRA 44
46 Kiefer, Nicolas GER 45
47 Lee, Hyung-Taik KOR 46
48 Grosjean, Sebastien FRA 47
49 Monfils, Gael FRA 48
50 Del Potro, Juan Martin ARG 49
51 Acasuso, Jose ARG 50
52 Montanes, Albert ESP 51
53 Soderling, Robin SWE 52
54 Benneteau, Julien FRA 53
55 Koubek, Stefan AUT 54
56 Rochus, Olivier BEL 55
57 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 56
58 Johansson, Thomas SWE 57
59 Safin, Marat RUS 58
60 Berrer, Michael GER 59
61 Llodra, Michael FRA 60
62 Gicquel, Marc FRA 61
63 Querrey, Sam USA 62
64 Sela, Dudi ISR 63
65 Gulbis, Ernests LAT 64
66 Bolelli, Simone ITA 65
67 Mayer, Florian GER 66
68 Clement, Arnaud FRA 67
69 Ventura, Santiago ESP 68
70 Bjorkman, Jonas SWE 69
71 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 70
72 Hrbaty, Dominik SVK @70
73 Vliegen, Kristof BEL 71
74 Korolev, Evgeny RUS 72
75 Spadea, Vincent USA 73
76 Berlocq, Carlos ARG 74
77 Hanescu, Victor ROU 75
78 Roitman, Sergio ARG 76
79 Fish, Mardy USA 77
80 (Q) Anderson, Kevin RSA
81 (Q) Becker, Benjamin GER
82 (Q) Warburg, Sam USA
83 (Q) Giraldo, Santiago COL
84 (Q) Haase, Robin NED
85 (Q) Reynolds, Bobby USA
86 (Q) Minar, Ivo CZE
87 (Q) Cuevas, Pablo URU
88 (Q) Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE
89 (Q) Troicki, Viktor SRB
90 (Q) Sweeting, Ryan USA
91 (Q) Kunitsyn, Igor RUS
92 (WC) Kuerten, Gustavo BRA
93 (WC) Ancic, Mario CRO
94 (WC) Isner, John USA
95 (WC) Levine, Jesse USA
96 (WC) Nishikori, Kei JPN (2007 Luxilon Cup champion)
(LL) Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP (replaces Haas)

[dryrunguy]

Way to go, Warburg! Woo hoo!

I don't know why I'm surprised by Haas' withdrawal. Guess I figured it would be just like him to show up and surprise everyone. Rafa must be thrilled.

[Ti-Amie]

(16) MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA/BYE
CILIC, Marin CRO v VLIEGEN, Kristof BEL
MAHUT, Nicolas FRA v MAYER, Florian GER
BYE/(20) MOYA, Carlos ESP

(25) NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN/BYE
KIEFER, Nicolas GER v Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo LL
ROITMAN, Sergio ARG v (Q) BECKER, Benjamin GER
BYE/(2) NADAL, Rafael ESP

[mmmm8]

Nelslus, to be honest I thought Warburg over Starace was a crazy pick. Congrats


Haas screws me again. I had him beat Kiefer and Nieminen

[shtexas]

Luckily, no one picked Haas in the SP for today.

Several for Haase though.

[dryrunguy]

Nelslus, to be honest I thought Warburg over Starace was a crazy pick. Congrats


Haas screws me again. I had him beat Kiefer and Nieminen

Hey, that was ME who made that crazy pick! :cheesy:

[ptmcmahon]

Luckily, no one picked Haas in the SP for today.

Several for Haase though.

Almost took him for a 20 questions question for biggest difference between wins. However, the caveat was they have to play a match!

[mmmm8]

Hey, that was ME who made that crazy pick! :cheesy:

OMG. EVERY TIME I see your avatar, I think you are nelslus. And I only recognize my mistake when it's a staff thread.

I have no idea why I don't assume you're Danielle

[dryrunguy]

OMG. EVERY TIME I see your avatar, I think you are nelslus. And I only recognize my mistake when it's a staff thread.

I have no idea why I don't assume you're Danielle

I wondered if my avatar was going to be a little confusing. Just think, next week you're going to think that Kveta Hrdlickova (pant pant, drool drool) Peschke has joined TAT!

[Moose]

I don't know why I'm surprised by Haas' withdrawal. .

Did he give a reason? Stuffy nose?

I'm certain the German fans are delighted they now have PEHK, and can toss Pretty Tommy in the Binnenalster

[shtexas]

SP Rule: Don't take a player just because a month previously he won a tournament out of nowhere.

[Vlad]

Guga had 0-40 on Sebs serve in last game but he blew it... :cry:

I think that was his chance to get back in the match...

[dryrunguy]

Guga had 0-40 on Sebs serve in last game but he blew it... :cry:

I think that was his chance to get back in the match...

Guga's not out of this yet! He's hanging tough in the second!

[shtexas]

OK Sam, you are off my do-not-pick list. But, only for hard courts.

[Ti-Amie]

Did he give a reason? Stuffy nose?

I'm certain the German fans are delighted they now have PEHK, and can toss Pretty Tommy in the Binnenalster

Moose I thought I had posted this but I guess not.:o

Machine translation:


Tommy Haas is not taken against will not play Nicolas Kiefer. The 29-year-old still has a inflammation of the nasal sinuses had to fight and therefore the first round match at the 3.77 million dollars with doped Masters in Miami against the Hanoverian (is) cancelled.

German:


Tommy Haas wird nicht gegen Nicolas Kiefer antreten. Der 29-Jährige hat immer noch mit einer Entzündung der Nasennebenhöhlen zu kämpfen und musste deswegen das Erstrunden-Match beim mit 3,77 Millionen Dollar dotierten Masters in Miami gegen den Hannoveraner absagen.
http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/26032008/73/masters-miami-haas-duell-kiwi-absagen.html

[aedra1119]

SP Rule: Don't take a player just because a month previously he won a tournament out of nowhere.

Now you tell me. ;) Oh well. I wanted to give the kid a chance.

[Vlad]

Guga :cry:

At least he made it close in the second set....

[shtexas]

Guga :cry:

At least he made it close in the second set....

That's too bad...

[Moose]

Guga :cry:

At least he made it close in the second set....


While I sat watching him on the practice courts at IW, I thought "I'm probably going to be one of the last people to see Guga hitting in the U.S.A.". I was stunned that there were only about 5 or 6 of us watching him.

[munchin]

I wonder what happened to Nishikori. That's discouraging.

[bea26]

Wow. Good day to pick Dechy. 6-0, 6-0.

[munchin]

Wow. Good day to pick Dechy. 6-0, 6-0.


That's shocking.

[dryrunguy]

Wow. Good day to pick Dechy. 6-0, 6-0.

:thumbsup:

Aren't you glad you copied my pick, bea? :p

[mmmm8]

Luckily, no one picked Haas in the SP for today.

Several for Haase though.


They'd have been better off with Haas. Robin must have gotten burnt out, he's played 4 matches in 3 days, I think, in addition to sitting around on rain delays.



Wow, Nathalie! There's life in her yet! :):):)

[patrick]

Nelslus, to be honest I thought Warburg over Starace was a crazy pick. Congrats


Haas screws me again. I had him beat Kiefer and Nieminen

Me,too :mad:

Would have been nice of him to let us know yesterday.

[bea26]

:thumbsup:

Aren't you glad you copied my pick, bea? :p

Editing your post doesn't turn back time. Too bad so sad. Bow down to the tastemaker. :cool:

[mmmm8]

If there are any serial killers on the forum - please consider Ashley Harkleroad.

[suliso]

Anyone picked Kaia or Petra?

[nelslus]

OMG. EVERY TIME I see your avatar, I think you are nelslus. And I only recognize my mistake when it's a staff thread.

I have no idea why I don't assume you're Danielle

PLEASE. I would NEVER be so tacky as to have a photo of me in my avatar without a pretty hat on. :gorgeous:

P.S. Dry would love it if you called him Danielle.....

[nelslus]

They'd have been better off with Haas. Robin must have gotten burnt out, he's played 4 matches in 3 days, I think, in addition to sitting around on rain delays.



Wow, Nathalie! There's life in her yet! :):):)

Who knew Nathalie would turn into such a stud today?

[aedra1119]

Wow. Good day to pick Dechy. 6-0, 6-0.

LOL. I didn't notice who was Dechy's opponent. After seeing Nakamura play in IW, I'm not surprised she was double bageled. Poor girl.

[--cj--]

Who knew Nathalie would turn into such a stud today?

Seriously, what got into Dechy? She'll probably build momentum from this huge win and sweep the whole event.

[dryrunguy]

P.S. Dry would love it if you called him Danielle.....

Absolutely!

But don't call me Dani for short. The last thing I need is for people to think I have an history of an eating disorder and that I can only win a contest every 5 years.

[munchin]

Fabrice is retiring this year, does anyone know if Jonas is following suit? This isn't very pretty.

[Ti-Amie]

Thursday Orders of Play

Stadium: 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Anastasia Pivovarova (RUS) WC vs. Ai Sugiyama (JPN)

2. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Bobby Reynolds (USA) Q vs. Marat Safin (RUS)

3. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Mardy Fish (USA) vs. Arnaud Clement (FRA)

4. Women's Doubles: 1st Round
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR)/Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)/Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) WC
Stadium: 7:00 PM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Shuai Peng (CHN) vs. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)

2. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. John Isner (USA) WC

Grandstand: 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) WC

2. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) vs. Michael Llodra (FRA)

3. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Jose Acasuso (ARG) vs. Santiago Ventura (ESP)

4. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Zi Yan (CHN) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

Not Before 5:00 PM
5. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Robin Soderling (SWE) vs. Stefan Koubek (AUT)

Court 1: 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Rainer Schuettler (GER) vs. Julien Benneteau (FRA)

2. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK)

3. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Mario Ancic (CRO) WC vs. Gilles Simon (FRA)

4. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Ryan Sweeting (USA) Q vs. Filippo Volandri (ITA)

Not Before 5:00 PM
5. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) Q vs. Thomas Johansson (SWE)

Court 2: 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT)

2. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) vs. Pauline Parmentier (FRA)

3. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Emilie Loit (FRA) vs. Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

4. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) WC vs. Sabine Lisicki (GER) WC

5. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) Q vs. Aravane Rezai (FRA)

Court 3: 10:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Olga Govortsova (BLR) vs. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) Q

2. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Milagros Sequera (VEN) vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS)

3. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Melanie Oudin (USA) WC vs. Tathiana Garbin (ITA)

4. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Jie Zheng (CHN) vs. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) Q

Court 7: 10:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) vs. Dudi Sela (ISR)

2. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Stephanie Dubois (CAN) WC vs. Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) Q

3. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) vs. Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) Q

4. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Olga Savchuk (UKR) Q vs. Camille Pin (FRA)

Court 8: 10:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB) Q

2. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Olivier Rochus (BEL) vs. Ivo Minar (CZE) Q

3. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) Q

4. Men's Singles: 1st Round
Santiago Giraldo (COL) Q vs. Simone Bolelli (ITA)

[mmmm8]

Seriously, what got into Dechy? She'll probably build momentum from this huge win and sweep the whole event.

....in doubles



Fabrice is retiring this year, does anyone know if Jonas is following suit? This isn't very pretty.

Nope. Bjorkman's chasing the record for most matches played on the ATP tour.
http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/deuce/january2008/bjorkman.asp

Interesting result, though. Bjorkman led their H2H 3-1 coming in. Maybe Bjorkman was sick or something



And wow, Pablo Cuevas ain't afraid of Vinnay!

[Jack]

Absolutely!

But don't call me Dani for short. The last thing I need is for people to think I have an history of an eating disorder and that I can only win a contest every 5 years.

Do you have a negative reaction to squeaky shoes?

[munchin]

If there are any serial killers on the forum - please consider Ashley Harkleroad.


Well I already used her in the SP, so I guess I don't have any objections...

[kandi]

Fabrice is retiring this year, does anyone know if Jonas is following suit? This isn't very pretty.


Fabrice is making mincemeat out of Jonas --- WOW !!!

[kandi]

Court 2: 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT)

Now that one, I wish I could SEE ----

[Ti-Amie]

Court 2: 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT)

Now that one, I wish I could SEE ----

Should be quite the match. I agree Kandi.

[kandi]

Vania d Meghann 36 64 61 - whoohooooo! GO VANIA !!!!

:cheesy::cheesy::cheesy::cheesy::cheesy:

[dryrunguy]

I'd sure hate to be either Makarova or Larcher De Brito right now. Makarova had a set and 5-1, that got away. Larcher De Brito served for the second. She got broken at love.

Now they're in a second-set tiebreaker. What a mess! LOL!

[Vlad]

Court 2: 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles: 1st Round
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT)

Now that one, I wish I could SEE ----



I am surprised they put them on so far away from main stadium. They both have some good qualities in them and they play well too.

[bea26]

I'd sure hate to be either Makarova or Larcher De Brito right now. Makarova had a set and 5-1, that got away. Larcher De Brito served for the second. She got broken at love.

Now they're in a second-set tiebreaker. What a mess! LOL!

As many breaks as holds. And we're getting treated to another set!

[dryrunguy]

I'd sure hate to be either Makarova or Larcher De Brito right now. Makarova had a set and 5-1, that got away. Larcher De Brito served for the second. She got broken at love.

Now they're in a second-set tiebreaker. What a mess! LOL!

For the second time today... Jeekers cats.

They're going to a third!

Makarova has GOT to be fuming.

[dryrunguy]

As many breaks as holds. And we're getting treated to another set!

It's funky, that's for sure!

And it's also funny... When a player comes back from 5-1 (I think it was 5-1, might have been 5-2, but I think it was 5-1) after already being down a set, I always seem to forget about the nightmarish play that must have got her in that position and instead love that "never give up" attitude... Though this was probably more about Makarova gagging than anything else.

Still... At this point, it's like Patty Schnyder vs. Patty Schnyder... Who knows what to expect.

[suliso]

I'd sure hate to be either Makarova or Larcher De Brito right now. Makarova had a set and 5-1, that got away. Larcher De Brito served for the second. She got broken at love.



5-1 :shocked:

Choking to a 15 year old girl! Not often does one get an opportunity to do that!!!

[dryrunguy]

5-1 :shocked:

Choking to a 15 year old girl! Not often does one get an opportunity to do that!!!

I wasn't paying all THAT close attention... I'm about 90% sure it was 5-1; might have been 5-2; but I'm pretty sure it was two breaks nonetheless.

My short- and long-term memory really stinks. But it was bad, any way you slice it.

[patrick]

I wasn't paying all THAT close attention... I'm about 90% sure it was 5-1; might have been 5-2; but I'm pretty sure it was two breaks nonetheless.

My short- and long-term memory really stinks. But it was bad, any way you slice it.


Dry,
I took a peek at the scoreboard and it was 5-1 in set 2. Almost to the point I was going to write Makarova on my draw sheet but I did not. Makarova just proved to me do not write names until you see the result with the word final.

[patrick]

Garcia Lopez leads Kiefer 6-4,2-1. Guillermo just broke Kiefer and is now serving.

[dryrunguy]

Dry,
I took a peek at the scoreboard and it was 5-1 in set 2. Almost to the point I was going to write Makarova on my draw sheet but I did not. Makarova just proved to me do not write names until you see the result with the word final.

Thanks, patrick. I thought it was, but then I got fuzzy. Thanks again.

[suliso]

Sania Mirza has withdrawn. Mariya Koryttseva moves on as a very lucky loser.

[mmmm8]

At least when Nadia led 5-1 against Makarova at AO she somehow won the set after her super-shoke. Michelle repeats her 2007 performance :cheesy:


And, Kiwi :(

[bea26]

5-1 :shocked:

Choking to a 15 year old girl! Not often does one get an opportunity to do that!!!

Well God bless her, she's completed the feat.

[shtexas]

Wow Michelle!

Meanwhile, I guess Kiefer is getting old. :(

[oohsalmon]

I hate Ekaterinas today :mad:.

Larcher de Brito was such a smart pick for fewer games than letters, and Makarova blew it.

[patrick]

Sania Mirza has withdrawn. Mariya Koryttseva moves on as a very lucky loser.

Did she w/d 'cuz of her wrist?

[Ti-Amie]

Sania's section of the draw.

Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) [5] vs. Bye
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT)
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) WC vs. Sabine Lisicki (GER) WC
Bye vs. Mariya Koryttseva (UKR)

Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [20] vs. Bye
Zi Yan (CHN) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) vs. Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
Bye vs. Elena Dementieva (RUS) [10]

Nadia Petrova (RUS) [14] vs. Bye
Jie Zheng (CHN) vs. Qualifier
Shuai Peng (CHN) vs. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)
Bye vs. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) [24]

Karin Knapp (ITA) [31] vs. Bye
Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) WC
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) vs. Qualifier
Bye vs. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) [4]

[suliso]

Did she w/d 'cuz of her wrist?

No idea, but she is not in the draw any more...

[rabbit]

Sania Mirza has withdrawn. Mariya Koryttseva moves on as a very lucky loser.

:( :(

[Danielle]

LOL. I didn't notice who was Dechy's opponent. After seeing Nakamura play in IW, I'm not surprised she was double bageled. Poor girl.

Thought the same thing, aedra. Obviously she still can't find the court with her shots. :( It's really kinda painful to watch...and I was just watching the scoreboard online!


Absolutely!

But don't call me Dani for short. The last thing I need is for people to think I have an history of an eating disorder and that I can only win a contest every 5 years.

LOL! No Dani for me either - I already have a hard enough time getting places like Starbucks to notice I'm female. I end up "Daniel" every time. Even tried my middle name once and ended up "Dennis"! Sheesh. :)

[aedra1119]

Fabrice is retiring this year, does anyone know if Jonas is following suit? This isn't very pretty.

Fabrice is retiring?! When did he say this? I knew it was coming, but I don't remember the announcement. Have I had my head in the sand or is my memory that bad?

[suliso]

Nadia Petrova could easily be out of top 20 in two weeks if she doesn't start winning some matches ASAP.

[patrick]

Fabrice is retiring?! When did he say this? I knew it was coming, but I don't remember the announcement. Have I had my head in the sand or is my memory that bad?

Rumor has it that Roland Garros will be his final tournament along with Guga. Need confirmation on that since it has been a while.

[patrick]

Kiefer has forced a 3rd set with GGL 4-6,7-6(9).

Dry has to be in the background dancing at the moment.

[aedra1119]

Rumor has it that Roland Garros will be his final tournament along with Guga. Need confirmation on that since it has been a while.

Thanks, patrick. I'll really miss both Fabrice and Guga. :(

[dryrunguy]

Kiefer has forced a 3rd set with GGL 4-6,7-6(9).

Dry has to be in the background dancing at the moment.

What do you know about my love/hate relationship with Kiefer? I love watching him play; and I love hating on him!

Shtexas is the one who genuinely likes him... But he also likes Sharapova, so that should explain A LOT! :lipsrsealed:

Or are you talking about my love/hate relationship with Garcia-Lopez? I'm actually just the middle man there... That's really between Guillermo and my dog. :) I try to stay out of it as much as possible. LOL!

[mmmm8]

Fabrice is retiring?! When did he say this? I knew it was coming, but I don't remember the announcement. Have I had my head in the sand or is my memory that bad?


Rumor has it that Roland Garros will be his final tournament along with Guga. Need confirmation on that since it has been a while.



This says it's his final year on tour:
http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/deuce/january2008/santoro.asp

But I had no idea he's only playing through RG :( I was hoping for the US Open - I've never seen him win a match live :(

[shtexas]

Kiefer takes it in three!

[Ti-Amie]

Kiefer takes it in three!

The only surprise is that it went three. They just told GGL he was playing some time today.

[dryrunguy]

Kiefer takes it in three!

See what I mean, patrick? I mean, seriously... What kind of a tortured and twisted soul could actually root for Kiefer??? :tease:

[mmmm8]

See what I mean, patrick? I mean, seriously... What kind of a tortured and twisted soul could actually root for Kiefer??? :tease:


Tortured and twisted or strong and valiant???

Nicky :):):):):)

[shtexas]

The only surprise is that it went three. They just told GGL he was playing some time today.

Nevertheless, GGL served for the match.

[dryrunguy]

Tortured and twisted or strong and valiant???

Nicky :):):):):)

Exhibit B.

:p

[shtexas]

See what I mean, patrick? I mean, seriously... What kind of a tortured and twisted soul could actually root for Kiefer??? :tease:

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/52877354.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=780858ABC91EC214F8BD01223B46A8CBA40A659CEC4C8CB6

[dryrunguy]

Can't see the pic, shtexas. Not sure that I WANT to... But just as a courtesy... :rolleyes:

[mmmm8]

RESULTS
Men's Singles - First Round
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Gustavo Kuerten

J del Potro (ARG) d [WC] J Levine (USA) 75 61
N Mahut (FRA) d F Mayer (GER) 76(6) 63
M Cilic (CRO) d K Vliegen (BEL) 63 62
D Tursunov (RUS) d E Korolev (RUS) 46 63 62
X Malisse (BEL) d O Hernandez (ESP) 61 61
A Seppi (ITA) d M Gicquel (FRA) 26 64 62
S Querrey (USA) d C Berlocq (ARG) 76(4) 63
M Berrer (GER) d [Q] R Haase (NED) 64 64
A Montanes (ESP) d [WC] K Nishikori (JPN) 75 62
S Grosjean (FRA) d [WC] G Kuerten (BRA) 61 75
[Q] S Warburg (USA) d P Starace (ITA) 76(2) 62
[Q] B Becker (GER) d S Roitman (ARG) 63 64
[Q] K Anderson (RSA) d A Calleri (ARG) 76(5) 36 76(4)
N Kiefer (GER) d (LL) G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 46 76(9) 64 - Saved 2 M.P.
[Q] P Cuevas (URU) d V Spadea (USA) 64 62
F Santoro (FRA) d J Bjorkman (SWE) 61 60

Note: T Haas withdrew (vs. Kiefer) due to sinus infection and was replaced by (LL) G Garcia-Lopez

Women's Singles - First Round
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Jill Craybas
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 64 75
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 64 64
Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) d. Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) 61 26 61
Ashley Harkleroad (USA) d. (Q) Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI) 64 63
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (Q) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 36 75 75
Edina Gallovits (ROU) d. Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 64 61
Sara Errani (ITA) d. Akiko Morigami (JPN) 62 36 64
Nathalie Dechy (FRA) d. (Q) Aiko Nakamura (JPN) 60 60
Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 75 61
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 64 76(1)
Marta Domachowska (POL) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 64 06 76(6)
(Q) Vania King (USA) d. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 36 64 61
(Q) Rossana de los Ríos (PAR) d. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 62 46 64
(Q) Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 62 76(1)
(WC) Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 36 76(3) 63
(WC) Marina Erakovic (NZL) d. Martina Müller (GER) 64 67(4) 62

[mmmm8]

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/52877354.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=780858ABC91EC214F8BD01223B46A8CBA40A659CEC4C8CB6

:hyst: Haven't seen that one yet. Dry, you win. Twisted and tortured

[dryrunguy]

:hyst: Haven't seen that one yet. Dry, you win. Twisted and tortured

I'm sorry I asked... :o

It's great to see something around his neck. Unfortunately, he appears to be able to breathe... :mad:

What's sick is that I actually like the slimy little rodent that IS Nicolas Kiefer. He's the Bill Clinton of tennis. He's a snake, and he never seriously pretended to be anything different! You've GOT to respect that!

[Danielle]

RESULTS
Men's Singles - First Round
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Gustavo Kuerten

Women's Singles - First Round
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Jill Craybas

Guga. :(

And poor Jill looks so dejected here I kinda feel bad for teasing her so much now. (until I noticed her feet don't touch the ground...bad Danielle...stop it!)

[shtexas]

Can't see the pic, shtexas. Not sure that I WANT to... But just as a courtesy... :rolleyes:

Let's just say there is something fitting about Kiefer and reptiles. ;)

[rabbit]

(WC) Marina Erakovic (NZL) d. Martina Müller (GER) 64 67(4) 62

Congrats to Marina for serving so well as the lone Kiwi! I love that name -- Marina ;)

[mmmm8]

I'm sorry I asked... :o

It's great to see something around his neck. Unfortunately, he appears to be able to breathe... :mad:

What's sick is that I actually like the slimy little rodent that IS Nicolas Kiefer. He's the Bill Clinton of tennis. He's a snake, and he never seriously pretended to be anything different! You've GOT to respect that!

He was pretty nice when we met him at Taste of Tennis.



Congrats to Marina for serving so well as the lone Kiwi! I love that name -- Marina

That's my mom's name :)

[nelslus]

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/52877354.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=780858ABC91EC214F8BD01223B46A8CBA40A659CEC4C8CB6

OK, I'll admit it. Sure, like most everyone, I don't necessarily like the guy, either. (His game at its best is cool, though. When he's not throwing his racquet "accidentally" during matches....)

Nevertheless- I wouldn't mind touching Keifer's snake, either. :shocked:

[patrick]

This says it's his final year on tour:
http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/deuce/january2008/santoro.asp

But I had no idea he's only playing through RG :( I was hoping for the US Open - I've never seen him win a match live :(


Hopefully, he will not stop at RG but we will see later. Know he was well liked at the USO for his match against Blake in 5 sets.

[mmmm8]

:hyst: I just noticed they put Pivovarova on Stadium court. Silly IMG.

Peng/Daniilidou is also an interesting night match choice

[patrick]

What do you know about my love/hate relationship with Kiefer? I love watching him play; and I love hating on him!

Shtexas is the one who genuinely likes him... But he also likes Sharapova, so that should explain A LOT! :lipsrsealed:

Or are you talking about my love/hate relationship with Garcia-Lopez? I'm actually just the middle man there... That's really between Guillermo and my dog. :) I try to stay out of it as much as possible. LOL!

Well, the dog will stay quiet as Kiefer won late last night.

[suliso]

:hyst: I just noticed they put Pivovarova on Stadium court. Silly IMG.


It's because of Ai Sugiyama :)


Yeah, right. Even I don't believe it.

[Ti-Amie]

Men's Doubles Draw

Bryan/Bryan (1) vs Nadal/Robredo
Bjorkman/Ullyett vs Cermak/Tursunov
Kuerten/Nicolas Lapentti (WC) vs Lopez/Verdasco
Querrey/Sweeting (WC) vs Aspelin/Knowle (5)

Erlich/Ram (3) vs Melo/Sa
Canas/Prieto vs Coetzee/Moodie
Mirnyi/Jamie Murray vs Gicquel/Santoro
Benneteau/Mahut vs Clement/Llodra (7)

Hanley/Paes (8) vs Allegro/Mathieu
Friedl/Skoch vs Kas/Wassen
Andreev/Malisse vs Lindstedt/Nieminen
Berdych/Dlouhy vs Bhupathi/Knowles (4)

Damm/Vizner (6) vs Butorac/Kerr
Fyrstenberg/Matkowski vs Acasuso/Monaco
Gasquet/Tsonga vs Melzer/Roddick
Calleri/Gonzalez vs Nestor/Zimonjic (2)

[mmmm8]

Poor Guga has to manually adjust his hip :shocked:



Q. Before the serve you were actually adjusting your hip, or do you have to do something with your hip?
GUSTAVO KUERTEN: Yes, adjust a little bit. It keeps going away a little bit (smiling).

Q. Slipping?
GUSTAVO KUERTEN: Like it's sliding a little bit to the side, so I have to put it back. I need a hand there. If someone hold for me, that would be great (smiling).


http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=48521

[mmmm8]

Melzer/Roddick???????????????

[Ti-Amie]

Poor Guga has to manually adjust his hip :shocked:




http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=48521

Tennis is truly an addiction isn't it? As for Jurgen and Andy teaming up I think this shows that Andy is serious about being included in the discussion with the big dogs.

[mmmm8]

Tennis is truly an addiction isn't it? As for Jurgen and Andy teaming up I think this shows that Andy is serious about being included in the discussion with the big dogs.

How so? To improve his game? Because it could also mean he's getting a back-up if he loses early (of course, the French will probably beat them anyway).

I wonder why he's not playing with Fish or Blake just as a back-up for Davis Cup


I looked through Andy's doubles record (probably the briefest "player's activity" on the ATP site for someone over 20). He played 2 events last year (not counting Surbitron), withdrawing from both after 1 or 2 matches (he beat decent doubles specialists). He's played a match with Melzer before, in 2005. They lost in the first round. He's played with 6 non-American partners throught his career - a few tourneys with Gonzo and Srichaphan and one (I think) each with Melzer, Koubek, Santoro, and Grosjean.

[GVGirl]

How so? To improve his game? Because it could also mean he's getting a back-up if he loses early (of course, the French will probably beat them anyway).

I wonder why he's not playing with Fish or Blake just as a back-up for Davis Cup


I looked through Andy's doubles record (probably the briefest "player's activity" on the ATP site for someone over 20). He played 2 events last year (not counting Surbitron), withdrawing from both after 1 or 2 matches (he beat decent doubles specialists). He's played a match with Melzer before, in 2005. They lost in the first round. He's played with 6 non-American partners throught his career - a few tourneys with Gonzo and Srichaphan and one (I think) each with Melzer, Koubek, Santoro, and Grosjean.

He needs to practice his volleying skills! :yes:

[kandi]

It's funky, that's for sure!

And it's also funny... When a player comes back from 5-1 (I think it was 5-1, might have been 5-2, but I think it was 5-1) after already being down a set, I always seem to forget about the nightmarish play that must have got her in that position and instead love that "never give up" attitude... Though this was probably more about Makarova gagging than anything else.

Still... At this point, it's like Patty Schnyder vs. Patty Schnyder... Who knows what to expect.


I've been posting since last summer that Larcher de Brito reminds me of a young Patty --- hopefully she's not going to be another head case !!!
Go Michelle !!! Keep on with the surprises !!!

[dryrunguy]

I've been posting since last summer that Larcher de Brito reminds me of a young Patty --- hopefully she's not going to be another head case !!!
Go Michelle !!! Keep on with the surprises !!!

Hopefully I'll get to see Larcher de Brito in real life at the U.S. Open. Isn't she supposed to be really, really tempermental? Seems like someone saw her there last year and came away thinking she's a real pistol. But maybe I have my players mixed up.

[Ti-Amie]

I've been posting since last summer that Larcher de Brito reminds me of a young Patty --- hopefully she's not going to be another head case !!!
Go Michelle !!! Keep on with the surprises !!!

As long as Rainer Hoffman stays away she should be fine.

GVGirl beat me to it as to why Andy would play doubles now. As for why he's not playing with Blake or Fish gets to what team PMac is going to field.

[kandi]

It seems to me that most 15-year-olds can be pretty temperamental -- but then again, maybe that's just my teenager prejudice showing up - wry grin!

[mmmm8]

Hopefully I'll get to see Larcher de Brito in real life at the U.S. Open. Isn't she supposed to be really, really tempermental? Seems like someone saw her there last year and came away thinking she's a real pistol. But maybe I have my players mixed up.

It was moi. She´s loads of fun. My camera died before I could catch her frequent racquet-throwing. Maybe she has/will calm down, but I'd hate that :)

[Ti-Amie]

She's fifteen. She knows she's got the potential to be the NEXT BIG THING in women's tennis. She's the biggest thing to come out of Portugal in some time. Unless someone is making sure she keeps her head on straight she's going to really be a trip.
I hope to see her live at the Open but I'll settle for seeing her at some point during SE/MI.

[dryrunguy]

It was moi. She´s loads of fun. My camera died before I could catch her frequent racquet-throwing. Maybe she has/will calm down, but I'd hate that :)

I thought so but wasn't sure. Well, she was WAY into double digits on the double faults last night. If she got through those three sets without throwing her racquet at least once, I'd be shocked!

[Ti-Amie]

Cornet vs Paszek about to start.:)

[dryrunguy]

Timira! I've got a smiley for you! :sweetheart:

[Doc_P]

Dudi Sela up a set and a break on H T Lee. But he faces Tommy robredo next round if he wins this.

[mmmm8]

Dudi Sela up a set and a break on H T Lee. But he faces Tommy robredo next round if he wins this.

That´s probably a but for Tommy, the way things have been going for him. :)

I had this as a toss-up, but went with Lee. I like Sela, though

[dryrunguy]

The Loser's Lounge is becoming more populated at a slow and steady pace... Four here, three there, two here and there... No major crashes yet, though, that would cause numerous members to start a massive hatefest.

From what I gathered by looking over the SP threads, the bandwagons (more than five pickers) look like Sugiyama, Rezai, Gulbis and Tipsarevic. So there are still plenty of chances for bloodshed today. :shocked:

[suliso]

Great start for Tamira against a potentially difficult opponent

[Doc_P]

The Loser's Lounge is becoming more populated at a slow and steady pace... Four here, three there, two here and there... No major crashes yet, though, that would cause numerous members to start a massive hatefest.

From what I gathered by looking over the SP threads, the bandwagons (more than five pickers) look like Sugiyama, Rezai, Gulbis and Tipsarevic. So there are still plenty of chances for bloodshed today. :shocked:

I amde the losers lounge on day 1 with Nishikori and Dellaqua

I can see Nishikori losing, but what happened to dellaqua?

Looks like the Pazceks are rolling

[dryrunguy]

I amde the losers lounge on day 1 with Nishikori and Dellaqua

I can see Nishikori losing, but what happened to dellaqua?

Looks like the Pazceks are rolling

They only roll when she falls down. Otherwise, they bounce. ;)

Unfortunately, now Alize is starting to accidentally hold serve. :(

[mmmm8]

Great start for Tamira against a potentially difficult opponent

But Alize broke. Allez!

[mmmm8]

Was Cirstea 1 or 2 breaks up in the second?

Oli :(

[shtexas]

Ai is ticking me off right now.

[shtexas]

Ai is ticking me off right now.

Crisis averted.

[Vlad]

Alize... :cry:

[Ti-Amie]

Alize and Tamira are going to be facing each other a lot as they mature. Michelle LdB is younger but she'll be in the mix too.

That's why I thought Alize and Tamira's match today was important.

[Vlad]

Nice start Marat :wall:

Points won so far: Marat 0, Reynolds 9

[Vlad]

Marat fights back and breaks at love too..

2-2.

Marat holds, 3-2.

[Scotty]

Alize and Tamira are going to be facing each other a lot as they mature. Michelle LdB is younger but she'll be in the mix too.

That's why I thought Alize and Tamira's match today was important.

Since Tamira was such a sweetie at IW, I'm hoping Alize is a good warm-up for Chaks (similar game style, just not as good). By reaching the 2nd round, Paszek has already defended her points from 2007, and it would be great to see her notch a win over a top player.

Girlfriend needs to stop double-faulting 7 times a match, though.

[suliso]

Alize and Tamira are going to be facing each other a lot as they mature. Michelle LdB is younger but she'll be in the mix too.

Don't forget about Caroline. I believe she will be better than Alize or Tamira.

[mmmm8]

well, that's just freaking wonderful

[shtexas]

Gulbis/Hrbaty going three. :mad:

[shtexas]

Lu/Tipsy going three also.

[Ti-Amie]

well, that's just freaking wonderful

I love these random comments m8.:)

Didn't mean to forget Caroline. I think you may be right Suliso.
Who are we looking at from the States? Madison Brengle? Maybe Asia Muhammed, Sloane whatever her name was and a couple of others I'm blanking out on right now?
Help me out here guys.:o

[Scotty]

awww :(

Llodra loses to Jurgen (the) Melzer in a pair of tiebreaks. After an impressive start to the year, it seems Mikel doesn't like outdoor hard courts in the US.

Hopefully, now he'll be fresh as a daisy for doubles, but it didn't work out that was at the PLO@IW.

[suliso]

Who are we looking at from the States? Madison Brengle? Maybe Asia Muhammed, Sloane whatever her name was and a couple of others I'm blanking out on right now?
Help me out here guys.:o

Melanie Oudin (playing right now) and Coco Vandeweghe are considered perspective as well. I doubt Brengle will amount to much - at her age (and with steady supply of WC's) she should be ranked much higher.

[mmmm8]

I love these random comments m8.:)

Didn't mean to forget Caroline. I think you may be right Suliso.
Who are we looking at from the States? Madison Brengle? Maybe Asia Muhammed, Sloane whatever her name was and a couple of others I'm blanking out on right now?
Help me out here guys.:o

I think you can guess where that random comment was directed. He served 3 aces in a row that one game from down 30-40 and that let him break the next game.




There´re also Coco, and Melanie Oudin, who´s playing right now (EDIT-I see suliso got there first). I think it´s too early to tell with all of them. They´re also all younger in age and experience then Wozniacki or Cornet. There´s not really anyone who is not still playing juniors coming out of the US, unless i´m forgetting

[Scotty]

Gulbis up a pair of breaks over the Dominator in the third set.

Tipsy's on serve with Lu in the 3rd, 3-3.

[dryrunguy]

I love these random comments m8.:)

Didn't mean to forget Caroline. I think you may be right Suliso.
Who are we looking at from the States? Madison Brengle? Maybe Asia Muhammed, Sloane whatever her name was and a couple of others I'm blanking out on right now?
Help me out here guys.:o

I loves me some Asia, Amie! She'll probably never materialize, but I like her moxy!

[dryrunguy]

Gulbis up a pair of breaks over the Dominator in the third set.



Shush. Don't interrupt him. My suicide pool chances are already on life support.

[Scotty]

Tipsy breaks! AND holds at love!

Now, close it out, bub.

[aedra1119]

Random...

Tamira! :D

Oh Marat. C'mon!

Janko you better close out this match...

[dryrunguy]

Ernests! Woo hoo! You saved my little white SP butt! Thanks!

[aedra1119]

Yay Janko! Ok Marat, let's get one win here. I think I was better off not knowing how these match were going, lol.

[Scotty]

Yay Janko! Ok Marat, let's get one win here. I think I was better off not knowing how these match were going, lol.

I think you were, too. Now Marat has to hold to stay alive at 4-5 in the third. I was pretty impressed with Reynolds' serve (not to be confused with Reynolds Wrap) at San Jose. But 17 aces vs. Marat is a whole.'nother.level.

[Scotty]

I think you were, too. Now Marat has to hold to stay alive at 4-5 in the third. I was pretty impressed with Reynolds' serve (not to be confused with Reynolds Wrap) at San Jose. But 17 aces vs. Marat is a whole.'nother.level.

And Marat starts the game inauspiciously, with a double fault: 0-15
quickly to 15-30
2nd serve, but 30-30
2nd serve again ... 30-40, MP ... eek!

2nd serve AGAIN ... phew! back to deuce
Ad Safin, and ANOTHER second serve. Game Marat.

Hey, Marat. Here's a dollar. Next time it's your turn, why don't you BUY a first serve that goes in? This is when Tracy says, "it's time to not hold anything back."

[verucasalt]

And Marat starts the game inauspiciously, with a double fault: 0-15
quickly to 15-30
2nd serve, but 30-30
2nd serve again ... 30-40, MP ... eek!

2nd serve AGAIN ... phew! back to deuce
Ad Safin, and ANOTHER second serve. Game Marat.

Hey, Marat. Here's a dollar. Next time it's your turn, why don't you BUY a first serve that goes in? This is when Tracy says, "it's time to not hold anything back."

Good thing I'm not watching the scoreboard for this match. I'd be going nutters.

[Scotty]

Reynolds quickly holds at 15 for 6-5, with his 18th and 19th aces.

Can anyone see if Marat is standing on the correct side to receive?

[Scotty]

Paging Mr. Ventura ... Mr. SANTIAGO Ventura,

your bagel is nearly ready.

If you prefer a breadstick, you'd best get to steppin'

[shtexas]

Here we go.

:lipsrsealed:

[Scotty]

Marat got down 0-30, served an ace & won a point to get back to 30-30.

2nd serve leads to 30-40 & 2nd MP ...

phew, deuce.

another 2nd serve, but gets the ad. (his 1st serve % is below 50 in this 3rd set)

Ace on game point! now a tiebreak


And Santiago must have heard me, because he broke for 1-5, and is at deuce on his serve.

[patrick]

Paging Mr. Ventura ... Mr. SANTIAGO Ventura,

your bagel is nearly ready.

If you prefer a breadstick, you'd best get to steppin'

Body Ventura hates bagels and breadsticks. Acasuso 5-2.

[dryrunguy]

Oh Marat... :(

[shtexas]

:oops:

[Scotty]

Marat gets a mini-break, and serves at 1-0.
gives it right back for 1-1.
2-1, Safin.
Reynolds 2nd serve, another mini-break, 3-1 Safin.
Another 2nd serve, but Bobby gets the point, 3-2 Safin.
DOUBLE FAULT?!?!?! :mad: 3-3
2nd serve, 4-3 Reynolds. :wall:
5-3 Reynolds.
2nd serve (I don't think Bobby's made a 1st in this TB), Marat gets mini-break back. 5-4 Reynolds.
Ace! Safin 5-5. :wiggle:
6-5 Reynolds. Match Point.
G-S-M, Reynolds.

:( for Marat. :) for Bobby. That's only his fourth match win of the year, and first in March.

[Scotty]

Body Ventura hates bagels and breadsticks. Acasuso 5-2.

oh yeah, meanwhile, Jose Acasuso (synonymous with mental fortitude) closes it out 6-2.

[verucasalt]

Thanks for the summary Scotty. :)

Oh Marat :(

[aedra1119]

Thanks for the summary Scotty. :)

Oh Marat :(

Same here.

OMG Marat. Losing to Bobby Reynolds? :undecided:

[ptmcmahon]

Did he throw his racquet? ;)

[snoopy2007]

Did he throw his racquet? ;)


no , just the match

[shtexas]

LOL at Mardy!

[Vlad]

LOL at Mardy!



You saying he used up his quota on winning matches for the year?

[Madame]

:( Marat, Alize, Mikka

:cheesy: Bennet, Loit, Camille, and Tipsy !

And Arnaud, Way to go !!! out goes the Fish ... :)

[shtexas]

You saying he used up his quota on winning matches for the year?

Maybe not the year, but at least until we hit the grass.

[Vlad]

http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/schedule/

here is order of play for tomorrow, but I don't see Justine in there?

[suliso]

http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/schedule/

here is order of play for tomorrow, but I don't see Justine in there?

That's an incomplete order of play. Justine is first up on stadium court (11:00 am).

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/403/op.pdf

[Madame]

Thank you Robin.

Go Sveta & Momo !!!
I really think playing with Kutz is good for Amelie. They are good friends and its good match playing. A lot of play for Sveta though.

[verucasalt]

Love your avatar Madame. :)

[Madame]

Love your avatar Madame. :)

Thanks blue. Took yours but then realized you had it allready so switched to this one :cheesy:

[mmmm8]

I wish someone had told me that Bjorkman and ToJo may have overpartied on their birthdays before I picked Johansson in the SP for today :(

[suliso]

I wish someone had told me that Bjorkman and ToJo may have overpartied on their birthdays before I picked Johansson in the SP for today :(

Your magic is strong. Just as you wrote it he broke back.

[GVGirl]

I wish someone had told me that Bjorkman and ToJo may have overpartied on their birthdays before I picked Johansson in the SP for today :(

It isn't over yet, plenty of time.

[mmmm8]

Your magic is strong. Just as you wrote it he broke back.

Then can I blame you for the set?

My magic died Sunday when Mardy didn't win despite the avatar.

[suliso]

My magic died Sunday when Mardy didn't win despite the avatar.

But he did reach the final. All magic has it's limits...


Why did you pick against Kunitsyn? He is not that bad on hard courts and Johansson is old...

[mmmm8]

But he did reach the final. All magic has it's limits...


Why did you pick against Kunitsyn? He is not that bad on hard courts and Johansson is old...

H2H, I think. And Igor's in a slump. I didn't see any safe picks





I'm sure the night ticketholders were very excited about seeing all of 2 games of the first scheduled match


Good to see Kuznetsova beat Radwanska again, in a way

[jjnow]

Good to see Kuznetsova beat Radwanska again, in a way
Hopefully Amelie gets something from that win too. :)

I need her for MDtM.

[mmmm8]

So, if you had to pick a breakfest for the day, it'd be Isner-Monfils,right? :cheesy:


I so wish this were televised, given their DC match

[oohsalmon]

So, if you had to pick a breakfest for the day, it'd be Isner-Monfils,right? :cheesy:


I so wish this were televised, given their DC match

Me too :(

[suliso]

Nick trying to predict select matches in Miami:

http://nickstennispicks.com/ (some match reports and comments are there as well)

To no ones suprise he is doing much better with women :)

[kandi]

Monfils-Isner heading for a third set --

[rabbit]

Allez Gael! (It will be easier for Roger :))

[mmmm8]

RESULTS
Men's Singles - First Round
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/59/fullj.6f40de5e41aeca0a3628872bb29a96d2/6f40de5e41aeca0a3628872bb29a96d2-getty-77834074mh093_sony_ericsson.jpg
Arnaud Clement and Mardy Fish

J Acasuso (ARG) d S Ventura (ESP) 62 64
A Clement (FRA) d M Fish (USA) 63 63
J Melzer (AUT) d M Llodra (FRA) 76(6) 76(5)
D Sela (ISR) d H Lee (KOR) 64 63
J Benneteau (FRA) d R Schuettler (GER) 16 61 62
E Gulbis (LAT) d D Hrbaty (SVK) 63 46 61
S Bolelli (ITA) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 63 75
J Tipsarevic (SRB) d [Q] Y Lu (TPE) 61 46 64
[WC] M Ancic (CRO) d G Simon (FRA) 62 67(2) 63
[Q] B Reynolds (USA) d M Safin (RUS) 76(3) 46 76(5)
[Q] V Troicki (SRB) d V Hanescu (ROU) 64 61
[Q] I Minar (CZE) d O Rochus (BEL) 63 62
R Soderling (SWE) d S Koubek (AUT) 60 61
[Q] R Sweeting (USA) d F Volandri (ITA) 63 62
T Johansson (SWE) d [Q] I Kunitsyn (RUS) 46 61 62
G Monfils (FRA) d [WC] J Isner (USA) 67(8) 63 63


Women's Singles - First Round
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080328/capt.8fd4039d60504ca8bd9611fed140953d.sony_ericsso n_open_tennis_flls120.jpg
Eleni Daniilidou :(

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. (LL) Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 61 62
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (WC) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 61 75
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d. (WC) Anastasia Pivovarova (RUS) 63 76(2)
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 11 ret. (right knee injury)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 61 26 63
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. (WC) Melanie Oudin (USA) 75 26 61
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 61 63
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. (Q) Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 64 63
Camille Pin (FRA) d. (Q) Olga Savchuk (UKR) 61 75
Emilie Loit (FRA) d. Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 76(1) 64
Milagros Sequera (VEN) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS) 63 64
Zheng Jie (CHN) d. (Q) Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 62 76(3)
(Q) Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 63 67(6) 62
(Q) Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) d. (WC) Stéphanie Dubois (CAN) 63 63
(Q) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. Aravane Rezai (FRA) 26 64 63
(WC) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. (WC) Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 64 75

Women's Doubles - First Round
(WC) Kuznetsova/Mauresmo (RUS/FRA) d. Perebiynis/A.Radwanska (UKR/POL) 76(7) 46 10-6

[dryrunguy]

Poor Eleni... That looks awful... Hope it's not as serious as it looks.

[Ti-Amie]

ORDERS OF PLAY - FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008

STADIUM start 11:00 am
[1] J Henin (BEL) vs A Kerber (GER) - WTA
Not Before 12:30 PM
E Gallovits (ROU) vs [8] S Williams (USA) - WTA
[Q] K Anderson (RSA) vs [3] N Djokovic (SRB) - ATP
[Q] B Becker (GER) vs [2] R Nadal (ESP) - ATP

Not Before 7:00 PM
M Domachowska (POL) vs [6] V Williams (USA) - WTA
[Q] P Cuevas (URU) vs [17] F Gonzalez (CHI) - ATP

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
E Vesnina (RUS) vs [15] A Szavay (HUN) - WTA
Not Before 12:30 PM
A Seppi (ITA) vs [9] J Blake (USA) - ATP
[9] M Bartoli (FRA) vs C Wozniacki (DEN) - WTA
[15] G Canas (ARG) vs [Q] S Warburg (USA) - ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
[7] D Nalbandian (ARG) vs X Malisse (BEL) - ATP

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
S Grosjean (FRA) vs [27] R Stepanek (CZE) - ATP
Not Before 12:30 PM
[3] S Kuznetsova (RUS) vs Y Chan (TPE) - WTA
J Del Potro (ARG) vs [32] F Lopez (ESP) - ATP
[8] R Gasquet (FRA) vs D Tursunov (RUS) - ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
N Mahut (FRA) vs [20] C Moya (ESP) - ATP

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
N Dechy (FRA) vs [16] S Peer (ISR) - WTA
[27] F Pennetta (ITA) vs [Q] A Rodionova (RUS) - WTA
[11] P Schnyder (SUI) vs [Q] V King (USA) - WTA
S Querrey (USA) vs [10] T Berdych (CZE) - ATP
[WC] T Hendler (BEL) / N Vaidisova (CZE) vs [8] E Likhovtseva (RUS) / L Raymond (USA) - WTA
[6] M Damm (CZE) / P Vizner (CZE) vs E Butorac (USA) / J Kerr (AUS) - ATP

COURT 3 start 10:00 am
[16] P Mathieu (FRA) vs M Cilic (CRO) - ATP
[25] J Nieminen (FIN) vs N Kiefer (GER) - ATP
[22] J Ferrero (ESP) vs A Montanes (ESP) - ATP
[23] I Ljubicic (CRO) vs F Santoro (FRA) - ATP

COURT 4 start 10:00 am
[30] M Krajicek (NED) vs [WC] M Erakovic (NZL) - WTA
S Errani (ITA) vs [26] M Kirilenko (RUS) - WTA
T Perebiynis (UKR) vs [25] V Azarenka (BLR) - WTA
Y Shvedova (RUS) / T Tanasugarn (THA) vs N Dechy (FRA) / V Zvonareva (RUS) - WTA
L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) vs C Kas (GER) / R Wassen (NED) - ATP

COURT 7 start 10:00 am
[23] V Razzano (FRA) vs A Harkleroad (USA) - WTA
[Q] R de Los Rios (PAR) vs [22] K Srebotnik (SLO) - WTA
[17] A Radwanska (POL) vs [WC] M Larcherde Brito (POR) - WTA
M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) vs J Acasuso (ARG) / J Monaco (ARG) - ATP
T Poutchek (BLR) / A Rodionova (RUS) vs [4] Y Chan (TPE) / C Chuang (TPE) - WTA

COURT 8 start 10:00 am
[31] I Andreev (RUS) vs M Berrer (GER) - ATP
K Kanepi (EST) vs [21] A Bondarenko (UKR) - WTA
[3] K Peschke (CZE) / R Stubbs (AUS) vs A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / G Voskoboeva (RUS) - WTA
M Camerin (ITA) / J Craybas (USA) vs D Safina (RUS) / A Szavay (HUN) - WTA
[8] P Hanley (AUS) / L Paes (IND) vs Y Allegro (SUI) / P Mathieu (FRA) - ATP

[jjnow]

Finally time for some big name matches.

But of course no TV coverage. :mad:

[dryrunguy]

Finally time for some big name matches.

But of course no TV coverage. :mad:

And you can expect more of the same if McCain is elected! Tennis fans unite! :cheesy:

[Ti-Amie]

And you can expect more of the same if McCain is elected! Tennis fans unite! :cheesy:

I guess I missed a memo. What does McCain have to do with the lack of decent tennis coverage?

[dryrunguy]

I guess I missed a memo. What does McCain have to do with the lack of decent tennis coverage?

It's Faux Sports News!

Okay, so I know it's absurd. I'm just taking advantage of every opportunity to twist the facts to my advantage... Don't knock it. I just shelled out $25,000 for a personal training session with Hillary. In fact, as I type this, I'm under sniper fire!

[Ti-Amie]

It's Faux Sports News!

Okay, so I know it's absurd. I'm just taking advantage of every opportunity to twist the facts to my advantage... Don't knock it. I just shelled out $25,000 for a personal training session with Hillary. In fact, as I type this, I'm under sniper fire!

There are times I really really worry about you Dry.:o

[Charlie02123]

E Vesnina (RUS) vs [15] A Szavay (HUN) - WTA
[9] M Bartoli (FRA) vs C Wozniacki (DEN) - WTA
[27] F Pennetta (ITA) vs [Q] A Rodionova (RUS) - WTA
[16] P Mathieu (FRA) vs M Cilic (CRO) - ATP
[23] V Razzano (FRA) vs A Harkleroad (USA) - WTA
[17] A Radwanska (POL) vs [WC] M Larcherde Brito (POR) - WTA

[WC] T Hendler (BEL) / N Vaidisova (CZE) vs [8] E Likhovtseva (RUS) / L Raymond (USA) - WTA


I think these singles matches have the best chance of an upset and/or an interesting match.

Go Likhovtseva! I'm stoked that she's playing with Lisa Raymond.

Who is Vaidisova playing with? And why? Odd.

[Madame]

:mad: Aravane !

:cheesy: Gaël !!!! Good for him ! It's been hard coming back, and this is a good win for him. allez Gaël !!!!

[e11even]

ORDERS OF PLAY - FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008
Not Before 7:00 PM
M Domachowska (POL) vs [6] V Williams (USA) - WTA


I see, they have decided to feature the premature crowning of Domachowska as 2008 Miami champ in the night match! :cool: :hyst:

[patrick]

Poor Eleni... That looks awful... Hope it's not as serious as it looks.

I will agree. We will know how serious it is when the clay season start if not before then.

[mmmm8]

Gasquet and Tursunov will meet for the third time this year. Put a shrink on court, and we have group therapy.

[Ti-Amie]

I will agree. We will know how serious it is when the clay season start if not before then.

I just posted a pic showing that she actually tried to play and fell again before retiring.

[shtexas]

Cilic takes the first set over Mathieu.

Andreev takes the first set over Berrer.

Erakovic takes the first set over Krajicek. :shocked: (not really surprised)

Harkleroad takes the first set over Razzano.

[patrick]

Erakovic takes the first set over Krajicek. :shocked: (not really surprised)

Harkleroad takes the first set over Razzano.

Ashley continues to play well and I agree about the Erakovic result so far but they still got to somehow win another set.

[Vlad]

Cmon Justine, time to wake up. It's past 11 now.

[Vlad]

Gasquet and Tursunov will meet for the third time this year. Put a shrink on court, and we have group therapy.


Who is going to prevail this time? I say flip a coin.

[Moose]

Today would be a good day for Agnes to start reminding us why we thought she might be a star in the making. She's got to right her ship someday soon.

[shtexas]

Well, Andreev sure made those of us who chose him today sweat.

[Vlad]

Well, Andreev sure made those of us who chose him today sweat.


:yes:

Thank you Igor!

[suliso]

Today would be a good day for Agnes to start reminding us why we thought she might be a star in the making. She's got to right her ship someday soon.

Agnes is saying "Not today!!!"

[shtexas]

Today would be a good day for Agnes to start reminding us why we thought she might be a star in the making. She's got to right her ship someday soon.

When all your good results come about suddenly and are in such a concentrated group of events, it's easy to think she's a flash-in-the-pan.

[Madame]

:yes:

Thank you Igor!


aaaaaaaaaaaaaah
I love it when it is clean like that and you don't have to wait.

When do we start having streams on this tournament ? I hate just looking at scores :(

[bea26]

Ashley's turning out to be quite the little fighter. She's had several opportunities to let Virginie take this second set and she's battling battling battling.

[Vlad]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaah
I love it when it is clean like that and you don't have to wait.

When do we start having streams on this tournament ? I hate just looking at scores :(


Tomorrow, I think.

[shtexas]

Ashley's turning out to be quite the little fighter. She's had several opportunities to let Virginie take this second set and she's battling battling battling.

Nice win for Ashley!

[Madame]

Ashley's turning out to be quite the little fighter. She's had several opportunities to let Virginie take this second set and she's battling battling battling.

Poor Virginie, the first seed out :(

[dryrunguy]

Did anyone else's scoreboard freeze? Maybe the person/people who update the scores were big Razzano fans? It stopped working for me when she lost.

[dryrunguy]

Did anyone else's scoreboard freeze? Maybe the person/people who update the scores were big Razzano fans? It stopped working for me when she lost.

Scratch that. It's back.

[shtexas]

Mathieu defeats Cilic from a break down in the third.

[Madame]

Mathieu defeats Cilic from a break down in the third.:)

[dryrunguy]

Scratch that. It's back.

Scratch that. It's gone again.

[Vlad]

Justine finished with 10 aces :yes: and 40 winners with 28 unforced... those are some decent stats for first round straight set win.

http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/stats/WS201.html

[shtexas]

Kiefer up a set and a break! Can he finish Nieminen off?

[Vlad]

Bye bye Szavay

[mjschaefer]

Is there anywhere to stream this so I can watch Blake or am I out of luck on this one?

[rabbit]

Bye bye Szavay

Davai Elena!

[suliso]

Is there anywhere to stream this so I can watch Blake or am I out of luck on this one?

I think TV coverage starts only tomorrow...

[oohsalmon]

Bye bye Szavay

So, Bye, Bye Miss Agnes Szavay
Won a bevy, trophies heavy
But too heavy? You died.

We made a choice
Seemed not risky but wry

Thinking This will be the day that you fry
This will be the day that you fry.

[mjschaefer]

Thats unfortunate.

[dryrunguy]

So, Bye, Bye Miss Agnes Szavay
Won a bevy, trophies heavy
But too heavy? You died.

We made a choice
Seemed not risky but wry

Thinking This will be the day that you fry
This will be the day that you fry.

:hyst::hyst::hyst:

[mmmm8]

I'm so very happy I was wrong about Andreev's match. I think I overestimated Berrer.



So, Bye, Bye Miss Agnes Szavay
Won a bevy, trophies heavy
But too heavy? You died.

We made a choice
Seemed not risky but wry

Thinking This will be the day that you fry
This will be the day that you fry.



Well, I was going to post a poem for dear Agi, but what I came up with while getting lunch is nowhere as elaborate and... poetic as this. Bravo!




A-Bond's out too

[oohsalmon]

A-Bond's out too

Kateryna x Zero = Zero :)

[Danielle]

So, Bye, Bye Miss Agnes Szavay
Won a bevy, trophies heavy
But too heavy? You died.

We made a choice
Seemed not risky but wry

Thinking This will be the day that you fry
This will be the day that you fry.

:hyst: That was awesome, salmon. Oh, Agi. :mad:

Harkleroad's having a nice little resurgence.

Jarkko. :( Sorry beau.

Can't believe Chan went down in flames in the 3rd like that. Did she let Bammer or Nakamura take over for her or something?

[mjschaefer]

Blake takes the first set.

[patrick]

Kateryna x Zero = Zero :)

One doubles win for the Bondarenkos to go before one answer is greater. If a loss, answer is equal.

[rabbit]

Kevin Anderson is not really going away against Novak yet...

[nelslus]

So, Bye, Bye Miss Agnes Szavay
Won a bevy, trophies heavy
But too heavy? You died.

We made a choice
Seemed not risky but wry

Thinking This will be the day that you fry
This will be the day that you fry.

I don't mean to throw salmon off here with praise from nelslus....but, this IS pretty freakin' brilliant. :thumbsup:

[dryrunguy]

Kveta! :mad: Get it together! Though I'm sure it's all Rennae's fault so far. :mad:

[jjnow]

Justine finished with 10 aces :yes: and 40 winners with 28 unforced... those are some decent stats for first round straight set win.

http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/stats/WS201.html
Yeah, those are awesome stats.

Serena ends her match with 24 winners to 18 unforced. A +6 ratio is good enough for her.

Could be a good quarterfinal.

...I notice another bizarre scoreline in a Kuznetsova match.

Great job Pebbles! :cheesy:

Misa Krajicek. :(

[mmmm8]

Kveta! :mad: Get it together! Though I'm sure it's all Rennae's fault so far. :mad:

Come on, you couldn't possibly expect scrubs like Peschke and Stubbs to beat the one and only Galina Voskoboeva, could you?

[dryrunguy]

Come on, you couldn't possibly expect scrubs like Peschke and Stubbs to beat the one and only Galina Voskoboeva, could you?

No, but I was hoping the Kudryavtseva factor would balance things out a bit. :mad:

[mmmm8]

Kevin Anderson has 5 set points!

[rabbit]

Yes, Anderson gets the first set! :)

[Danielle]

Kevin Anderson is not really going away against Novak yet...

Yeah, I noticed that - nice job Kevin!

[Vlad]

Kevin Anderson has 5 set points!


and he takes first set! :shocked:

[verucasalt]

Kevin Anderson has 5 set points!

Wow. Novak only won 1 point during the tiebreak.

[shtexas]

What the hell is Novak doing?

[--cj--]

Is the pressure of having to defend last year's success just finally hitting him mid tie-breaker??

[jjnow]

Kevin Anderson?

Is it too early to get cautiously optimistic?

[verucasalt]

What is A-Rad doing? She seems to have fallen apart after having 40-0 on her serve early in the 2nd set.

[rabbit]

Kevin Anderson?

Is it too early to get cautiously optimistic?

I don't know about whether I should, but I already am ;)



What is A-Rad doing? She seems to have fallen apart after having 40-0 on her serve early in the 2nd set.

This would be an enormous win if Michelle could pull this off...

[munchin]

Kevin Anderson?

Is it too early to get cautiously optimistic?


Never...although I'm still cautiously optimistic about Tommy Ho winning slams so maybe I shouldn't be asked.

[Danielle]

What is A-Rad doing? She seems to have fallen apart after having 40-0 on her serve early in the 2nd set.

I've noticed an odd trend in WTA matches. One player will take the first set then crash out in the 2nd only to blow through the 3rd and take the match. It's not an across the board trend but it's something I see alot. And usually only in the WTA....

[dryrunguy]

What the hell is Novak doing?

Ah, don't sweat it, shtexas.

Because I'm sure it's nothing a well-timed injury timeout wouldn't fix. :p I mean, that altitude in Miami is really tough on players with a history of breathing problems. :lipsrsealed:

[rabbit]

Oops, Anderson gets broken :(

[dryrunguy]

Kveta takes the second! I guess Stubbs got her **** together, finally!

Now finish them off! :cheesy: