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Post by Brinyi on May 26, 2006 11:24:29 GMT -5
Partial OOP CHATRIER Début à 11:00 Vera Zvonareva (RUS) contre Dinara Safina (RUS)[14] Roger Federer (SUI)[1] contre Arnaud Clement (FRA) Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)[1] contre Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) Jose Acasuso (ARG)[26] contre Fabrice Santoro (FRA)  LENGLEN Début à 11:00 Tomas Zib (CZE) contre Tommy Robredo (ESP)[7] Aurelie Vedy (FRA) contre Marion Bartoli (FRA)[25] David Nalbandian (ARG)[3] contre Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) Maria Sharapova (RUS)[4] contre Mashona Washington (USA) Court 1 Début à 11:00 Ai Sugiyama (JPN)[22] contre Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) contre Tim Henman (GBR) Iveta Benesova (CZE) contre Pauline Parmentier (FRA) Carlos Moya (ESP)[30] contre Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) |
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Post by R. Black on May 26, 2006 11:30:08 GMT -5
You should have to feel sorry for people with Court 1 ticket.  |
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Post by R. Black on May 26, 2006 11:34:39 GMT -5
I just realized this is SUNDAY OOP.
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Post by janie on May 26, 2006 15:39:38 GMT -5
Oh, thanks, C. I was confused: they start on FRIDAY now???
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Post by Traveling Man on May 27, 2006 4:59:38 GMT -5
LOL @ Court 1. Phillipe Chatrier has some fun matches. Bepa willl self-destruct and lose in an hour. Roger will cruise in straights. Momo will be tested. Fabrice will win an epic struggle. Why are Venus and Patty missing from the "partial" schedule? I mean where could they possibly be accomodated? Court 1? LOL [  ] |
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Post by janie on May 28, 2006 17:18:21 GMT -5
1.Bepa willl self-destruct and lose in an hour.
2.Roger will cruise in straights.
3.Momo will be tested.
4.Fabrice will win an epic struggle.1.Check! 2.Almost check ... cruised after tough start. 3.Not really much ... 4."epic struggle": check. "Will win": I HOPE SO! Please do it, O Gnome!  |
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Post by Brinyi on May 28, 2006 20:37:58 GMT -5
Fab still might win, but it will have to be tomorrow!
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Post by Brinyi on May 28, 2006 21:14:52 GMT -5
"I had an MRI scan on my ankle on Friday and phoned the French Federation to ask if I could play on Monday or Tuesday instead but they replied I was playing the fourth match on Sunday. It did not make me feel great at all. Obviously they want to sell tickets and only care about their own players."
-- M. Sharapova
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Post by Brinyi on May 28, 2006 21:18:06 GMT -5
"I like the idea of playing on a Sunday but I had asked not to play today, I was preparing for a Monday start. It's tricky because you play and then you have to stop for a few days.' --  This Sunday business is not going over very well! |
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Post by shenaynay on May 28, 2006 21:21:42 GMT -5
I like the Sunday start...
Takes away some of the 1st round drubbings with the high seeds and hopefully a better day of matches on Tuesday.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on May 28, 2006 21:26:59 GMT -5
Guess which court BBCi decided to show.
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Post by shenaynay on May 28, 2006 21:33:45 GMT -5
Why did Henman even get a match today.
I can understand Wimbledon giving him the special attention, but why must other countries care. Sigh.
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Post by Brinyi on May 28, 2006 21:34:01 GMT -5
Guess which court BBCi decided to show. I'm guessing you got wall-to-wall Tip Top Tim. |
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Post by janie on May 29, 2006 5:46:58 GMT -5
"I had an MRI scan on my ankle on Friday and phoned the French Federation to ask if I could play on Monday or Tuesday instead but they replied I was playing the fourth match on Sunday. It did not make me feel great at all. Obviously they want to sell tickets and only care about their own players." -- M. Sharapova This caused a brouhaha on wtaworld, but no one asked the obvious question: what does "having an MRI scan" have to do with when a player should start?? Maria doesn't even mention the results of the scan, which she would for sure if there was some bad news on it. There is no reason that scan-having in itself should affect the schedule of a Grand Slam (allowing of course for the Saint Kim in Australia / Agassi in the US / Frenchies in France Exceptions). |
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Post by Brinyi on May 29, 2006 5:53:36 GMT -5
A brouhaha on WTA World? Shut my mouth!  |
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Post by R. Black on May 29, 2006 6:01:23 GMT -5
I don't like it when players "whine", but I think Sharapova complain has some validity. There's only a couple of players who start Sunday, giving a Monday to her wouldn't have been a privilege. Most players in her half do play Monday. Why not giving her a Monday start if she asks for it?
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Post by janie on May 29, 2006 7:33:29 GMT -5
Because probably NO marquee players probably wanted to play on Sunday. And Maria: yes, of course they want to sell tickets, duh. It's a business, not a charity.
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Post by R. Black on May 29, 2006 7:41:59 GMT -5
I saw the third set of the Sharapova match and the stadium was quite empty... So even if a non-interesting match would have replaced it, I doubt it would have made much of a difference.
And if no player wants to play Sunday, it says something about whether a Sunday start is a good thing or not.
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Post by Brinyi on May 29, 2006 8:30:21 GMT -5
I saw the third set of the Sharapova match and the stadium was quite empty... So even if a non-interesting match would have replaced it, I doubt it would have made much of a difference. And if no player wants to play Sunday, it says something about whether a Sunday start is a good thing or not. It could also say something about a normal human resistance to change. |
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Post by shenaynay on May 29, 2006 8:34:17 GMT -5
I don't get why players are bitching about starting today...
The extra day of rest can only do good.
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Post by shenaynay on May 29, 2006 8:38:06 GMT -5
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Post by Brinyi on May 29, 2006 8:41:16 GMT -5
I don't get why players are bitching about starting today... The extra day of rest can only do good. I think Robredo said that if you have a long, tough match, it's good, and if you have a short one it isn't. |
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Post by R. Black on May 29, 2006 9:18:14 GMT -5
I saw the third set of the Sharapova match and the stadium was quite empty... So even if a non-interesting match would have replaced it, I doubt it would have made much of a difference. And if no player wants to play Sunday, it says something about whether a Sunday start is a good thing or not. It could also say something about a normal human resistance to change. True. |
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