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Post by Brinyi on Jan 10, 2008 11:22:25 GMT -5
We'll begin with the seeds for now, shall we?
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain)
3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
4. Nikolay Davydenko (Russia)
5. David Ferrer (Spain)
6. Andy Roddick (United States)
7. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile, enjoying his final weeks with a single digit ranking)
8. Richard Gasquet (France)
9. Andy Murray (Britain)
10. David Nalbandian (Argentina)
11. Tommy Robredo (Spain)
12. James Blake (U.S.)
13. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic)
14. Mikhail Youzhny (Russia)
15. Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus)
16. Carlos Moya (Spain)
17. Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia)
18. Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina)
19. Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
20. Ivo Karlovic (Croatia)
21. Juan Monaco (Argentina)
22. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)
23. Paul-Henri Mathieu (France)
24. Jarkko Nieminen (Finland)
25. Fernando Verdasco (Spain)
26. Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland)
27. Nicolas Almagro (Spain)
28. Gilles Simon (France)
29. Philipp "Chatman" Kohlschreiber (Germany)
30. Radek Stepanek (Czech Replublic)
31. Igor Andreev (Russia)
32. Dmitry Tursunov (Russia)
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Post by sasha on Jan 10, 2008 15:28:04 GMT -5
Gonzalez out, Karlovic in! He only needs to reach the final!
I'm very interested how Fat Dave does. I'm fearing massive disappointment.
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Post by janie on Jan 10, 2008 17:03:32 GMT -5
An AO without Potito is like a baked potato without sour cream!  |
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Post by sasha on Jan 10, 2008 19:05:50 GMT -5
No, that's Lleyton.
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Post by janie on Jan 10, 2008 19:07:37 GMT -5
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 11, 2008 2:40:00 GMT -5
Poor Gnome. Ivo Isner should be made to order for him but then he gets Roj. Poor Frank will lose to Jarkko again. Guccione has a draw he might do something with  , and Fat Dave's health should improve when he sees his draw. Wussquet will have to work hard to screw up his draw. Querrey-Oli. Handshake pic! Hmm... Thomas Johansson SWE v Marcos Baghdatis CYP (15) Nicolas Kiefer GER v Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP (22) Radek Stepanek CZE (30) v Vincent Spadea USA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA v Andy Murray GBR (9) |
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Post by lexpretend on Jan 11, 2008 3:08:19 GMT -5
Possible 2R unseeded battle between Safin and ToJo. I remember when that was a final. Maybe they can recreate those stunning glory days for us this year.
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Post by sasha on Jan 11, 2008 3:14:38 GMT -5
Ivo has the best draw possible. Q 1st round. Seeds are tanking Youzhny and Kolya. So, he'll lose to a short guy in 1R.
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Post by DBBN on Jan 11, 2008 11:13:57 GMT -5
Surprise finalist battle in 1R: Clement vs. Schuettler!  |
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Post by Self-Love, Baby! on Jan 11, 2008 16:08:00 GMT -5
Fuck, Misha got Davydenko. Nadal or Djokovic would have been better for him. 2nd quarter is soooo strong - Ferrero will lose first round to Kiefer or beat them all.  |
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Post by lexpretend on Jan 11, 2008 18:42:57 GMT -5
Murray might be a good bet as the bottom half finalist. Sadly, I can't see Dickhead losing until the QF at least |
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Post by sasha on Jan 11, 2008 20:55:38 GMT -5
I'd be proclaiming Mopey as a finalist if he didn't suck against Gasquet and Kolya. And Youzhny also has the strong backcourt game he struggles most against.
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Post by sasha on Jan 12, 2008 1:00:58 GMT -5
Inane draw thoughts: I want Isner to lose. Roger-Gnome makes for good watching. We won't get to see the midget much longer. Otherwise, Roger got another easy draw in a slam... assuming Berdych doesn't have 1 of his 3 good days per year. And let's hope Guccione doesn't make a run... anyone could advance in that Gorila-Blake section, it's filled with even more mercurial players like Melzer, Fathead, Ljubicic. We're going to be seeing lots o' tennis from the Djokovic has-been section, which already has me tired. The Dave's can't avoid each other. Please show up ready to go here, Fatty. Some sleepers like Kiefer and Stepanek there, but I'd surprised if either goes down early. Kolya didn't draw Roddick again in a slam, so SF time! Woo! I'd be high on Murray here, but he drew terrible matchups. Nadal, Andrew... bleh. Not much fun in the bottom quarter. Andrew-Donnster 2R... UGH. |
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Post by The Chloe on Jan 12, 2008 2:12:24 GMT -5
Inane draw thoughts: We won't get to see the midget much longer. Haven't we been saying this for years? I know that eventually it will come to be true and all... but I'm almost convinced that Fabrice is ageless. |
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Post by sasha on Jan 12, 2008 2:51:20 GMT -5
But, the Wee Gnome officially said he's retiring. And he has CLASS, unlike L. Leach.
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Post by The Chloe on Jan 14, 2008 5:51:31 GMT -5
When is he doing this? Blasphemous.
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Post by sasha on Jan 14, 2008 13:10:02 GMT -5
He said he's done after the Olympics.
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 14, 2008 13:15:24 GMT -5
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Post by sasha on Jan 14, 2008 16:40:36 GMT -5
OMG They're really playing!
Juan Pablo Brzezicki ARG
Agustin Calleri ARG
v
John Isner USA
Ivo Karlovic CRO
Sorry, Augie. But you will be blasted off the court.
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Post by Self-Love, Baby! on Jan 14, 2008 20:08:04 GMT -5
That's hilarious. Hopefully they'll get some coverage on ESPN this fortnight.
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 16, 2008 12:54:40 GMT -5
"For me, the one to watch is Naldandian. What he did at Bercy last year was incredible. He has to win his early matches without wasting too much energy, because he doesn't have the best physique in the tournament.  If so, he will be really dangerous. Especially since he is the one Federer fears the most." -- A. Di Pasquale |
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Post by sasha on Jan 16, 2008 13:18:40 GMT -5
Pff, Arnaud should know that Fat Dave doesn't tire. He's a physical phenomenon.
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 16, 2008 13:48:51 GMT -5
AUSTRALIAN Open officials have wasted little time in a crackdown on player behaviour at Melbourne Park. With the second round yet to finish, 12 players have been charged and fined. Vince Spadea and Arnaud Clement were both fined $560 for audible obscenities. Nicolas Almagro, Juan Ignacio Chela and Boris Pashanski were docked the same amount for racquet abuse. And 2002 champion Thomas Johansson was penalised $560 for unsportsmanlike behaviour following his first-round defeat to Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.  Hugo Armando, Alexandre Kudrayavtsev and Bjorn Rehnqvist were fined $280 for audible obscenities. Gilles Muller, Philipp Petzchner and New South Welshman Nathan Healey were hit with the same fine for racquet abuse. |
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Post by sasha on Jan 16, 2008 13:59:02 GMT -5
Yet, Murray and Roddick scream obscenities every match, and that's just dandy.
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Post by Self-Love, Baby! on Jan 16, 2008 14:55:28 GMT -5
Only the nobodies are getting the fines. Fuck officials, they're pussies and dicks.
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, and Fat Dave's health should improve when he sees his draw.
