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Post by Ilhame on Jan 26, 2005 14:28:19 GMT -5
It starts on 23 May and I might be there this year!  |
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Post by Choupi on Jan 26, 2005 14:38:06 GMT -5
I'll be there too...only one day.  That's all I could negociate with my boss...  The ticket is booked. I'll be whoring around there on wednesday 25th may. |
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Post by Ilhame on Jan 26, 2005 14:41:28 GMT -5
I can't reserve tickets till March I think, but I'll try to go on the first two days and Benny Berthet day. I only want ground passes.
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Post by Choupi on Jan 26, 2005 15:54:03 GMT -5
Ilhame, the Bennie Berthet Day is always great. You'll have fun there I'm sure...
I've got my ticket already booked coz I have contacted a club here...The tickets will officially be on sale for the public from March 7th to April 29th. As you're interested by a ground pass, it should cost you between 10 and 18 € (2004 indicative prices). It will depend on the day.
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Post by Ilhame on Jan 26, 2005 16:28:58 GMT -5
I checked fft.fr and it says a ground pass costs 19 euros this year. I will write them a nice long email in french to ask how I need to apply exactly cause two years ago it went wrong. I don't want them to lose my reservation again.  |
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Post by TennisHack on Jan 26, 2005 16:49:39 GMT -5
*insanely jealous* ;D I expect lots of pictures!  |
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Post by Choupi on Jan 26, 2005 16:59:19 GMT -5
Don't worry, you'll have plenty of pics...if I don't spoil them of course... ;D Ilhame, if you need help with the FFT, just ask me... |
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Post by Ilhame on Jan 28, 2005 16:29:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the offer Choupi. When I'll have time I'll check the site again and see what I need to do.
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 28, 2005 20:48:11 GMT -5
For the 93rd year in a row, I won't be there!
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Post by The Chloe on Jan 28, 2005 20:51:11 GMT -5
We'll be there in spirit!
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 28, 2005 20:57:20 GMT -5
We'll be there in spirit! Damn right! You know, I have never been to a Slam and that is the only one I really would want to attend a whole lot. |
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Post by The Chloe on Feb 13, 2005 23:19:57 GMT -5
I can't believe you've never made the trip to NY! You need to quit this whole "adult" thing and be a student bum with spare time like meeee!
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Post by TennisHack on Apr 14, 2005 18:35:22 GMT -5
From TMS Monte Carlo 3R (April 14): Q. Paris has been a special place for you, Paris Masters . How important would it be for you if you could win Roland Garros this year? MARAT SAFIN: That's my goal, actually. That's my goal for the whole career. I'm trying, and I will try, try to win it. I always played well there, but for some reason I couldn't ‑‑ I was missing something extra, you know, to win it. I was in the semifinals playing quite well, then I had a terrible match against Ferrero , semifinals. One time in quarterfinals, but I ran out of gas. Last year I had blisters. So it was always a little bit something is missing. That's why I'm going to try to prepare myself as much as I can for the tournament. It's completely different. You cannot compare ‑‑ you don't compare to Monte‑Carlo and Hamburg ; they're all special in different way. But the French Open is five sets matches, and it's a little bit different game. Q. What's so special about Roland Garros itself, the tournament, to you? MARAT SAFIN: The whole thing, the whole scene. I mean, like the Paris atmosphere; the city; people; courts; the way that people, they run the tournament; the way the people, they love this tournament; the city. All these kind of things make it so special. Q. Is it a perfect tournament? MARAT SAFIN: Yeah. For me, yes. |
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Post by Brinyi on Apr 27, 2005 10:50:46 GMT -5
"GAUDIO: 'NADAL SERÁ EL HOMBRE A BATIR EN ROLAND GARROS' "
Foxy!
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Post by The Chloe on Apr 27, 2005 19:43:33 GMT -5
That whore!
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Post by Brinyi on May 15, 2005 14:58:23 GMT -5
The qualies start on Tuesday.  |
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Post by The Chloe on May 15, 2005 15:53:38 GMT -5
Wheeeee!
Go Rafa go! You won't be in qualies, but go anyways!
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Post by The Chloe on May 15, 2005 15:54:27 GMT -5
If Safin wins after completely sucking ass for the last 3 months, will this further support your "slams are overrated" cause, Bryni? Or will it hurt it? |
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Post by Brinyi on May 15, 2005 17:52:30 GMT -5
If Safin wins after completely sucking ass for the last 3 months, will this further support your "slams are overrated" cause, Bryni? Or will it hurt it? Support. Basically it doesn't matter what the evidence is, I interpret it in a way that supports it.  |
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Post by Brinyi on May 15, 2005 19:33:05 GMT -5
Here are the top 32 -- so Gasquet will be seeded.
Federer, Roger (SUI )
Hewitt, Lleyton (AUS )
Roddick, Andy (USA )
Safin, Marat (RUS )
Nadal, Rafael (ESP )
Gaudio, Gaston (ARG )
Agassi, Andre (USA )
Henman, Tim (GBR )
Coria, Guillermo (ARG )
Canas, Guillermo (ARG )
Nalbandian, David (ARG )
Johansson, Joachim (SWE )
Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS )
Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO )
Moya, Carlos (ESP )
Robredo, Tommy (ESP )
Stepanek, Radek (CZE )
Hrbaty, Dominik (SVK )
Ancic, Mario (CRO )
Johansson, Thomas (SWE )
Ferrer, David (ESP )
Haas, Tommy (GER )
Massu, Nicolas (CHI )
Grosjean, Sebastien (FRA )
Lopez, Feliciano (ESP )
Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI )
Novak, Jiri (CZE )
Volandri, Filippo (ITA )
Kiefer, Nicolas (GER )
Dent, Taylor (USA )
Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS )
Gasquet, Richard (FRA )
I believe Hewitt and Dent are out -- and the next in are Chela and Ferrero.
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Post by Brinyi on May 15, 2005 19:33:57 GMT -5
Ergo, Coria is a top 8 seed -- Sexxy Rad is a top 16 seed. |
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Post by Brinyi on May 15, 2005 19:36:26 GMT -5
And Nadal is top 4.  |
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Post by DBBN on May 15, 2005 20:34:19 GMT -5
And the likely ladies:
1. Lindsay Davenport, United States
2. Maria Sharapova, Russia
3. Amelie Mauresmo, France
4. Serena Williams, United States
5. Elena Dementieva, Russia
6. Anastasia Myskina, Russia
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
8. Nadia Petrova, Russia
9. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland
10. Vera Zvonareva, Russia
11. Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium
12. Venus Williams, United States
13. Elena Bovina, Russia
14. Nathalie Dechy, France
15. Kim Clijsters, Belgium
16. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia and Montenegro
17. Elena Likhovtseva, Russia
18. Tatiana Golovin, France
19. Silvia Farina Elia, Italy
20. Shinobu Asagoe, Japan
21. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia
22. Mary Pierce, France
23. Francesca Schiavone, Italy
24. Ai Sugiyama, Japan
25. Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgaria
26. Dinara Safina, Russia
27. Paola Suarez, Argentina
28. Amy Frazier, United States
29. Marion Bartoli, France
30. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia and Montenegro
31. Gisela Dulko, Argentina
32. Karolina Sprem, Croatia
That's with Molik and Capriati out. Next seeds: Pennetta, Na Li, Razzano, Zuluaga.
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Post by Brinyi on May 15, 2005 20:39:25 GMT -5
/me is pumped
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Post by TennisHack on May 16, 2005 1:42:03 GMT -5
News in brief (I)By Benjamin Waldbaum Sunday, May 15, 2005 www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2005-05-15/200505151116160829082.htmlReady, set…!There are still tickets available for Roland Garros 2005. The remaining tickets will be on sale starting Monday May 16th at Roland Garros stadium (only at the Porte des Mousquetaires ticket booths on avenue Gordon-Bennett). Sales will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Monday May 16th through Saturday May 21st. Seats for the qualifiers will be on sale at the "qualifiers area" tent at 19 avenue de la Porte d'Auteuil, from Tuesday May 17th through Saturday May 21st starting at 9 a.m. Finding the "quality" players in the "qualis"On May 17th, 128 men and 96 women start the qualifying rounds. Their objective is to win three matches in order to be able to participate in the main tournament. At the end of "qualis" week, sixteen men and twelve women will make it into the French Open proper. The men's draw should include the Argentine Franco Squillari, semi-finalist here in 2000, the Moroccan Hicham Arazi, the American James Blake or Nicolas Lapentti from Ecuador. About twenty French players will be trying their best to win a spot, including Arnaud Di Pasquale, Jérôme Golmard, Mathieu Montcourt, Josselin Ouanna, Nicolas Devilder, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. The women's singles, which start on May 18th, will include the Frenchwomen Capucine Rousseau, Virginie Pichet, Florence Haring and Gracia Radovanovic, among others, who should give Chanda Rubin, Cara Black, Michaella Krajicek, as well as Clarisa Fernandez, semi-finalist in the event in 2002, a run for their money. The matches start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday May 17th (men's), and Wednesday May 18th, (women's); then at 11 a.m. on Thursday 19th, Friday 20th and Saturday 21st May. Tickets for the qualifying matches will be on sale in the "qualifiers area" tent (19, avenue de la Porte d'Auteuil) for €15 (€7.50 under 15 years of age and free under seven). The top juniors in attendanceFor both junior tournaments (May 29th - June 5th) seven of the ten best players in the world will be in Paris. Two French juniors will be taking part: Jérémy Chardy and Irena Pavlovic. Fifteen year old world no. 1 Donald Young from America will be trying to win his second Grand Slam tournament after coming out on top in Melbourne in January. The finalist in Australia, the Korean Sun-Yong Kim (no. 2) will also be contending. Argentina's Leonardo Mayer (no. 3) will also be in the running, high on having already won four times on clay. Ukrainian Sergiy Bubka (no. 5) and son of the former pole vaulter of the same name, Briton Andrew Murray, (no. 6), Czech Dusan Lodja, (no. 7), and Brazilian Raony Carvalho, (no. 10), will also be in attendance. In the the girls' draw, sixteen year-old world no. 1 Viktoria Azarenka from Belarus will be looking to win another Grand Slam after Melbourne. She will be up against Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak (no. 4), Yung-Jan Chan from Taipei (no.5), Rumanian Alexandra Dulgheru (no. 7), American Alexa Glatch (no.8), Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova (no. 9) and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki (no. 10).
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Post by Brinyi on May 17, 2005 15:14:26 GMT -5
 Team Lagardère photo -- you may recognize DiP (extreme left), PHM (white jacket), Pierce (duh), and on the extreme right, Monfils & Gasquet. |
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That's all I could negociate with my boss... 
The ticket is booked. I'll be whoring around there on wednesday 25th may.
