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Post by RogiFan on Apr 5, 2003 12:31:48 GMT -5
;D Woo hoo! SUI d FRA in doubles! Congrats Rogi and Marc -- you did it! now 2-1!! Rogi didn't have to work TOO hard 64 36 63 76(4)! Just one more match to win -- George -- viel gluck!!  The French are just in awe of Rogi -- they called him "impressive"!! |
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Post by ILR on Apr 5, 2003 12:36:52 GMT -5
oh yes I knew about this I followed the scoreboard earlier lol,congrats to the Swissies!  |
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Post by Sjengster on Apr 5, 2003 15:09:06 GMT -5
Here's an interesting head-to-head: Federer vs Grosjean
2001 Monte Carlo TMS, Clay, Q
Monaco Clay Q Grosjean 46 36
2001 Rotterdam, Hard, R16
The Netherlands Hard R16 Federer 46 63 64
2001 Sydney, Hard, Q
Australia Hard Q Grosjean 57 46
Grosjean leads 2-1, but Roger won the only indoor match in Rotterdam. Considering that he's now won 23 straight sets in Davis Cup singles he should be able to finish the job, but let's hope the nerves don't get to him... the first ever semifinal for Switzerland with him in the team.
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Post by Sue on Apr 6, 2003 11:00:13 GMT -5
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 6, 2003 11:36:10 GMT -5
WOO HOO! Switzerland d France !! Yay Rogi! 61 60 62 vs. Santoro! How's George doing? Did he win? SB was screwy... Merci, Sue!  source: www.lequipe.fr/
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Post by ILR on Apr 6, 2003 12:54:32 GMT -5
Oh yay! ;D what a great win over Fabrice and congrats to the Swissies now! |
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Post by Doris on Apr 7, 2003 7:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by Sue on Apr 7, 2003 7:17:07 GMT -5
Thanks so much for the link Doris..some really lovely pics there.... ;D
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 7, 2003 10:19:36 GMT -5
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 7, 2003 10:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by Lee on Apr 7, 2003 22:51:19 GMT -5
Seems like Rogi still need to work harder for people to recognise him FRANCE'S DAVIS CUP PLAYER FEDERER CELEBRATES WITH HIS CAPTAIN MARC ROSSET AT THE END OF THE QUARTERFINAL IN TOULOUSE  source: gotennis.com There are more Rogi DC pix in the picture thread from gotennis.
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 8, 2003 11:10:55 GMT -5
Thanks Lee! Nice pic, even if the caption is wrong!
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Post by Doris on Apr 9, 2003 7:07:59 GMT -5
O.K. folks here it comes the long awaitet SMASH translation: Roger Federer writes Swiss sportshistory: With his actuall world ranking (Nr. 4) the Basler secured in the everlasting swiss bestlist the poleposition. And also in the monney competition the 22 year old with a yearly salary of over 6 millions swiss francs his way ahead of the swiss sportsconcurence. A look behind the curtains of the successfull firm, in which the boss with help of his famili will also take care of the management in the future. the firm Roger Federer from Doris Rickenbacher Everywhere where Roger Federer appears in the tennis garden of Indian wells there are immediately queues of ppl asking for autographs and pictures. A year ago he could still move around hardly unnoticed in the stadium. Today he has with help of several bodyguards to sneak through the amount of ppl around him. In the meanwhile the swiss became also a star in the USA. "Roger is good for an identificationfigure on every of the 5 continents." the well known tennisjournalist Bud Collins is convinced. Couse Roger not only plays irrestible good tennis but also brings with what the marked expects from a universel "usable" hero: Roger speaks perfect french and english, he looks good, he has humor and he masters the relation with the media perfect. "A Juwel, also for the advertisingindustry" so Collins. Without Marketing Company The earningpossibilities oppening ou for the 21 year old are for helvetic relations really exorbitant (Gee why can't jurnalists just use simple words?? Just my to sents to the word wxorbitant ) His yearly salary (including prisemonney, starting fees and sponsoring monney) is estimated by experts of over 6 milions swiss francs. Federer is herewith the best earning swiss sport of all time. It's even more surprising that the family Federer from the middle of the year onwards after the contract with the managment company IMG runs out dare themselves to move around the businessfloor on their own. "There have been differences in the end with IMG conserning some principlequestions, that's why we desided not to make any contract with an other firm at the moment", explains Roger. Offers from Managementfirms Roger had a lot. So also Boris Beckers firm BCI and the Zuger Dominik Senn, who realised at the time the contract with the Swiss trustcompany AAM had big interrests at the Swiss. But non of these companies could convince Federer and his Family. Father Robert prefered to represent his son by himself commercially. A first success the firm Federer had in these days. After months, of hardly moving negotiations, the already on october first run out contract with the outfit company Nike could be prolongued. The contract is 5 years long. No words about the amount. The amount of 7 - 10 million swissfrancs coursing around in a swiss boulevardpaper has been declared as "compleately overrated and taken out of the air" from circles around the outfit company. Good advisers on the side The fair, to fail on the unsused businessterrain with povermissuse, intrigues, envy, man-trap, drop a brick and false friends, does not exist in the house Federer. "We have good advisers on our side" affirms "companyowner" Roger. He doesn't want to say any names. He only gives to the protocoll that these are ppl beeing in a very close trust realationship to the family and know something about the sportsbusiness. FedererCoach Peter Lundgren on the other hand denies all rumors to be acting as a wire-puller behind the courtains. "Rogers bussinessaffairs are a clean familymatter." Fatherly marketingboss The responsibilite of the federer businessafairs are according to Roger under his father Robert. The born Rheintaler, who's merchandising chemical substanses for the paperindustrie for a swissfirm in Africa and in the middle east, will take care together with his son of his sons marketing and the startingfees poker at the tournaments, of the taxe and fees business as well as of the paiments of the salary of the "firms employees" such as Lundgren, Paganini and the physiotherapeuts Pavel Kovac and Caius Schmid. Managementdueties Roger Federer gave also to his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec, who due to an injury had to put back her own sportsambitions. "Mirka books the flights and hotels and coordinates also my timetable according to commercial and public apearances." Also good possible that the 24 year old Thurgauerin will take part on possible kreation of a Nike-Federer-Kollection. Distracted thourg Doller-Poker? The monney in the Federer entrerprise is rolling. Is the boss himself aware of the financial transactions? "Oh yes, I know now very well, what's going on on my accounts" so Roger Federer. The already during this years Australien Open upcoming critic voices in the press, that the swiss through the Dollar-Poker was to distracted from it's main bussiness - playing tennis, the 21 year old won't agree. "It's not like I was thinking about the bussiness now all the time", explains Federer. " I only place the strategies in arrangement with my family and the advisers. The timeconsuming details will solve the others". To the todays strategic alliances belong the contracts with Nike and Wilson, AAM, Rolex and Emmi. Already at the beginning of the year the structure on the mainbusiness Tennis has been newly organised. The traveling-troupe has been reduced. To the Federer-tross now belong Coach peter Lundgren, fitnesstrainer Pierre Paganini and Physiotherapist Pavel Kovac, who came to the team last autom recomended by Mirka Vavrinec. To the "care staff" also belongs chiropractic Caius Schmid, who's loosens up body blocades of the topten player in Basel. Perfect Interaction All ppl involved declare the present arrangement as perfect. Peter Lundgren praises the high profesionalism of everybody, and Pierre Paganini is pleased about the good team climat and the perfect interaction between "staff" and the player. "Everybody understands the work of the other and respects it's specific knowlege" so the Westschweizer. Teamboss Federer is also pleased about the good fonctionality of its tross. "It allows me to have the head free for that what I still like most: playing tennis." That's it folks hope it's understandable as some tearms really weren't that easy to translate into a easy reading and understandable english. |
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 9, 2003 7:57:16 GMT -5
 Danke, Doris! Ah... sun... but still snow on the ground. Just saw this show Alternate Routes fr 2000 and the kids went to Interlaken to go skydiving, ice climbing and canyoning! lol! and they watched the Swiss Day parade w alphorns and St. Bernard dogs! Now to read the translation... still waiting for my mag!
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Post by Doris on Apr 9, 2003 7:59:39 GMT -5
Would you believe we had about 5 cm snow this morning!!! Hellooooo!!!! Winter supposed to be over!!! (But hey it's April so who nows what kind of weather we'll have tomorrow.) You'll be pleased when you get it RF I promise |
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 9, 2003 8:14:18 GMT -5
Would you believe we had about 5 cm snow this morning!!! Hellooooo!!!! Winter supposed to be over!!! (But hey it's April so who nows what kind of weather we'll have tomorrow.) You'll be pleased when you get it RF I promise Ooh... can't wait! I thought they said Mirka might do sth w Rogi's Nike collection -- I was right! Interesting... w be nice for Rogi to have his OWN unique designs. Breakfast time! |
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 9, 2003 8:36:24 GMT -5
Hi still haven't eaten a thing today! Just read in a Swiss article that Alex may or may NOT come to Gstaad pending the birth of his first baby!
Also, the only players confirmed so far are Rogi, Micha and Juanqui! Sounds OK to me so far!! I'd go if I could!
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Post by Doris on Apr 9, 2003 8:54:42 GMT -5
Apparently Alex already asked for a WC just in case he can manage it to come to Gstaad. So far 3 top 10 players are confirmed Ferrero, Federer, Nalbandian and as the Nr. 2 of Switzerland Kratochvil
Looks like I have to ask my boss for some days of so I can go to Gstaad. Maybe Mrs. B. will come with me....
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 9, 2003 10:10:08 GMT -5
Apparently Alex already asked for a WC just in case he can manage it to come to Gstaad. So far 3 top 10 players are confirmed Ferrero, Federer, Nalbandian and as the Nr. 2 of Switzerland Kratochvil Looks like I have to ask my boss for some days of so I can go to Gstaad. Maybe Mrs. B. will come with me.... That w be nice! Rogi w appreciate his own little cheering section, I'm sure of it! I w love if we could all attend one tourney together and cheer him on, just like the Aussie "Fanatics" group who travel all over the world to cheer on their Aussie players [esp Rafter, of course!]. |
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Post by Doris on Apr 9, 2003 10:22:47 GMT -5
Just tell me where and when and I try to make it |
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 9, 2003 15:17:24 GMT -5
Would you believe we had about 5 cm snow this morning!!! Hellooooo!!!! Winter supposed to be over!!! (But hey it's April so who nows what kind of weather we'll have tomorrow.) You'll be pleased when you get it RF I promise Hey, Doris, glad to see you're a woman of your word! Pleased? I'm more than that! I was so happy to see my Smash issue today!! No less than 14 pix of Rogi in that issue [OK some are tiny and duplicates, but who's counting?]. The POSTER is gorg'!! He's looking lovely amongst the cactus too! And the photo of the article...  I swear Rogi's looking better all the time... Mirka looks lovely in her pic too... ah... a sweet couple! Now if only ALL the issues were so Rogi-oriented! |
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Post by Doris on Apr 10, 2003 2:26:49 GMT -5
What and you didn't faint!!! (what a disappointment)  Told you you'd like it By the way if anybody's interrested I have a spear poster to give away |
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 10, 2003 11:44:57 GMT -5
What and you didn't faint!!! (what a disappointment) Told you you'd like it By the way if anybody's interrested I have a spear poster to give away OK maybe I didn't faint but I had to lie down for a bit... one goes a bit woozy after staring at Rogi's dreamy eyes... [wouldn't ILR just love to see those pix!!] I forgot: you mean the poster in the Smash? or a different one? Sounds interesting if it's a different poster... otherwise, maybe ILR w like it? or Lily? |
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Post by ILR on Apr 10, 2003 12:42:42 GMT -5
OK maybe I didn't faint but I had to lie down for a bit... one goes a bit woozy after staring at Rogi's dreamy eyes... [wouldn't ILR just love to see those pix!!] I forgot: you mean the poster in the Smash? or a different one? Sounds interesting if it's a different poster... otherwise, maybe ILR w like it? or Lily? *ears prick up* Whats this about a poster?;D |
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Post by TennisHack on Apr 10, 2003 13:38:57 GMT -5
Where's Mrs. B?  I miss her. |
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Post by ILR on Apr 10, 2003 13:52:48 GMT -5
Where's Mrs. B? I miss her. I was thinking that  I got an e-mail a few days ago off her saying that she didnt feel too well but she had been feeling bad anyway and she was getting better but now I dont know  |
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 10, 2003 14:06:54 GMT -5
I keep thinking about her too... she was around for DC at WTAW but since then, I don't know. ILR -- have to wait for Doris to answer my Q about the Rogi poster. But in the April Smash, there's a lovely one of him, along w other luscious pix!! Nice one of Mirka too! Hackie -- even a couple of piccies of Micha in that issue! I think there's a question section in the next issue where you can ask Micha a Q! If I find the info, I'll post it in Swiss thread. Oops... it's in the Juniors Corner... you have to be under 18! And you win sth signed by Micha... they had one for Rogi before.
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Post by Lily on Apr 10, 2003 23:35:29 GMT -5
OK maybe I didn't faint but I had to lie down for a bit... one goes a bit woozy after staring at Rogi's dreamy eyes... [wouldn't ILR just love to see those pix!!] I forgot: you mean the poster in the Smash? or a different one? Sounds interesting if it's a different poster... otherwise, maybe ILR w like it? or Lily? yeah, whats this about a poster? i love posters, esp. of Swiss tennis stars. ;D I miss Mrs. B too. I also saw her during DC and hope she's doing okay. |
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Post by Doris on Apr 11, 2003 2:22:47 GMT -5
Good Morning everyone! (Guess we all worrie about Mrs. B...) Well RF sorry I AM talking about the Smash Poster. Haven't got any other one. So who wants it?? Oh yes and I really forgot about Hackie. But then there's that age limit - who's going to check that anyways. O.K when I think about it I'll post the e-mail addy where you can ask a question to Micha. (Or maybe RF is faster ) And you have 3 guesses what might be one of the headlines in the next issue |
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Post by TennisHack on Apr 11, 2003 8:17:45 GMT -5
Well, I was thinking about Mrs. B yesterday and remembered that she's also in the midst of opening her club. So maybe that's what's keeping her so busy? Hopefully nothing "more serious" -- you know what I mean LOL, thanks guiys for the question thing! I'm definitely over 18 and am not sure if I could sound 'young'. |
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Danke, Doris! Ah... sun... but still snow on the ground. Just saw this show Alternate Routes fr 2000 and the kids went to Interlaken to go skydiving, ice climbing and canyoning! lol! and they watched the Swiss Day parade w alphorns and St. Bernard dogs! 
I miss her.
I got an e-mail a few days ago off her saying that she didnt feel too well but she had been feeling bad anyway and she was getting better 