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Post by RogiFan on Feb 15, 2004 11:26:23 GMT -5
Go, ROGI, in Rotterdam!! Someone in MTF saw Rogi and Max practising -- said he's v popular w the players! Also saw Robredo, Corretja [yay got a WC], got Jarkko's and Rainer's autographs. Sounds like fun!
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 17, 2004 18:12:29 GMT -5
So far, Alex and Tommy are out... Rogi, beat Arnaud pls! Juanqui, pls beat van Scheppinghen...
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Post by Doris on Feb 18, 2004 12:58:44 GMT -5
Good luck Roger!!!
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 19, 2004 15:22:29 GMT -5
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Post by Doris on Feb 20, 2004 4:50:36 GMT -5
Allleeezzz Roger go for it!!
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 20, 2004 11:51:49 GMT -5
Come on, Rogi, just beat Tim -- he's waiting for you! Friday, 20 February, 2004, 10:16 GMT Henman faces Federer test Henman has won five of his six meetings with Federer Britain's Tim Henman is in confident mood ahead of his clash with world number one Roger Federer in Rotterdam. Federer has won 16 straight matches but Henman leads 5-1 in career meetings. "It's probably the toughest challenge in tennis right now because he hasn't lost any matches for a considerable amount of time," said Henman. "If you look at the events he has won, they don't get any bigger than the Masters Cup and the Grand Slams, but it's always fun to play Roger." <<HOPE IT WON'T BE THIS TIME! The last time the pair met in October, Henman won 7-5 6-1 on his way to taking the Paris Masters title. Top seed Federer, the Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, admitted: "I've got a very bad record against Tim. "I've lost five and won once; the one time I won he gave up after a set so he's really the last guy who beat me in an official tournament in Paris Bercy. "I hope he didn't start the streak and is going to end it. <<DON'T SAY THAT, ROGI!! "We'll see what happens but I'm looking forward to this match because it's always interesting to play him." The match is due on court at 1830 GMT. news.bbc.co.uk/
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 21, 2004 8:39:26 GMT -5
bad news... Federer out of Marseille World number one Roger Federer has pulled out of the Marseille Open next week because of injury, organisers said on Saturday. Federer, the Australian Open champion, was the top seed in the tournament, which also features Russian Marat Safin and Spaniard Juan-Carlos Ferrero. "I have several injuries. I have pain in my right foot, another in my shoulder since the Australian Open and also a general weariness," said Federer. "Had it been a decisive game in the Davis Cup I would have played. But I'm not in shape to defend my title here and am not interested in losing in the first or second round." Reuters - 21/02/2004 www.eurosport.fr/Got more details fr SUI news: Rogi flew directly to Marseille where the doctor examined him. He said he s be better and ready for Dubai after one week of recuperation. Let's hope so... if not, don't play hurt, Rogi! Get better, sweet thing! This is NOT good timing but what can you do...
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Post by Doris on Feb 21, 2004 9:03:14 GMT -5
Roger get better soon but don't rush anything!!
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 21, 2004 20:02:14 GMT -5
You're right, Doris, best that Rogi fully recover... not worth coming back too soon only to be set back even further.
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 28, 2004 21:34:39 GMT -5
HOPP, ROGI, in Dubai! Defend your title! What a first-rd opponent in Maratski, tho!! Interesting... Amelie Mauresmo had some really nice words to say about Rogi after he won the AO04, saying how he's reached maturity and how talented he is!! Nice of her! Rogi and Amelie both have beautiful bhs!
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Post by Vera on Feb 28, 2004 22:04:50 GMT -5
So where is the draw? I also read that Rogi will face Safin in the first round . No Fair! Marat needs to get back to top 10 quick.
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 2, 2004 11:10:42 GMT -5
Rogi vs. Maratski in Dubai, first round: 17:59 Safin on a roll! He guns through his service game, tying up Federer to take his first ever lead in this match! Safin up 6-5! 17:55 SAFIN!!!! The big Russian capitalises on his 5th break point of the game, hurting Federer and equalising at 5-5!!! 17:54 Jumping back hand from the Russian... New advantage (and 5th break point) for Safin!!! 17:53 BIG ACE FROM FEDERER!!! The Swiss brings it back to deuce... 17:52 Federer flicks a shot wide... Advantage Safin! 17:50 DOUBLE BREAK POINT FOR SAFIN: Nope! The Russian stuffs a return wide.... and another one. DEUCE! 17:49 Federer against the ropes, down 0-40 and handing Safin three break points... There goes one of them, as Safin lobs one just long... 17:46 Safin stays alive, saving his serve to fight back to 4-5. Federer, however, will now serve for game, set and match... 17:41 Federer intercepts a Safin lob, pounding the ball for a winner and a big 5-3 lead in this second set. Safin back to serve to stay in the set -- and the match... 17:38 Safin toughs it out, mastering his serve -- and his temper -- to crawl back to 3-4 in the set... 17:35 No obliterated rackets yet, but Safin's anger is putting a strain on his equipment. Repeatedly slamming his racket to the court, Safin is looking close to his form of two years ago... when he broke a total of 147... 17:34 Safin loses his temper -- and the game -- falling to a 2-4 deficit in the set. The Russian repeatedly floats shots long, taking his aggression out on his racket... 17:27 Safin re-finds his mark, earning a game off his service and fighting back to 2-3... 17:25 Federer rages through his service game, holding Safin to love to take a commanding 3-1 lead in this second set. 17:21 Up 40-15, Safin bullets a first serve that Federer can only look at. Still 2-1, however, in favour of Federer, with the Swiss back on serve... 17:18 After an endless trip back and forth to deuce, Federer pulls it off, hand-tying Safin to take a 2-0 lead... 17:12 Safin takes a shot -- literally -- at Federer, punching the Swiss with a close-range shot that tags Federer smack on the head. Safin puts a hand up in apology. Federer shakes it off... Play on! 17:09 Safin -- looking a little demoralised after dropping the first set 6-7 -- falters to a quick break, 0-1 to Federer with the Swiss now serving... 17:05 MATCH STAT: Surprisingly few aces thus far from these hard hitters -- 2 for Safin and 1 for Federer. 17:04 THAT'S IT!!! Safin -- pummelled 7-2 in the tie-break -- drops the set to Federer. 1-0 for the Swiss top seed. Set number two coming right up! 17:03 TIE BREAK: 6-2 Federer!! 17:02 TIE BREAK: 5-2 Federer. Safin starting to fight back... 17:01 TIE BREAK: 5-1 Federer!! Safin gets on the board! HUGE passing shot down the line from the Russian! 17:01 TIE BREAK: 5-0 Federer!!! 17:01 TIE BREAK: 4-0 Federer!! The Swiss paints the line with a stellar return to rocket to a commanding lead! 17:00 TIE BREAK: 3-0 Federer!! Safin stuffs one into the net and digs himself a hole! 17:00 TIE BREAK: 2-0 Federer as Safin pulls a tentative shot long... 16:59 TIE BREAK: 1-0 Federer 16:58 BOOM! Huge passing forehand from Safin to tick this first set up to 6-6! Tie-breaker coming right up! 16:53 Both players have found their grooves, pounding out stellar, blow-for-blow tennis. Federer has the edge -- up 6-5 -- as Safin serves to take this first set to a tie-breaker. 16:50 Big service game from Safin! He runs Federer ragged to even it up at 5-5! 16:44 Down two break points, Federer battles back... The Swiss has advantage... There's a big first serve... Safin can only swipe at it and sky one into the crowd. 5-4 for Federer! 16:40 Waiting at the baseline for a rocket return from Federer, Safin guns a cross-court bullet that finds the line and equalises the set. Down 0-3 just minutes ago, the Russian is back to 4-4 v top seed Federer! 16:35 Big first serve from Federer, which Safin can only ground into the bottom of the net... 4-3 Federer 16:32 3 ALL!!! Federer stabs at a rocket serve from Safin and boots it long. All even at 3-3 in this first set! 16:31 40-0 for Safin... He misses the first serve and then tries some tricky stuff off his second... A little drop-shot and then a lob launched just wide. 40-15 16:27 Double break point for Safin... Actually, make that break point. The Russian stuffs one into the net, giving Federer a way out. AND THERE'S THE BREAK! Federer slides a volley far wide, allowing Safin to crawl back to 2-3. The Russian is now serving to equalise... 16:25 Safin gets a game, but still trails 1-3 -- a heavy deficit versus an on-fire Federer. 16:20 Booming first serve at 40-30 from Federer... Safin gets a racket on it somehow... Short exchange and Safin goes for a lob... which floats... just long! Game for Federer. The Swiss Wimbledon champ leads 3-0 in this first set... 16:14 As expected, Federer charges into this match with a powerful service game, taking a quick 1-0 lead. The big Russian takes his turn at serve, but is looking rusty thus far... Three unforced errors and there's a break! 2-0 for Federer and he's back to serve... www.eurosport.com/Rogi, pls just win it in straights...
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 2, 2004 11:22:18 GMT -5
:banana2: 18:11 GAME, SET AND MATCH!!! Roger Federer puts it away, winning this second-set tie-break to take the match 7-6 7-6!!! 18:10 TIE BREAK: 6-4 Federer!! Match point for the Swiss!!! 18:10 TIE BREAK: 6-4 Federer!! Match point for the Swiss!!! 18:09 TIE BREAK: 5-4 Federer!! 18:08 TIE BREAK: 5-3 Federer!! 18:07 TIE BREAK: 4-3 Federer!! Safin charges the net but gets hand-tied, pulling one wide... 18:06 TIE BREAK: Federer slams a passing shot for a winner and 3-3... 18:05 TIE BREAK: 3-2 Safin 18:05 TIE BREAK: 3-1 Safin as Federer flails at a first serve from the Russian 18:04 TIE BREAK: 2-1 Safin! 18:04 TIE BREAK: 1-1 Safin wings one wide, allowing Federer to take it to 1-1... 18:03 TIE BREAK: 1-0 Safin 18:02 TIME FOR (ANOTHER) TIE-BREAK! Federer evens it up at 6-6 with Safin serving first in the tie-break... Here we go... www.eurosport.comPoor, poor Maratski... I hope he wins a title soon, but not vs. Rogi or Juanqui...
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 2, 2004 14:55:27 GMT -5
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 3, 2004 10:34:14 GMT -5
DUBAI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 2 , 2004 Federer Restores Order with Fighting Win over Safin INDESIT ATP 2004 Race leader Roger Federer repeated his Australian Open final victory over Marat Safin Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Making his first appearance since his 16-match winning streak was halted in the Rotterdam quarterfinals, Federer defeated the Russian 7-6(2) 7-6(4). Federer's win restored some order on a day when second seed Guillermo Coria and fourth seed David Nalbandian lost their respective first-round matches to Mikhail Youzhny and Jarkko Nieminen. Youzhny avanged three crushing losses to Coria in 2003 - including a 6-0, 6-0 demolition in Stuttgart - with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. In those three defeats last year in Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cincinnati, Youzhny won just nine games in six sets. After beginning the season with a disappointing 1-4 record, the Russian is now one win away from reaching his second quarterfinals in three tournaments (Milan). Nieminen also exacted some revenge for two tight losses to David Nalbandian in 2003, including a fifth-set tie-break loss at the US Open. The Finn took advantage of Nalbandian's lack of match practice - he had played just one Davis Cup match since the Australian Open - to defeat the fourth seed 6-3, 6-3. Eighth seed Sjeng Schalken improved to 10-4 on the season with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Sargis Sargsian. WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID Federer: "I served well when it got important. It was tough on the body, we had some long rallies. The condidtions are very heavy and it's tough to hit winners here. But I thought it was a good match, good crowd." On his position as No.1: "I was very close to No.1 last year but now it feels different as I've won so many big titles and I'm more confident. I think I'm handling the pressure pretty well." On Safin: "He's had a great start to the year. He has set himself No.1 as a goal for the year. For me he's already back but on the computer he is not back quite yet, but that will happen soon." On who his rivals are: "All the young guys that are already at the top of the rankings. There will always be surprises. Dominik Hrbaty already who has won three titles which is amazing and then you never know with some youngsters who could break through in the Grand Slams and be at the top of the rankings." Safin: "I felt much better today. I just got a bit unlucky in the tie-breaks and I had my chances to break him in the games and I couldn't take them. When he had chances he took them. The tie-break is a lottery. I was a bit unlucky today." On playing Federer in the first round: "You have to beat good players to get to the final. Unfortunately I had him in the first round but it was quite a challenge for me. I had a chance to beat him and I thought I could win today." On the crowd: "I was surprised that the stadium was so full on a Tuesday night. It was a really good crowd and we got good support to play well." On getting back to the top level: "It is more of a mental thing than physical, just believing in yourself that you can come back, that you can play well and get back to your best level. One year of vacations helped me a lot, to rethink a few things and now I feel a lot more motivated than I did before." Nalbandian: "I am recovering from my ankle injury and don't feel so good yet. I tried everything I could but it wasn't enough today. I couldn't move so well today which is a big problem for my game. He played good today too." Youzhny: On his serve: "When you serve it makes everything a lot easier. Coria didn't play too badly but in the last set he made more mistakes on return especially in the last game. In the last game I tried to serve very aggressively which is why I had a few double faults." On Coria: "If you can't hit winners you cannot beat Coria. He doesn't make any mistakes and gets everything back. But he can also hit winners which is why he is No. 4 in the rankings." "I lost to him three times last year easily. Once it was 6-0, 6-0, so I'm very happy now. Of course when you beat top players, you are very happy." Coria: "I didn't play very well and didn't take my chances in the second set. It's very disappointing as I had high hopes of winning this title." On why he came to Dubai: "I wanted to improve my hard court game and there are more ranking points at this tournament. He was told it was a great city and wanted to make the most of the opportunity to come here." "I changed my service action in December and injured myself. I had to go back to my old service action and don't have much confidence in this serve. Youzhny returns very well so it's hard to win unless you serve well throughout the whole match." On travelling with his wife: "It's very important to have her with me as she gives me great support. When she needs to study she stays in Argentina and if not, she will travel with me." Nieminen: "It feels great as we had some tough matches, especially last year at the US Open where I lost 7-6 in the fifth set. It was nice to get the revenge. I changed the tempo well, and mixed up my serve well. I like the conditions here." "It's one of my best victories. I've beaten Safin and Moya and this is also one of my best victories." On his expectations in the tournament: "I play against Carraz next. I played him once and lost to him in three tight sets in the first round of Stockholm last year. He's a tough player; he has a great serve and volley game. Last week he beat Ferrero so he's playing well at the moment. It will be a tight match." www.atptennis.com/en/newsandscores/news/2004/dubai_tuesday.aspRoger dashes Safin's hopes World number one and defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland survived a two-hour thrriler and repeat of January's Australian Open final against Russian Marat Safin to win 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4) in the marquee match of Dubai Open first round on Tuesday. Federer's serve was his only weakness against Russian Safin but it was able to get him out of trouble when he needed it. It came to his rescue at 4-4 in the first set, when the Swiss faced two break points that would have left Safin serving for the set. Four strong serves allowed Federer to hold, and he went on to dominate the tiebreak. "I thought I was putting myself in trouble with my serving," said Federer. "I was serving much better in Australia but the conditions were heavy and it was very difficult to hit a winner." With Safin feeling fresher than he had during their Australian Open meeting, the two were more evenly matched and there were several furiously contested rallies. Safin, a wildcard entrant, thought that he had competed well against the man who beat him 7-6 6-4 6-2 for the Australian Open title last month. "I fought much better today (than in Australia) and was a just little bit unlucky in the tiebreaks," said 30th-ranked Safin. "I had chances but didn't take them, and whatever chances he had he took. But I felt really good and felt like I could win today. It's not like I'm struggling with my confidence." Eurosport - 02/03/2004 www.eurosport.com/
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 4, 2004 14:48:19 GMT -5
Federer waves PR flag after Henman flies home By John Roberts in Dubai 04 March 2004 Roger Federer majored in public relations at a local primary school's assembly here yesterday morning without realising he was standing in for Tim Henman, who had flown back to London in the early hours of Tuesday after losing in the first round of the Dubai Open on Monday night. As far as the pupils were concerned, the Swiss Wimbledon champion and world No 1 was a more than acceptable substitute for the British No 1. Henman had been asked to visit Jumeirah Primary School on Tuesday after an eight-year-old pupil, Emily Kirton, won an "adopt an idol" competition organised for local schoolchildren by the tournament's sponsor. The children had been asked to write in 100 words or less why they would want a tennis player to visit their school. Emily's winning entry used a letter at the start of each paragraph that spelled out Tim Henman. Henman, whose poster was prominently displayed in the city, was amenable to the school visit as part of the ATP Tour's "stars programme", which is designed to promote the sport. However, after losing on Monday night to Tomas Zib, a Czech qualifier ranked 149th in the world, Henman said he would not be able to go ahead with the visit because he was catching a flight at 2.45am. Pupils, parents and grandparents were disappointed on Tuesday morning when the school principal announced that Henman was not coming. The school sent a letter of complaint to the tournament. Henman said yesterday: "The tournament tried to sell it that I was 95 per cent certain to go [to the school]. It was certainly something which never should have been agreed from my point of view. Unfortunately, if someone from the tournament's point of view says it's 95 per cent certain I am going to do that, it's not the case." Iggy Jovanovic, an ATP director of public relations, said: "The ATP can agree to a commitment but can't force a player to stay at a tournament after he has lost. Some tournaments have a time-clause contract with players stating that they have to stay until a certain date, win or lose. There was no clause in this case. "Lots of players leave after losing, without completing their promotional work. It hasn't happened before with Tim. He is not the type who needs to have everything in writing. He is one of the best ambassadors in the game. I partly blame myself for not pushing Tim hard enough about Dubai Duty Free's request to visit the school." Henman, who has a charity, "Kids At Heart", deserves his reputation as one of the most helpful and co-operative players in the sport. Last Sunday, on the eve of the tournament, he spent the afternoon in interviews with local and international media. "When I spoke to Iggy at the start of the tournament," Henman said, "the only thing set in stone was the round table [interviews] and questions from the Arabic media, which I did. And there were a number of other options: a helicopter ride and a couple of other things, a camel ride and a school visit. "We left it to see how my schedule unfolded, and I said I was always happy to do those things if it fitted my schedule. To say I didn't keep the commitment is wrong," he added. "The headmaster is definitely entitled to write a letter, but to say I am 95 per cent certain to come to the school is news to me." A spokesman for the tournament said: "If the school was quoted as saying that, I'm sorry, but there was nothing documented to that effect. We understand how difficult it can be for the players, and never guarantee anything. Tim Henman left the country with our blessing." sport.independent.co.uk/
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 5, 2004 11:45:13 GMT -5
:banana2: Woo hoo, Rogi into SF after beating Pavel again, 63 63!! Friday, 5 March, 2004, 13:46 GMT Federer nets last-four spot Roger Federer was too strong for Romania's Andrei Pavel Number one seed Roger Federer produced an impressive display to record a 6-3 6-3 victory over Andrei Pavel in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open. The Swiss world number one will now meet the winner of the clash between Jarkko Nieminen and Sjeng Schalken. Russia's Mikhail Youzhny also booked his place in the last four thanks to a 6-2 1-6 6-1 win over Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal. Youzhny dominated the first set although he had to come from 0-40 down on his own serve at 4-1. Nadal was more aggressive in the second set and he took the contest into a decider after Youzhny lost the last three games to love. But Youzhny recovered to take the final set as Nadal started to fade. Youzhny will take on Feliciano Lopez in the semi-finals after he defeated Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-6 (7-4). Ljubicic made a host of unforced errors and although he battled hard in the second set, it was too late to turn the match around. news.bbc.co.uk/Keep going, Rogi! Win Dubai again!
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 5, 2004 14:18:07 GMT -5
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 5, 2004 14:31:45 GMT -5
Rogi looks like he's falling asleep in that pic... Here's what Rogi said about playing either Sjeng or Jarkko in the SF: "I'm going into the next match as the definite favourite and I'm looking forward to it. They're both nice guys, I get on well with them off the court, it's going to be a good match." That's nice!! They're all nice guys!
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 6, 2004 11:57:58 GMT -5
Woo hoo, Rogi, into the finals again! Jarkko troubled you in the first set, that lefty... 76(97) 62... Just wait til Feli tomorrow in the final... beware! But win Dubai again!! HOPP, ROGI!!
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 7, 2004 16:28:28 GMT -5
:banana2: es.sports.yahoo.com/DUBAI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 6, 2004 Federer Becomes First Player to Defend Dubai Title © Getty Images Top seed and INDESIT ATP 2004 Race leader Roger Federer became the first player to defend the Dubai title when he rallied from a set down to defeat Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Lopez, playing in his first ATP final, performed like a man possessed in the first set with attacking tennis. However, Federer showed why he is No.1 by raising the bar conceding just three games in the final two sets. Federer is now 16 wins from 17 starts in 2004 and he has won 21 of 22 matches dating back to his unbeaten run at Tennis Masters Cup Houston last November. WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID: Federer: "He definitely played good tennis and it was difficult to comeback against him, especially to give him the lead like I did after I got broken in the very first game. I knew right away when I gave him that start it would be difficult. I had many, many chances to come back but I felt it (the match) could swing away so I was happy to change some things in the second set and from then on it went really well. I changed my return, because every time I had break chances on the ad court and every time I thought I played a good point but I lost it. So I had to take more risks. "I thought he played unbelievable tennis in the first set and came up with some great shots, big power, great serving and he totally deserved the first set." How he rates this win and title: "Very high! Especially to come back from a set down and to win; it's very difficult in general in tennis, especially in the finals. I thought experience could play a role, and it did a little bit because he probably got a little frustrated. This (title) is very high in my rankings; defending a title is something else than winning the first time." Lopez: "Well I'm happy because I had a great week. I was playing so good especially at the beginning of the match. I was close today; I almost beat the best player in the world, so I have to be happy." "He (Federer) was returning my serve so good and then he served unbelievable in the second and third sets. He was getting better and better as the match went on but I was getting a little down as the match went on. The thing is, I was playing wonderful tennis in the first set but it's not easy to keep it going." What he learnt from the experience: "Many things. I get confidence for the next tournament and then the experience, to play with Roger in a final. We have played three times and he has beaten me three times, I have always played good with him and I have always lost which means he is a very good player, he's the best player. This is a great experience.” BHUPATHI & SANTORO WIN DOUBLES TITLE Top seeds Fabrice Santoro and Mahesh Bhupathi captured their second title as a pair in as many outings when they defeated the number two seeds, Leander Paes and Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. The Santoro/Bhupathi pairing won in Auckland in January this year and won their second title in front of capacity crowd of 5,400. The number one seeds were the better returning team which made the difference tonight as they had 16 break point opportunities whereas Paes and Bjorkman only had four break point opportunities. Santoro is undefeated in doubles in 2004. This doubles title makes it three in a row for Santoro who has now won Auckland, the Australian Open and Dubai. Santoro said: "My opinion was that this was a very high level game of doubles, everything was there. Four good players on the court with many career titles behind them, good quality of tennis in front of a full stadium and at the end it was very tight so we had big emotions." "I'm very happy to play with Mahesh. Every time I have won a title it's because I have been happy next to my partner. I have never won a title with someone I'm not happy to be with. That's the key to the success." Bhupathi said: (On playing Paes) "It's never easy when we play each other. Fabrice told me after the match it's not easy on him because he knows it's not easy on me and Max (Mirnyi) told me the two times we played him last year it's the same feeling." "Every time Fabrice and I return against anyone, there is pressure on them because our strength is our returns. Today we got off to a good start winning the first set 6-2 and we continued to hold many break points throughout the match but luckily we held up because if it had got to 5-5 in the third set, it would have been my serve and it could have got ugly after that." "We have our respective partners, but whenever we have a chance, we will play together." www.atptennis.com/
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 14, 2004 11:11:58 GMT -5
INDIAN WELLS OK, Rogi, get Pavel once again... R2. I hate this tournament... 3 hrs behind and the scores take forever...
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 15, 2004 21:46:27 GMT -5
Rogi has the right attitude towards Fish... ROGER FEDERER THE MODERATOR: Roger has a doubles match coming up, so if we could make this brief, it would be great. Q. Were you pretty pleased with that or is there something that didn't quite go your way? ROGER FEDERER: No, I thought that was a good match. Obviously, totally different game compared to Pavel. He takes much more chances, hits the ball much harder. That already changes the whole game plan. Because it was my first time I played him, you know, I'm really happy the way the match turned out. Q. People talk about the fluidity of your game, the grace of your game. When do you think you first had that movement in your strokes? ROGER FEDERER: I don't know. I thought I started to, I don't know, feel this when I started to get 14, 16 years old. During that time I improved, my backhand especially, because I couldn't hit a backhand at the time. I thought I was too weak, so I was slicing all the time. I was working on my backhand drive. From then on, my whole game, my serve, started to get much better. My forehand was always dangerous. But I thought from 16 on, I really started to play the way I do now. Q. Do you know when you're in a particularly good place, when you're in a particularly good zone and everything is coming together for you? Do you sense that? ROGER FEDERER: In a tournament? Q. Yes. ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I feel like this tournament can be a good one for me. Surface, I like it. I like the conditions. It's hot, but it's not killing me. Let's put it this way. I think, you know, if I can continue the way I did now the last two rounds, I think this could be a good place. Q. How do you match up against Fish in the next round? ROGER FEDERER: Dangerous. Similar to Gonzalez. He's got a better serve. He comes to the net more. He's got a great backhand, returns well. He's got a very all-around game. I think last year he started to play better, was maybe his breakthrough year. But I think he maybe needs a little more time to really make it to the front of the rankings. But it's definitely a dangerous round. He beat some good players along the way. Q. You said it's hot, but it's not killing you. Does it matter one way or the another whether you play matches in the day when it is hotter versus the night? ROGER FEDERER: Not here in these conditions. Maybe it will play more a factor in Miami because it's humid. I think humidity is worse than heat. That's the way I see it. Maybe different players feel differently. But for me this heat is no problem. The heat in Miami is much more dangerous, I think. Q. Were you surprised at Lleyton's result? ROGER FEDERER: Well, in a way, obviously, because I thought he was really coming back strong this year. I already felt last year when he bet me in Davis Cup that, "This guy is back." With so many titles, so many results he has in his career, it just takes him this (snapping fingers) and he's back. Really surprised, but the way Chela played, I think he totally deserved that match. That's the way I see it. Q. The way you've started off the year, obviously extremely well, if you had to rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, where would you say you are at the moment? ROGER FEDERER: Well, right on top, 9 or 10, because I really feel like I'm playing really well. You know, I'm as good ranked as I have ever been before. I've won as many titles as never before. It's the best start to the season. Defended my title in Dubai, playing well here. I think I couldn't wish for more right now. Q. So 11 is within reach? ROGER FEDERER: You didn't mention 11, so. Q. Now I am. ROGER FEDERER: Now you are (smiling)? For this, I have to wait a few more rounds. FastScripts by ASAP Sports... www.pacificlifeopen.com/
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Post by Lee on Mar 15, 2004 23:54:51 GMT -5
Roger's match vs Fish will be live on ESPN at 2pm pt
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 16, 2004 10:28:47 GMT -5
that's nice... i think we will get aa overnight... blah and boring... i knew he'd beat hrbaty...
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 16, 2004 19:46:21 GMT -5
R16 Rogi's clinical precision has made sashimi out of Fish today 64 61 in 1h10m! es.sports.yahoo.com/
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 30, 2004 17:33:34 GMT -5
I'm back to bring you up to date on Rogi: Let's see... QF I Wells Rogi d Chela easily 62 61 SF Rogi d :ass: 46 63 64 [won it even tho he didn't play well] F Rogi finally properly d his nemesis Henman in a 63 63 routing!! Congrats, ROGI, on your 2nd TMS title, and the first in the U.S. on hardcourts and your 14th title!! sports.yahoo.com
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 30, 2004 17:37:07 GMT -5
Miami04 R3, Rafa d Rogi 63 63! sports.yahoo.com/Get better soon, Rogi, for DC QF vs. FRA! Congrats to Rafa, who played outstanding tennis to beat the world #1!
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 7, 2004 21:31:42 GMT -5
Just watched a video fr tsr and they have all this cool SUI merchandise at the DC!! I w love to buy this stuff!! Rogi has his hair up in a topknot during practice...
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 11, 2004 10:02:48 GMT -5
don't mind me... just copying these fren articles here for now... Coupe Davis: Suisse - France à égalité LE MATIN ET LES AGENCES 11 avril 2004 Si vous avez manqué le début » Il faudra aller au 5ème! Roger Federer n'a pas failli. Le Bâlois a égalisé à 2-2 dans le quart de finale qui oppose la Suisse à la France à Malley. Il a battu en trois sets, 6-2 7-5 6-4, Arnaud Clément. Le match décisif opposera Michel Kratochvil à Nicolas Escudé. Face au no 1 français, Roger Federer fut, une fois encore, irrésistible. Comme vendredi face à Escudé, le Bâlois n'a pas concédé une seule fois son engagement. Et face de l'un des meilleurs relanceurs du circuit, il n'a pas dû sauver une seule balle de break lors de ses quinze jeux de service. Cette statistique vaut tous les discours. Roger Federer a dominé cette rencontre, qui pouvait être celle de tous les dangers pour lui, de la tête et des épaules. Il a tout de suite pris le large au score en enlevant les quatre premiers jeux de la rencontre. Dans le deuxième set, la réplique de Clément fut excellente. Mais à 5-5, le Françait concédait un break sur un jeu "blanc". Federer prenait ensuite d'entrée de jeu le service de Clément pour s'imposer après 2h 15'de match. Le no 1 mondial a remporté dimanche son vingt-cinquième match de l'année, son dix-neuvième simple de Coupe Davis. Depuis sa défaite contre Nicolas Escudé à Neuchâtel, Roger Federer présente un bilan remarquable dans ses simples en Coupe Davis: 14 matches gagnés sur 15 et 44 sets remportés sur les 48 qu'il a disputés. Comme à Arnhem l'an dernier, où il avait battu le Néerlandais Martin Verkerk dans le simple décisif, Michel Kratochvil doit désormais conclure. Le Bernois ne part pas favori devant Nicolas Escudé, qu'il n'a encore jamais rencontré à ce jour. A la recherche d'une victoire sur le circuit en 2004, il aborde cette rencontre sans aucun repère. © Le Matin Online www.lematin.ch/nwmatinhome/nwmatinheadsport/sport_divers/coupe_davis__quarts.htmlIl faudra aller au 5e! TENNIS La paire Federer-Allegro battue par le duo Escudé-Llodra (7-6 3-6 6-7 3-6), la Suisse n'a plus droit à l'erreur ROGER JAUNIN - LAUSANNE 10 avril 2004 Sur le même sujet » «Gare au dernier virage!» » «J'aimerais être dans la peau de Roger» Si vous avez manqué le début » Heuberger - Escudé: pétards mouillés! Sur le web » Davis Cup » Swiss Tennis Un-deux, c'est comme qui dirait ennuyeux. Ou pour le moins inconfortable... Reste que tout est encore à faire et que tant les Français que les Suisses le savent parfaitement, qui se sont bien gardés, hier, de déclarer clos les débats. Battus, et donc distancés d'une longueur, les Suisses veulent croire dans la main magique de Roger Federer pour revenir à hauteur; charge ensuite à Michel Kratochvil - qui sera «rappelé» aux affaires - de rééditer le coup d'Arnhem et d'offrir à son équipe un visa pour les demi-finales de septembre prochain. Les Français, eux, n'ont certes pas boudé leur joie à l'issue d'un double remporté en quatre sets et qui aura tenu en haleine les quelque 7000 spectateurs de Malley. Mais tous, Guy Forget en tête, n'ont pas non plus manqué de relever que «demain est un autre jour» et que, d'ici à ce que le verdict tombe, la pluie fine de ce week-end aurait largement le temps de venir grossir les eaux du Léman. L'évidence, pour l'heure, est que si la Suisse peut s'appuyer sur le meilleur joueur du monde, Roger Federer, la France, elle, peut se targuer de présenter une équipe plus «compacte», plus homogène. Et qu'à l'addition de toutes ces qualités, les deux formations sont très proches l'une de l'autre. Pour preuve la rencontre de double qui, hier, opposait la paire Roger Federer-Yves Allegro à celle constituée de Michael Llodra et de Nicolas Escudé. Là encore, l'unanimité est faite. Roger Federer: «Nous avons disputé un bon match, il ne nous a pas manqué grand-chose pour le remporter.» Yves Allegro: «On ne peut jamais être content après une défaite. Mais nous ne sommes pas passés loin (de la remporter)». Nicolas Escudé: «Notre force aura été de jouer «un petit peu mieux» quelques points importants.» Enfin, Michael Llodra: «C'était chaud... Très chaud... Et si nous avions perdu le 3e set...» Justement, ce set! Ce tie-break dans lequel la paire suisse avait mené quatre points à un et qu'elle avait perdu... cinq points à sept, pour se retrouver à son tour menée, mais deux manches à une. «Là encore, tout s'est joué «dans un mouchoir», dira Marc Rosset, en désignant, un peu contre l'avis général, Nicolas Escudé comme le grand bonhomme de cette rencontre. «C'est lui qui a lâché presque tous les bons coups au bon moment», argumentera le boss d'une équipe de Suisse touchée, mais sûrement pas coulée. Lausanne (indoor). Coupe Davis. Groupe mondial, quarts de finale. Suisse - France 1-2 Vendredi Federer (S) bat Escudé 6-2 6-4 6-4. Clément (Fra) bat Heuberger (S) 6-3 6-3 6-2. Hier Escudé/Llodra (Fra) battent Federer/Allegro (S) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. Aujourd'hui 13.00 Federer - Clément suivi de Kratochvil - Escudé © Le Matin Online www.lematin.ch/nwmatinhome/nwmatinheadsport/sport_divers/cd__il_faudra_aller.html
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