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Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2006 1:29:39 GMT -5
6-0 5-0!
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Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2006 1:33:33 GMT -5
First double bagel of the tournament, no?
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Post by shenaynay on Jan 21, 2006 1:33:53 GMT -5
I'd really like to know how MSL reached the 3rd round here.
Her luck in slams is disgusting.
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Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2006 1:42:59 GMT -5
Who Calls the Shots? by Jordan Chong Saturday, 21 January, 2006 The personal and professional worlds of Carlos Moya and Flavia Pennetta collided at Melbourne Park on Friday when the pairing took to the court for their opening round mixed doubles clash. The pair, who have been an item for a couple of years, decided to enter in the event after Moya was eliminated from the men's singles by Andrei Pavel early in the tournament. While it was an unsuccessful Andre Agassi who tried to coax wife Steffi Graf out of retirement to play the mixed at the French Open several years ago, Pennetta proved more influential on her partner on this occasion. "I was going to be around a couple of days so it was better to play than just waiting for her matches," 29-year-old Moya said afterwards. "Maybe she has more influence than (Andre)!" Unfortunately, despite being on the same wavelength off the court, the challenge of combining together on it proved too much, with the combination losing 6-4 6-4 to the Australia-Japan union of Wayne Arthurs and Ai Sugiyama. Speaking after the match, Moya said doubles was never his strong suit and while they enjoyed a rare trip on the doubles court, both agreed to leave it as a one-off exercise. "I'm not used to playing doubles at all and I was a little bit lost, but I think it was a good experience," Moya said. "It was just to have some fun and we did. That was the important thing. It was just one match to have fun. That was it." Moya said the relationship worked because both understood the pressures and stresses that go with being a professional tennis player, something a lay person might struggle to come to terms with. "It's good to have somebody that makes the same work as you do and is working at the same thing. "It's easy for us to understand each other which I think makes a big difference than if your boyfriend or girlfriend is somebody that doesn't know about your work at all. "In that sense, it's much better. We understand each other very well." They reside in Mallorca, Spain - Moya's home country - but given the nature of the tennis tour they spend long periods apart, managing to play in the same city for the Grand Slams and only a handful of other tournaments. "I think you have to be smart to see what's convenient for your career and you have to forget a little bit about feelings when it comes to your career," Moya said. "To me it is easy, with her being a tennis player than not being a tennis player. We know about our jobs, we know what it takes if you want to be a top player and I think that's something that regular people (don't understand). "It's hard when we both play different tournaments but if you're travelling, even if she wasn't a tennis player, we wouldn't be together that much." A small indication of how the relationship might have benefited 23-year-old Pennetta can be gleaned from her 2005 results. Last year, the Italian won two titles - at Bogota and Acapulco - en route to achieving a career-best ranking of world No.23 and edging closer to her goal of reaching the Top 10. In addition, Pennetta made the fourth-round at Wimbledon and was a semi-finalist at Modena and Palermo. She also captured her first doubles title at Los Angeles with Elena Dementieva, with whom she made the final at the US Open. She felt she has learned a lot from being with Moya, the 1998 French Open champion. "We never talk about tennis but I think for me, it's a good influence to stay with him because he is a great champion so it's better for me to stay with him," the softly-spoken Pennetta offered, preferring to leave the answering of most questions to Moya. "He's a very good boyfriend," she added. Moya quickly responded: "What else is she going to say!" Pennetta, the No.20 seed at Australian Open 2006, lost to No.16 seed Nicole Vaidisova in the third-round on Saturday in the first match on Show Court Two. www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2006-01-21/200601211137817987095.html :love:
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Post by shenaynay on Jan 21, 2006 1:48:53 GMT -5
Haha. Top 10 for her. And unfortunately, she'll be remembered for beating Martina.
And Kiefer looks weird with no facial hair.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on Jan 21, 2006 3:21:12 GMT -5
I turned the Krajicek match off at the end of the first set. I missed the whole thing. She looked alright to me.
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 7:49:28 GMT -5
omg, I am such an ass! I honestly believed Kim was badly injured this time. What a sucker I am. Nice effort from Sanchez Lorenzo, I see! Franny's on a tear lately, isn't she.
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 8:05:00 GMT -5
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jan 21, 2006 9:00:32 GMT -5
Death at Kim's win yesterday. And now her leg is taped. Jackass.
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 21, 2006 9:01:02 GMT -5
Monfils/Cornet d. Knowles/Suarez 76(3) 26 76(9)
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 9:12:23 GMT -5
Monfils and Cornet are bf-gf, too. Isn't that cute?
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 21, 2006 9:27:48 GMT -5
Monfils and Cornet are bf-gf, too. Isn't that cute? Huh? Isn't she like 13 years old? Oh, she turns 16 tomorrow. But still.
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Post by Brinyi on Jan 21, 2006 9:49:24 GMT -5
Death at Kim's win yesterday. And now her leg is taped. Jackass. "It's the first day where I felt like, you know, I'm still not moving like I normally can, but a lot better. You know, I guess the tablets are doing its work."
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jan 21, 2006 9:53:21 GMT -5
If this was a serious injury like she's said it was, Kim would have pulled out of this tournament day one. Magic painkillers won't solve this problem in the long term. She pulls this routine all the time, and she's full of shit.
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 11:46:28 GMT -5
I never thought I'd see the day where so many people would be dissing Saint Kim. And I must say, I'm enjoying it enormously.
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Post by GoDom on Jan 21, 2006 12:15:09 GMT -5
Wow, Ferrero really really sucks ass. I only realised now that he plays left, right, left, right ALL THE TIME.
Kiefer is not going to aggravate his alleged ankle injury this way, that's for sure.
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Post by shenaynay on Jan 21, 2006 13:38:48 GMT -5
Hehe... I noticed the same thing watching that match.
Kiefer was more ornery than usual against JCF. He must not like him. And Nicola needs facial hair, because it gives him that crazy child molestor look... which works for him, because he is nuts.
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 14:36:00 GMT -5
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Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2006 14:46:15 GMT -5
Lord, when I got up in the early morning to check scores, I just had to laugh at the Kim scoreline. What a fucking lying little bitch this girl is. I may hate her more than anyone on the Tour at the moment.
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 14:51:05 GMT -5
Lord, when I got up in the early morning to check scores, I just had to laugh at the Kim scoreline. What a fucking lying little bitch this girl is. I may hate her more than anyone on the Tour at the moment. ha, same here. And I haven't had anyone to "hate" on the Tour for some time, so I'm having a great time posting about Kim's antics this week, both here & on wtaworld GM threads. Yep, she's lost a lot of credibility this week, even with many of her fans. And that is Good. ;D
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Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2006 15:04:39 GMT -5
And in my year-end wrap-up at Tennis On the Line, I did call her out on being a disingenuous phony, which pissed off one of our co-editors, as I knew it would ;D It's funny how she proved me right, as I said on WTA World, "so easily and so quickly." Thank you for that, Kim UGH I HATE HER!!
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 15:14:18 GMT -5
Now, against all odds, Kim has become the Bad Belgian! While Justine is shown visiting child cancer patients in the hospital. I love it! Real life is so much crazier than fiction.
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Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2006 15:19:18 GMT -5
Maybe 2006 is Bizarro Year!!! You know what? It must be! HINGIS IS BACK, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
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Post by The Chloe on Jan 21, 2006 15:23:12 GMT -5
I never thought I'd see the day where so many people would be dissing Saint Kim. And I must say, I'm enjoying it enormously. I have to say, it's about time people noticed. Not the first time nor the last that she will exaggerate an injury to the point of ridiculousness.
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 15:26:28 GMT -5
Yes, I remember some long-ago ankle injury being called "career-threatening". YAY BIZARRO YEAR!!!!! Time for Fishin Hat to win a Slam!
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Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2006 15:28:08 GMT -5
YAY BIZARRO YEAR!!!!! Time for Fishin Hat to win a Slam! Q. You're playing for another two years. Has it crossed your mind that you hope your body keeps going for that two years?KIM CLIJSTERS: Oh, yes. Definitely, definitely. Could be sooner, you know. If it keeps going like this, I might hang 'em up sooner, yeah (smiling).
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 15:49:28 GMT -5
"If it keeps going like this, winning 62 61 when I can barely stand, I may play till age 40 despite continuous agonizing pain. I just hate to disappoint my fans, so many of whom commit suicide whenever I don't play! It's all about THEM."
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Post by GoDom on Jan 21, 2006 15:57:39 GMT -5
I still like her.
At least she's the one talking about it, not her entourage.
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Post by janie on Jan 21, 2006 16:06:34 GMT -5
Good! It's no fun when everyone hates the same players. I do miss my old "hate Kournikova" days. Then, the response from her fans to ANY non-worshipful post about her was "You're just Jealous!" I miss that great answer! Kim's fans never give that fabulous all-purpose answer.
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Post by shenaynay on Jan 21, 2006 17:07:44 GMT -5
Now, against all odds, Kim has become the Bad Belgian! While Justine is shown visiting child cancer patients in the hospital. I love it! Real life is so much crazier than fiction. The thing is that Justine has always been the good one. What has she ever done that's so evil? Yes, she could have came clean about the HAND incident... but, it was probably the biggest match of her life. The sad story of her family and how she got herself to be #1 by hard work makes her a good story to me.
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