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We're doomed to more culinary blogging! Nalbandian def. Safin 6-4 6-7 7-6

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#1 ·
Damn, I so hoped to see a Safin-Federer semi.. :(

Ah well, MTF was once again proven wrong in predicting the outcome of Safin's matches :smash:

Not being able to serve out the match in the third :eek:
 
#152 ·
Re: What happened at 6-5 in Safin-Nalbandian...

Safin also was robbed yesterday with the Belgian .I don't know what game was but I noticed that he won the first point,the ball was on the line there was no call for out and tv repeticion show that ball was good,he won the second point but the score was 15-15.I wonder does he pay attention on the score or he doesn't think about that .
 
#153 ·
Re: What happened at 6-5 in Safin-Nalbandian...

Was the TV scorecard showing something different than the on-court scoreboard or what the chair umpire was announcing? That's what I can't tell from the posts. The chair is supposed to enter the score on his handheld device BEFORE he announces it, and it's the chair's responsibility to change the score on his handheld after a successful challenge and then announce the revised score.
 
#156 ·
Some typical Safin comments after the match :p ...

He had his chances, I had mine, and he was a little bit luckier,” Safin said. “If I were fresher, I would have won in two sets without any problems.”
 
#157 ·
Because Nalbandian was super fresh, coming off two 3rd set comebacks :rolleyes:
 
#158 ·
Ah who the fuck cares. Nalbandian was robed a lot against Federer in Shangai, against Roddick in the USOpen, Agassi in Houston... may I continue?
I didn't know safin's fans were so pussy (at least some here).

Croats, you have some very pretty ladies, but the majority (at least here on mtf), are so fucking stupid and boring's.

I hate all that bitching and moaning.
 
#159 ·
Ridiculous play by Nalbandian. He cowered whenever he had a slight lead and just pushed the ball into the middle of the court.
But even if he plays like a coward, Safin's footwork is total crap and allowed him to get away with it.

He buckled down in the tiebreak. And the superior class burdened Safin.

Whenever he plays Federer, he plays without fear. If he could instill that attitude against the tour's mediocre players, he'd be near impossible to break.
 
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