Tennis Tipping #20b - Marrakech / congrats ghan & ghan/rvugt

4/1 Elgin in the third

http://www.livescorehunter.com/Live-Streaming-Video/Internet-TV/WTA-Fes-Live-Video-Stream.php

5/1

Elgin won! 6-3 in the third! And Recouderc really sucks, even a break behind in the second!

where is your link Ruben

http://www.arryadia.com/mtt/2008/marrakech2008/

Thanks !

http://www.arryadia.com/mtt/2008/marrakech2008/

Ramirez Hidalgo won 6-3 6-2

Ggl?

6-2 6-4 Win for GGL

how was your sr situation yesterday,stbanchile?

Gabashvili 6-1 0-5
Dancevic 3-3
Vassallo 4-1
Monfils 6-5

sergeyev won ?

No idea about Sergeyev, but guess he won.

Monfils won: 7-6 6-0

Monfils 7-6(3), 6-0

Arguello 6-4, *2-0

Gabashvili 6-1, 3-6, *4-2

Veigy 7-6(13):eek:, 0-0*

No idea about Sergeyev, but guess he won.

Monfils won: 7-6 6-0

Sergeyev won 6-3, 6-3

Vassallo 6/4 6/1

Polansky won 1-6 6-3 7-6! Really, my picking is horrible today. And without diffs for the second round, I have to live in insecurity for the rest of the day! I really hate it!

Ouahabi breaks back! 4-3*! Come on, you can save my day! Is my opponent around btw? Probably not because it is night where he lives, but never sure!

6-4 Ouahabi!!!

6/4 ouahabi

Dancevic 6-7 6-1 6-4
Faurel 4-3*
Massu 5-2
Ouahabi 6-4 2-0 :worship:

dancevic 6/7 6/1 6/4
ouahabi 6/4 2/0

Eric, do you read my posts? Or do you just like copying ;)!!

i train copying for next round ;) but i'm not sure i will be part of it !

6-4 6-2 Ouahabi! Good pick by me!

congrats for this one I didn't dare it !

I Want My Diffs!! I Really Can"t Wait Till Tonight!

I Want My Diffs!! I Really Can"t Wait Till Tonight!

Vassallo Arguello
Faurel
Gabashvili
Recouderc
El Amrani
Massu
Dancevic

You win I assume.

Vassallo
Faurel
Gabashvili
Recouderc
Ouahabi
Massu
Dancevic

So indeed I win! :hug: Thanks a lot for this!

Are luchio or lukescion online so that we can exchange picks too ?

Eric, really hope you win as well! ;) Might me a really nice match!

3 bad picks are too much I think !

But they were all cagon! And as I look at your opponents, I guess they will play cagon too! So than you might have a chance on SR! I also had 2 bad picks, but one real good one ;)!

oop and draw are out Marcus and Chardy is on it :

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/3585/op.pdf

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/3585/mds.pdf

I think you can update now !

update will follow shortly

Wednesday OOP:

Fornell vs Chardy SR1 PTS
Dancevic vs Ramirez Hidalgo SR2
Polansky vs Faurel SR3
Vicente vs Gil SR4
De Chaunac vs Garcia Lopez SR5
Ouahabi vs Vassallo Arguello SR6
Massu vs Elgin SR7
Monfils vs Sergeyev SR8

play starts at 12:30 pm CET.
all picks to tiptopdaisy

Congrats JonnyCanuck. Whats happening with the doubles? Has round 1 been played?

did i win or did i lost??

i changed 2 sr and i lost them :(

TT Singles Draw

Final

Matches Counted: 3
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 |

Semi Finals

Matches Counted: 4
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 |
00:00 |

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 8
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 | rvugt (NED) vs ghan (FRA)
00:00 | Vicmatibla (ESP) vs BjornBorg (POR)
00:00 | Dougie (FIN) vs 7. johnnyCannuck (CAN)
00:00 | digor (UKR) (LL) vs RezNik (Q)

Second Round

Matches Counted: 7
Matches Remaining: 0

04:05 | 1. guille&tati4life (GBR) vs rvugt (NED)
04:04 | lucho_coria (ARG) vs ghan (FRA) SR(2-3)
05:04 | Vicmatibla (ESP) vs robus (POL)
04:04 | BjornBorg (POR) vs 4. trucul (FRA) SR shoot out SR2 (2-0/2-1)

03:04 | Exponente (AUS) vs Dougie (FIN)
04:04 | Montego (NCL) vs 7. johnnyCannuck (CAN) SR(1-2)
05:03 | digor (UKR) (LL) vs sd3300123 (CHN)
03:04 | stbanchile (CHI) vs RezNik (Q)

First Round

Matches Counted: 9
Matches Remaining: 0

07:00 | 1. guille&tati4life (GBR) vs. felo (CHI)
08:02 | rvugt (NED) vs. 2xmanx (CHI)
07:07 | lucho_coria (ARG) vs. Lukescion (Q) PTS
06:08 | 8. juakos17 (CHI) vs. ghan (FRA)

07:08 | 6. Albop (CHI) vs. Vicmatibla (ESP)
06:07 | Machiavelli (CRO) vs. robus (POL)
07:06 | BjornBorg (POR) vs. MuriloBrasil (BRA)
08:07 | 4. trucul (FRA) vs. Kissing_Rain (Q)

05:08 | 3. Manu86 (ARG) vs. Exponente (AUS)
00:08 | kostas kastoria (GRE) (Q) vs. Dougie (FIN)
06:07 | InzainSoulja (AUS) vs. Montego (NCL)
06:06 | 7. johnnyCannuck (CAN) vs. jackynwa (GRB) SR (3-2)

06:06 | digor (UKR) (LL) vs. gulzhan (KAZ) SR shoot out SR6 (2-1/2-0)
03:06 | ANDRE AGASSI (UKR) (LL) vs. sd3300123 (CHN)
06:06 | stbanchile (CHI) vs. MZverev-Fan (GER) SR shoot out SR5 (2-1/2-0)
03:06 | 2. aussie_fan (AUS) vs. RezNik (Q)

Qualy Final

Matches Counted: 4
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 | kostas kastoria (1) v bye
04:03 | Kissing_Rain (4) v digor
00:04 | bye v RezNik
02:04 | ANDRE AGASSI (2) v Lukescion

MZverev-Fan, what is your situation in sr?
I believe that you won

Congrats JonnyCanuck. Whats happening with the doubles? Has round 1 been played?

yep. update will come soon :wavey:

TT Singles Draw

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 8
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 | rvugt (NED) vs ghan (FRA)

Second Round

Matches Counted: 7
Matches Remaining: 0

04:04 | lucho_coria (ARG) vs ghan (FRA) SR(2-3)



Well Ruben first meeting ever :eek::eek::eek: We know each other's tricks so well !
Let the better of us win !

Sorry Lucho, our third meeting was very close... as ever... good luck in the future !

TT Doubles Draw

Final

Matches Counted: 3
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 |

Semi Finals

Matches Counted: 4
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 |
00:00 |

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 8
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 | 1. lucho_coria/manu86 vs BjörnBorg/stbanchile
00:00 | InzainSoulja/Kissing_Rain vs 3. gulzhan/robus
00:00 | 4. ghan/rvugt vs johnnyCanuck/sd3300123
00:00 | Exponente/juakos17 vs 2. Albop/trucul

First Round

Matches Counted: 16
Matches Remaining: 0

20:00 | 1. lucho_coria/manu86 vs. bye
20:20 | BjörnBorg/stbanchile vs. guille&tati4life/jackynwa SR(10-9)
21:21 | digor/RezNik vs. InzainSoulja/Kissing_Rain SR(11-12)
21:00 | 3. gulzhan/robus vs. bye

25:00 | 4. ghan/rvugt vs. bye
09:19 | felo/Machiavelli vs. johnnyCanuck/sd3300123
21:22 | MuriloBrasil/MZverev-Fan vs. Exponente/juakos17
22:00 | 2. Albop/trucul vs. bye

Hrbaty is a fool, never more realy on this :o
I'm the king of the 16round. :o

come on!!! in doubles BjornBorg haha :yeah:

Well Ruben first meeting ever :eek::eek::eek: We know each other's tricks so well !
Let the better of us win !

Sorry Lucho, our third meeting was very close... as ever... good luck in the future !

Yeah, Eric! Bring it on! Well, I just want to say before I start picking, may the best win! (Which is me of course :wavey:!)
You know, I reached in this tournament what I wanted to reach, losing tomorrow will not be that bad, but of course I would like to win! There is some extra rivalry in this match, I think it will be very loud here in this thread tomorrow ;)! (We exchange picks as soon as play start, ok?)

Our double opponents are very lucky. As they are not facing a good couple, but only 2 very good players.

On to the match of the week! The winner of this tournament is decided tomorrow! ;)

:woohoo:

Unbelievable. Both victories in TB. So lucky...

stbanchile, here we go. :yeah:

Well Ruben, I feel a little bit the same, because even if I loose, it will be good for your points so for our future at a upper level !

I missed our picks discussing last evening !

Unfortunately, I will miss a "loud" today too because I must leave in about 1 hour and back in the late evening....

If I find a web cafe in Montpellier, I will try to post you my picks around 12:00 anyway but it will (probably) be a big day of strike and demonstration in France so I don't know !

Edit : Ruben the tournament is still very long, it's only QF ;) and there is still 8 good players in !

Yeah, Eric! Bring it on! Well, I just want to say before I start picking, may the best win! (Which is me of course :wavey:!)
You know, I reached in this tournament what I wanted to reach, losing tomorrow will not be that bad, but of course I would like to win! There is some extra rivalry in this match, I think it will be very loud here in this thread tomorrow ;)! (We exchange picks as soon as play start, ok?)

Our double opponents are very lucky. As they are not facing a good couple, but only 2 very good players.

On to the match of the week! The winner of this tournament is decided tomorrow! ;)

You know that that is really a pity, Eric! But we will see who is the winner tonight! I might not be so loud either here on the forum, if I have nobody to be loud to! So I think I will just hope in silence!

TT Differences

00:00 | rvugt (NED) vs ghan (FRA)
Chardy 2-0, Polansky 2-1, Gil 2-1, GGL 2-1 vs Chardy 2-1, Polansky 2-0, Gil 2-0, GGL 2-0

00:00 | Vicmatibla (ESP) vs BjornBorg (POR) Faurel, Vicente vs Polansky, Gil

00:00 | Dougie (FIN) vs 7. johnnyCannuck (CAN) RRH 2-0, Polansky 2-0, Massu 2-0 vs RRH 2-1, Polansky 2-1, Massu 2-1

00:00 | digor (UKR) (LL) vs RezNik (Q) Gil vs Vicente

Monfils 6-3 *3-0

Well Ruben, change in my program ! National strike is tomorrow !

I can be loud too today !!

Well no diff except SR diffs !

Ruben and I are playing World Cagon TT Championships !

Maybe we are, but still we're the best! Only I need some 2-1 matches!!!

Well bad thing for me ! De chaunac broke back in the second !

Well, GGL breaks again! So that is very good for you! Are there also diffs for doubles? And Gil-Vicente are playing a very long point! ;)!

Yep, probably their only ball is stuck on the roof and they are looking for a lagger !

6-6! AN important tiebreak! If De Chaunac can win this one, I'm at least not 1 behind in SR!

*2-1 De Chaunac! Come on and serve well!

Well, GGL breaks again! So that is very good for you! Are there also diffs for doubles? And Gil-Vicente are playing a very long point! ;)!

RRH +1
Polansky +1

:wavey:

I was trusting GGL so that I miss the previous game !

Ruben you are probably spinning a GGL puppet so that De Chaunac can break back !

RRH +1
Polansky +1

:wavey:

Thank you!!

GGL 4-2 to 5-4! O no! Come on, Sebastien, do it for me!!

4/2* to 4/5* things are better for me !

5/5 I hate GGL !!!!!!

5-5! Come on!

6/3 7/6 :eek: I'm one ahead :p


5-5! Come on!

Why do you hate him? He helped you to the lead!

tiptopdaisy, can you tell my diffs in doubles, please?

Well, I just need Chardy 2-0 and one of Gil or Polansky 2-1! Not so difficult, although I believe Gil is too good. But if Chardy plays well, he can help me ;)! Your countryman helping me!

Please, I can donate some money, so that they can buy another ball for court 1! Or a ladder, just what they prefer! ;)

IMPORTANT THING !

I'm raising some funds to pay Gil and Vicente a couple of new balls so that they can play again and forget the ones on the roof !

Well, it works! 6-1 2-1 for Gil, so it seems to go very well for you! If it goes like that I definitely need Chardy 2-0 and Polansky 2-1!

Gil 6-1, *2-1

We had the same idea at the same time !

I think it's not a good sign of mental sanity to have same ideas as I do !

tiptopdaisy, can you tell my diffs in doubles, please?

Fornell +1

:wavey:

I think Vicente-Gil is finished! i'm only wondering if it was 6-1 6-1 or 6-1 2-1 ret.! The last one would be best for me! ;)

Fornell +1

:wavey:

Thank you. :wavey:

Really, this scoreboard sucks so hard! Why don't they focus on updating the courts that don't have live images. Only the court with live images has a little bit live score. It looked like the match was finished, but than RRH is kicking ass of Dancevic now! So not sure if it is a mistake in the names, or that this match is really on!

I think Vicente-Gil is finished! i'm only wondering if it was 6-1 6-1 or 6-1 2-1 ret.! The last one would be best for me! ;)

Seems like it ended 6-1, 4-1.

Well, apparently Gil won 6-3, 6-3. This scoreboard really sucks.

6-1, 4-1 is the result of RRH.

And Vassallo is leading 6-3.

Where did you find that??

Where did you find that??

http://www.arryadia.com/mtt/2008/marrakech2008/programmes.php3

Ok, thank you! And RRH is kicking ass of Dancevic, which is a good thing, as it can save our doubles! But for my singles I need everything to go right now. I'm afraid you will win this one, Eric! But next time!

Fornell-Chardy match finally on scoreboard! 2-2 so nothing happened yet! Come on, Jeremy, you're the best!

4-2 Chardy! Looks like he's not going to lose the first set at least! That's a start!

Rrh 6-1, 6-2

Eric, you realized that you are still at 100% in matches and SRs?

Yep I was really focused picking alone :confused::confused:

Probably you are the one that spoilt my picks usually :p

Eric, you realized that you are still at 100% in matches and SRs?

Eric? Why do you say you already won? We have 4 difference in SR! So I can still tie! And as Chardy match is SR1, I will win in SR-shootout!
So don't be too early by saying you won! ;)

Sorry I thought RRH was a diff !! You know I'm stupid !

Indeed, I know! ;) But I'm not that stupid, thinking Dancevic could win a set against the great RRH! But Faurel was playing ok yesterday, so I give him a chance to win a set against Polansky! Let's hope Polansky wins at least, that will give us the win in doubles, but probably we already have it with all your correct SRs ;)!

Can somebody explain me why they call it live score???

Vassallo wins 6-3 6-3! Still 100% Eric, but still not sure of your win!

6-2 4-3 Chardy! It is going well there, let's hope he can finish it in this set!

diffs for my team please :wavey:

6-2 5-5! O O, I get very close to losing now! :0 hope he can still finish it in this set! ;)

It is probably the same young brother as in Rabat that go to the court, ask for the score and come back to his big brother in front of the computer ;)

That's not live score, but alive score! :P

6/2 7/5 chardy I lost the one not to loose

Indeed! But now I have to hope that Polansky loses a set, but not the match. The chance is still very high that you win, as I have one SR that gives me the win, you have 3 SRs that give you the win ;)! (Only 2-1 Polansky is win for me, 2-0 Polansky and 2-0 and 2-1 Faurel is win for you!)

Yep but in two cases out of 3 we probably will loose our double so only 2/0 is a good thing for me !

Why would we lose the double? We have only 3 SR wrong! With the two of that match it makes 5. Very well possible, that our opponent has more mistakes in SR picking!

Yep but the SR we have are not that hard to find ! So i'm not that confident !

I now realize that I'm counting again on the quality of one of your countryman! You don't trust in French people, this is a real bad thing, you know! ;)

5/1* massu 2/1* polansky

polansky 2/2 *15/30 :(

tiptopdaisy, can you tell my diffs in doubles, please?
Markus, what is the problem with writing all diffs in doubles? :rolleyes:

polansky 3/2 :p

Indeed, but Faurel can also win the second set! ;)

Why do we have to look at preparation of a court, if on another court tennis is played? Please, just show us tennis, if possible the more important match, Faurel-Polansky!

polansky 4/3 30/0* :)

polansky 4/4 *40/30 o(

Anyway Safin won and Nadal is broken :)

Break Faurel! *6-5 leading! This might mean something good, or really bad for me!

faurel broke *6/5 ! Is he a french choker ?

And they decided that this match is more exciting than the other one! Wow!

faurel broke *6/5 ! Is he a french choker ?

First set Faurel! Now I have to cheer for Polansky! What are you doing now,Eric? Hoping on a win in singles, or one in doubles??

faurel 7/5

Anyway I probably have only one win anyway ;)

Indeed, I have 2 or none! But it looks like none, as Faurel makes another break! Come on, Peter, wake up and play the level you played last week!

I probably wouldn't have put a penny on Faurel and now he is leading 7/5 3/1 ! Unbeleavable !

He kicked the ass of Lugassy yesterday! This was an omen for his level of today, but didn't expect that he would be that good!

Don't worry ! Considering his ranking Faurel is probably another french choker !

Polansky get's closer indeed! But not enough yet to break! 4-2 for Faurel!

How could you manage following this match on a screen as large as a post stamp !

http://www.livescorehunter.com/Live-Streaming-Video/Internet-TV/WTA-Fes-Live-Video-Stream.php

this one is a little bit better! At least you can see the players and the score!

0-30!

3 BP Polansky! I said that he came closer, right ! ;)

The break is back! You might be right about him choking!

Unfortunately I have to go! So I speak to you tonight, Eric, and see the result, if I'm home in time! ;)
GL eating your nails!

Well Faurel needed 4 MP to win 7/5 6/7 (7) 6/2...

It was as tight as our match Ruben 7/7 SR 6/5... sorry to have won because of unpicked Faurel, that may mean that we have lost our double !

As I have said by mistake sooner, now I'm the man under pressure with a HtoH 1/0

I have 7 correct prediction and 6 sr correct :)

I have 7 correct prediction and 6 sr correct :)

Sorry for my awful pick on Fornell. :o

OOP

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/3585/op.pdf

Thursday OOP:

Ramirez Hidalgo vs Garcia Lopez SR1 PTS
Faurel vs Chardy SR2
Massu vs Vassallo Arguello SR3
Monfils - Gil SR4

play starts at 12:30 pm CET

TT Singles Draw

Final

Matches Counted: 3
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 |

Semi Finals

Matches Counted: 4
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 | ghan (FRA) vs Vicmatibla (ESP)
00:00 | Dougie (FIN) vs digor (UKR) (LL)

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 8
Matches Remaining: 0

07:07 | rvugt (NED) vs ghan (FRA) SR(5-6)
06:06 | Vicmatibla (ESP) vs BjornBorg (POR) SR (6-5)
07:07 | Dougie (FIN) vs 7. johnnyCannuck (CAN) SR(6-4)
07:06 | digor (UKR) (LL) vs RezNik (Q)

Second Round

Matches Counted: 7
Matches Remaining: 0

04:05 | 1. guille&tati4life (GBR) vs rvugt (NED)
04:04 | lucho_coria (ARG) vs ghan (FRA) SR(2-3)
05:04 | Vicmatibla (ESP) vs robus (POL)
04:04 | BjornBorg (POR) vs 4. trucul (FRA) SR shoot out SR2 (2-0/2-1)

03:04 | Exponente (AUS) vs Dougie (FIN)
04:04 | Montego (NCL) vs 7. johnnyCannuck (CAN) SR(1-2)
05:03 | digor (UKR) (LL) vs sd3300123 (CHN)
03:04 | stbanchile (CHI) vs RezNik (Q)

First Round

Matches Counted: 9
Matches Remaining: 0

07:00 | 1. guille&tati4life (GBR) vs. felo (CHI)
08:02 | rvugt (NED) vs. 2xmanx (CHI)
07:07 | lucho_coria (ARG) vs. Lukescion (Q) PTS
06:08 | 8. juakos17 (CHI) vs. ghan (FRA)

07:08 | 6. Albop (CHI) vs. Vicmatibla (ESP)
06:07 | Machiavelli (CRO) vs. robus (POL)
07:06 | BjornBorg (POR) vs. MuriloBrasil (BRA)
08:07 | 4. trucul (FRA) vs. Kissing_Rain (Q)

05:08 | 3. Manu86 (ARG) vs. Exponente (AUS)
00:08 | kostas kastoria (GRE) (Q) vs. Dougie (FIN)
06:07 | InzainSoulja (AUS) vs. Montego (NCL)
06:06 | 7. johnnyCannuck (CAN) vs. jackynwa (GRB) SR (3-2)

06:06 | digor (UKR) (LL) vs. gulzhan (KAZ) SR shoot out SR6 (2-1/2-0)
03:06 | ANDRE AGASSI (UKR) (LL) vs. sd3300123 (CHN)
06:06 | stbanchile (CHI) vs. MZverev-Fan (GER) SR shoot out SR5 (2-1/2-0)
03:06 | 2. aussie_fan (AUS) vs. RezNik (Q)

Qualy Final

Matches Counted: 4
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 | kostas kastoria (1) v bye
04:03 | Kissing_Rain (4) v digor
00:04 | bye v RezNik
02:04 | ANDRE AGASSI (2) v Lukescion

TT Doubles Draw

Final

Matches Counted: 3
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 |

Semi Finals

Matches Counted: 4
Matches Remaining: 0

00:00 | 1. lucho_coria/manu86 vs 3. gulzhan/robus
00:00 | 4. ghan/rvugt vs 2. Albop/trucul

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 8
Matches Remaining: 0

14:13 | 1. lucho_coria/manu86 vs BjörnBorg/stbanchile
12:14 | InzainSoulja/Kissing_Rain vs 3. gulzhan/robus
14:14 | 4. ghan/rvugt vs johnnyCanuck/sd3300123 SR(11-9)
14:15 | Exponente/juakos17 vs 2. Albop/trucul

First Round

Matches Counted: 16
Matches Remaining: 0

20:00 | 1. lucho_coria/manu86 vs. bye
20:20 | BjörnBorg/stbanchile vs. guille&tati4life/jackynwa SR(10-9)
21:21 | digor/RezNik vs. InzainSoulja/Kissing_Rain SR(11-12)
21:00 | 3. gulzhan/robus vs. bye

25:00 | 4. ghan/rvugt vs. bye
09:19 | felo/Machiavelli vs. johnnyCanuck/sd3300123
21:22 | MuriloBrasil/MZverev-Fan vs. Exponente/juakos17
22:00 | 2. Albop/trucul vs. bye

:eek: All the four seeds are still there in Doubles Semi-Finals !

At least one French will be part of the Final :p

semis :D

trucul :yeah:

semis :D

trucul :yeah:

8/8 for me today and 7/8 for you. :yeah::yeah:

I hope the bad picks won't reappear suddenly in Semis :angel:

:eek: All the four seeds are still there in Doubles Semi-Finals !

It's not that "surprising" (less than Henin's retirement !) considering all seeded team were bye for the first round !


At least one French will be part of the Final :p

Yep, but a pity you're the one partnering a chilean ! So the odds are against you ;):p...

Anyway a loss against you won't be such ashaming because you impressed me a lot when managing the early tournament !

RRH d. GGL 6-3 6-3!

And the diffs???

And the diffs???
are you dreaming or what Ruben?

Of course, I'm always dreaming! Another CH victory would be nice on our palmares!

Ok, already didn't really understand you! :eek: Still I want them, so I ask for them!

I mean ...

I'm sorry but I begin to understand him :rolleyes:

Robus, what did you and gulzhan pick ? :)

If I passed my exam reading nrs. that are smaller than 2 micrometer, Gil just won the first set with 6-4!

TT Differences

00:00 | ghan (FRA) vs Vicmatibla (ESP) RRh vs GGL

00:00 | Dougie (FIN) vs digor (UKR) (LL) no diff, PTS or CB

00:00 | 1. lucho_coria/manu86 vs 3. gulzhan/robus Vassallo+1 vs RRH+1, Massu +1; manu86 with one late pick; SR#s: Vassallo 2-1 vs Massu 2-1 (2x)

00:00 | 4. ghan/rvugt vs 2. Albop/trucul Monfils 2-1, Massu 2-0 vs Monfils 2-0, Massu 2-1

Congrats Eric! Your first final, right?
And in doubles, let's hope Massu can kick some Vassallo ass today! But Monfils is doing the first job, so if he wins also the third, Massu can also lose. Only not win with 2-1!

Rob and Gulya have already won right ? :)

Rob and Gulya have already won right ? :)

:yeah: the will win on sr shoot out for sure, so they already won :wavey:

:yeah: the will win on sr shoot out for sure, so they already won :wavey:
Thanks for the information !
Gulzhan, it must be your 9th final in two months, please win a second title. :p

Congrats Ruben for your correct SR on Monfils ! I have just come home to realize it's my first single final ever !!!! And I was the one who didn't want to play in Morroco...
Rabat and Marrakech are our best events ever ! Unfortunately we were too low ranked to play in Casa next week !

Chardy 4-6 6-2 6-1!

On this one, the correct sr was for me !

So we're tied and you win on SR shout-out! I hope to never have another confrontation with you, because you are just better! ;)

I don't think ! I'm simply hot in this period ! Hope it could continue in The French.... and that you may have your paroxysmic and magic inspiration in The French !

7/5 Massu in the first !

Let him also win the second than!

7/5 Massu in the first !

Albop and I need Massu 2-1 to be in Final so come on MVG for second set and then, come on Nicolas Massu in third set !

Current score is 1/1 in second set.

monfils score ?

vamos nico in 3 :rocker2:

monfils score ?

vamos nico in 3 :rocker2:

4/6 6/3 6/3 for Monfils but this match has lower priority than Massu/MVG match, so we still have a chance.

Well we are all 4 online...

2/2 in the second !

Make it a great chat session!! They are both playing very well, so really can go both ways!

You are an expert in Post stamp size tennis evaluation, Ruben, aren't you ?

I haven't seen Massu for a long time...

Getting older, he looks more like the Transvestite in the Rocky Horror Picture Show !

But he broke anyway !

Damn :awww:

7/5 5/3 he is the reigning Olympic Champion so not a choker, isn't it ?

Probably not, but we will see! One game away from our third final in four tournaments! It is going great, but can we carry this form into RG? That is the question!

7/5 5/4 Serving for the match ... but if he loses this game, a third set is still possible ...

Double fault so 0-40 !

0-30

:unsure:

And game MVG so 5-5 :)

Oops sorry deuce and now match point for Massu

MP Massu!

GSM Massu ... From 0-40 to GSM ... Pfff ...

Congrats rvugt/ghan !

Massu wins in 2! So we win! Another final, Eric! trucul/Albop :hug: Thanks for the nice match!
And we have another final meeting with Robus/gulzhan, let's see who will win this time! ;)

I thought you made a joke ! French humour !

Another chilean on my digest ;) I'm better than Buffy :p

Friday OOP:

Monfils vs Massu SR2
Chardy vs Ramirez Hidalgo SR3

play starts at 2:30 pm CET

Markus :wavey:

Dougie should win on tournament CB (new rules this year)

Markus :wavey:

Dougie should win on tournament CB (new rules this year)

:cool:

we play the final against the "bryans twins" :armed:

:secret: always confuse them :o very similar names and flags :lol:

Davai, Robus! :rocker2:

we play the final against the "bryans twins" :armed:

:secret: always confuse them :o very similar names and flags :lol:

Davai, Robus! :rocker2:

Oh, wait, it's a challenger! :o

we play the final against the "Ratiwatana twins" :armed: :p

:lol:

:haha: but i'm 39 and Ruben 23, so i think I would have to explain to you what is actually twins :p

Funny you are confusing France and The Netherlands ! Rather different !

France is a wonderfull country with Motherfxxxing people...
The Netherlands are a (too cold and rainy for me) country with shiny happy people...

That's why our team is so complementary but definitely no twins in !

But if you want to compare let say it's a

RATIWATANA/RATIWATANA - FYRSTENBERG/MATKOWSKI final....


Oh, wait, it's a challenger! :o

we play the final against the "Ratiwatana twins" :armed: :p

:lol:

Oh, wait, it's a challenger! :o

we play the final against the "Ratiwatana twins" :armed: :p

:lol:

I liked the comparation to the Bryan twins better! ;) And of course, we don't come from the same country, that would be an insult for me. Very proud being Dutch, also very proud to have such a good French double partner, although I think he like a lot of non-French things. Like he doesn't believe in Chardy the whole tournament, where I did! ;)

And don't forget the cool Jarkko Dougie Nieminen among the finalists....

Poor quiet Dougie who had to read "loud and proud" rvugt/ghan the whole week ;)

Why are we always at the same time online, Eric? Is it luck, or is it our telepathic link who takes care of it! ;)

As Gulzhan is confusing nicknames, I have a funny proposal :

Everyone of the 5 finalist and Mr Manager (if they want) can introduce him or his nickname....

And I do the first one.

Gan was my nickname because the first 3 letters of my very long last name ..

Then I went to Sydney to achieve one of my last athletics event, and after I hitchhiked and backpacked from Sydney to Darwin, following the famous Ghan railroad (made by camels and Afghanees)...

So that's why my nickname changed....

Up to you, boys (and a girl if i am not wrong) !

Well, I might be thinking of a better nickname, but when I made my profile, I was just looking for a simple nickname! And what's more simple than the first letter of your first name and your last name! ;)
Ruben van Vugt = rvugt!
So no good story, but I might change my nickname sometimes soon if I have inspiration!

BTW i prefer not to be Ratiwatana twins this week :

http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/fire.asp

Ratiwatanas lost to Vemic/Bednarek ;)

:rain: in Bordeaux

Yep but before that they had to run through an hotel fire on Monday with towels aroud their faces and carrying passports and computers

BTW Vemic is very hot at that time in double, the third time he defeated them with three different partners : Schwank (and a W in Cremona) Bozoljac (and RU in Dresden) and now Bednarek in Bordeaux... Unfortunately he doesn't like playing french young guns in single !

But i spent so much time cheering him when he was #400 and aways lost in USA challenger's qualies or FU that i am always happy to see him with this #150 ranking.... (The first time I came to MTF, it was looking for Vemic's news)

Ratiwatanas lost to Vemic/Bednarek ;)

:rain: in Bordeaux

Chardy breaks RRH in the first game! Sorry to be addicted and wanting to know the diffs! But Eric, you see, Chardy can play tennis! ;)

:wavey:

i tried to be funny :o

yes, i saw you are from netherlands and france ;) and i saw you have different nick names... it's just same colors and mmmh... sort of hard for pronounciation names that confuse me all this time we play against each other! :lol: what i mean is i never know which one of you says this or that :eek: that's why you are tt twins for me :lol:

anyway, pleasure to play against you in the final again and we certainly hope for the victory this time! :rocker2:

forgot! :) my nick name is same as my first name-- gulzhan.. gulya is short of it..

So you're around too? What did you pick for this match, and do you know what Robus picked. I can say we picked both RRH in 2! (But I'm afraid Chardy might win a set!)

Nice to hear from you Gulzhan !! And you're a girl if i got it correct from Renaud ?

BTW almost same nickname gulzhan

Ruben, don't say your nickname is meaningless, when we first partnered in Beograd in February.... I choosed you because rvugt sounds like unpronouncable srbjan or former jugoslavian words like krk island or trst city or crvtlik volleyball player

forgot! :) my nick name is same as my first name-- gulzhan.. gulya is short of it..

Nice to hear from you Gulzhan !! And you're a girl if i got it correct from Renaud ?

BTW almost same nickname gulzhan

Ruben, don't say your nickname is meaningless, when we first partnered in Beograd in February.... I choosed you because rvugt sounds like unpronouncable srbjan or former jugoslavian words like krk island or trst city or crvtlik volleyball player

Wow, you picked me because of my meaningless nickname! ;) I never knew that! Well, it is a very productive time together already, so indeed, than it wasn't meaningless!

Chardy breaks again! (RRH broke back in between!) *5-4 for Chardy!

not meaningless just unpronouncable

BTW you seem to tell us not to chat and to focuse !

No, we can chat! ;) No problem, but Jeremy has won the first set! I hate it if you kill my intuition! ;) :P Never a good omen! But we'll see what will happen, and of course, still curious what gulzhan/Robus picked on this match!

Sorry but I never have any intuition if french players are concerned...

Is the score 6/4 4/0 ?

Yeah it was, but now it is 6-4 4-1!

no diffs today in singles or doubles :o

cagon TT :lol:

chardy is very hot probably because he got a WC for The French

tiptop? You call it cagon TT to pick Massu? And to pick Monfils? I think than one of them is not cagon TT!

What about SR Markus please ?

Yep but splitting in double on Monfils-Massu is cagon TT anyway !

tiptop? You call it cagon TT to pick Massu? And to pick Monfils? I think than one of them is not cagon TT!

Yep but splitting in double on Monfils-Massu is cagon TT anyway !

I don't agree! Splitting is something between cagon TT and :worship: TT, as one player picks cagon and one pick :worship:! You take a risk, but not a very big risk. And risk taking is definitely not cagon!
Here we go again, discussing cagon TT definition! ;)

no diffs today in singles or doubles :o

cagon TT :lol:

no diffs in singles only

robus&gulzhan : Massu +1; Massu 2-0 vs Monfils 2-0

Chardy wins 6-4 6-2!

O o, now I hope you're right, Eric!! Come on, Monfils, give us the lead!

cagon almost means "peeing your pants" if you take half a decision like splitting, it's a kind of cagon TT

Sorry Markus to ask again

No SR dif in single either ?

Sorry Markus to ask again

No SR dif in single either ?

no, both 2-0

ok crucial second day then !!!

Hope I didn't spoil my double and complicate my single with my Monfils pick

guys, you picked Monfils 2-0 both?

btw robuś it is diminutive from Robert, my wife call me that :)

No, I picked Massu 2-1! So, only 1 diff for today! And only if one of the two wins with 2-0 there is also an SR diff!

no I Monfils 2/0 Ruben Massu 2/1 that's why there is a diff, isn't it ?

:scratch: You're definitely too clever for me Ruben !

But I already knew that :worship:


No, I picked Massu 2-1! So, only 1 diff for today! And only if one of the two wins with 2-0 there is also an SR diff!

ah, ok

I just realized I am the only one picking Monfils in double :eek: but he broke ;)

First break is for Monfils! ;) I really hope that you are right today, Eric!

First set Monfils! We can only be one match behind now, and tied in SR! ;) Sorry for being smart!

Break Monfils 4/3 !

Monfils, 6-4 6-4! We have a good start in this final! ;)

Monfils 6/4 6/4 I got the good pick !!!!

Ruben appointment on msn ?

Will be there in about an hour! If you're still there of course!

:eek:

Is there somebody online ?

Is there somebody online ?
Je connais leurs picks. :p
Quels sont les votres ? :)

Monfils 6/4 6/2 Chardy 3/6 6/3 6/3

Monfils 6/4 6/2 Chardy 3/6 6/3 6/3
You won doubles, congrats :worship:
They have the same. :)

Congrats is for Ruben, i didn't manage convincing him to pick Monfils !

singles:

Monfils 6-4 6-3 vs 6-4 6-2

doubles are already clear

Who is ahead if countback ?

Who is ahead if countback ?

tied

i know in wins but in SR too ?

if you're indeed tied, you will lose! ;) But don't worry, I will revenge you next week! ;)

TB 2008 method is :

http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=114109

After CB in wins there is CB in SR then in points from previous round..

As I'm not 6/4 6/3 in each round, we cannot be tied anyway

congrats ghan + rvugt :hatoff: :worship:

a big :hug: for the Finalists, especially Dougie for losing that way :sad:

was a nice week with ya, sorry for the bad start of the event from my side :o

:wavey:

ghan.rvugt :worship: