Day 4: Kooyong Saturday OOP + Scores

Saturday 13 Jan 2007

1.00pm - Play-off for 3rd and 4th Places

Andy MURRAY (GBR) v Marat Safin (RUS)

followed by

Pre-Final Entertainment - Christine Anu

followed by

FINAL

Roger FEDERER (SUI) v Andy RODDICK (USA)

Go Roger! :bounce:

Go Rogi and Marat! :bounce:

Federer-Roddick ===> Roddick's revenge (TMC 2006)

Good luck Roger and Marat :)

Will Federer let Roddick win to create more drama at the AO?

Will Federer let Roddick win to create more drama at the AO?


Why does roger can how much drama there is at the AO?

Will Federer let Roddick win to create more drama at the AO?


Not on youjr life. Never, ever would Federer knowingly and willingly lose to Roddick. Eeeeeeeek.

Will Federer let Roddick win to create more drama at the AO?

No.

My sport channel is showing the final :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Windy conditions today

Pre match interviews with Safin and AM courtside now

Players on court now

Whoever cares most will win this one

Safin to serve

Players now just warming up

Anyone want commentary?

Yes if you wouldn't mind commentary. That would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone want game by game reports?

edit: just saw Prabu, you can do this one. I'll do Roddick-Federer or vice versa. :p

lol no worries ;)

Yes please do the game by game reports. Thanks

Ok here we go

Safin serving..

30-0

Extremely windy on court at the moment

Safin shanks a bh wide

30-15

Nice cc fh winner Safin

40-15

Thanks Bad Gambler

Safin bh dtl winner

Safin 1-0*

Murray to serve

fh winner

15-0

betfair not streaming the final day, how sad.....

Murray fh into the net

15-15

Lazy fh by Murray into the net

15-30

Safin bh volley into the net

30-30

wild fh long by Safin

40-30

Murray attempts a passing fh dtl, but way wide

deuce

Good return, forces murray fh into the net

bp Safin

Safin fh long

deuce

safin is controlling the points as expected

commentator just said murray is 6'3" :haha:

lol Murray's first serve bounced before the net

bp again Safin

Safin bh return long

deuce

safin is controlling the points as expected

commentator just said murray is 6'3" :haha:

He's an inch off :)

Muray struggling with the wind on serve

Safin breaks

Safin *2-0

He's an inch off :)
more like 2 or 3 :p

safin will **** him

Safin 40-30

deuce

DF Safin

bp Murray

deuce..

Murray game could be commented in only one way :haha: :haha: :haha:
He is putting 50% of balls into half or lower part of the net

adv Safin

Safin 3-0*

another hugely missed shot by Murray
Adv Safin
Great FOREHAND !! BY Safin
3-0*

This sucks, betfair have taken the stream off so you can't watch it once the match has started, anyone have clues on how to get the stream?

Commentator said that Gilbert said that Murray Will win Wimbledon :haha

safin to serve...

15-0 murray tries the drop volley, safin gets there and lobs him easily
30-0 ace
safin's racquet flies out of his hand on the first serve
30-15 df
30-30 terrible approach from safin, murray passes him before he makes it to the service line :o
40-30 terrible drop shot by safin and a pretty pathetic miss by murray
duece serve and volley - easy volley out :rolleyes:
ad. murray df :o what a gift :mad:
duece return into the middle of the net
ad. marat the pusher can't put anything away and then hits a slice way wide
great fh cross court winner after murray's fh goes short

safin 3-0*
break him again

Murray 30-0

This sucks, betfair have taken the stream off so you can't watch it once the match has started, anyone have clues on how to get the stream?
http://a158.l2903356157.c29033.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/158/29033/v0001/reflector:56157

;)

it's the slower one though. no one ever gave me the link to the faster one

murray to serve at 0-3

15-0 fh into the bottom of the net from safin
30-0 fh about two meters long :o
30-15 easy bh long
40-15 fh long
bh netted
bad game from safin

marat 3*-1

Safin is scholling Murray, Safin is standing at the centre and Murray is running from corner to corner but he started missing , Quality is crap, tons of UEs
3-2*

If anyone cares, you can get this on Sopcast via the GSPorts(some Chinese characters follow) channel - Ch. 6001.

Streams at 355K - quality is ok not perfect but you can definitely follow the ball. Commentary is Chinese. Minimal buffering.

Just wondering whether I care enough about this match to watch it - wondering whether the players really care...

Hope this helps someone!

safin to serve...

0-15 safin gave that point away. could have hit a winner early in the point and instead hit a poor fh angle. murray hits a fh that is called wide but the call is overruled
0-30 bad lob gets put away
15-30 misshit return wide
15-40 bh long, idiot
bh wide

3-2 :fiery:

15-0 Great Drop Shot by Murray

http://a158.l2903356157.c29033.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/158/29033/v0001/reflector:56157

;)

it's the slower one though. no one ever gave me the link to the faster one

Thanks Croat :wavey:

30-0 Awesome Volley winner

30-15 Forehand Wide

no problem :)
i love betfair
but i love the programs that can get me the licenses even more :p

hopefully someone will post these links to all of the courts at AO`

40-15 Great Point Construction My Andy, he moved Safin a lot

Game
3-3 - Awesome drop shot by Murray

0-15 Huge Forehand

15-15 BH netted

30-15 Lob Long

30-30 FH long

40-30 AM FH long

40-40 Safin missed easy volley

Adv Smatch by Safin

4-3* Murray missed Forehand on the run after Safin played S&V

15-15 Ace

30-15 BH slice long

40-15 FH into net

4-4 FH into net

15-15 Ace
safin whiffed the fh :o

15-0 return huge Out

15-15 BH into net

30-15 FH long

40-30 huge return winner by Murray

5-4* another FH mistake from Murray

anyone interested ??

Yes, please continue!

Yes I am. Please continue. Thanks

I'm following... Thanks for the quick updates! Hope Marat breaks now!

anyone interested ??

I am, thanks! :wavey:

BPs Safin BH into net

wasted - FH into net

I'm watching too:)

Adv BH into net by Safin

5*-5 Another Brilliant Dropshot winner from Murray

15-0 Smatch winner

15-15 FH long

30-15 BH into net

40-15 Great stop volley by Safin
6-5* played a dropshot from Smatch :haha:

15-0 unreturned serve

30-0 FH long

40-0 very easy volley wide and long

40-15 Df

40-30 FH long after long rally

6-6 FH long

1-0 Safin , nice volley winner

1-1 , Great Volley in full stretch by Murray

2-1 Murray, FH winner after good serve

2-2 FH winner Safin wrong footed Murray

3-2 Murray, min bp FH into net

4-2 , Murray played dropshot, then lobbed Safin and Safin played between leg shot into net

5-2 Murray, Stupid FH into net

6-2 Murray, BH long

First Set Murray 7-2 in TB - Safin BH long

:sad:

1st Set Summary

Safin was making about two UE per game, his serve sucked (no aces)
Murray cut down errors , played some awesome dropshots, and was playing ok, but nothing spectacular. Gilbert is signing Autographs to some children

0-15 Huge Out from the easiest postion Safin missed FH

0-30 Slam Dunk Smatch into net

15-30 smart slice by Safin Murray FH into net

sorry it Murray serving upps
Murray 1-0, Safin to serve sorry for mistake

15-0 Murray FH long

30-0 BH passing shot wide

Safin is gonna be in the big troubles against Becker at the AO.
If he still comes through Roddick will kill him easily :sad:

40-0 BH into net

1*-1 - Murray smart ball at the net long

15-0 Huge passing shot on the run by Murray, after long rally

15-15 BH into net

15-30 Df#2

30-30 BH slice into net

40-30 FH slice long

1-2* BH long , Marat playing crap , now it's about 3UE per game Safin looks very angry

15-0 HUGE BH winner from Safin

Who is leading right now and serving? Thanks

30-0 HUGE FH winner

30-15 S&V volley into net

30-30 Huge BH out

30-40 he played stop volley and wanted to lob Murray and Murray won point

40-40 Safin played Huge forehand

BPs - Backhand error after Safin was running from corner to corner
Break 3*-1 - Safin awful error from FH

15-0 Service winner

15-15 BH slice into net

30-15 BH long

30-30 Forehand Lob on the run long

30-40 BH down the ling long

Loremaster, thanks for the scores, but I am confused. Who's serving? and who has the break?

SAVED WONDERFULL BH PASSING SHOT after long rally

Murray serving
3-1 for him and ADV
4-1 Murray S&V winner
4-1 Murray Safin to Serve

Safin is serving being 1-4 down

Murray serving
3-1 for him and ADV
4-1 Murray S&V winner
4-1 Murray Safin to Serveaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

okay, thanks!!! :)

5 games in 15 min

0-15 awful BH error ball didn't even reached the net
0-30 another BH long
15-30 BH long

Sometimes I hate Marat more then I love him...

I really need a new favorite player.:rolleyes:

30-30 Lob long

40-30 FH return long

4*-2 FH long after Safin hit Huge Forehand

15-0 Safin FH long

15-15 Murray wanted to play dropshot and ball into net
30-15 Great Angled BH

40-15 FH slice from Safin long

Game Murray 5-2* another very easy FH from the centre of court miles long

0-15 Big Forehand winner after outsmarting Safin in Rally

0-30 Safin FH long

0-40 Safin played silly volley and Murray played nice passing shot on the run
15-40 FH long

GSM BH long
7-5(2) 6-2 Murray

Thanks, Loremaster!

Safin not happy at the end, refused to shake umpires hand. He overruled on match point to give murray the win

no way that last ball was out

Safin is mad because he his last shot was overruled by umpire and he is arguing with umpire now, it looks very funny :haha: :haha: :haha:

Safin made about 60EU or even more at least two per game, very crap level , Safin showed nothing I hope he will play better in AO, he had set point in first set after he wasted it he gave away TB and 2nd set, Played one funny shot - dropshot from smatch in First set , Serve like amater, no aces no unreturned serves

Murray played better, some great shots - dropshots, passing shots on the run, he was outsmarting Marat all the time

I Will give scores for Roddick v Federer which should start soon

Thanks, Loremaster!

No Problem ;)

I will give scores from Andy v Roger which will start soon

Safin's behaviour is both laughable and shameful.

He just gave the match away, I haven't seen so many UE in short 2 set match in long time:rolleyes:

Yeah Marat does that sometimes. He can be a little kid when he wants to.

And thanks for all the scores!

Yeah Marat does that sometimes. He can be a little kid when he wants to.

And thanks for all the scores!


No problem ;) , Happy that I could help

Someone should tell Safin this is just an exhibition match

that match was just bad. a lot of UEs from both safin and murray, nothing special at all.
well after another murray match that was enough to put me to sleep things can just get better with fed vs andy.

OK Roddick and Roddick are on court, Roddick in his three years old outfit(black shorts, white hat, white shirt, only shoes are new, Federer in nice light blue polo, white shorts, and white shoes (looks very nice )

Federer to serve
15-0 Ace
15-15 FH into net

30-15 Andy forehand return into net

30-30 bad BH

40-30 another FH return from Andy into net

1-0* BH return long

15-0 serve winner

15-15 Long rally FH long

30-15 Smatch

30-30 Great BH passing shot

40-30 Huge ACE

1*-1 BH error

0-15 nice BH passing shot, volley into net

15-15 FH into net

15-30 FH into net after some nice BH from Andy

30-30 great BH than volley winner

40-30 Ace

Thanks for the info.........Are they playing well?
Can't tell from the score.

40-40 Great Rally by andy

Is the first # Andy or Roger?

Adv - BH long

40-40 Passing shot long

Roger serving first
BH into net
Adv Roger

Deuce

Adv - Huge Forehand winner

2-1* Andy to serve - another FH winner from Roger

15-0 BH into net

30-0 another BH wide after another huge 2nd serve

Is it Roger 2...Andy 1 ?

40-0 FH long after Huge Andy FH

2-2 BH return long

yes Roger is serving first :)
0-15 FH long

0-30 FH long

15-30 Ace

30-30 unreturned serve

BP Great Rally by Andy with volley winner

Roddick broken Roger after FH into net
3*-2 Roddick to serve

Come on Andy :D

break back

15-0 BH long after great 2nd serve

letsssssssss go Andy

30-0 great winner at net

Roddick broken Roger after FH into net
3*-2 Roddick to serve

:eek: :worship:

40-0 unreturned serve

Score please

4-2 Roddick game to love after another unreturned serve

:eek: Andee!! :D

0-15 Huge FH passing shot

15-15 Great Volley after passing shot

15-30 S&V volley missed
15-40 S&V volley missed
2 Bps

30-40 another S&V passing shot missed

40-40 great serve

BP - FH long

2nd serve

Wasted - BH passing shot long

Could you please tell who is doing all of this great vollying..passing, etc.

*5-2 roddick :eek:

BP#4 , S&V great ruturn , volley missed
5*-2 Andy broke Roger again after Huge Forehand Passing Shot

Roddick gets the double break with a forehand pass. :woohoo:

*5-2

Wow !
Seems that finally Andy is gonna win !!! And easily !

ok I will try my best :)

:eek: :bounce:

I love Andy, but is Roger like sleeping out there or what?

Wow !
Seems that finally Andy is gonna win !!! And easily !

Shhh!!!!

No jinxing please.

15-0 ACE from Andy

That was rather stupid from Federer. Going to the net with the 2nd serve, after he already failed with S+V in that game several times. It's like he wants to show us, that he doesn't take this match seriously.

30-0 Federer BH long

40-0 unreturned serve

Bh Long
Third Straight Roddick Game To Love
6-2

Federer seems in experimental mode, no matter what the score is.

Some Stats
Roddick Aces -2 , Winners - 6, UE - 7 , Unreturned Serves - 7
Federer Aces -3 Winners - 8, UE - 13 , Unreturned Serves - 1

Roger :o
I know it's only an exhibition but you can't lose to your bitch!

Federer to serve
15-0 Awesome Volley

That was rather stupid from Federer. Going to the net with the 2nd serve, after he already failed with S+V in that game several times. It's like he wants to show us, that he doesn't take this match seriously.

haha

Fed really can't get into the Roddick serve games right now and Andy's forehand is looking 03ish, good stuff. Backhand looks solid as does the volleying, let's go Andy!

30-0 another volley from Federer, passing shot long
40-0 volley and easy smatch

Federer seems in experimental mode, no matter what the score is.
blah, blah, blah... nah... you must be kidding right ? :p

Game to Love ACE
1-0* Andy to serve

15-0 unreturned serve