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Richie will be back! WOoooooooohhHHOOooooo!!!!!

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#1 · (Edited)
So no MC for Richie :sad:

Oh well, we still have Barcelona-Rome-Estoril-Madrid to look forward to before RG!! :D

Assuming he doesn't pull out of those either :bigcry:

Get well Richie, rest up and come back healthy again :hug:

Meanwhile, here is a pic of Richie with his 2006 Gstaad trophy to get us in the mood :angel:

 
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#47 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Wonder if there will be a live stream for Barcelona?? The Tennis Channel has coverage but I don't think it starts until the quarters and I'm not holding my breath to see RIchie in the quarters.

Did I read the excerpt from L'Equip posted by Vlad correctly??? JO is not playing Barcelona but just because he doesn't want to overstress his body and Gael withdrew due to knee? (I could be WAAAY off on this because i didn't even resort to Google translation to "read" it).
 
#48 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Did I read the excerpt from L'Equip posted by Vlad correctly??? JO is not playing Barcelona but just because he doesn't want to overstress his body and Gael withdrew due to knee? (I could be WAAAY off on this because i didn't even resort to Google translation to "read" it).
Yes, that's right, both of them withdrew from Barcelona due to knee problems: in Jo's case it's a bit precautinary, Gael will miss Rome and Madrid as well :sad:

I think there will be no livestream from Barcelona until Thursday, it seem to be always like that, if I'm not mistaken :scratch:
 
#52 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Barcelona draw:

[1] NADAL, Rafael ESP vs BYE
QUALIFIER vs LU, Yen-Hsun TPE
ROCHUS, Christophe BEL vs DEVILDER, Nicolas FRA
HERNYCH, Jan CZE vs [13] GASQUET, Richard FRA
[10] ALMAGRO, Nicolas ESP vs HANESCU, Victor ROU
CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG vs BELLUCCI, Thomaz BRA
[WC] FERRERO, Juan Carlos ESP vs KUNITSYN, Igor RUS
BYE vs [7] NALBANDIAN, David ARG

[3] DAVYDENKO, Nikolay RUS vs BYE
CANAS, Guillermo ARG vs CLEMENT, Arnaud FRA
GRANOLLERS, Marcel ESP vs QUALIFIER
NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN vs [16] LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP
[9] STEPANEK, Radek CZE vs GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo ESP
MONTANES, Albert ESP vs TIPSAREVIC, Janko SRB
YOUZHNY, Mikhail RUS vs TROICKI, Viktor SRB
BYE vs [8] WAWRINKA, Stanislas SUI
 
#54 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Thanks for the draw.

For a first tournament, it's not the worst draw he could get I think. The first and second rounds are accessible. But the third...:eek: :scared: :bolt: :help:

If he wins his 2 first matches, he will have "nothhhing to loose"!!
And play without pressure is a good way to regain sensations, "for sure"!

Vamos Richard:yeah:
 
#55 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Allez Richie..
..so near from Nadal but he can prove to win.
These will be the first match for him on clay,
now the most important thing is that he play much for a good preparation for Paris.
During Roland Garros he can do a good number of points for improve him ranking..
 
#56 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

I was just reading about the draw on the official website and not only are they not counting Richard as a challenge to Nadal they said he was left handed??? What is wrong with these people :scratch:
 
#58 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Richard's back finally! Been missing him so much.

Naturally he got Nadal as early as possible, I just knew that would happen but up to Rafa the draw looks good (and I'd rather Rafa early than in a semi or final)BUT one match at a time, welcome back Richie and good luck!
 
#59 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

COuld have gotten Rafa in second round so could be worse, but not much. Actually not so bad, I'd rather he get Rafa early in a small tourney. It's his first tournament on clay so he gets 3 matches in (hopefully) and gets ready for the more important Rome without wearing himself out while the other guys burn out. ANd he enjoys a tough match with no pressure against Rafa.

And to be realistic, Richie isn't a challenge to Rafa on clay, but then practically no one is so the tournament website isn't really far off about that part.
 
#65 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

COuld have gotten Rafa in second round so could be worse, but not much. Actually not so bad, I'd rather he get Rafa early in a small tourney. It's his first tournament on clay so he gets 3 matches in (hopefully) and gets ready for the more important Rome without wearing himself out while the other guys burn out. ANd he enjoys a tough match with no pressure against Rafa.

And to be realistic, Richie isn't a challenge to Rafa on clay, but then practically no one is so the tournament website isn't really far off about that part.
yes you're right but if he can play more than 2 matchs in that first clay court tournament that would be already HUGE according to his shoulder problems.
SO if he can play 3 matchs,that would be even better imo
 
#60 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Welcome back Ritchie:rocker2: I think its a fair draw,could've been a nightmare right from Rd 1. Just take it one match at a time;)
 
#61 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Out of all the possible top 8 seeds to get drawn into, he gets Nadal... in Spain... on clay. :eek:
 
#62 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Let's hope he at least makes the 3rd round, that's the best we can hope for.
 
#69 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Best of luck Richard and let's hope that shoulder is better. Please please please stay in the tournie until at least Thursday so I can watch you on t.v. :D
until thursday? Doesn't he have to beat Nadal for that. :eek:
 
#67 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Is Richie playing Estoril now or not? He said at Monte Carlo he is playing 4 tournies which I would assume to be Barca, Rome, Madrid and RG. But he is down for Estoril??
 
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#71 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Depends on when Rafa plays his matches I guess. He will meet Richie round 3 if he wins I think so depends if he plays round 2 on tues or wed.
 
#74 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

I think all 3rd round is played Thursday?

Well, we'll see, hope he is fully fit and at least gets to the 3rd round.
 
#76 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Richie is last match on 2nd court tomorrow. Not that it matters cuz there is no TV, live stream coverage yet :banghead:

Allez Richie! please stay in long enough for us to see at least one of your matches on live stream (preferably a lot more :D).
 
#77 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

:mad: How could there not be any coverage, I hate staring at the scoreboard for 2 hours it is soooo boring
 
#78 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

There are some news in the French press today.
In L'Equipe:
Gasquet à la relance
ABSENT DU CIRCUIT depuis plus d’un mois et sa défaite au deuxième tour à Indian Wells contre Fernando Verdasco, Richard Gasquet (21e) a pris le temps de remercier son ostéopathe, de réduire sa cellule d’entraînement au seul Guillaume Peyre et, apparemment, de remettre son épaule à l’endroit. Tout cela lui permet de reprendre la compétition aujourd’hui. Face à lui, le Tchèque Jan Hernych, soixante-deuxième. Et un peu plus loin, pourquoi pas, un troisième tour contre Rafael Nadal ? « C’est l’objectif, c’est clair, mais avant il y a deux matches à bien négocier, rappelait hier le Français dans les allées du club de Barcelone. Depuis une semaine, je sers sans douleur mais, en compétition, ça n’est pas forcément la même histoire qu’à l’entraînement. En tout cas, je suis content de reprendre, je suis bien mieux moralement qu’il y a un an et je me dis qu’à partir de maintenant j’ai quatre tournois (Barcelone, Rome, Estoril et Madrid) pour me préparer à arriver en bonne forme à Roland-Garros. Le premier match va être important. J’espère que tout va tenir. »
And in Le Parisien:
 
#79 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Thanks for that Truc. It's great to hear that his shoulder has been fine for a week, but he is still (naturally) very cautious about it. I really hope he can pull off a couple of wins and at least get some confidence going into RG.

BTW, his osteopath is one lucky guy :)
 
#80 ·
Re: .• o°•´☆`•°o •Richie's 09 Clay Court Season- Cheering and Info Thread• o°•´☆`•°o

Merci Truc! Good to hear so far so good on his shoulder but guess he won't really know until he plays some matches which are different than practice. And he is playing Estoril - lots of tennis, hope he has been working on his fitness.

I went to check scores and the live scoreboard was blank - and he was not in results for the day - My first thought was OH NO he withdrew again but thankfully no, it was just a rain delay. But looks like he'll be playing really late (I asume they have lights in Barca?)because his court seems to be about a match behind all the others. Allez RIchie.
 
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