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#1 · (Edited)
It's a highlight of the season and clearly deserves a thread. :p

It starts in a few days, the teams are here:
http://www.fft.fr/premiere_division/2007/?id=3341
All the "stars" of the Paris-Jean Bouin are now playing for the Lagardère Paris Racing (except Gaël who probably won't be able to play anyway because of his injury).
 
#75 ·
The only match won by Toulouse must have been an obvious pity win since it was against Arnaud.
What do you mean ? But true that Toulouse result of 29 loss for one win are just amazing :eek: Tc Paris should eliminate them in the barrage of group B.

Arnaud was supposed to play only 3 or 5 tie to finally play all the same for Llodra who plays all the tie of Primerose. More and more french players love this competition it seems or they need more money lol. I think that it will be tough for Lagardere to keep their title they had indeed qualified only by set average. I would say Patton or Primerose for the title.
 
#77 · (Edited)
Didn't someone say the three final days would be streamed? If so, a link would be hugely welcome. I can't find anything. :eek:
 
#80 ·
I haven't seen anything, but I haven't looked for it either. We will know tonight the teams for the SF, but Richard can still turn up for the final anyway, Lagardère doesn't need to send his A-team for the SF already.

AS Patton Rennes has been announcing a SF Rennes-Lille for days on their website although the draw is supposed to take place tonight, it's weird, they did the same last year and it was correct. I hope they're wrong.
 
#81 ·
I haven't seen anything, but I haven't looked for it either. We will know tonight the teams for the SF, but Richard can still turn up for the final anyway.
What a smart women you are. ;)In contrast to all previous years, I'd want him to play: as much as possible!:devil:
 
#82 ·
If he plays, you might even see 3 matches with him in one day! Mathieu played 6 matches in 2 days last year (and won all of them - except the deciding doubles, obviously), it was like heaven, I hope for you Richard will play.
I think last year's team with Mahut, ERV & Co. might be a bit risky for Lagardère this time since the other teams look quite good on paper, so I expect Lagardère to have at least one big name. But it can be Julien or Paulo too.
 
#83 ·
If he plays, you might even see 3 matches with him in one day! Mathieu played 6 matches in 2 days last year (and won all of them - except the deciding doubles, obviously), it was like heaven.
That would simply be too much for me. I'd outright collapse in front of my stream. :p But it would do me good. In desperate times (apparently the appeal decision has been postponed) even a collapse is welcome.
 
#84 · (Edited)
The SF:
Bordeaux-Lille and Paris-Rennes

http://www.fft.fr/premiere_division/2009/?ID=5719
Mahut and ERV were at the draw ceremony for Paris, but their captain says that they might have another player tomorrow, he can't say who it is since it's not completely sure yet.
Gicquel, Bolelli, Ouanna, Phau, Meffert for Rennes
Serra, Llodra, Jouan for Bordeaux
The Rochus brothers, Mertens and Uhlirach for Lille
 
#88 ·
Yep, I don't think that the possible "surprise" player is Richard. In L'Equipe today:
Sur le papier, l’équipe commandée par Grégory Carraz (ancien 54e mondial) n’a pas d’équivalent. Par ordre d’apparition au classement : Gilles Simon, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Richard Gasquet, Julien Benneteau, Fabrice Santoro, Sébastien Grosjean. N’en jetez plus… Sauf que Simon est toujours en délicatesse avec son genou, que Mathieu a déclaré forfait pour le week-end, que Gasquet attend que ça se « T.A.S. » et que Santoro ne s’est pas montré à son avantage en phases préliminaires (deux simples, deux défaites, face à Paolo Lorenzi, puis Olivier Rochus) et ne devrait pas être là non plus…
It's definitely not Paulo, then a hint at the fact that Richard is still waiting for the decision of the CAS ("se tasser" means "to settle down") and Fabrice, who lost all his matches in the qualifiying rounds, isn't supposed to play either.

So either Julien or Seb, I guess. Or nobody.
 
#96 ·
It's not surprising imo, Primrose was not the favourite. The SF was 50-50 and they would have been the underdog in the final. Florent can't win a match to save his life at the Interclubs, it was the same last year, everbody was fighting like crazy and he lost all his matches; and their number 3 and 4/2nd doubles team are not supposed to win either on paper.

Nico Mahut was injured, but I don't know what he had exactly?
ERV is an Interclub God.
 
#101 ·
I am bumping this. Anybody attended?
 
#102 ·
Hi !
I attend Primrose's matches. I was at Bordeaux last Saturday. Primrose won 6-0 vs AS Bondy.
And I will be there Wednesday and Saturday.
My pictures are on my website www.chelem.free.fr ;)
 
#104 · (Edited)
Villa Primrose b. TC Lillois 4-0
Match des n°2 : Steve Darcis (VP) b. Björn Phau (TCL) 6/4, 4/6, 7/6(5)
Match des n°4 : Benoît Paire (VP) b. Yannick Mertens (TCL) 6/3, 4/6, 6/4
Match des n°1 : Michaël Llodra (VP) b. Olivier Rochus (TCL) 7/6(4), 6/4
Match des n°3 : Jérémy Chardy (VP) b. David Goffin (TCL) 6/3, 6/2

That was such a beating from Primrose, their team looks really strong.


TC Paris - Lagardère Paris Racing 2-1
Match des n°2 : Josselin Ouanna (LPR) b. Julien Benneteau (TCP) 6/3, 7/6 (5)
Match des n°4 : Marc Gicquel (TCP) b. Olivier Patience (LPR) 6/3, 6/4
Match des n°1 : Gilles Simon (TCP) c. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (LPR)
Match des n°3 : Nicolas Mahut (TCP) b. Nicolas Renavand (LPR) 5/7, 7/6 (3), 6/3 (une balle de match sauvée)

Simon- Erv is 46 76 at the moment I think
 
#105 · (Edited)
TCP beated Lagardère 4-2. The final is between TCP and Primrose.

At the moments things are looking better for Villa Primrose, as they lead 2-0

Paire defeated Chiudinelli[replaced an injured Mahut] by 63 64 on his 5th MP.

Chardy defeated Bennettau by 64 75, it seems like Benny doesn't play that great on Interclubs, yesterday he lost to Ouanna.

TC Paris mostly depends on the next match, and we know that Simon match's-up bad against Mika, so we will see.
 
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