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#1 ·
i guess i'm qualified to open this thread :wavey:

now confirmed: arnaud is on the entry list in melbourne :worship:

warm up tournaments: to be determined, which qualifying he'll play in.
 
#38 ·
Yes, maybe no more consolation with the doubles for him and for us :sad:. There is also a new way to count points in doubles but i didn't understand lol all i know is that he has 1400 points to defend in Melbourne. Well, if he wants continuing to enter the Masters Series he needs a big result here :angel:. Marco lost today and Arnaud plays last match on court 14 tomorrow.
 
#43 ·
I missed everything because a lot of business to do but i think it's better according his interview. I just see the stats and his stats on serve :eek: Really poor :eek:

His audio on FFT website http://www.fft.fr/open-australie/2009/?ID=4569 He's happy to win after 2-1 set down even if he says that it was awful tenniscally lol . He has good sensations since Doha and trained hard in december and so he didn't want to leave the tournament with such a match. He knows he has to play better against Verdasco otherwise he has no chances and he thinks he can plays better :devil:. It will be a good test. He's #85 but train to do better and win against players in #30 & #20 or better so with that match he will know how he is and what he had to work be to beat such guys or if he's yet able to do it.

With Marco they play tomorrow in the afternoon.
 
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#46 ·
Happy for the win. A win is a win, whatever the "tennistically" lol

I just love his itw. A bit rude with himself, as usually, but he's so sincere and funny. Especially when he said "j'aurai vraiment très peu de chances de gagner, à moins s'il passe vraiment complètement à côté " LOL
"A moi d'éléver mon niveau de jeu, et si je ne le fais pas, je ne gagnerai pas..mais...y'a pas de raison que je joue pas bien ! "lol..." c'est vrai ?? ah bon ??? je savais pas du tout, j'suis un peu à l'ouest, j' suis pas très potins... "

About ivanovic & verdasco's break-up: ""oh really ??? I didn't know...oh well... I don't follow gossips"...
Since the last year he doesn't like people's magasines, but before, he used to read all these magazines... :lol:
 
#47 ·
well arnaud and marc have lost the doubles, as we feared :(

7-6(3) 7-6(11)

he will be playing verdasco on thursday on court 6, 3rd up. we'll then see if he'll stay on in australia....
 
#50 ·
A stupid question I use to ask too :lol:

Court 6, à partir de 11h00 (01h00, HF)
Patty Schnyder (SUI/n°14) - Virginie Razzano (FRA) : 2-0
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP/n°21) - Julie Coin (FRA) : 0-0
Arnaud Clément (FRA) - Fernando Verdasco (ESP/n°14) : 1-0
Un double


(ugh, in the case where he loses, I wonder if he'll be back to paris on saturday evening :scratch: ? There is a concert in Bercy where I'll be, and I'm just thinking he could be here too...)
 
#51 ·
Lost 6/1 6/1 6/2 :eek::sad:

I start my day so well... :rolleyes:
 
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#54 ·
I've been told he was there :D
I didn't see him of course, among the crowd of 17 000 persons in Bercy but I was sure he would be there because he loves "the enfoires (a big and famous charity concert which gets together 35 of the most famous french singers every year in january) and because nolwenn is part of the show ;)
Funny to think I was in bercy, not for tennis, but he was there though ! lol
 
#53 ·
The scores :bolt: The audio with always some jokes http://www.fft.fr/open-australie/2009/?ID=4579 He says that physically he surely didn't recover totally of his 5 sets' match but anyway Verdasco was really better than him. He says nices things about the game of Ferdando and the fact he didn't let him come back. About himself he thinks he has still some works to do physically to be better and to play some matches in a row. He didn't take pleasure on court but was happy to be there, it was the place he wanted to be.
 
#56 ·
eh eh normal, u're not french kezzi ;)

It was just absolutly great. :hearts:
It's the 4th year I go. Every year in a different city.
 
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