[JBdV]

Originally Posted by maddison_16

Where is his next tournament??

I think its scheduled to be the Romanian Open next week, but it would surprise me if he played...

[Puschkin]

Though I am in France right now, I only saw match point and I was , but having read your comments makes me feel much better; 2008 will come sooner than I think now

[*julie*]

Originally Posted by delsa

Me too. He just need more time than the others to learn and to get self-confident and at ease. What he hasn't understood is that he should fight on the court to get in a position were he could have time to be at ease and play his best game and not hope for his opponent to let him get there...

Completely. He's only offensive when he is led and has no other choice. But this kind of match will give him a good lesson, I hope.

The good point is that he is willing to fight even with bad conditions.
Now, he has to buy himself a new pair of legs... and everything will be fine

[*julie*]

Originally Posted by Puschkin

Though I am in France right now, I only saw match point and I was , but having read your comments makes me feel much better; 2008 will come sooner than I think now

Hey Margaret.
Are you in the Languedoc?

[silverwhite]

Originally Posted by *julie*

Completely. He's only offensive when he is led and has no other choice. But this kind of match will give him a good lesson, I hope.

The good point is that he is willing to fight even with bad conditions.
Now, he has to buy himself a new pair of legs... and everything will be fine

Or when he plays Davis Cup. I can't wait for him to play again next year so Forget can force him attack more.

[richie21]

Originally Posted by silverwhite

Or when he plays Davis Cup. I can't wait for him to play again next year so Forget can force him attack more.

yeah you're right,Silverwhite
in my opinion,despite the loss,his best match by far this season(above the match against Haas) has been the DC match against Safin (the true Safin ,not the one we see all the season)
that's the only match this year where i can remember him being agressive from the first to the last point.....fabulous match really.(Richard made 77 winners in this match and Marat 71.....enough said)

[RogiFan88]

A little pic I took of Richou at TMS Toronto06 -- he played a great tournament; it was a pleasure to watch him!

[silverwhite]

Thanks again, RogiFan88!

[RogiFan88]

Originally Posted by silverwhite

Thanks again, RogiFan88!

You're welcome; I may have a couple more later.