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felipe2004 · 01-16-2009, 02:20 PM

Simon confirmed for Dubai. List upated and confirmed up to Dubai.

Truc · 03-10-2009, 05:52 PM

No Barcelona.

It's a 500 event on his favourite surface, I thought he would play it.

krn81 · 03-10-2009, 06:03 PM

It is the week between Monte Carlo and Rome, it could be a reason why it will not play in Barcelona.
Fran, do you know which tournaments will it play on clay apart the masters 1000?

Truc · 03-10-2009, 07:03 PM

No, I have no idea, sorry.

soulage · 03-16-2009, 03:24 PM

Just before RG the World Team Cup with Jo http://www.menstennisforums.com/show...76#post8284376

Truc · 03-16-2009, 05:23 PM

Either players will take it more seriously this year because they now get ATP points for it - and then it means he will play an event the week before RG although he's been saying everywhere he won't do this anymore this year.
Or they still won't care and it remains of those pointless exhibition events, why not rather practice on the RG courts?

I find it a strange decision, but well, it's one of the few tennis events with TV coverage here, so it's fine for me if he plays there!

krn81 · 03-16-2009, 05:35 PM

Surprising, he said in an interview last week that he will not played any tournaments before the masters 1000 and slam tournaments. It looks he changes his mind or it is just for fun with jo.

Is someone know how does this tournaments works? country against country?

Truc · 03-16-2009, 06:16 PM

Maybe it will be different now with the ATP points, but only the Chileans and the Germans used to take it seriously, the others couldn't care less.

There are two groups of 4 countries playing against each other. 2 singles and one doubles in each match. The countries have more than 2 players so they don't need to play everyday.
Then the best countries play the final (maybe there are semi-finals too, I don't remember), but since the final takes place during the week-end and RG starts on Sunday already, the top players don't try tooooo hard to qualify for it.

I guess you get DSF in Austria too, so imagine the usual DSF hopeless commentary and non-stop commercials in top of that... A highlight of the tennis season.

krn81 · 03-17-2009, 07:09 AM

Sorry Fran, what is DSF? (I dont watch too much tv here).

Anyway it is a week of a long weekend, not sure lot of people will watch it.

Truc · 03-17-2009, 07:57 AM

"Deutsches Sportfernsehen". If you can pick it up where you live, I recommend it, it's unique.

They show bits of Wimbledon, the WTC in Düsselfdorf, the Davis Cup ties of the German team... You have to really pay attention to catch the tennis coverage between all the commercials, though.

krn81 · 03-17-2009, 09:23 AM

I never saw it, I will have a look...
I have only orf sport, and it is 80% of the time the radio, 19% ski and ski and last part is tennis specially when the Austrian made exploit (so almost never

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but-it's-ok · 03-17-2009, 09:27 AM

Deutsches Sport Fernsehen. I used to be able to receive that,yes in England, when we had our first satellite receiver in 1991. Sat 1 was

I could watch ARD/ZDF too. Oh loved them,actually I miss those channels

rtgy · 04-01-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by All_is_onUSA

Even though it was a bad Miami tennis day today - I do have some hope for excitement this week. On the Indy Tennis website it was mentioned that they're going to announce on Thursday a player who's returning to the tournament to play this year. I'm really, really hoping it's Gillou. Returning could mean a lot of things - returning after winning the title last year (Gilles!!!) or returning after not having played for a few years (someone else I don't care nearly as much about). I hope it's not that they're making a big deal about Taylor Dent or someone like that returning.

Alli I think is Andy (Rod) because he had already decided to play at Indy this year.....
I think

rtgy · 04-01-2009, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by All_is_onUSA

Hey there Yavor.

You're right, Roddick is returning to the tournament this year. They already made a big deal about that on the website a month or so ago. This has to be someone new (unless their operations director is completely clueless...). They're trying to create a buzz with it by telling people in advance that they'll announce it when daily tickets go on sale on Thursday.

Alli

now that's interesting.............a new/old/ face at Indy

I'm clueless

port37 · 04-02-2009, 03:27 AM

Fingers crossed it's Gilles for you Alli