[Dissident]

I´m gonna watch the tape now, and write the play-by-play, as I couldnt while the match was on.

 

[Lee]

Hi Diss, I did find you earlier today. Thanks for the play-by-play that's coming. Another long night for you?

 

[Dissident]

Hrbaty serves to open the match

15-0 bad return
30-0 bad return
40-0 bad return
bh unforced error Guga

Game Hrbaty 1-0

Guga serves 0-1
15-0 good serve, fh winner
15-15 guga tries bh down the line, goes wide
30-15
30-30 long fh rally, hrbaty changes to Guga´s bh and he miss-hits it
40-30 guga with some wicked bhs, and then a fh winner catching hrbaty on the run
good serve guga, called out. guga complains
Bad return

Game Guga 1-1

Hrbaty serves 1-1
15-0 Guga tries to attack, nets fh
15-15 deep return bugs domi
30-15 great angle created by hrbaty, forces error from guga
30-30 UE Hrbaty
40-30 Now guga with UE bh
good serve to guga´s body, putaway overhead

Game Hrbaty 2-1

 

[Dissident]

Not at all Lee. Im sooooo happy I could stay here writing forever. Ill watch all the tape, then maybe translate some articles if Im not too tired.
Will you be around?

 

[kalforpete]

Hi Hitman,

I'll be following your play by play. I missed your comments earlier as I was watching the Steelers vs. Titans. My team lost in OT to the Titans 34-31, so I'm ready to see some good news, even if I already know the result!!

 

[Dissident]

Guga serves 1-2

15-0 fh exchanging, Hrbaty hits it wide
1st serve % (guga) 28-80 (hrbaty)
15-15 hrbaty miss-hits a ball, goes in
30-15 ace!
40-15 bad return
footfault called
40-30 hrbaty with a very good return and a couple of those wonderful two handed backhands
40-40 awesome return with the bh!
ad-40 error fh Hrbaty
40-40 DF
ad-40 ACE!
another footfault called Guga mad
Guga wins point on serve-and-volley

Game Guga 2-2

Hrbaty serves 2-2

0-15 couldnt see the point as they were replaying the footfault
15-15 good serve to the middle
30-15 3 beautiful Bhs domi, the last a winner crosscourt
30-30 domi tries the same winner, goes wide
40-30 bad return
40-40 UE Hrbaty.
The call took an year to be made...
40-ad hrbaty to the net, UE
40-40 perfect play hrbaty as guga had a chance and played conservative
ad-40 hrbaty serves and goes to net to win with overhead
Guga tries winner with fh, wide

Game Hrbaty 3-2

 

[Lee]

Not at all Lee. Im sooooo happy I could stay here writing forever. Ill watch all the tape, then maybe translate some articles if Im not too tired.
Will you be around?

I will be here on and off. It's like this whole day since I have a million chores to do.

 

[Dissident]

Hi Kath, Ill copy and paste it there when I finish.
Or feel free to do that for me as well.

Glad to see you here
And sorry for the Steelers. That was a tough defeat. I watched the overtime.

 

[Dissident]

Guga serves 2-3

0-15 DF
points on first serve (guga) 5-11 (hrbaty)
15-15 UE domi
UE (guga) 7-8 (hrbaty)
30-15 bad return
40-15 another UE domi
bad return

Game Guga 3-3

Hrbaty serves 3-3

0-15 UE hrbaty
0-30 Another one
Domi tight
15-30 Guga takes eye out of ball
15-40 good fh guga, domi nets
double break point
guga mixing up the game, some hard fhs combined with high bhs, untill hrbaty hits a ball too long

Guga breaks, 4-3

 

[kalforpete]

Hi Kath, Ill copy and paste it there when I finish.
Or feel free to do that for me as well.

Glad to see you here
And sorry for the Steelers. That was a tough defeat. I watched the overtime.

Yeah, it was. I'm so diappointed I can't even watch the Eagles/Falcons game.

Naah, I'll let you you c/p this. It won't be the same with my name on it!

 

[kalforpete]

One thing concerns me about Guga winning Auckland. It's how long it took to finish this tourney due to the rain and his having to play a couple of matches a day. He's not gonna have much time to recover before having to play again.

 

[Dissident]

Guga serves 4-3

0-15 late swing for the bh guga, goes way out
15-15 domi had chance again, netted approach fh
15-30 great play hrbaty, two awesome bh
30-30 great fh guga to catch domi on the run
30-40 DF
DF (guga) 3-1 (hrbaty)
40-40 ACE!
Aces (guga) 3-0 (hrbaty)
ad-40 UE bh hrbaty
bad return

Game Guga 5-3

Hrbaty serves 3-5

0-15 UE bh domi
0-30 great heavy return fh guga
0-40 another good return, now bh, and a powerful bh down the line
set point one
15-40 too late to hit the fh, goes up and strikes the glass from the lady on the stands. lol
set point two
30-40 error Guga
set point three
Some beautiful bhs guga, untill hrbaty hits a bh slice to the bottom of the net

Game, first set Guga 6-3

 

[Dissident]

Guga serves to open the second set

0-15 bh winner hrbaty
15-15 bad return
UE (guga) 10-17 (hrbaty)
30-15 fh winner down the line guga
40-15 great fh guga
40-30 beautiful angle with fh for winner domi
winners (guga) 7-7 (hrbaty)
40-40 bad bh guga
40-ad DF
break point
40-40 good bh guga, hrbaty blows the chance
ad-40 error hrbaty
good serve, winner to open court guga!

Game Guga 6-3 1-0

Hrbaty serves 0-1

15-0 bad return
30-0 ACE!
30-15 UE bh domi
UE (guga) 11-20 (hrbaty)
30-30 return winner Guga.
30-40 UE bh domi again
40-40 long rally, Guga tried a dropshot from way back on the court to make the ball come back to his court, goes wide for a little bit
ad-40
40-40 Guga throws domi out of the court, winner with bh down the line. WOW!
ad-40 good net play hrbaty
EU guga... Hmmm, weird call again...

Game Hrbaty 1-1

Guga serves 1-1
0-15 UE guga
1st serve % (guga) 38-61 (hrbaty)
15-15 well played guga, winner with volley
net points (guga) 3 of 3 - 3 of 4 (hrbaty)
30-15 UE domi with bh again
40-15 UE fh domi
ACE!

Game Guga 2-1

 

[Dissident]

Damn, a part of the tape is damaged.
Fortunately, they will re-run it again... Ill have to retape it all.

Just have it from 4-3 guga on...

 

[Dissident]

Hrbaty serves 3-4

0-15 UE hrbaty
feeling the pressure
15-15 bad return
30-15 great serve-and-volley hrbaty
30-30 Great shot guga, bh down the line to force domi´s error
40-30 ACE!
Good serve Hrbaty

Game Hrbaty 4-4

Guga serves 4-4

15-0 good serve, hrbaty nets fh later on
30-0 Hrbaty approaches net, Guga hits a bh to his feet, it comes back easy for Guga to smash it
40-0 Error Hrbaty
Bad return

Game Guga 5-4

 

[Dissident]

Hrbaty serves to stay alive 3-6 4-5

15-0 good serve
30-0 ACE!
40-0 another good serve and a fh down the line winner
Another good serve

Game Hrbaty 5-5

Guga serves 5-5

15-0 Hrbaty approaches net, Guga with a wicked fh passing shot on the run.
15-15 heavy fhs Hrbaty, Guga with error
30-15 great serve, fh winner to open court
40-15 WOW! A smoking angled winner with fh guga!
bad return

Game Guga 6-5

 

[Dissident]

Hrbaty serves 3-6 5-6

0-15 players on long rally, guga hits crossed fh on the run, then hrbaty hits a fh UNDER the net.
Pressure!
0-30 DF
PRESSURE!!
15-30 great bh down the line winner to climb a little bit out of the hole, domi
15-40 DF (domi looking at the sun, blaming it )
The sun is out of a sudden bothering)
Hrabty hits a fh wide!

GUGA WINS!!
6-3 7-5

 

[Dissident]

Guga pumping the fist, really happy!
He puts a towel over the head, as the brazilian crowd shouts "É CAMPEÃO!" (translation: "Champion!")
Larri shouting and pointing to heaven. He did that when Guga won Brasil Open too. I guess it´s to dedicate it to his mom and dad.

 

[Lee]

Looks like Guga forehand is working well but his serve need improvement. Can't really tell whether his backhand is up to his par.

What do you think, Diss?

 

[Dissident]

Cool speach from Auckland Tennis´President Peter Gardner:

"Veni, vidi, vici" (came, saw and won).
"When we saw you win Roland Garros three times, and reached the world number one, we were thrilled. Now we know HOW you did that".

The rest is blah blah blah