[Roamed]

I thought I would start the thread Hope that's ok!

Djokovic, N (1) - Stebe
Stakhovsky - WC
Ljubicic - Cipolla
Kunitsyn - Tipsarevic (7)

Murray (3) - Q
Davydenko - Q
Q - Bubka
B. Becker - Berdych (5)

Del Potro - Dolgopolov
Q - M.Djokovic
Mannarino - Rosol
Baghdatis - Tsonga (4)

Fish (6) - A.Beck
Youzhny - Gasquet
Mahut - Lopez
Llodra - Federer (2)

Things to look forward to:
- Dubai players' party, he usually puts in an appearance
- Fed and Nole played on top of the Burj al Arab this morning, photos are embargoed until Monday

Past results:
2011 - lost in final to Djokovic. Beat Devvarrman, Granollers, Stakhovsky, and Gasquet en route.
2010 - withdrew due to lung infection
2009 - did not play
2008 - lost in R1 to Murray
2007 - beat Youzhny in the final. Beat Pless, Bracciali, Djokovic, Haas en route.
2006 - lost in final to Rafa. Beat Wawrinka, Ghareeb, Vik, Youzhny en route.
2005 - beat Ljubicic in the final. Beat Minar, Ferrero, Youzhny, Agassi en route.
2004 - beat Feli in the final. Beat Safin, Robredo, Pavel, Nieminen en route.
2003 - beat Jiri Novak in the final. Beat Labadze, Abel, Arazi, Ljubicic en route.
2002 - lost in R16 to Schuettler. Beat Voinea en route.

So all of that combines to a 29-4 win-loss record, 4 titles from 6 finals!

ALLEZ ROGER!!! :rocker2: :cheerleader: :armed: :banana:

 

[SUKTUEN]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Allez Roger!

 

[Mystique]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Possibly the most amazing get I ever saw. I have lost count of the number of times I have watched this clip, but I still dont get how he managed to make that no-look lob. Only Roger :inlove:

Hoping for more of that the coming week, ALLEZ ROGER, Lets make it another Fiver :rocker2:

 

[Sunset of Age]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

:yeah: Best of luck Roger!
Strong field here, him reaching the semis or even the QF would already be a decent result imho - especially after he's already managed to rack up plenty of points in Rotterdam.
But of course... the more the better! :cheerleader:

 

[Clashcityrocker]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

win the whole thing, allez !!

 

[Kat_YYZ]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Ya!!! Go Roger! :bounce:

 

[Fed_Ds]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Thanks Roamed!

some photos of Roger in Dubai

Heading to practice in Dubai with Seve and Pierre.

http://www.facebook.com/Federer

Allez Roger :cheerleader:

 

[viruzzz]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

A title here would be pretty cool, Dubai has a masters' draw.
And it's a really important 500 tournament.
Go Rog!

 

[Art&Soul]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ROGod GO

 

[Chirag]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

do your best Roger

 

[Roamed]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Thanks for the pics Fed_Ds! I love that 'there is no finish line' t-shirt he's wearing

Nole and Murray in the top half, Fed and Delpo bottom apparently.

 

[Mystique]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

The full draw:

Djokovic, N (1) - Stebe
Stakhovsky - WC
Ljubicic - Cipolla
Kunitsyn - Tipsarevic (7)

Murray (3) - Q
Davydenko - Q
Q - Bubka
B. Becker - Berdych (5)

Del Potro - Dolgopolov
Q - M.Djokovic
Mannarino - Rosol
Baghdatis - Tsonga (4)

Fish (6) - A.Beck
Youzhny - Gasquet
Mahut - Lopez
Llodra - Federer (2)

Good draw for Fed. Not very easy on what from Murray's quotes seems a fast court, given Fed has a bunch of attacking players in his Qtr starting right from Llodra, but nonetheless none of them should be able to actually beat him. Tsonga/Delpo in the semis will be tough, but I will take those two over Berdych/Murray anyday.

Hope he makes a good run and wins the title, he has a good chance, so :rocker: Roger!

 

[JediFed]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Fed - Llodra
Fed - Mahut
Fed - Gasquet?

This is like a dream draw.

Lots of good matches!

Could see Fed - Del Po as the Semis here.

Murray/Djokovic/Berdych all on the other side of the draw. Hope he wins this.

 

[feuselino]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Llodra plays the final in Marseille tomorrow, no? Should be too much for him to adapt to Dubai that quickly... good draw for Fed I'd say.

 

[SUKTUEN]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Allez Roger!!!

 

[Eden]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

Thanks for starting the thread Emma

Llodra plays the final in Marseille tomorrow, no? Should be too much for him to adapt to Dubai that quickly... good draw for Fed I'd say.

Yes, Llodra plays against Del Potro in the final of Marseille. They played the 1st round in Rotterdam where JM won in 3 sets.

It's strange that Roger and Mika only met once on the tour in all the years. I think we all still remember their match in Toronton in 2010 - Llodra with an underarm service in the 2nd set and the T-shirt exchange after the match :lol:

 

[Fed_Ds]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

just one question, why didn't they build a court this time

 

[Roamed]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

I thought it was cooler last time, this time it seemed more corporate with those interviews in a little ring... still a fun event though!

 

[SUKTUEN]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

when will Roger play?

 

[mcavoyfan]

Re: ~ The Dubai 2012 Cheering Thread ~ Allez Roger!

All the best Roger!!! :rocker2: