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Mario Hasn't been a good week for the TH players . . .
Good luck to Michel! SOMEBODY HAS TO WIN THROUGH!!! </desperate>
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Well, Carlsen said he didn't relish the thought of playing Kratochvil first round, so he must have a good game to play old Kenneth, but then of course he will have the crowd against him... should be an interesting encounter, certainly the best of the first-round matches on paper.
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Well, they are tied in their head-to-head, which only enhances the interest of this match:
Head to Head: Tied 1-1
2001 Shanghai (hard), SF -- Kratochvil 6-2, 6-4
2002 Halle (grass), R16 -- Carlsen 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Michel has already been pegged as a grass player, so that's a pretty impressive win in Halle (though he's always done best in Nottingham). But, he's had plenty of time to wind down from his Davis Cup triumph, and had to retire from his first match post-DC with a toe problem.
I just want him to do well because I know he's perfectly able to. Carlsen did say that he doesn't relish playing Kratochvil, but then, he will have the crowd on his side -- is the Danish crowd boisterous?
Head to Head: Tied 1-1
2001 Shanghai (hard), SF -- Kratochvil 6-2, 6-4
2002 Halle (grass), R16 -- Carlsen 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Michel has already been pegged as a grass player, so that's a pretty impressive win in Halle (though he's always done best in Nottingham). But, he's had plenty of time to wind down from his Davis Cup triumph, and had to retire from his first match post-DC with a toe problem.
I just want him to do well because I know he's perfectly able to. Carlsen did say that he doesn't relish playing Kratochvil, but then, he will have the crowd on his side -- is the Danish crowd boisterous?
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Oh, and did I mention they are perfectly even on the year? Same Champions Race position, same win/loss ratio . . .
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Gooo Michel
but first gooo Marc!!
he's leading 2:1
but first gooo Marc!!
he's leading 2:1
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I shouldn't imagine that the Danish crowd will be throwing things at Kratochvil or trying to put him off his rhythm - most Northern European tennis crowds create an atmosphere as flat as a stone, from Germany (saw Leipzig last year on the WTA and you could hear a pin drop during matches) to Sweden (whose fans only started to get excited when they realised their team could actually beat Brazil on the final day in DC).
Mind you, there aren't many Danes around in the tournament, and Carlsen is their no. 1 ahead of Pless, so they won't want to see a home player losing early.
Mind you, there aren't many Danes around in the tournament, and Carlsen is their no. 1 ahead of Pless, so they won't want to see a home player losing early.
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Well, we all saw what happened in the Netherlands during their Davis Cup tie -- that was pretty horrible! Unfortuantely the only thing that seems to help Michel keep his head was having someone there to keep him calm. Perhaps Rosset will stick around after his match?
Rosset 3-2* Dell'acqua
Rosset 3-2* Dell'acqua
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that would be good for Michel I guess
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Yes, I must admit that I would never have pegged the Dutch down as wannabe-South Americans in terms of their vociferous support for the home player... I suppose that shows that forms of extremism can exist anywhere, although I'll give up tennis permanently the day I see a Swedish crowd hurling abuse at players on court and shouting in between serves.
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Still with serve, 4-3* Rosset
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Maybe its something special to Scandinavia, but I love the Swedish fans!! Soo funny at the Aussie Open last year, cheering their man to victorySjengster said:
A close second would be the Finnish fans who turn out in (albeit smaller) hordes for Jarkko. They just seem so happy go lucky and I, too, would be disappointed if they started getting vicious.21 - 40 of 155 Posts
