[Sports] Any Tennis fans in the forum? [Archive]

cloUdsuRFer

08-10-2003, 02:47 AM

hmmm....me and my family play tennis every sunday morning for three hours......we've been doing that for the last 10 years (maybe more)

i don't mind tennis..not my favourite sport but it can be fun.....but i LOVE watching tennis.....the only time i've been to a professional tennis match was when i went to the adidas international at homebush in sydney!!! it was really good!! got to see martina hingis vs serena williams (this was ages ago...and martina won i think) and saw bjorkman (love the swedes!!!!)

GaryDAI

08-10-2003, 03:02 AM

where is martina these days? I thought she was the top women player for a while? Sorta just disappeared

cloUdsuRFer

08-10-2003, 03:03 AM

didn't she kinda retire or sometihg? she had lots of problems with injuries tho towards the end....

GaryDAI

08-10-2003, 03:45 AM

ah sad to hear that :cry:

the william sisters are going to be on top for a while. The ladies just can't keep up with there power.

I'll get my butt kicked by them no doubt lol

nunchakus

08-10-2003, 03:57 AM

I used to watch a lot more tennis when Steffi Graf was around. She was my absolute favourite player. She had so much grace and class. :thumbsup: Personally, I didn't like the top seeds after her. Somehow, I find that they never quite managed to match her in terms of poise. But that's a personal opinion. :sweat:

The only people I have watched, in a live tennis match, are Michael Chang, Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde. I got their autographs too! And I took a photo with Todd Woodbridge, which was a big thing for me at that time...because I thought he was so cute. :blush:

cloUdsuRFer

08-10-2003, 04:31 AM

hahaha...todd woddbridge!!

yay...the woodies

but woodbridge and bjorkman are kicking butt anyways =)

GaryDAI

08-10-2003, 04:37 AM

do you enjoy mens or women more?

I enjoy mens. More competitive imo.

linny

08-10-2003, 06:11 AM

Definitely, watching mens is more interesting...

I don't often watch any more, but when there's a match on, I'll watch it for a bit.

I have yet to watch a match between the Williams sisters... Must do that someday. ^^;;

cloUdsuRFer

08-10-2003, 06:18 AM

yeah....d.efinitely mens......
don't really watch that much women's tennis......

Jess

08-10-2003, 06:23 AM

I'll bet women are more fun to watch from the guy's POV =p

Actually I enjoy watching tennis on TV. Women are fun to watch too, but usually mens is more exciting and competitive.. I think.

GaryDAI

08-10-2003, 06:26 AM

lol well I do enjoy watching men cause it's more exciting

it seems the women matches are always lopesided. don't you think?

but I definitely do enjoy watching Anna Kournikova :excited: yum yum hehe mmmmmm ehhh opps ....... :excited: yah!

cloUdsuRFer

08-10-2003, 06:38 AM

hahahaha! i don't like anna.......she ain't that pretty....lol

philippoussis is my fave!!

GO THE POO!!!! =)

Miss_gun

08-10-2003, 08:43 AM

Wah...So many tennis fans here! I didn't know Jo is a tennis fans.:)

Am I only the weird one? I actually enjoy watching women tennis than men ones. I like Justine Henin, her backhand is sooo good, powerful, strong...
Anna Kournikova is hot...but..she seems to lose her touch! don't ya think so?

GuArDiAn AnGeL

08-10-2003, 09:06 AM

i've taken tennis lessons since i was in 4th grade..but i stop and went on a few times...so i would have to keep practicing in order to get good at it....i've played wid my bro a couple of times the week when summer break began..but now im not....but its fun..when the other person u're playing can return the ball lol....and i love the sound when u hit the ball lol haha....i don't have a favorite tennis star...i don't usually watch it

xiAoJie

08-10-2003, 09:41 AM

ooo i luv watching tennis!! but my luv for it kinda faded afta watching the soccer world cup. i hate watching womens tennis becoz its always either the william sisters, justine henin and kim clijsters who win the comps, so its not really that thrlling watching it. men's tennis on the other hand is more exciting in my opinion, there aren't as many errors, and its faster as well. and you neva knoe whose going to win.

GaryDAI

08-10-2003, 06:12 PM

xJayChoux

08-10-2003, 09:13 PM

Hhhhmmm....tennis is not my fav. sport, but when I see it on TV, I'm stuck with it...:blush: And my head will follow the ball up and down. LOL.

ker_ai_teresa

08-11-2003, 02:05 PM

:excited: :bounce: :excited: i love watching tennis!!! can't play it myself coz i'm not born sporty, but i love watching other ppl!

my fave player used to be stefan edburg (retired years ago) from sweden and pete sampras. they're both so cool to watch coz they're always so calm...unlike some players nowdays.... :oops: pete, in his best years was almost perfect. he rarely made mistakes. and he had so many trademark shots too, like the running forehand, and the overhead-jump-smash. :excited: i was so happy for him when he won wimbedon in 2001...i think. anyway, it was his last major. he'd won it so many times b4 that it must've become "boring". but this time, he actually looked really happy, coz he'd come back from injuries and his form had slipped in recent years.
i like agassi too! he's 33 but still giving the young guys a run for their money....but after hearing what Jo said..... :oops:

a slight change of tone....i absolutely cannot stand lleyton hewitt!!! even though he's aussie, i can't help but wish that he losses every time! his mouth is so foul! he's so darn arrogant!! he always thinks he's right and is so totally rude to the linespeople and umpire. that guy just has no shame at all!! him -> :profanit: :thumbsdo:

don't even mention kournikova. i think she should just retire from tennis and focus her life on modelling or something else where she can actually achieve something.

what about shrichapan (spelling???) tho! he's improved so much in the last couple of years! good to see asians around! :happy:

cloUdsuRFer

08-11-2003, 02:11 PM

yay sampras!!! he's sooo cool....too bad he's retiring...used to love to watch him play!! :D

Chuci

08-11-2003, 03:04 PM

I love brazillian players when they play tennis, when they grunt, its like ughhhhhhhhh... sounds cool I think :D

or i might just be the weirdest damn tennis watcher eVer!!! :)

cmy_185

08-11-2003, 04:20 PM

i love watching tennis. i dunno why. it's slow. takes up at least 2 hrs of my time! but i still watch it.. ahh. my favourite player is Juan Carlos Ferrero.. when he's on form he's sooooooooo good! i love to see him play when he's very confident. but he does tend to crack under preassure. he recently won the French Open ! he's good on clay..

nunchakus

08-11-2003, 04:46 PM

I think my absolute favourite tennis moment was during Steffi Graf's match against Kimiko Date at Wimbledon a couple years back. Steffi Graf was about to serve when this guy from the audience shouted out "Steffi, will you marry me???" to which she replied, "How much money do you have??" and the crowd started laughing.

It was just one of those classic moments.

Speaking of grunts...I think Monica Seles has a looouuud grunt.

cloUdsuRFer

08-12-2003, 08:44 AM

omg...those grunts...they crack me up!! its like they're fighting to see who can grunt the loudest!!

haven't seen much steffi graf tennis......how sad.....

GaryDAI

08-12-2003, 09:05 AM

lol have you heard this new person recently? she grunts louder than monica!

I was watching some highlights of the match and she was real loud. The judge on the chair even told her to try to keep it down!!!! :laughing:

Liliann

08-12-2003, 12:50 PM

haha Tennis?
jezzzzzzz ...... my sis luvz tennis..
as for me i recon it'z ok.....not a big fan
of it......i like Batmington betta'''''....i can
play pretty wel ....batmington....
my fav....:drool:

xJayChoux

08-13-2003, 01:11 AM

haha Tennis?
jezzzzzzz ...... my sis luvz tennis..
as for me i recon it'z ok.....not a big fan
of it......i like Batmington betta'''''....i can
play pretty wel ....batmington....
my fav....:drool:

do u like badminton? me too! I play it too!! :)

Anyway, anyone ever saw a dutch guy play tennis, called 'Martin Verkerk' ? He's goooood!

Miss_gun

08-13-2003, 02:10 AM

Martin Verkerk?? Oh....I think I know him!
He reached the finals of the French Open rite?
But....he lost!
He is quite a funny man...

xJayChoux

08-13-2003, 02:23 AM

Martin Verkerk?? Oh....I think I know him!
He reached the finals of the French Open rite?
But....he lost!
He is quite a funny man...

Yes yes yes! He's dutch too! Just like me, well, I'm chinese but I live in the Netherlands, so ofcourse I'll support him.
Anyway, first he was standing at the 117th of the world list, and now beneath the 20 or something? Correct me if I'm wrong, but he played very well during that competition or "you know" (:bleh:).

And the Williams sisters play also very good! :yeah:

Miss_gun

08-13-2003, 02:53 AM

Hmmm....he has a lot of expression.. and it's funny!!
There is one where he stick out his tongue cheekily after he got a point...:D

I think Serena Williams is better than Venus Williams..

GaryDAI

08-13-2003, 03:00 AM

who's the older sister again? Serena?

mista_t13

08-13-2003, 03:12 AM

No Serena is 18 months younger than Venus. Their pretty good but I don't like watching them play cuz you know their always going to win. on second thought I don't really like watching tennis, Id rather be playing :bleh: even though im pretty bad lol. what kinda courts you guys play on? iv only seen clay on tv...but id like to try it.

xiAoJie

08-13-2003, 06:59 AM

yeh, i dun like it wen venus and serena play either. they usually very often play each other in the final and thats just annoying, becoz we all knoe they're fixed, and its not exciting

ker_ai_teresa

08-13-2003, 12:42 PM

I think Serena Williams is better than Venus Williams..

serena is better coz she's not as emotional as venus. when venus thinks a call is unfair to her and she argues about it, she usually loses concentration coz she's so worked up about the unfair call. whereas serena is able to control herself and focus on what she's doing. basically, she's more disciplined.

i'm not sure about the match fixing thing....but you've got to admit they are very dominant on the women's circuit. if they win then they deserve to coz others can't beat them! but it is nice to see the "underdog" beat them now and again. :happy:

cloUdsuRFer

08-13-2003, 12:48 PM

i'm not really much of a fan of the williams sisters...

they don't appeal to me at all...and i don't kno if they are that great for women's tennis.....even with clijsters and henin winning now and then....its still kinda....yuck.,..i dunno....

boring

fireman2a

08-13-2003, 12:54 PM

Man, those Williams sisters are scary. Those girls have bigger muscles than I do hehe. . .

The Aussies just got knocked out of the Cincinnati Masters =(

cloUdsuRFer

08-13-2003, 12:55 PM

hahaha...i heard about that this morning onthe radio....i thougth it was soo funny....

stupid scud, hewitt, draper.....grrr......US open coming up too.....

ker_ai_teresa

08-13-2003, 01:28 PM

hahaha...i heard about that this morning onthe radio....i thougth it was soo funny....

stupid scud, hewitt, draper.....grrr......US open coming up too.....

hewitt lost....yah!!!! :bounce:
yeah, i'm not too patriotic when it comes to hewitt.... :dry: if it was pat rafter i'd be disappointed with the loss, but hewitt? couldn't care less! :laughing: :oops:

US open...the thing with living in australia is the time diff. the matches are broadcast here around midnight. with the french open it's worse! usually around 1 or 2 in the morning! :sleeping:

MandarinYellow

08-13-2003, 05:29 PM

yeah i love watching tennis, I can't play though... My favorite player has always been mark Philippoussis, it was so cool when he got to the finals in wimbledon, I hate federer...

The Williams sisters, they are very dominating when it comes to women's tennis, which is why i don't enjoy watching women's tennis as much

I think in men's tennis, there is more chance of a big upset, so it is more fun to watch

AbSoLuTe..JaY

08-13-2003, 08:24 PM

I play tennis also.. and now focus on our new hero The Thai player Paradorn Srichaphan..He's only hope of Thailand now !!

nueng

08-13-2003, 09:57 PM

Yep!! I'm a big fan of (watching) Tennis!!
I can't play it but I think I might learn it someday.
I cheer for "Paradorn Srichaphan" (of coz he's a hero in my country~) also "Andy Roddick", I think he's cute and looks so young for the ages of 20!! (Mandy Moore is so lucky. >< I think she's older than him, right?) And the one that I've always cheer for is "Andre Agassi". He's so great and play wisely everytime...every match!!

MandarinYellow

08-14-2003, 04:08 AM

nueng

08-14-2003, 06:37 AM

"Andy Roddick", I think he's cute and looks so young for the ages of 20!! (Mandy Moore is so lucky. >< I think she's older than him, right?)

Mandy Moore is only like 18 or 19, idk hold on, she was 15 when i was in 6th grade... I'm in 10th grade now... i guess she is 19

Thanks for ur inform!! well, even if Mandy is younger than Andy, I think Mandy still looks older than him.
I don't know...urm most ppl that I know says sth. like this~

And now Kim is top seeded for the woman tennis player. Congrats to her!!Yippee~ I'm so happy. :D

GaryDAI

08-14-2003, 06:43 AM

congratz kim! woot :D

I don't really like the william sisters honestly >_<

mainly because it's boring when they play. They beat everybody up x_____x

nueng

08-14-2003, 07:56 AM

I don't really like the william sisters honestly >_<

mainly because it's boring when they play. They beat everybody up x_____x

eeh...me too >< I don't really fancy on Williams sister.
But I think they're very good & lucky, all the money won't go anywhere...haha...

It's like "Home industry" which is good for them - -"

xiAoJie

08-14-2003, 01:04 PM

my favourite player is pat rafter, tho i dun think anyone cept aussies would know who he was. i can't believe he retired, what a waste!!

wat do people think of hewitt? i guess american's must hate him huh? he's been losing alot lately, i feel sorry for him, hopefully he'll win the us open thats coming up

ker_ai_teresa

08-14-2003, 01:15 PM

wat do people think of hewitt? i guess american's must hate him huh? he's been losing alot lately, i feel sorry for him, hopefully he'll win the us open thats coming up

i won't repeat my previous posts about this person...

i'm not american, in fact i'm aussie, but i still strongly dislike him. :bigyuck:

why do you feel sorry for him?? i feel more sorry for the umpires and the linespeople whom he likes to insult and intimidate.

clijsters is beginning to resemble him...looks that is....they really match

nunchakus

08-14-2003, 01:51 PM

my favourite player is pat rafter, tho i dun think anyone cept aussies would know who he was. i can't believe he retired, what a waste!!

I know who Patrick Rafter is and I'm not Australian! :yeah: Hehe, I used to like to watch him play too, because I felt that he had class and poise and would make a good world number one (he was #1 for a short while, right? Well, it was good while it lasted)...And of course, he made quite good eye candy. :blush: Anyone else thinks he looks a tad like Tom Cruise?

I thought Pete Sampras was a good champion too, in that he didn't lose his temper on court easily...

On to newer players, I like Justin Henin. She reminds me a little of Steffi Graf. Quiet, determined and a rather underrated player.

cmy_185

08-14-2003, 03:34 PM

i know who Pat Rafter is. he's one of the few Aussie players that i like.
i really dislike Leytton Hewwitt though. he's irritating on court. i feel like slapping his face each time i see him.haha. and kim clijsters is his GF? i don't like her too. they really suit each other. blah.

i prefer Justine Henin .for the reasons nunchakus mentioned! b4 my fave player was Martina Hingis. what happened to her?? she was really good last time. did she retire..?

GaryDAI

08-14-2003, 06:32 PM

my favorite player is pete samprass......... ya he's retired now lol.....

just shows how old I am -_____-

I liked micheal chang too but he's gone ........

everyoen I like is old now like me -__-

cloUdsuRFer

08-15-2003, 01:20 AM

hahaha...you old fart....wait....i'm only like a year younger than you.... -_-

i love pete sampras too....tho didn't really like chang that much.....

rafter was soo good...but it was pretty much a definite that he was gonna retire when he took that "break". its way too hardto come back....

08-15-2003, 01:29 AM

but Hewitt's got skills...

i found it really funny a while ago when he was fined for calling the umpire spastic...even though it wasn't a big fine...it must've been embarassing

well..he's only 22...i guess that contributes to his need of an anger management class...i think i might need one too... -shrugs-

but i think he's a pretty cool guy, for his skills i meant

xiAoJie

08-15-2003, 08:49 AM

i neva really like pat sampress, it always seemed so arrogant (well i thought he acted like it), and anyone else ever notice that he always stuck his tongue out wen he was playing?

lilfuzz6

08-15-2003, 09:19 AM

for those of you who likes tennis AND anime...

prince of tennis is definitely a good one to watch =)

PM me if you want the links for download

cmy_185

08-15-2003, 08:06 PM

ooh i heard that Prince of Tennis is a very addicting anime... u have the links even to the first few episodes??!

Ashed

08-15-2003, 08:10 PM

Everyone watches tennis now in Thailand, at least everytime Paradorn is on TV. I love watching him play but he's so inconsistent...

My all-time favorite player is Pete Sampras, such a great player and is probably one of the greatest players of all time. Only if Pete continues to play, maybe he'll play Paradorn one day. :wink2:

ker_ai_teresa

08-24-2003, 02:15 PM

anybody watching the US open? too bad in sydney the coverage starts at 1am....too busy :sleeping: me....

any faves to win? let's see, for womens i'll be typical and go for either one of the williams' sisters or henin-hardenne.

men's.....don't know what their form is like, so i'll sit back and wait a bit...

:cloud9:

GaryDAI

08-24-2003, 06:03 PM

I think both william sisters withdrew due to injuries?

And pete samprass (sp) is going to announce his that he will be retiring from what I hear.

Ashed

08-24-2003, 06:09 PM

I heard that, too.

Did anyone watch Paradorn play against Nicolas Kiefer last night? Paradorn won comfortably 6-0, 6-2. Quite surprising because I heard his record against the German was pretty poor.

He's going to play James Blake in the final in about 2 hours, they met around this time of the year last year in the Legg Mason Classic and Paradorn lost in the final.

ker_ai_teresa

08-25-2003, 10:01 AM

I think both william sisters withdrew due to injuries?

And pete samprass (sp) is going to announce his that he will be retiring from what I hear.

:ohmy: really??? i didn't know that! well then that opens up the women's draw....i bet they're all pretty relieved....

well pete should be retiring now...he's not what he used to be anymore....but he'll go down a legend! :)

:cloud9:

cloUdsuRFer

08-25-2003, 10:04 AM

i only heard that venus was withdrawing...lol...well..if both sisters are out...should be interesting..........

yay sampras

xiAoJie

08-25-2003, 11:58 AM

oh, i had no idea that the us open had started...i haven't heard anything so far tho. and on venus withdrawing, well at least it wont be another sister final.

fireman2a

08-25-2003, 12:23 PM

yay sampras

heheh, ummm, Sampras hasn't played for yonks :)

Pity Hewitt has been sliding downhill ever since the got the chicken pox . . .

cloUdsuRFer

08-25-2003, 12:33 PM

yay sampras

heheh, ummm, Sampras hasn't played for yonks :)

Pity Hewitt has been sliding downhill ever since the got the chicken pox . . .

i kno....but stilll

yay sampras =)

ker_ai_teresa

08-25-2003, 02:13 PM

Pity Hewitt has been sliding downhill ever since the got the chicken pox . . .

pity? pity???
i say YAY!!!!!!!!! :excited:
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:angel:

fireman2a

08-25-2003, 03:51 PM

yay sampras

heheh, ummm, Sampras hasn't played for yonks :)

Pity Hewitt has been sliding downhill ever since the got the chicken pox . . .

i kno....but stilll

yay sampras =)

In that case. . . . Yay Michael Chang!!! =)

And what's wrong with Hewitt? True, the guy was a bit of a tosser, but he used to play good tennis, and isn't that what counts? :wink2:

Ashed

08-25-2003, 06:48 PM

Do you guys notice when he plays and he wins a good point, he'll always be looking towards his opponent and saying something which I think is loads of cussing? :D

He is a tosser, I hate him. His style of play is annoying, too. He's EVERYWHERE... Yeah, he's good.

GaryDAI

08-25-2003, 11:35 PM

I can't believe Michael Chang is still playing :p

He must be atleast high to mid 30's by now?

JianDan[Ai]

08-25-2003, 11:39 PM

I can't believe Michael Chang is still playing :p

He must be atleast high to mid 30's by now?

i heard is retiring very soon...but yea that guy is old...i remember when i was little my parents were telling me about him...=P

jessica

08-25-2003, 11:47 PM

hey, don't know there's a topic for tennis fans.
i like watching the games, but i'm not sure if i'll consider myself a fan.

michael chang?... i've never seen him play before, but i've heard of him.

GaryDAI

08-26-2003, 12:51 AM

yea my dad was watching tennis and micheal chang won the finals.....I forgot which though lol......

He beat this really big guy....that's all I remember

fireman2a

08-26-2003, 11:55 AM

Chang is indeed retiring soon; this current tour will be his last. He announced his decision at the last French Open in front of a huge standing ovation, at the location where he earnt his first, and last, grand slam victory.

For those who didn't have the privilege of following Chang's career, you've missed out on watching one of the game's true champions. Born and raised in America by Taiwanese parents, Chang became the youngest ever player to win a Grand Slam, winning the French Open in 1987 at 17 years of age. The win at France had also ended America's drought at Roland Garros, Chang being the first American since 1955 to claim victory in France.

Chang was undersized, underpowered, underrated but overachieving, who all about hard work and heart as he ran down balls. It wasn't stunning talent that carried him, but a stunning will to win. At the height of his career, he was ranked #2 in the world. At that time, he formed one fourth of America's greatest tennis generation, along with Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Jim Courier. Chang's contribution to the group includes 34 singles titles and over US$19 million in career prize money.

Chang's immense speed on court was his greatest asset. He would chase down every ball and rarely concede a point. To this day, I still remember the Energizer batteries ad featuring Chang playing a game of tennis against the Energizer battery, a parody where Chang ultimately gives up against the battery, complaining "Don't you ever give up?" (The ad has since been bastardized which Chang being replaced by some fancy CGI of burly men).

Arguably, the greatest game in his career would be the quarter finals of the '89 French open, where Chang stunned the world by defeating giant Ivan Lendl, despite serving underhanded and suffering from immense leg cramps.

A true champion on and off the court, he was also set up and headed numerous charities helping underprivileged children. He has also been involved in uncountable other "celebrity" charity events, among the most notable his involvements to raise money for the victims of the Kobe eathquakes in 1995. Such was the size of Chang's heart that USA Today Weekend named him one of 5 "most caring athletes" of our time.

But I think I've spoken too much hehe. . . in other news today, Hewitt through to the 2nd round of the US Open!! And Sampras announces his retirement. . . hehe

xiAoJie

08-26-2003, 12:21 PM

yay!! go ausssies!!

i thought michael chang already retired last year at the french open....

Miss_gun

08-26-2003, 01:59 PM

yay!! go ausssies!!

i thought michael chang already retired last year at the french open....Yeah. He did I guess. He is happy and he burst into tears.

YAY! TENNIS!

ker_ai_teresa

08-26-2003, 02:09 PM

I can't believe Michael Chang is still playing :p

He must be atleast high to mid 30's by now?

he's about 33. he's in the same era as sampras, agassi and courier...

and i didn't know he was still playing??!! i thought he'd retired years ago!

i saw some coverage on sampras's last appearance at this year's US open to announce his retirement...how sad....to see him wearing a collared shirt and jacket instead of his usual white tennis shirt and baggy shorts....i'm gonna miss him. :cry:

GaryDAI

08-26-2003, 03:08 PM

yea it was so emotional yesterday :cry:

ah I guess he won at such an early at (17) that he seems like he's been here forever hehe

fireman2a

08-26-2003, 03:58 PM

Ah, at that French Open, Michael announced that he would be retiring, but that he would stay on for the 2003 season to play his final tour.

Excerpt from www.usopen.org:

"Chang, 31, is scheduled to play his final professional tournament at the 2003 US Open, concluding a 16-year career in which he won 34 singles titles, including seven Tennis Masters Series events and a Grand Slam. He became the youngest Grand Slam men’s singles champion when he won the 1989 Roland Garros title at the age of 17 years and 3 months and ended a 44-year drought for American men in Paris. Chang reached three other Grand Slam singles finals and was runner-up at the 1995 ATP season-ending championships. He earned a career-high ranking of No. 2 in September 1996 after reaching the US Open final. He represented the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and posted an 8-4 record for the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1989-90 and 1996-97."

Michael plays the second match on after 11AM on Arthur Ashe. He will playthe #15 seed, Fernando Gonzalez of Chile.

Michael will be honored in the evening session probably between the two matches.

Good luck Michael, I hope you end your career on a high note :)

Ashed

08-26-2003, 04:32 PM

I had a chance to watch Michael Chang back when he was the #2 in the world and I thought he was great. I mean everytime I watched tennis, Pete Sampras would be #1, Chang and Agassi would be either #2 or #3. Those were the days. I remember Pete was #1 for like 4 years straight, truly amazing.

Why did Michael Chang suddenly had a huge drop in form? He can't win a match these days. I remember when Agassi just got married with Steffi Graf, his ranking dropped to something like 140th in the world. He made a great comeback after a year or so and now he's world no. 1 again. Is Chang's style of play not suitable for today's hard hitting tennis? He was well-known for his speed and I don't think he got that much slower? Anyone care to clarify me?

jessica

08-26-2003, 05:13 PM

too bad i've never watched Michael Chang play... guess i've missed out on a true champion.

i like watching Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi... Sampras announced that he's retiring also... i'll miss him.

Amlee

08-27-2003, 05:44 AM

Yeah.. Gonna miss Sampras too.. Saw him played quite a number of matches.. Great player.. Will be missing him too.. :cry:

ker_ai_teresa

08-27-2003, 11:53 AM

Why did Michael Chang suddenly had a huge drop in form? Anyone care to clarify me?

don't know....maybe it's age....if you think about it, out of the four (sampras, agassi, chang and courier) you have to say that agassi has the most endurance...to still play so well against the young guys at his age, it's endurance. courier was first to retire, chang lost form for some years already, and now sampras is going too....

i remem in one year during the australian open, chang and sampras were playing against each other in the 4th round? or quarter finals?? anywayz, sampras' coach had just past away that day or something, and sampras was totally devastated. he even cried during the match...so sad. chang offered to stop the match and reschedule, but sampras played on....one of those classic moments....

GaryDAI

08-28-2003, 03:36 AM

it has to do with age and injuries. He already had to overcome alot but with these added stuff it was really hard to win.

He's already undersized and not as strong. He always gave it his all though. His speed definitely helped him.

fireman2a

08-30-2003, 11:29 AM

So what's everyone's opinion on 2003's US Open Winnar??!

xiAoJie

08-30-2003, 02:55 PM

i think its either gonna be agassi or hewitt. i havent seen hewitt's form, but go aussies anyywhose!!! and agassi seems like he's doing great in the comp, so yeh, him too

GaryDAI

08-30-2003, 08:11 PM

I think it's going to be agassi

I think hewitt is in a bit of a slump lately? Haven't heard him winning anything since that one big title he won?

ker_ai_teresa

08-31-2003, 01:41 AM

i go for an outsider, the underdog, the surprise package, the unseeded even....

i don't think hewitt will win....i reckon he'd be out of the tournament by quarters....

GaryDAI

08-31-2003, 01:56 AM

i go for an outsider, the underdog, the surprise package, the unseeded even....

care to pick a name? :laughing:

I usually like seeing the underdog win too though :)

ker_ai_teresa

08-31-2003, 02:15 AM

i go for an outsider, the underdog, the surprise package, the unseeded even....

care to pick a name? :laughing:

I usually like seeing the underdog win too though :)

see, the point of an underdog winning is that nobody knows, nobody would expect this person to get far until suddenly he's made it into the semis or finals....so no names....i'll just place a bet for somebody outside the top....10 seeds??? how's the tournament going anywho? not much news here except about the aussies. :oops: :dry:

fireman2a

08-31-2003, 03:52 AM

Hehehe, ah, the beloved underdog. . . just like Ivanisevic a couple years back eh? I heard he started at 80-1 odds or something . . . whoever would have guessed?

Hewitt's form seems to be improving as of late. I'm not sure why, but I'd really like to see him recapture his #1 ranking . . .

cloUdsuRFer

08-31-2003, 04:35 AM

i want poopoo to win :D

tho he hasn't been playing exactly spectacular....oh wells....should be interesting either way....

Ashed

08-31-2003, 11:17 AM

Paradorn Srichaphan is playing Lleyton Hewitt tomorrow. Doesn't get more exciting than this... for the Thai people at least. ;)

Suede

08-31-2003, 11:29 AM

Dun really watch much live tennis. Have been watching sports center these few days as well and have seen the highlights for the ongoing US Open.

Well, thinks the ladies cat is always crappy with the Serena sisters dominating and thank god they were not in the tourno. Thinks success is really getting to their head and they are strating to have this attitude bout them.

Use to watch tennis when i was studying in Oz as it was a huge sport over there. The Aussies are absolutely proud to the brim bout Rafter and of coz Hewitt.

Thinks Federer is a pretty cool player though. He is definitely one to watch in the coming years. A little disappointed that Sampras has decieded to stop playing.

Always thinks tennis should only be played on grass as that was how the sport originated if i am not wrong. Not a fan of clay courts here.

xiAoJie

09-01-2003, 05:19 AM

woah ,that Srichaphan vs Hewitt match would be interesting to watch, but its us time, so they show it like 2 in the morning -_-' i think for the us open, i'd proly like to see andy roddick win the tournament this time, he has a very big chance in making it into the semis and the finals

GaryDAI

09-01-2003, 05:39 AM

the tv times are pretty bad currently with the lower rounds being completed. They usually show replays at midnight....

I wouldn't mind seeing roddick win either. I think he's gotten close a couple of times but kepted losing

ker_ai_teresa

09-01-2003, 08:49 AM

woah ,that Srichaphan vs Hewitt match would be interesting to watch,

Go Srichaphan!!!!!! :bounce:
too bad i can't watch it....unless i stay up till 2am.... :sleeping:

fireman2a

09-01-2003, 11:09 AM

Go Srichaphan!!!!!! :bounce:
too bad i can't watch it....unless i stay up till 2am.... :sleeping:

Not to mention another 2 hours for the actual game :oops:

Ashed

09-01-2003, 01:03 PM

Go Srichaphan!!!!!! :bounce:
too bad i can't watch it....unless i stay up till 2am.... :sleeping:

Wow, an Aussie cheering for Paradorn? :glug:

According to the US Open website there are 3 matches played in the Louis Armstrong stadium before the Paradorn vs. Hewitt match - 2 Women's Singles and 1 Men's Doubles. I'll say each match will probably take around 1 and a half hour. Coverage begins at 11AM, so the Paradorn vs. Hewitt match will probably start around 4PM (New York time). That's like 3AM here in Thailand... Argh! :glug:

nueng

09-01-2003, 02:13 PM

Yeah~ I think I'm gonna sleep early tonight or just don't sleep :sweat: till Paradorn's finished his match, lucky that it has 2 matches of women's singles, so it might not take a long time to finish each match, I hope I can watch Paradorn & Hewitt!! Live~

Today's Schedule at Armstrong court

1. Women's Singles - 4th Rnd.
Ai Sugiyama (JPN)[15] Vs. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[29]

2. Men's Doubles - 3rd Rnd.
Chris Haggard (RSA)[13] & Donald Johnson (USA)[13] Vs.
Bob Bryan (USA)[2] & Mike Bryan (USA)[2]

3. Women's Singles - 4th Rnd.
Anastasia Myskina (RUS)[7] Vs. Mary Pierce (FRA)

4. Men's Singles - 4th Rnd.
Paradorn Srichaphan (THA)[11] Vs. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)[6]

SOURCE : www.usopen.org

It's so incredible that Nalbandian def. Philippoussis...I can't believe my eyes when I saw match summary, man! :bonk: Here it was...

TIME : 3h 13"

1st serve%
Nal = 51% / Phil = 64%

Aces
Nal = 5 / Phil = 34!!

Double fault
Nal = 4 / Phil = 9

Winners
Nal = 48 / Phil = 66

Unforced errors <-- I think this is why he lost. :sweat:
Nal = 22 / Phil = 74

Break points won
Nal = 6/16 / Phil = 2/6

Net points won
Nal = 12/24 / Phil = 43/88

ceteris paribus

09-02-2003, 07:51 AM

cinsin

09-02-2003, 08:13 AM

xiAoJie

09-02-2003, 09:09 AM

oh no!! wat happened to phillapousis!!! 74 unforced errors?? maaaan, everything was soooo good except for that. i dun really like him afta all that stuff that has been in the papers about him - being a bit of a sl*t.

as for the women's draw, i'd like to see justine henin win

Ashed

09-02-2003, 10:23 AM

Well, I stayed up until about 2AM yesterday and when I turned on the TV, I was shocked... Rain delay! So I went to sleep hoping that the matches will resume just a bit later and I can wake up to watch the Paradorn match. I was wrong because it was raining all day in New York. Hopefully we'll get to see Paradorn vs. Hewitt tonight...

ker_ai_teresa

09-02-2003, 02:16 PM

Go Srichaphan!!!!!! :bounce:
too bad i can't watch it....unless i stay up till 2am.... :sleeping:

Wow, an Aussie cheering for Paradorn? :glug:

What's wrong with an aussie going for Srichaphan? Hewitt annoys me, him and his racist comments ( i know this was a while ago but...), he also needs to get himself a gf that doesn't look like him.

yay!! somebody who understands! :bounce:

hehe...i heard this morning that kourikova got a job as reporter at the tournament interviewing other players, but she's doing a crap job... :laughing: is this true, those who have the luxury of watching the tourn???

jessica

09-02-2003, 10:29 PM

I don't have any favorite tennis player, I just have players I like to watch on TV like:
-Andy Roddick (awesome player)
-Andre Agassi (still going strong)
-Elena Dementieva (eye candy....)
-Lleyton Hewitt (man is that guy fast)
-Juan Carlos Ferrero (use the same racquet as he does)
-Patrick Rafter (too bad he retired)

Tennis nowadays isn't too popular for some weird reason. Many people play it in the US, I still don't know why it isn't as popular as it should be.

i love to watch Roddick play... he got some crazy serves... 149 mph was his fastest record :crazy: ... never thought someone can hit a ball that fast.
i hope Agassi wins this year.
omg, Rafter retired also? :cry:

ceteris paribus

09-03-2003, 03:12 AM

xiAoJie

09-03-2003, 10:11 AM

i really didn't want rafter to retire, does anyone else noe about his bad luck streak?? i think he made it into the wimbledon finals the last 2 or 3 years withought winning any of them. poor guy....hopefully he'll come bak and play some more tennis soon

cherily

09-03-2003, 05:13 PM

like tennis tho i only played it once..hmm kept on using my wrist every time cuz i m used to playing badminton all the while..heh..lucky i din sprain it or something

GaryDAI

09-03-2003, 08:06 PM

man it's been raining all week here in New York. I dont think they got many tennis matches in :oops:

I think sunday no one played. Monday was pretty bad too.

jessica

09-03-2003, 09:19 PM

Yea, Rafter retired after he lost in the Wimbledon finals two years ago, I think. I don't quite remember, but he retired after Wimbledon, that's something I'm more sure of.

Roddick's server is just......amazing....... I don't know if anybody saw it, but at the French Open, on one of his serves, the ball dug into the clay and got stuck :?

Wonder who won that point...............

really??? :glug:

wow, i've missed that one :dry: ... that just shows how powerful his serves are... i'm sure he'll become a very good player as he progresses.

i've missed part of the game last sunday... but i know Roddick won again... i think it was his 15th consecutive win.

cinsin

09-04-2003, 10:02 AM

Miss_gun

09-04-2003, 11:19 AM

i heard that players are refusing to play two matches a day to make up for all the rain in new york. i wouldn't either it'll just make you really tired so that you won't even be able to move the next day, especially when men matches can go for like 5 hrs.Ya. Quite true. Patrick Rafter and Svan's match was more than....3 hours..?
That was a great match. Sigh...New York is raining ..

xiAoJie

09-04-2003, 05:25 PM

haii........i think they should make a special exception this time and extend the end time for the us open. yeh, players shouldn't be forced to play 2 matches a day, i think a match the next day is pretty harsh too.

dun any of the courts in new york have covers? they should play on those courts if they do

cloUdsuRFer

09-05-2003, 04:26 AM

BLASTED RAIN.....stupid tropical cyclone thing.....

oh well...at least they managed to get some tennis in

Miss_gun

09-05-2003, 12:00 PM

Awwwwwww......Paradorn lost.
Too bad! I was cheering for him.:cry:

fireman2a

09-05-2003, 03:16 PM

That match. . . it wasn't particularly interesting =(

And those (blowing) fans. . . if I were either of those players I would have walked off the court refusing to play! Amazing how they keep their concentration despite all that noise. . .

GaryDAI

09-05-2003, 10:03 PM

Nice win by Ferrero over hewitt. I think he had cramps or something in the third set. Played pretty badly after that.

sawmui13

09-06-2003, 05:04 AM

did any one see El Aynaoui vs. Nalbandian?? maan - that was a long greuling match. even though El Aynaoui lost, i think he did a good job and had good effort to keep going like that. The results were 7-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. :glug:

now Nalbandian's going to play Roddick! GO ANDY!!!!

GaryDAI

09-06-2003, 05:08 AM

yea that first match was really close. I thought El Aynaoui would win it. But he let a ball go pass him thinking it would go wide. It didn't......he could have hit it and got an easy point. It was 5-5 at the time I think...

After that Nalbandian won about 9 or the next 11 points.

Roddick played really well.......Hope he wins :)

Miss_gun

09-06-2003, 10:41 AM

OMG.....Justine Henin-Hardenne won? O_O I remembered seeing Jennifer Capriati winning the first game ...
6-4,7-5,7-6

Ashed

09-06-2003, 12:23 PM

Ahhh... I didn't watch much after Agassi vs. Coria was over since it was already like 2am. I thought Coria played pretty well, too bad he had a few injuries.

It's great to see the Belgians are playing in the finals, hopefully Clijsters can get her first Grand Slam title!

As for the men, I see a Roddick vs. Agassi in the finals and Roddick should be able to beat Agassi as well. His serves are amazing, he's got the fastest serves and he gets them in consistently.

cmy_185

09-06-2003, 12:35 PM

JC Ferrero beat Lleyton Hewitt?!? yay.

i didn't watch a single US open match. what stage are they at now?? hopefully i'll get to watch his next match..
today was Capriati and Justine Henin..hehe. not interested.

GaryDAI

09-07-2003, 04:05 AM

congratz to Justine Henin-Hardenne!!!!!!!! She really deserves to win.

She played a heck of a match against Capriati the other night. And was questionable to play today against Clijsters because of dehydration.

JianDan[Ai]

09-07-2003, 04:11 AM

Did anyone see Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Agassi :glug: wow that match was really intense...esp during the second set when they were at deuce 8...heh...im surprised Agassi didnt get some of the ez shots...heh hes jus too old =P although he did hit 5 aces in that game alone

well the result of this semi-finalis match...which Ferrero won of course...Agassi has been dethroned and is no longer #1 in the world..and has been replace with the former #3 in the world...Ferrero

SW33T_S3NSAT10N_D3S1R3

09-07-2003, 04:22 AM

Oh I just love to play tennis!!! :D My bro got me a tennis racket, course he got one 4 himself. I played today in the afternoon, n man was it ever hot :sweat: , my bro likes tennis more then I do, I still like it alot though!!! When I was playing wid my fwends they just really pizzed me off!!! :profanit: All they did was talk, they didn't even try to take the game seriouly. My tennis partner was also pizzed!!! :ranting: I only like playing wid ppl who take the game seriouly but not too seriouly to spoil ur fun!!!! :wink3:[/img]

Miss_gun

09-07-2003, 02:12 PM

Yeah. GaryDai. Congrat to her. I watched that match...and I was cheering all the way for her.
Anyway...she won the US Open title.
:D
That Andy Roddick match..is more exciting....my! 5 sets!

xJayChoux

09-07-2003, 03:56 PM

woa. the match between Clijsters and Henin-Hardenne was exciting! lol

Thank god Henin-Hardenne won, I hate Clijsters...I can't stand her...anyway, congrats to Henin-Hardenne :flowers: ^^

GaryDAI

09-07-2003, 05:25 PM

lol why can't you stand her? :laughing:

I will rooting for Roddick today!! Hope it turns into another 5 setter :happy:

sawmui13

09-08-2003, 01:49 AM

ANDY WON!!!! :excited: it was such a good match... i lost count of his aces but it was definitely over 20. amazing. ferrero just sorta gave up at the end and he won with his killer aces. it was only a 3 set match though. even though i'm so happy that andy won, it would've been cool if there was more great tennis to watch but ferrero did a good job
yay andy! :love:

cmy_185

09-08-2003, 02:53 AM

;( i stayed up to 4.30 am to watch and Ferrero lost?! :cry:

he should have put up more of a fight.. but it was tough to break roddicks serves!! damn they are fast . on top of that his own service game was shaky. he wasn't as sharp as during the semis..

ahh. but he's the No. 1 player no matter what. great job for beating Hewwitt and Aggasi, 2 former champs.

GaryDAI

09-08-2003, 02:55 AM

really happy roddick won :) I didn't know his girlfriend was Mandy Moore! That bastard.......:laughing:

Ferrero didn't seem himself today. Was it just me or did he seem extremely whiney at the beginning?

sawmui13

09-08-2003, 09:01 AM

yeah it was too bad...but he must have been really tired! no.1 in the world none the less. you didn't know gary? she's with andy! that...haha i actually like her among those popstars...(britney spears YUCK!) but hehe...they make a nice couple.

btw...i liked the credit card commercials...especially the one with agassi and the ball basket and how he used it to pick up toys instead. it was so cute

xiAoJie

09-08-2003, 12:21 PM

awww....andy won, i guess its well deserved. my dad convinced me that ferrero would win becoz he played sooooooo gewd the last two matches. i actually thought it'd be more than a 3 setter match tho....

hehhe, after the match did roddick go to the wrong side of the stadium or something?? i thought he'd go hug his familly first. i think him and mandy moore are so cute!!! i agree wit sawmui, she's one of those popstars that i dont dislike coz she dont seem much of a b*tch

GaryDAI

09-08-2003, 04:58 PM

yea alot of people get confused when they go into the stands :laughing:

I remember when pete samprass won it last year. Everyone was trying to point him how to get through :) It's a very confusing stadium I assume lol

He got to his family first I think. Then just put both his hands on his mouth and extended it sending a kiss toward mandy moore & company I assume.

cmy_185

09-08-2003, 09:33 PM

i thought he went to thank his coach and friends..

and mandy moore was sitting with his mom, brothers , family. not sure though but i thought they looked like each other

jessica

09-09-2003, 09:28 PM

YEAH, ANDY WON!!!... i think he had about 20 aces in his final game. :)

in the semi-finals, i thought he was going to lose... he was pissing me off when he made all those mistakes... i was sitting at the edge of my seat watching that match... can't believe he came back and won the last two sets with 38 aces :wacko: :crazy: (the most from anyone in the US OPEN i think).

he played much better in the Final... i'm so happy for him... i think he's the 5th or 6th American who won the US OPEN... can't wait to see him play again.

yeah, i know Mandy was his girlfriend... he was interviewed by Conan O'Brien last time and he announced it (or was it Jay Leno?) :glug:

sawmui13

09-11-2003, 04:06 AM

you other andy fans! check this site out! its great http://www.roddicknroll.com/
i think gary should take a look too. there are several video clips of interviews to download and one has mandy moore talking about andy. she was so gushy and happy while talking about him. gary's going to be jealooous :yeah: hehehe

Miss_gun

09-18-2003, 12:15 PM

It's quite dissapointing when Andy Roddick didn't thank his family first. TO me lah..:)
My friends were like ' Kiss her! kiss her!' after Andy won the match.
I got a shock too when I found out Mandy Moore is his girl!

cherily

09-18-2003, 02:07 PM

hmm..played tennis once before..but so far i only know who Anna Kournikova ish.. :)

jessica

09-18-2003, 06:50 PM

thanks for the link sawmui13!:)

it is his coach who've been training him for these tough matches, so it's normal to thank him first i think.

can't wait to see him play again.

cinsin

09-20-2003, 08:04 AM

has anyone been watching the davis cup?

aus vs. swiss

i was so disappointed that mark philippoussis lost.

cloUdsuRFer

09-20-2003, 10:20 AM

me too...so sad...but doesn't matter =) he tried his best...and federer was in amazing form...lol... doubles is on now =)

Miss_gun

09-20-2003, 01:23 PM

Sorry..what is Davis Cup?
I know it's a Tennis tournaments...
Izzit country vs country?
Since nupengyou mentioned the countries' names..
wild guess from me.:)

cloUdsuRFer

09-20-2003, 02:30 PM

yea...its country vs country....i forget who won it last year...

its up to the semi finals now...i think

australia vs switzerland
and
spain vs argentina....

woodbridge and arthurs won the doubles...so yay! and scud should easily beat the other swiss guy...i dunno his name....

but the federer vs hewitt match should be interesting...i might tune in and see... =)

Miss_gun

09-20-2003, 05:39 PM

cloUdsuRFer

09-21-2003, 04:24 AM

hahaha...yeah...should be good....hopefully i'l be able to watch it :D

cinsin

09-22-2003, 11:01 AM

yay! for australia!

we're in the semi-finals. EDIT:oops meant to say finals

the final match with woodbridge and that other guy was really entertaining.

cloUdsuRFer

09-22-2003, 11:13 AM

really? i forgot to watch it...lol....

go hewit......gutsy win =)

see him trip over at the end...that was hilarious :laughing:

jessica

09-22-2003, 08:28 PM

ah man, this must be in cable right?
well, i'll just tune in this thread to find out what happens :)

cinsin

12-08-2003, 04:40 AM

Okay this is kinda old news but yay Australia won the Davis Cup.

But I think it's so stupid how everyone thinks Philippoussis is the hero, he played one good match and everyone forgets about all the other player's hard work.

jessica

12-09-2003, 11:22 PM

too bad i don't have access to those tennis matches.><

Andy Roddick is the world's no. 1 player now! (if you ppl don't know already).... YEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

cinsin

12-10-2003, 08:57 AM

Wow really? I didn't know that.
I'm guessing you're a fan of his.
Or is it because he's from America too?

jessica

12-12-2003, 09:16 PM

Wow really? I didn't know that.
I'm guessing you're a fan of his.
Or is it because he's from America too?

:laughing:
yes, i'm a fan! :excited:
it's not only because he's an American.
he really have good skills.
do you know how fast he serves the ball? :wacko:

cinsin

12-13-2003, 12:36 PM

Hehe, how fast can he serve the ball?
I'm not really a fan of any of the tennis players.
I just like to watch.
More of the mens match than the womens though.
But then again sometimes you may mistaken the
women to be men :D

jessica

12-17-2003, 09:58 PM

:lolabove:
i think he can serve the ball at 120 something or 130 something mph!... i forgot :cry:
i like watching mens matches also :)
well, some women in the matches do have masculine features (but i mostly find that true for women's soccer :crazy: )

Shanhaigirl

12-18-2003, 03:30 PM

I love tennis! I'm trying to learn to play too, but i'm not that good at it :)
My fav is Marat Safin,well, no wonder, huh :)
any fans of Marat here? :)
By the way, his serves are also terrific! Not only Roddick serves that good, but i admit Roddick is a good player.
What do you all think of Williams sisters? I really don't like them, i think they are too muscular, not a pleasure to watch really, especially Serena. I think women' tennis should be more beautiful. I used to like Martina Hingis, she was awesome, i wish she still played, but oh well...
In today's women tennis, i like Henin-Ardenn

adnam8

12-18-2003, 04:02 PM

i stopped watching tennis for a while, and theres all these new names that i dont know! i remember when hingis was insulting that french (was it? french) woman, saying she might be a man. hingis played beautifully, but her sportsmanship is terrible ><

my fav was pat rafter =( ah well, everything comes to an end

jessica

12-18-2003, 09:52 PM

ah yes, hingis... what happened to her anyway?
the last time i remember hearing about her is when she got injured and can't play in tournaments.
she's still competing right?

cinsin

12-19-2003, 03:22 AM

I wonder where Hingis is too, I haven't seen her for ages. I thought she retired, I mean she doesn't need to play anymore, she has all the money she needs, she was nice to watch though.

denise88

12-30-2003, 12:46 PM

i took tennis lessons just last year and i instantly loved that sport. altho it's an exhausting game, it's fun having matches with your instructor/friend and winning :D i have to agree that it's kind of like pingpong in a way but playing tennis is much more fun. and i also love andy roddick.. such a fine man. shame that he's with mandy moore :oops:

ker_ai_teresa

01-06-2004, 05:45 AM

I wonder where Hingis is too, I haven't seen her for ages. I thought she retired, I mean she doesn't need to play anymore, she has all the money she needs, she was nice to watch though.

actually she had an ankle injury and after having an operation to fix it, the doctors said she's no longer able to play tennis on the professional curcuit, so she was forced to quit.

however, there's a rumour that she's going to be back playing this year. apparently she'll be playing in the Australian Grand Slam Open, which will be starting in a couple of weeks time! :excited:

did anybody see Kim Clijster's engagment ring? :shock: what a humongous diamond! it must be so heavy.....and expensive!

cinsin

01-07-2004, 05:06 AM

Yeah I heard that too Teresa, they were saying how she's making her comeback at the Australian Open.

I've seen Kim Clijster's engaement ring and it did look pretty big, it's been estimated to have costed Lleyton around $200,000, I think that's in Austrlian dollars.

ker_ai_teresa

01-07-2004, 11:04 AM

I've seen Kim Clijster's engaement ring and it did look pretty big, it's been estimated to have costed Lleyton around $200,000, I think that's in Austrlian dollars.

freak!!! he can earn double that back if he wins the aust open!

Kim hurt her ankle today while playing against Molic of aust in the Hopman Cup....they said she might not play in the open....

Shanhaigirl

01-08-2004, 09:32 AM

Yeah, i saw that engagement ring too. Actually when they started seeing each other, i didn't think that it would go that far, but however they do match. they actually even look alike :)

ker_ai_teresa

01-09-2004, 01:30 AM

they actually even look alike :)

hehe....i definitely agree! i guess they're just made to be together.

attention all you Pat Rafter fans! he is making a come back on the doubles tour! yes, Pat will be playing in the doubles tournament of the aust open so keep your eyes peeled! :D his doubles partner is some guy i don't know called Josh Eagle.

cinsin

01-09-2004, 11:43 AM

Hehe I wonder what their kids are going to look like :?

Yeah I heard Kim hurt her ankle and then Lleyton hurt his ankle during the men's match. I think it was his ankle I'm not sure.

But I'm really excited about Pat Rafter playing doubles. I can't wait to watch him play again.

Shanhaigirl

01-11-2004, 01:40 PM

What i'm excited about is that Safin is playing again! I hope he doesn't get injured again!!!
Anybody watched the Hopman cup last week? Russia lost :(, but i'm happy for Marat, even though he lost to Blake,but he won Novak and Santoro, so it shows that he is getting his shape. can't wait for him to be on top!!! :)
Hey, and whose serve was the fastest at Hopman's cup? :) - MARAT SAFIN's - 218km/h !!! Way to go Marat!!! :)

cloUdsuRFer

01-12-2004, 04:21 AM

the adidas international has started!! yay....

i get to go on wednesday...only problem...i dont kno who's playing >_< i guess i just have to go and hope for the best XD

Shanhaigirl

01-12-2004, 09:39 AM

wow, cloudsurfer, you are so lucky! I wish they had some tennis tournament here, before i go home.

Here are the first matches played at Adidas Int.:

J. I. Chela 6 6
G. Rusedski 7 7

(6) N. Massu 6 6 4
(wc) T. Reid 7 2 6

(7) L. Hewitt 6 6
S. Sargsian 4 2

well, quite expected results, as far as i can see.
cloudsurfer, tell us how it was after you go to see the matches,ok? :)

ker_ai_teresa

01-12-2004, 12:42 PM

the adidas international has started!! yay....

i get to go on wednesday...only problem...i dont kno who's playing >_< i guess i just have to go and hope for the best XD

Cloudy, my bro is going on wednesday too!!! watch out for a tall, scrawny teenager sitting near a big, beefy bald guy.....hehe, he's going with his friend. :oops:

have fun! hope it doesn't rain tho....

back to tennis.....

cloUdsuRFer

01-13-2004, 02:37 AM

Shanhaigirl> lol..yeah...i'm lucky...i live pretty near where its played too...so that's good... i've only gone once before

this year..i was thinking of flying to melb and watching it...but was too lazy to get myself organised :oops: blah

kekeke...i so can't wait!! =)

ker_ai_teresa

01-13-2004, 10:32 AM

did anyone watch the match between aust's Chris Guccioni (didn't know him until today!) and Juan Carlos Ferrero, the former world #1?? Chris played so well, he totally devastated Ferrero! but then i gotta think, maybe Ferrero was just having a bad day.... :?

Shanhaigirl

01-13-2004, 12:52 PM

ker_ai_teresa, i didn't watch the match. Haven't heard anything about Chris Guccioni either.

i went to tennis tournament twice in Moscow. Once i went to Davis cup just to see Marat :)
and once i went to Kremlin Cup, watch Maleeva - DAvenport.

ZeratuZ

01-13-2004, 03:55 PM

Justine Henin Hardene is the best! although I'm not a tennis fan lolz.. i started liking Henin Hardene since the French Open.. and she won it! :D

Shanhaigirl

01-14-2004, 01:01 PM

I like Justin Henin too ZeratuZ, but of course after our Russian tennis players :) (not Kournikova, annoys me). I like Justin much more than Kim Clijsters. I don't know why, but Justin reminds me of Martina Hingis :)

ZeratuZ

01-14-2004, 04:22 PM

i don't like either Clijsters nor Kournikova.. hm..for some reason.. I think justine looks better than Kournikova.. well.. only talking about face here..hehe.. btw, Shanhaigirl, you from Russia? or shanghai? oh wait.. Russian staying in Shanghai?

cloUdsuRFer

01-15-2004, 01:21 AM

wwhheeeeeeeee!!!!

went to the tennis yesterday....was sOOOOOOOOOoooOOOO good...

me and my friend, we got centre court tickets and it was so worth it...we got to see
justin henin vs conchita martinez
amelie mauresmo vs meghann shaughnessy
LLEYTON HEWITT vs karol kucera

and mY FAVOURITE
MARK 'THE POO" PHILLIPOUSSIS!!! =) beat greg rusedski!!!!

wasss...soo good..so exciiting

about henin....gah...i noticed she's gained a bit of weight >_< how odd...lol...but my god does she hit hard :shock:

and...i am so in love with phillipoussis!! =) :wub:

haha...and there was this little ballboy kid...he was soooo cute....so short...he had to keep handing greg rusedski his towel...and the way he had to reach up...soo cute....barely made it to greg's elbow height..... he got a special round of applause as he walked of the court and was totally grinning....

lol...if i ever got foto's from my friend i'll post them...there's a good one of henin in action...

didn't realise delta was there unfortunatley...otherwise i would have kept an eye out....but...alas...didn't get to see her......

one last thing....I WAS ON TV..I WAS ON TV....when i got home...mum told me i was on tv....it was a tht end of the poo's game, third last game, where he came back from 15-40 down, to win his serve...and i was clapping and stuff... =) yeah! :yeah:

so excited :D

ZanZan

01-15-2004, 04:27 AM

hm..as far as i noe...i plaed mini-tennis when i was in primary sch...around 8-12 yrs old...i was onli a reserve den...but i liked mini-tennis pretty much...til now i stil remembered my primary sch days...how i swinged the bat and so on....
the difficult part was to serve hard and well...
to me,tennis is the harder 1(it is!!)
the ball is faster den mini-tennis...
for ppl who doesnt noe mini-tennis,it's very much like tennis..but the ball is softer(like spoonge n orange in colour)
and oso,it's a fast pace game...
how long haven i gone 4 a tennis game alreadi???

ker_ai_teresa

01-15-2004, 02:19 PM

you were on tv Cloudy?! gah! i should've taped it! :excited: hehe...

so i gather you had a good time? gee, you must have spent the whole day there! did you get any signatures? :excited:

Andre Agassi won his match against Roger Federra, at the Melbourne Kooyong Classic tournament. can you believe that Federra was only 5 years old when Andre turned professional??? :glug: and he is still around serving it up to the younger players. :D

kahel

01-15-2004, 06:24 PM

Cloudy! You saw Philipousis?? :excited: That Greek God! and while he was playing tennis??? *faints*

I used to be this big tennis freak because of him and rafter...that was ages ago. Now he's back playing at the Davis Cup, I'm a fan again. I have to refresh my tennis memory with the new players...

Shanhaigirl

01-15-2004, 09:47 PM

Cloudy! You're so lucky, girl!!! Got to see Philippousis!!! Ahhhhhh!!! I envy you!!! :)
seems like you really had great time! i can imagine what you feel! i felt the same way when i saw Marat in action!!!!!!
and please, post the pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Congrats on getting to be on TV :), a big star now ;)

Zeratus, yes, i'm Russian staying in Shanghai :)

cloUdsuRFer

01-16-2004, 11:27 AM

PHILIPPOUSIS IS SOOOOOO HOT!!!!!!!

HE CHANGED SHIRTS THREE TIMES!!!!

didn't get any signatures .. =(
but i got to see philippoussis =)

i'll see if i can get piccies....but my friend who went with me and took the photo's is going to hk tomoro...so i won't get the foto's for like a month =(

but i got to see philippousis =)

ZanZan

01-16-2004, 02:38 PM

wo...alot of tennis fans...i thought ppl shld b crazy over anna(correct me if im wrong,is she stil playin tennis or not?!)..
and by the way,who is PHILIPPOUSIS??
i have completely no idea who he is.

Shanhaigirl

01-16-2004, 04:38 PM

crazy over Anna? no way! Actually i can't get it how you guys like her, to me she's not beautiful at all! Yeah, she has nice hair, but that's all she has worth looking at. Her tennis skills? haven't heard of any!
ZanZan, she is not playing tennis,she's trying to play it,but honestly, she'd better give it up. She's got no chances!

cinsin

01-17-2004, 05:24 AM

Haha I think that's the only thing that makes her famous is her body. I agree with Shanhaigirl that she has absolutely no tennis skills and she isn't very pretty at all. And wasn't she once rumoured to be dating Philippousis?

kahel

01-17-2004, 08:55 AM

yes, she was rumoured to be dating Philippoussis years ago, I think. But now, she's dating Enrique Iglesias, right? Or are they not an item anymore. :?

ZanZan

01-17-2004, 09:29 AM

they r not an item anymore kahel!!
broken up long long ago...haha
but who cares?!
i noe anna is a lousy player...but she is wealthy cos she is beautiful(well,has a great bod at least)....many companies get her 2 do their commercials....well,a beautiful face on screen~~
regardin tennis,i think she wil lose 2 me...(or yeah?!)
at least i can draw wif her....well.....i guess....
can anyone tell me who the ...... is Philippoussis??

kahel

01-17-2004, 09:39 AM

ah sou ka!

anyway, here's Mark Philippoussis for you. he's an Aussie tennis player who's been playing professionally for years now.

Mark Shirtless (http://www.hooloovoo.com/mark/gallery/promos/promo-fila1.jpg)

ZanZan

01-17-2004, 09:48 AM

ah sou ka??
wad language is this??
haha....wa...somemore shirtless....

cloUdsuRFer

01-17-2004, 11:40 AM

haha....wa...somemore shirtless....

hear hear!! more of mark shirtless =) :drool:

he was ranked no 9 at the end of 2003 =)

Shanhaigirl

01-17-2004, 03:31 PM

ZanZan

01-18-2004, 04:12 AM

i heard that Anna and Enrique are still dating. At least i read so in one of the Chinese newspapers and they even had their photo together. It was even said that they were going to marry. Well, i don't know if the sources of this news are reliable, but that's what i read

o..izit....hm...which chinese newspapers did u read??? :dry:
anyway u guys noe wad race and country Mark Philippoussis is from??
wad a pic...his bod is ok~~i thought he has the abs~~ :excited:

ker_ai_teresa

01-18-2004, 05:38 AM

Shanhaigirl

01-19-2004, 05:42 PM

Zanzan, i don't remember the name of the newspaper, it was a weekly Shanghai's newspaper, i guess. i read about it about a month ago

kahel

01-19-2004, 06:05 PM

since we're mark philippoussis high and we're celebreating cloudy's philippoussis sighting, here are some pics of him...

credits: hooloovoo.com
He and his tattoo (http://www.hooloovoo.com/mark/gallery/covers/cover-cleo0399.jpg)
more of his tattoo (http://www.hooloovoo.com/mark/gallery/ads/ad-fila1.jpg)
Elegance is definitely attitude (http://www.hooloovoo.com/mark/gallery/ads/ad-longines2.jpg)

sauerkraut

01-19-2004, 11:07 PM

Any fave tennis stars? :?

i used to love tennis when i was a kid. i even used to be member of a tennis club myself, as i loved to show off my non-existent skills. :glug: nowadays, i still like to watch it ocasionally, but as there aren't so many stars that i like i've just grown a bit indifferent toward it. however, i still like tim henman, amelie mauresmo, gustavo kuerten, and juan carlo ferrero.

ker_ai_teresa

01-20-2004, 03:42 AM

what a bummer! i swear, tv ads are so deceptive and manipulative. those aust open ads about Hingis making a come-back is just :dry: she's making a come-back alright...........as a match commentator!!! and all along we've been made to think that she's actually playing.

anywayz, anybody see the Agassi vs Larkham match yesterday? i watched the first 2 sets then went to sleep. it was quite obvious that Agassi was dominating. it was too one-way.

the match before that one featuring Pratt and Shaugnessy(sp?) was a good one tho! :excited: they were both pretty even so it was an exciting match. hope Pratt will do better than she did last year. *fingers crossed!*

AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE!!! :excited:

vunsin

01-20-2004, 09:12 AM

Woohoo! :excited: This is my first time posting in this thread. I've never been in here because I thought only fans of TENNIS can come in here. :rolleyes: I'm not a big fan of tennis so I just thought... But I now know I was wrong! :rolleyes: So, would lusting after hot tennis PLAYERs qualify one as a "tennis fan" then? :rolleyes:

cloUdsuRFer

01-20-2004, 09:34 AM

HELL YEAH!!!!!

who would be fans without them??

lol...just kidding...i love ma tennis....

soo...who did u have in mind....??

Shanhaigirl

01-20-2004, 12:59 PM

Vuns, welcome to this thread :) and yeah, lusting after hot tennis players can qualify you as a "tennis fan" ,haha!!! :)
so tell, who are you lusting for? ;)

so AO started, huh? Today they showed Ferrero playing against some tennis player unknown to me and of course Ferrero was on top! I can't say i'm a big fan of Ferrero, but his tennis is cool, at least judging by what i saw today!
I can't wait for Safin's starting to play!

kahel

01-20-2004, 04:52 PM

Shanhaigirl, now you'll get me starting about safin...:love:

This thread made me watch tennis again a while ago. I think, I saw Ferrero. But our cable will start showing matches for the AO next week. :depresse: I hope I won't miss out anything. It's only the second day, right?

And vunsin, if you think Tennis players are hot, wait till you see those trunks cladded swimming gods! Popov!!!! :love: too bad he's retired. :oops: I'm a bit off topic, I can't help it. :blush:

ZanZan

01-20-2004, 04:57 PM

anyway u guys noe wad race and country Mark Philippoussis is from??
wad a pic...his bod is ok~~i thought he has the abs~~ :excited:

Mark is Australian with Greek descent.

btw, zanzan, you're a guy right? and you're :excited: about Marks' abs? :?

er.....haha...i mean as a guy,i wil look at another guy and envy their abs...cos i was kinda on my way....but seems a pretty long way anyway... :wink2:
but im stil trainin 4 it...as long as i keep my tummy nice n slim.... :laughing:

Shanhaigirl

01-21-2004, 08:53 PM

kahel, i'm with you about Popov :) he is truly a god of swimming! (yeah, sorry for off topic too :) )

He won! He won! He won! Yeah, i mean Marat won his first match!!! i'm so happy! kahel, agree, he's so hot ;)

ker_ai_teresa

01-27-2004, 06:24 AM

too bad The Poo lost yesterday. he just wasn't playing well at all.
Hewitt put in a pretty good fight but Federer was too good. that third set 6-0 flogging was a surprise though. so it wasn't a good australia day in terms of tennis.
hmm, i think the Agassi and Grosjean match is on now....gotta go!

cloUdsuRFer

01-27-2004, 09:46 AM

blah...i'm sad tooo ....i like the poo.......oh well...australian's always do really badly in the ausopen...weird...oh well....hmm...i hope roddick wins then ^_^

Shanhaigirl

01-27-2004, 06:51 PM

Marat made to semifinals!!! Go Marat!!! He beat Roddick!!!!!!!!!!! He is the best! Nobody expected that of him, huh? But he proves who is the best!!! :)
sorry, i just love him too much :) His tennis is really amazing, and i love it when he breaks his raquets :) unfortunately he doesn't do that anymore!

cloUdsuRFer

01-28-2004, 05:09 AM

LOL....i kno i just said that i hoped roddick would win .....BUUUUUT...that was before i realised he was playing safin :blush: lol...i would have been happy with either fo them through.... so is safin playing agassi then??

i only watched the first four sets last night...poor safin went through a rough patch there...i was surprised when i found out he won ,....but yay still!

Shanhaigirl

01-28-2004, 03:23 PM

Cloudy,Marat really was amazing, wasn't he? i mean that was really a TOUGH match for him! i even doubted that he'd win!
And OMG, i have no idea how he's gonna play against Agassi! First of all this tough match with Roddick, second - Agassi seems to be in better shape now!
I'll be praying for Marat though! he deserves to make it at least to finals!

ker_ai_teresa

01-29-2004, 04:23 AM

i was impressed with Marat too, but since Andre is my all time fave (go the oldies!!!) i'll be cheering for Andre tonight. i'm worried tho. Marat has had a couple of tough matches so he would seem more prepared if the match goes to 5 sets, whereas Andre's been cruising through the tournament. a 5 setter might be a bit rough on his older legs. on the other hand, he is very fit tho.....*fingers crossed*

Federer's doing well! his match with Nalbandian proved to be what it was worked up to be: a thriller! it was so tight in the beginning and so tough to call it either way. but Federer always seems to get better as the match progresses. i think he should be able to go thru to the finals by beating Ferrero.

ZanZan

01-29-2004, 05:45 AM

wa...so many unfamiliar names??
poo??marat??
er....huh?!!
well,i cant realli be called a tennis fan...but i like tennis pretty much~~

cloUdsuRFer

01-29-2004, 10:11 AM

lol...poo!!! poo!! did anyone see the whole media thing...how pat cash was saying how philippoussis wasn't paying attn to his tennis

Philippoussis was enraged by his former coach Cash's comments, who claimed the world No. 10 was more interested in singer Delta than his tennis after his listless fourth-round loss to Hicham Arazi.

"It looked like he [Philippoussis] was up all night doing whatever . . . getting busy," Cash said.

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1258&storyid=816931

LOL!! getting busy!!! i thought that was hilaruos

Shanhaigirl

01-29-2004, 03:06 PM

Marat won!!!!!! Oh my God!!! Unbelievable!!! He beat Agassi!!! sorry ke ai teresa :) Agasii will win some other time :)
I'm so happy! i'm so happy! he really shows strong character, don't you think so?
he really has changed a lot! he seems to be more balanced, more stable! Way to go, Marat!!!

xJayChoux

01-29-2004, 03:14 PM

aiya...sniff sniff...NO FAIR! :bleh: Agassi lost...:cry: oh well...we, Agassi "fans" will take revenge! muwhaha....ha....ha. :dry:

but, i have to admit marat safin?! played really good. it was a great tennis match. :happy:

Shanhaigirl

01-29-2004, 03:21 PM

Fair! Fair! Agassi has won everything he could in his life! don't you think that he's won enough already? :)
It's time for others to win!!! like for Marat , hehe
i thought he'd lose actually, when Agassi won 6-1 in the 4 set! but Safin showed himself from his best side!

xJayChoux

01-29-2004, 03:42 PM

i have to admit Agassi has won a lot already...but he's still THE BEST! :bleh:

I hope either Federer or Ferero will win...and NOT Safin. :wink2:

jessica

01-30-2004, 01:12 AM

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH...........
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
:cry: i was so sad to hear that Roddick lost... he even lost his spot as No. 1. :dry: ... and now Aggassi lost too?... ARRGH!

bee

01-30-2004, 01:27 AM

i dont play tennis but i have lots of fun watching people play. i tried to learn once, but my hand-eye coordination is HORRIBLE, i cant even bounce the ball on a racket, and i have tried many times :bang: i tried to play ping pong during thankgiving break tho! er....i almost broke this plate...but it was really fun! even tho i kept missing the ball...

Phyxius

01-30-2004, 04:05 AM

I AM SOOOO SAD!!!!!!! Agassi lost!!!!!!! Broke his record of 24 years of not getting beaten!!!!! Stupid safin!!! (actually safin's pretty hot! he's 2m tall!!)
But Agassi.... sigh..... Safin's definately got an advantage being so tall.... he move fast and the speed of his ball is like whoa!
The first set should be won be Agassi, if he won it, he has a bigger chance of winning. Agassi's disadvantage is that he's old... so the longer he plays, the more energy loss for him compared to Safin! but u still did a great job Agassi! :thumbsup: Love u forever!

ker_ai_teresa

01-30-2004, 06:29 AM

damn damn damn damn DAMN!!!

*sigh* it was a good match. both Andre and Marat played so well, i don't think Andre could have done any better than he did. Marat proved to be the better man on the night.

i don't think Andre lost becoz he was lacking in energy. he proved that his energy levels wasn't a concern in the beginning of the 5th set. the way he chased balls down and the way he served, he didn't seem fatigued. in the end, Marat was just too good. his serving was better and his forehand was just too good.

so sad. Andre worked so hard to come back from 2 sets down to win the 3rd and the 4th, it just didn't seem fair on his old body that he should end up losing the 5th. it was strange how he did his trademark bow to the crowd. he only does it when he wins. i hope he's not thinking of retiring! :cry:

ok, tonight. Federer and Ferrero. i go for Federer. :happy:

Phyxius

01-30-2004, 06:38 AM

i hope he's not thinking of retiring! :cry:
OMG! u better be kidding kat! I would SCREAM while CRYING if he retires! He's just such a dedicated tennis player!!!!!! *feels ashamed and still cant get over the fact he lost*

ok, tonight. Federer and Ferrero. i go for Federer. :happy:
Which one is which?!? I'm getting mixed up! Both name is so alike! Gah! :oops:

cinsin

01-30-2004, 07:46 AM

Wow I didn't realise there was so many Agassi fans in here. So does that mean I'm the only Safin fan here?

I'm really glad he won, he's played some of the best tennis I've seen so far in the open and he's so funny, his anger problems on the court crack me up and his interviews with John McEnroe are so funny.

Which one is which?!? I'm getting mixed up! Both name is so alike! Gah!

Haha it is pretty confusing, just remember Ferrero is the Spanish one with short hair and Federer is the guy from Switzerland with the long hair.

cloUdsuRFer

01-30-2004, 08:46 AM

nupengyou> shanhaigirl is a big marat fan too!! (i think :oops:
and i'm glad he won.....me not a fan of agassi

i think safin has matured alot...surprised he won the two five setters...cos i remember in the past people have complainecd about his attitude

i don't kno who i'd like to win tonight,...haven't decided...i quite like ferrero...but still...federer;s pretty cool...

Shanhaigirl

01-30-2004, 01:02 PM

nupengyou i'm Marat's fan too! He's the best!!!
Hey people, what' wrong with you?! Agassi is great of course, but he's getting old, his times have passed! sorry, but it's true! It's Safin's time now! haha :yeah: I do admire Andre for what he's doing,but Safin is THE MAN :)

Federer - Ferero 6:4, 6:1, 6:4!!! i'm pleased with this result! i like Federer!
so, it's Safin - Federer now!!! Go Safin! Go Safin! Go Safin!
Cloudsurfer and nupengyou, let's cheer for Marat!
oh, how i wish they showed final match live here!!!

Fantasy_Surrealism

01-31-2004, 01:58 AM

at first i went for andy roddick, but then he got beaten...then i went for agassi..and now he was beaten by safin...and im guessing now that Safin is going to win the aust open...

i dont think agassi's going to retire yet because of his loss..although he is getting a bit old..i think there was a 10 year difference between marat and agassi...anyway...they interviewed him after the game and he said he was coming back...so thats okay...

federer and ferero's game was quite short and ferero blamed it on injury...so sad for him...

anyways..im finally going for Safin..

ker_ai_teresa

01-31-2004, 11:36 AM

i'm hoping Andre won't retire either, but it did seem out of his normal routine to do his bow when he'd lost.....he could just be thinking about retiring from grand slams.....

can't believe Federer won Ferrero in straight sets! :excited:

well, Justine Henin-Hardenne is the new aust open champ! it was a very tight match esp the final set. Clijsters actually broke back but i think the critical moment was when one Clijster's returns was called "out" by the chair umpire. the hawk eye machine showed that the ball was in fact "in" by about a hundredth of a cm.

2moro, Safin vs. Federer.....i think that if Safin hasn't been fatigued by his last two 5 set matches against Hewitt and then Andre, and he is still able to play at the high level that he's played at, then he will win. but there might be a chance that Federer is fresher and more well rested than Safin. Also, if Safin chucks a fit over a close line call again, that will affect his concentration.

it's a tough call either way, they're both so good and fit. I prefer Federer, mainly coz i simply love his one-handed backhand, but my gut feelings tell me that Safin will take it. :wink2:

Fantasy_Surrealism

01-31-2004, 11:59 AM

but i think the critical moment was when one Clijster's returns was called "out" by the chair umpire. the hawk eye machine showed that the ball was in fact "in" by about a hundredth of a cm.

there seem to be alot of situations, where this was the problem, i saw on a tv news program , where the commentator was saying they get such a big audience and prize money, and it only takes 7 people to operate the Hawkeye machine, why not acutally use it for judging..this may not have been his actual words, but it had this same meaning...

i totally agree with him, its quite often that the ref. calls wrong shots, if there unsure about a situation, cant they like pause the game and check hawkeye or something...because its so useful, why would someone invent it if they cant use it to umpire...this is just my opinion but i think that a wrong call, can affect the outcome of a game..!!

ker_ai_teresa

01-31-2004, 12:05 PM

personally, i think that such machines should either be used by the umpires or not used at all, even for commentators. i hate it when calls are wrong but the margin is so small, no human eye could see, but the commentators make a deal out of these calls just becoz they have the hawkeye to help them see "the truth".

but implementing them would be hard. how many times would the game have to be stopped for the umpire to check calls? players would be bound to want every call against them checked. the momentum of the game would be lost. players shouldn't be so uptight about wrong calls anyway coz it affects every player. how many points have they won due to wrong calls against their opponent? it pretty much evens out in the end i think anywayz. :wink2:

Shanhaigirl

01-31-2004, 12:46 PM

wow, cool! I'm so happy for Henin! i went for her in that match.
as for tomorrow's final, well, of course i'll go for Marat!!! but it'll be too hard for him. I mean all of his previous matches were like 5 sets,the last one with Agassi was extremely exhausting for him. Unlike him, Feder's last match was so easy! only 3 sets! Federer is more likely to win, but i'm praying for Safin!!! He already proved that he's a hero of this AO!

cloUdsuRFer

02-01-2004, 07:30 AM

so sad...marat lost =(
but he was so cute after the match 'i just ran out of gas' =)

blah...i refused to watch safin lose.. :cry:

ashley

02-01-2004, 07:54 AM

Hi guys... this is my first post in here. That's because I HAVE to talk about the recent Australian Open. Y'know, I admire Agassi for being where he is despite his age. This guy was almost a goner at one time. Personally, I think Brooke Shields is the reason. Look at Agassi now, after marrying Steffi !

Anyway, I was watching the news when they announced that Agassi was minutes away from a step closer to clinching the Australian Open title. I was not watching the match but I've been rooting for Agassi . I was devastated and shocked :cry: to read the newspaper the next day. I mean, look at the scores! *hats off to Safin*

Shanhaigirl

02-01-2004, 08:51 AM

Oh no!!!!!!!!!! He lost!!! Not that i haven't expected that, but still it's so so sad :( I really hoped that he'd win!!! But Marat was so tired after his exhausting matches before, so no wonder he lost! I'm glad for Federer,but Marat deserved the victory so much!!! anyways, Marat is really a hero! He did impossible at this AO, don't you all think so?
Cloudsurfer, i refused to watch SAfin lose too! when they showed it live here i was asleep, so when they showed it again, i already knew the score and just didn't want to watch it!

Fantasy_Surrealism

02-01-2004, 09:00 AM

awww...Safin lost...thats such a shame...he came so far this Australian Open and beat so many...such a shame to see him lose...after roddick lost...i thought Safin was going to win for sure..and i totally agree with you Shanhaigirl that he was just so tired from all the previous hard mathches...and he deserved the bictory alot...

but anyway...Federer did deserve his win...although many were rooting for Safin to win..!!

what a shame..=(

ker_ai_teresa

02-02-2004, 06:36 AM

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: yay!!! go Federer!!! go the one-handed backhand!! :D

actually i was surprised that it was a straight sets win for him, i thought it would've been tougher. but i think Safin's 2 previous 5 set matches took their toll on him. ah wellz! men's tennis is going great! look at all the great players in the top 10! Federer, Ferrero, Agassi, Roddick, and now that Safin's making a come back from his injuries, there'll be even more competition!

too bad there isn't the same competition in women's tennis. the William's sisters need to come back!

Shanhaigirl

02-02-2004, 01:07 PM

i'm not a big fan of the Williams' sisters, but maybe you are right ke_ai_teresa, maybe if they were back women's tennis would become more interesting to watch. But still it'd be only Belgium girls and the Williams' sisters. I'd like to see more players like them in the top 10.
well, Russian girls haven't been doing too bad lately, but still they need to improve to reach Henin's, Clijster's, the Williams' sisters level.
as for me i like Myskina very much, i think she's the best of all other Russian tennis players. yeah, some would say that Sharapova is a good one, but i'm afraid she'd become second "Anna Kournikova". well, we'll see...
and i agree that men's tennis is becoming more and more interesting to watch! just wait Safin returns to the topee 10 and like ke_ai_teresa said there'll be even more competition!

xJayChoux

02-02-2004, 07:12 PM

yay!!! federer won!!! go federer, federer, federerrrrrr!!! :excited:

i think this was a very good match. safin played really well. after his injuring, he has shown his great tennis skills...and it was just amazing. the way federer played...that was just too much for safin. i'm still glad federer won...(he's cute....:D)

i wonder when the william's sister will come back. they make a good tennis couple together...and i agree with you girls that the women's tennis would be lot more interesting.

cloUdsuRFer

02-03-2004, 09:47 AM

i'm not a real big fan of the william's sisters either.... i don't kno what will make women's tennis more exciting for me....right now its just plain...boring....i like clijsters tho....

xJayChoux

02-03-2004, 07:23 PM

no offense tho. but i don't like clijsters. i know she's good at tennis...but there's something about her bugging me. :oops:

ker_ai_teresa

02-04-2004, 05:19 AM

no offense tho. but i don't like clijsters. i know she's good at tennis...but there's something about her bugging me. :oops:

would that "thing" be Llyton Hewitt? :oops: since they've been dating, i've noticed that she's beginning to look like him, play like him, and act like him "COME ON!!!!!!" :dry: there's no denying that she's good, but it's unfortunate that her fiance is him.

i prefer Justine Henin-Hardenne. she's really worked hard to improve her physical fitness and game, which is why no body can really challenge her now coz she's so confident.

Shanhaigirl

02-04-2004, 09:08 AM

same here, ke_ai_teresa, i mean i prefer Henin-Hardenne. as i already said before she somehow reminds me of Martina Hingis(who is my fav).
yeah, Justine really works hard and you can actually see it on the court, i mean she like gives everything she has, she shows all of her skills to get victory, and she succeds!
i can't say what i don't like about Clijsters, i guess like xJaychoux said there is something about her tha's bugging me,hehe

ZeratuZ

02-04-2004, 02:57 PM

hm.. my favourite is definitely Justine Henin Hardene... erm.. the guys.. I think I'd prefer Juan Carlos Ferrerro (hope it's the correct name).. but overall it's still Henin Hardene..
and for Clijsters, true.. there's something about her bugging me, lolz..

sughie_lee

05-01-2004, 03:48 AM

my past fav woman plyr is steffi and hingis...
for man plyr of course pete sampras.

now i like hardene, hewitt and roddick.
hardene is very smart. i can't wait her game againts williams. GO HARDENE!!!

al911

05-01-2004, 07:47 PM

did anyone mention guillermo coria? hehe... he's so cute... so is ferrero but pretty off form these days... must be the chicken pox. i used to support michael chang until he stop winnin matches...hmm... then stop watchin tennis altogether until last year french open. that's when i noticed ferrero and coria... so now i cant wait for the french open to start and witness coria fight all the way to the top... haha... and why do i support both of them? cos they both use Prince rackets like Michael Chang! ok that was just a coincidence...