SAFIN

[Trung]

its 12.36am... Great Game.

=D> =D> =D> \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ =D> =D> =D>

[McMw]

wats the score???

I assume Safin won the 4th, coz 90 mins ago, he was one game away (ferderer to serve) from 4 set loss...

[Ona]

Safin won it, if you dont already know. 9-7 in the 5th (i think)

<-- couldnt decide who to barrack for :?

[Jarro]

WOW. :shock:

that's a great result for Safin.

Federer was "the man" to beat for sure .... so he must have really played awesome tennis to beat him. From what i saw early in the match Federer looked a little off his game, missing some pretty straight-forward winners by a fair margain :?

[Onewood]

Top 4 in the world getting through, :shock: how many times has that happened...

it took Stafin awhile to get going but then he just hung in there.....He saved a Match point in the 4th set tie breaker 8) then it took him till the seventh match point to win [-o<

Tonights should be a ripper

GO HEWITT :P

[AndyP]

Top 4 in the world getting through, :shock: how many times has that happened...
1995 was the last time, I think I heard.

Federer's loss really opens up the door for Hewitt to win the Championship. Hewitt can beat Roddick and Safin, but Federer has him in all sorts of trouble. Fingers crossed that Lleyton isn't too buggered. [-o<

Go little Lleyton!

[3oneday]

Go little Lleyton!
Little 180 cm Lleyton ??? amazing isn't it, he looks so small yet is basically 6 foot, according to todays paper anyways.....

Pete

[Fishman Dan]

Go little Lleyton!
Little 180 cm Lleyton ??? amazing isn't it, he looks so small yet is basically 6 foot, according to todays paper anyways.....

Pete

Who's talking height here?? :roll:

[Iain]

Top 4 in the world getting through, :shock: how many times has that happened...
1995 was the last time, I think I heard.


It was 1988. Pat Cash (4), Mat Wilander (3), Stefan Edberg (2) and Ivan Lendl (1)

[AndyP]

Top 4 in the world getting through, :shock: how many times has that happened...
1995 was the last time, I think I heard.


It was 1988. Pat Cash (4), Mat Wilander (3), Stefan Edberg (2) and Ivan Lendl (1)
Was that for the Aus Open?
Brucey was probably talking about the top 4 going through for any Grand Slam for 1995.

[Iain]

Top 4 in the world getting through, :shock: how many times has that happened...
1995 was the last time, I think I heard.


It was 1988. Pat Cash (4), Mat Wilander (3), Stefan Edberg (2) and Ivan Lendl (1)
Was that for the Aus Open?
Brucey was probably talking about the top 4 going through for any Grand Slam for 1995.

Yes, for the Aus Open in 88. '95 was Wimbledon - Agassi (1), Sampras (2), Becker (3) and Ivanisevic (4)

[AndyP]

Bloody Hell, Iain, where are you pulling this stuff from? :shock:

And could you please tell me the seed numbers of the players that made the 1987 Wimbledon quarter finals? ;)


It was 1988. Pat Cash (4), Mat Wilander (3), Stefan Edberg (2) and Ivan Lendl (1)
Aus Open
:-k Wilander v Cash final with the Swede winning?


'95 was Wimbledon - Agassi (1), Sampras (2), Becker (3) and Ivanisevic (4)
Sampras beat Ivanisevic in the final :?:

They're my educated guesses anyway.

[Iain]

Bloody Hell, Iain, where are you pulling this stuff from? :shock:
If you ask nicely I will tell you!!!!!!! :wink:


And could you please tell me the seed numbers of the players that made the 1987 Wimbledon quarter finals? ;)

Pat Cash (11), Mat Wilander (3), Jim Connors (7), S Zivojinovic (-), Stefan Edburg (4), A Jarryd (-), Ivan Lendl (2), H Leconte (9)



It was 1988. Pat Cash (4), Mat Wilander (3), Stefan Edberg (2) and Ivan Lendl (1)
Aus Open
:-k Wilander v Cash final with the Swede winning?
Yes, Cash beat Lendl 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the Semi. Wilander beat Edburg 6-0, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the other Semi.

With Wilander winning the final - 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6



'95 was Wimbledon - Agassi (1), Sampras (2), Becker (3) and Ivanisevic (4)
Sampras beat Ivanisevic in the final :?:
Nope, Sampras beat Becker - 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2


They're my educated guesses anyway.
It was a good effort.

[terryand]

Iain you are kickin butt with these stats :wink:

APhttp://deephousepage.com/smilies/kickbut.gifIain

:smt046 http://deephousepage.com/smilies/rofl5.gif



Terry.

[Iain]

Iain you are kickin butt with these stats :wink:

APhttp://deephousepage.com/smilies/kickbut.gifIain

:smt046 http://deephousepage.com/smilies/rofl5.gif



Terry.

Thank you, thank you very much...... :smt109 :smt109

[Iain]

And could you please tell me the seed numbers of the players that made the 1987 Wimbledon quarter finals? ;)

Pat Cash (11), Mat Wilander (3), Jim Connors (7), S Zivojinovic (-), Stefan Edburg (4), A Jarryd (-), Ivan Lendl (2), H Leconte (9)

In case you are interested, it was Slobodan Zivojinovic, Anders Jarryd, and Henri Leconte.

Anything else?? 8)

[Golfgirl]

Iain you are kickin butt with these stats :wink:

APhttp://deephousepage.com/smilies/kickbut.gifIain

:smt046 http://deephousepage.com/smilies/rofl5.gif



Terry.

love the emoticon Tez, just love it.... :lol:

[Trung]

Great Game.

Congrats M. Safin 8) .. Bad luck LH :oops:

[damoocow]

perhaps we would have done better with Brad Hogg as the tennis finalist - no hang on he went for 7 an over - same result I guess - both losers !!

damoocow

[Jarro]

too big, too strong, too good on the night.

Safin showed great discipline once he managed to get his nose in front.

[3oneday]

Maybe this should be in the other thread, but I am sure Lleyton only said C'mon last night when Safin missed ???? not when Lleyton hit a winner ??? Is there something to this sportmanship issue, or is it just mind games ???

Pete

[AndyP]

Maybe this should be in the other thread, but I am sure Lleyton only said C'mon last night when Safin missed ???? not when Lleyton hit a winner ??? Is there something to this sportmanship issue, or is it just mind games ???
So if Lleyton chases down balls all over the court, puts in a great effort to get them back, but the point is won because Safin missed, he is not entitled to be pumped? Fair go. :shock:

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Iain, you must tell me the website where you are getting these stats? Please? ;)
I don't think it is the ATP Tennis site, or is it? :?

[3oneday]

So if Lleyton chases down balls all over the court, puts in a great effort to get them back, but the point is won because Safin missed, he is not entitled to be pumped? Fair go. :shock: missed my point I think, were there any "c'mon's" when he hit a clean winner ?? or are you saying he is more pumped by chasing around the court than hitting a clean winner :D :wink:

Oh, by the way, is that when you should intimidate the linesman as well :P :lol:

Pete

[AndyP]

So if Lleyton chases down balls all over the court, puts in a great effort to get them back, but the point is won because Safin missed, he is not entitled to be pumped? Fair go. :shock: missed my point I think, were there any "c'mon's" when he hit a clean winner ?? or are you saying he is more pumped by chasing around the court than hitting a clean winner :D :wink:
There were definitely "Come On"s after winners. The problem was that he didn't have that many winners. Lleyton's game relies on continually getting the ball back until the opposition makes an error.
It's not like Lleyton would play a mishit that goes in, which the oppostion hits into the net, then gives a big "Come on".

[3oneday]

Andippy,

Probably right, I was a bit disappointed after the linesman thing, and personally lost a bit of interest :( .

Pete

[AndyP]

Probably right, I was a bit disappointed after the linesman thing, and personally lost a bit of interest :( .
I was disappointed too. I agree with what Jim Courier said last night. It's a shame he can't control some of those outbursts towards the officials, so he doesn't have fans turning away from him.

Although it is a bit the same with Safin. It is just accepted now, that he is going to have a bit of a racquet smash.

BTW, anyone else think that Jim Courier has been a great commentator this summer?

[Fishman Dan]

BTW, anyone else think that Jim Courier has been a great commentator this summer?

JC was good value, but he was getting boring by the end of it all. He basically self-assumed the mantle of the quintissential authority of tennis. He became very Ogle-like.

I wonder what happened to McEnroe. I much preferred his commentary during previous Aus Opens.

Although JC's spat with John Alexander during the quarters/semis (?) was great, when they were discussing the drop-shot being executed repeatedly. The risk/reward of tennis. It was a real "last word" kinda bickering - the clincher was;

JA: Need a lawyer?
JC: Not yet...

(ie - "One more word and i'm going to smash you...")

[Iain]

Iain, you must tell me the website where you are getting these stats? Please? ;)
I don't think it is the ATP Tennis site, or is it? :?

Indeed it is Andy. Just go to tournements on the left, then results archive. All the stats are in there.

[Jarro]

BTW, anyone else think that Jim Courier has been a great commentator this summer?

absolutely the best 8) left all the aussie commentators for dead. Plus i thought his interviews with the players were really good, not a lot of crap questions .... but really interesting stuff.

Who said they want McEnroe back :evil: :P

[Fishman Dan]

I loved that spat. JC said he was surprised JA took such a conservative stance. Then JA continued to throw the word "conservative" in for the next 20 minutes. Courier really must have struck a nerve.

That's the one - and for each of the semi's / finals to finish the tournament off, at least one or the other would drop the 'C' word, often to the other's amusement. You could almost hear Bruce Mc gasp with expectancy.....

[AndyP]

I'd put my money on JC in a stink....JA gives me the impression of a big girl.
JA is captain of the Australian women's Federation Cup team. ;)