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| Jem_hadar |
^^ Lol at my last post and Justine ends up retiring early after the first point in the 2nd set due to bad stomach pain :mad: :clown:
Well, the 2007 tennis season is upon us! :D Justine Henin-Hardenne Rogers Federer entered it as No. 1s, but Maria Sharapova moved to the top of the women's seedings list at after Henin-Hardenne withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons :(
Hope that only makes her stronger for the Aussie Open, which begins Mondays Jan 15th and runs for the next fortnight.
Venus has already dropped out. (If only Serena would too) Nadal should hopefully be healed in time from his groin injury and ranked no. 2.
Two female players I'm keeping my eye on this year will be Svetlana Kuznetsova (a new favourite from 2006) and Jelena Jankovic (an OLD favourite since 2003... but until recently shed dropped entirely off the charts... great to see her making a return. This girl used to challenge Kournikova and Sharapova for amazing outfits too, IMO :))
On the men's side, I'm hoping that Marco Baghdatis and James Blake fair well this year! These guys are two favourites of mine, love both their games. I'd kill to see Blake the Aussie Open. That'd be incredible (but unlikely). |
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| TheVrk |
| quote: | | Originally posted by Jem_hadar |
in eh, good on ya for bringin this back Jem;)
It remains the same this yr as last, i am, and always will be
a Federer junkie. Legend. He, along with Michael Jordan, is my
favourite athlete EVER. Saying a lot since i'm a HUGE sports guy since 4ever....
Along with Roger, i'm obv full-force behind my countrymen,
#4 Ivan Ljubicic (coming off win in Doha, Qatar), and #9 Mario Ancic.
Call me crazy, but 2 Croats in the top 9 with only 4.5 million population is MADNESS.
Dont think either will win, cause Roger prolly will, but I'm def worried about Nadal.
He didnt play last yr due to injury, and 2 yrs ago he BARELY lost in 5 sets i believe in the quarters, when he was unseeded.
PLUS, i clearly rememeber the commentators (ALL of them: McEnroe & Gilbert in particular) always saying last yr how this hardcourt in Melbourne (being one of the slowest) best suits Nadal's game. And the rallies to tend to be pretty long, especially comparing to the US Open's hardcourt.....
I like ur choices of Blake and Baghdatis as well.
Lets NOT forget about Hewitt: #19 this yr, under the radar, and HEALTHY.
Women's, i'm in love with Sharapova - ya it may be retarded, but i cant help it.
BIG help Henin-Hardenne's out, cause she IS the best player imo.
Watched the entire Sony Erikkson Cup and she was incredible.
PLEASE GOD dont let Serena make it too far, i just cant handle watching her, and then always seeing here ridiculous dad in the stands. Sickening.
My pick is going to be #4 Kim Clijsters. Her last yr on tour, never won here, but always does well.
Along with her, i say Kuznetsova and Sharapova. |
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| Kate Manus |
I doubt she will win but I am hoping Martina Hingis makes it to the quarters again at least this year.. I got to see her play 3 matches last summer in Montreal, she is a big reason I got into tennis years ago.
and I hope Federer wins.. again.
Also... looking forward to May when I will be at the French Open! :toocool: |
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| Kate Manus |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
On the men's side, I'm hoping that Marco Baghdatis and James Blake fair well this year! These guys are two favourites of mine, love both their games. I'd kill to see Blake the Aussie Open. That'd be incredible (but unlikely). |
Baghdatis vs Federer in the final last year was great! Marco played the match of his life but Roger was on his game... as usual.
I also hope Marco does well. :) |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by TheVrk
Along with Roger, i'm obv full-force behind my countrymen,
#4 Ivan Ljubicic (coming off win in Doha, Qatar), and #9 Mario Ancic.
Call me crazy, but 2 Croats in the top 9 with only 4.5 million population is MADNESS.
Dont think either will win, cause Roger prolly will, but I'm def worried about Nadal. |
Yah, Ancic and Ljubicic have really been head-lining the top of the Top 10 bracket in the past year and a 1/2 especially! I must say I've never really paid them much mind though wile watching, but more and more I need to start too. They're making quite the impression on the men's side. We're seeing a lot of men's players really shinning at the moment, though... OF COURSE none (ever) more than Federer.
Im very interested myself to see how Nadal fares... that's gonna be the exciting part for me (since I now NEVER AGAIN :( have the chance to see my fav men's tennis player play, Andre Agassi. :( ) ... I hope he makes it into the at least the semis, or I'm gonna be very disappointed.
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Lets NOT forget about Hewitt: #19 this yr, under the radar, and HEALTHY. |
YES! To tell truth, in the past 2-3 years, I've pretty much written him off my radar PERIOD. Hasn't been poor poor, just not what I'd come to expect from Hewitt in her earlier days. He hasnt been meeting his own par, if you will. Same w/ Roddick. But I hope that's gonna stay turned around, bc he started to play impressively again with his new couch.
I also wanna see what Brad does w/ Andy Murray. His game is gonna get very fun to watch I think!
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BIG help Henin-Hardenne's out, cause she IS the best player imo.
Watched the entire Sony Erikkson Cup and she was incredible. |
Ack! I wish I could have witnessed her performance. If we had STARCHOICE satellite (instead of Rogers Digital) we could order The Tennis Station and I'd be glued to it 24x7 I swear!
IMO as well (of course ;)) Henin IS the best damn women's player out there ... even MORE impressive when you consider her SMALL 5'2" (or was it 5'4"?) stature! Its not easy coming against player with massive height advantages over you in tennis.
I hope her health stays strong in 2007. Its really her only limiting factor these days. She's really learned her lesson from pushing herself too hard though. I dont expect any more large absences from her like what happen more than a year ago now.
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PLEASE GOD dont let Serena make it too far, i just cant handle watching her, and then always seeing here ridiculous dad in the stands. Sickening. |
I cant handle serena either. ugh. And her Dad! Just as bad. I mean, that banana incident at the US Open was it? CMON! Total coaching from the stands, its so blatant! Not impressed.
| quote: | My pick is going to be #4 Kim Clijsters. Her last yr on tour, never won here, but always does well.
Along with her, i say Kuznetsova and Sharapova. |
Id like to see Clijsters do better in general before she quits... that's be very fitting and nice. I hope Kuznetsova does really well. And as I said, Dokic. ;)
High hopes for those two... I hope they can pull through for me... keep me on the edge of my seat the whole Open! |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kate Manus
I doubt she will win but I am hoping Martina Hingis makes it to the quarters again at least this year.. I got to see her play 3 matches last summer in Montreal, she is a big reason I got into tennis years ago.
and I hope Federer wins.. again.
Also... looking forward to May when I will be at the French Open! :toocool: |
*jealous*
You were at the women's cup in Montreal this year! :(
I hope to see the women play at the Rogers Cup in Toronto this summer. I had to miss the men's this year, which really sucked.
And you're gonna be able to check out the French Open! God that would be a dream... well... Roland Garros and Wimbledon!
I hope Martina fares well... she started so well for being away for so long. Incredible how excellent she's doing... and she's only been back a year.... yet at the same time, I cant believe she's already been back a year! The season flies! |
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| Kate Manus |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
*jealous*
You were at the women's cup in Montreal this year! :(
I hope to see the women play at the Rogers Cup in Toronto this summer. I had to miss the men's this year, which really sucked.
And you're gonna be able to check out the French Open! God that would be a dream... well... Roland Garros and Wimbledon!
I hope Martina fares well... she started so well for being away for so long. Incredible how excellent she's doing... and she's only been back a year.... yet at the same time, I cant believe she's already been back a year! The season flies! |
Yeah it's my third year at the Roger cup! The year before I saw Agassi and Nadal play in the final too. I watched quite a few matches last summer which was cool.. took the week off work.. hehe
As for the opens... definitely excited for Roland Garros! Tickets aren't even that expensive but they only go on sale in march. If I wasn't moving away I would try to go to the US open this year.
also.. Justine is 5'5 I think... but she is very lean and small compared to most other players.. her power is impressive! |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kate Manus
Yeah it's my third year at the Roger cup! The year before I saw Agassi and Nadal play in the final too. I watched quite a few matches last summer which was cool.. took the week off work.. hehe
also.. Justine is 5'5 I think... but she is very lean and small compared to most other players.. her power is impressive! |
Ive only caught the Rogers up once sadly. 2005 when the women were there.
But I got to watch Justine Henin-Hardenne at the practice courts, and the CLOSEST one to teh fence too. That was ing INCREDIBLE... better than watching a match bc you were SO CLOSE. I didnt even realize it was for for a few mins. Really took a while to sink in... I was floored! I was NOT expecting that kinda reaction from myself when I saw her up close and personal for the first time. It shocked me. She singed one of those giant huge fuzzy tennis balls. It was a very great day for me.
I recall getting VERY drunk there too that day in the sun! It was so ing glorious! Wonderful afternoon and evening.
Even at 5'5 shes still a very tiny, tiny tennis player... when many of the greats are so tall, pushing over 6 feet! I have so much respect for Justine! So much. |
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