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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
Watching Nadal vs. Kendrick right now... Loving the ing match. Both are incredible players to watch!
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GOD that was a great eff'n match! One of the most enjoyable men's tennis matches I've watched in a while.
Both players were fantastic. It was a lot of fun watching them battle it out.
I wanna start checking out Kendrick more... he needs to get seed higher so he can get more coverage more often, so that I can do that ;) |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
(In her match, the temp on court had been 120'F.... pretty crazy eh... I think the it ran shy of 3 hours. Tornament officials actually had to suspend play on the outside courts too!)
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An article on the "searing heat" of the Tues matches! :eek:
Unbelievable!
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Scorching sun makes life tough on Aussie's second day
Jan. 16, 2007
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Players resorted to ice-packed vests, time-outs, or just gave up as searing heat Tuesday baked courts and bodies, frayed nerves and sent the Australian Open schedule into disarray.
Organizers invoked the Extreme Heat Policy after about 1½ hours of play, clearing outside courts of players and closing the roofs of the two main stadiums. And officials defended rules requiring all matches already under way to be completed.
Players said they suffered in the sweltering conditions -- which soared past 100 degrees -- but most were reluctant to criticize the policy or call for new rules that would stop matches under way if it gets too hot.
"My legs were very sore, my feet were burning ... it was pretty tough," said Camille Pin, who nearly upset top-seeded Maria Sharapova in almost three hours on center court before the Rod Laver Arena roof was closed.
"But I think when we started the match it was the same conditions for both of us, so it's fair this way, and I think there's nothing to do about that," she said.
Sharapova agreed, but thought the roof should have been closed during the match.
"Definitely. We probably played an hour and a half, two hours in the conditions where the roof should have been closed," said the 19-year-old Russian, who took a medical time out because of the heat.
"It's inhumanely possible to play three hours in that kind of heat. I don't think our bodies were made to do that."
But she added, "A rule is a rule. Do I like it? Not necessarily, no."
Worst affected was Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic, who was two sets up and leading 5-2 in the third against eighth-seeded David Nalbandian when he went into meltdown.
He donned a vest loaded with ice and repeatedly poured cold water over his head during breaks, but stayed visibly wobbly and eventually gave up chasing shots before retiring in the third game of the fifth set.
"I felt my heart pounding and then suddenly stop, then pounding, then stop. I felt like vomiting on the court. All that led to incredible exhaustion," Tipsarevic said.
He said the heat was bad throughout the match but he wouldn't have wanted to stop while he was winning.
"In this heat it is not tennis any more, it is who is going to stand longer in the sun," he said.
Nalbandian, who made the semifinals here last year, said those who were not forced to play during the energy-sapping heat had an advantage later in the tournament.
"It's very disgusting playing like this," Nalbandian said.
"The thing I didn't understand is why they didn't call match after, I don't know, 40 degrees," he said.
Most of Tuesday's 64 scheduled matches were delayed by about eight hours, with play resuming after dark at around 8 p.m on the side courts.
At midnight Tuesday night, 15 matches were still under way and the schedule still wasn't completed.
More than 230 spectators were treated Tuesday at the venue for conditions including dehydration, blisters caused by extreme sunburn, fainting and dizziness, said Paul Tempany, the senior officer for the St. John Ambulance service that is providing first aid at the event. Four people were taken to hospital.
Storms predicted for later Tuesday failed to arrive, and forecasters predicted hot temperatures for the rest of the week.
High temperatures are a regular feature of the Australian summer, filling beaches with people throughout the holiday season and fanning wildfires across the country's southeast.
Organizers said referees could stop a match at any time if any health issues arise.
Tournament spokesman John Lindsay said the players had "shaped" the heat policy when it was introduced in 1998, and that many players had not wanted such a policy at all.
"Andre Agassi was among those who saw the challenge of competing in the heat here as part of the challenge of winning the tournament," said Lindsay.
"And it's important to note that those matches that continue on court after we've instituted the heat policy can be stopped at any time at the discretion of the tournament referee," added Lindsay. "If he determines that it's unsafe to continue because of medical advice or unsafe conditions, then the match would be stopped."
The extreme heat rules rely on a complex calculation of "ambient air temperature, humidity and a measurement of the sun's intensity, combined with a sustained absolute temperature above 35 C (95F)."
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Interesting. I like Agassi's take on the matter. He always was a very practical man. I agree to a certain extend, it is part of the challenge of winning the tournament... I guess there are boundaries though too...
I miss Agassi already on the courts! :( |
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| TheVrk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
aaaahhh.... Ljubic�c, do you spell it with a 'hachek' which is a tiny 'v' over the C? |
U almost got it.
The first C has the tiny "v" over it. (meaning its a harder "CH", like "CHH")
The second C has just a mini accent over it, like the french "accent et gue"....like this: / (lighter "CH")
So again, Lyu-be-cheech:happy2:
Our other top player (#9) is the same example of the 2 C's.
Ancic = An-cheech;) |
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| Jem_hadar |
ing BASKETBALL preempted Australian Open tennis last night! :whip:
WHAT. THE. . :mad: :mad: |
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| Jem_hadar |
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But Marcos Baghdatis, last year's losing finalist to Federer and a crowd darling, was ousted by Gael Monfils of France, who shrugged off a sore foot to advance 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. |
AHHHHHHH!!!! That would have been a ing incredible match to watch for sure!
I love both Baghdatis and Monfils! Both are very fun players to watch. ... even more upset now learning I had to miss watching that match!
If I had StarChoice instead of Rogers Digital Cable, I could then have The Tennis Channel...and would not have had to miss.
Tennis 24/7 all year... how bloody lovely would that be! I'd get to see unprecedented coverage of all the opens! Way more than I get from TSN (and not only at crappy times for me... bc I work during the week) |
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| Kate Manus |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
ing BASKETBALL preempted Australian Open tennis last night! :whip:
WHAT. THE. . :mad: :mad: |
hahah.. yeah I was pissed too... did they really need 3 OTs? :tongue2 |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kate Manus
hahah.. yeah I was pissed too... did they really need 3 OTs? :tongue2 |
Its *supposed* to be on at 11pm ce soir.
Im gonna go home, sleep till 1030, wake up and cook myself dinner while watching it till 3am.
Then wake up at 730am and get ready for work all over again ;) |
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| Jem_hadar |
The Hewitt vs. the Canadian (forget his name) last night was quite good... what I saw of it before I fell asleep on the couch.
They also aired a bit of the Andy Murray vs. ? (again, forget his name) match, but didnt see much of it.
I like Murray's gamee. Gilbert is an excellent, proven coach. Great things are to come w/ Murry |
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