Title: Sydney Medibank International
Description: 6th - 12th January
Description: 6th - 12th January
Dinky Jo - January 6, 2008 04:58 PM (GMT)
Dinky Jo - January 6, 2008 05:12 PM (GMT)
THE FIRST PREDICTION CONTEST OF THE YEAR WILL BE HELD FOR THIS TOURNAMENT.
CHECK OUT THIS FORUM IF YOU WANT TO PREDICT!
CHECK OUT THIS FORUM IF YOU WANT TO PREDICT!
Dinky Jo - January 7, 2008 08:31 AM (GMT)
Monday, January 7, 2008
Singles - First Round
[1] R Gasquet (FRA) vs I Andreev (RUS)
F Santoro (FRA) d [3] J Blake (USA) 76(4) 62
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d F Volandri (ITA) 61 63
[8] F Verdasco (ESP) d F Lopez (ESP) 63 46 62
A Calleri (ARG) d [WC] G Jones (AUS) 63 62
S Grosjean (FRA) d [WC] P Luczak (AUS) 64 46 60
G Simon (FRA) d M Fish (USA) 76(6) 61
Not a good day for Blake :unsure:
Singles - First Round
[1] R Gasquet (FRA) vs I Andreev (RUS)
F Santoro (FRA) d [3] J Blake (USA) 76(4) 62
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d F Volandri (ITA) 61 63
[8] F Verdasco (ESP) d F Lopez (ESP) 63 46 62
A Calleri (ARG) d [WC] G Jones (AUS) 63 62
S Grosjean (FRA) d [WC] P Luczak (AUS) 64 46 60
G Simon (FRA) d M Fish (USA) 76(6) 61
Not a good day for Blake :unsure:
trisco - January 7, 2008 08:34 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dinky Jo @ Jan 7 2008, 08:31 AM) |
| F Santoro (FRA) d [3] J Blake (USA) 76(4) 62 |
I had a feeling ol' Fabrice may be able to pull off an upset there.. I still had Blake down as a 2-1 winner in the Predictions though..
Fabrice seems to be enjoying some sorta "indian Summer" in the latter stages of his career and all the best to him, one of the great entertainers and shot makers of old.
Slightly unconventional with the double barrel of both wings which is very rare in the men's game, not sure of anyone else who does this?
Wise_Analyst - January 7, 2008 12:56 PM (GMT)
Gasquet beat Andreev 6-3, 7-6 - for me, that's a really good win for him, Andreev is not a good matchup for him as shown by their H2H (although going by the Russian's first result of the season, he doesn't look to be in the best form of his life). It's nice to see Gasquet top seeds for a tournament like this, I just hope he can show he deserves his ranking. It's not about to get any easier for him though, with Wawrinka or Tursunov up next.
Pebs - January 8, 2008 04:11 PM (GMT)
:moody:
Blake....
:moody:
Blake....
:moody:
Dinky Jo - January 9, 2008 07:59 AM (GMT)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Singles - Second Round
D Tursunov (RUS) d [1] R Gasquet (FRA) 36 63 64
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d G Simon (FRA) 76(3) 62
[WC] C Guccione (AUS) d [6] L Hewitt (AUS) 76(4) 76(2)
S Grosjean (FRA) d [8] F Verdasco (ESP) 63 64
E Korolev (RUS) d [Q] I Minar (CZE) 62 63
R Stepanek (CZE) d A Seppi (ITA) 75 26 64
F Santoro (FRA) d [Q] S Darcis (BEL) 61 63
[5] C Moya (ESP) vs A Calleri (ARG)
well - Tursy beat Gasquet ( :yahoo: ) and Pebs should cheer up 'cos Hewitt has been knocked out :o
Singles - Second Round
D Tursunov (RUS) d [1] R Gasquet (FRA) 36 63 64
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d G Simon (FRA) 76(3) 62
[WC] C Guccione (AUS) d [6] L Hewitt (AUS) 76(4) 76(2)
S Grosjean (FRA) d [8] F Verdasco (ESP) 63 64
E Korolev (RUS) d [Q] I Minar (CZE) 62 63
R Stepanek (CZE) d A Seppi (ITA) 75 26 64
F Santoro (FRA) d [Q] S Darcis (BEL) 61 63
[5] C Moya (ESP) vs A Calleri (ARG)
well - Tursy beat Gasquet ( :yahoo: ) and Pebs should cheer up 'cos Hewitt has been knocked out :o
Pebs - January 9, 2008 05:16 PM (GMT)
awwww good for Tursy :clap: but I dont mind Gasquet either so :( for him
as for Hewitt :yahoo: :yahoo: :clap: :clap: :chesire: :chesire:
good for Berdy and Moya too :)
but lets just celebrate the demise of Hewitt once more...
:dancer1:
as for Hewitt :yahoo: :yahoo: :clap: :clap: :chesire: :chesire:
good for Berdy and Moya too :)
but lets just celebrate the demise of Hewitt once more...
:dancer1:
vivahate - January 9, 2008 05:47 PM (GMT)
for the second straight week, i'll be pulling for the unseeded frenchman. llodra last week, c'mon fabrice :clap:
liam_valid - January 9, 2008 05:53 PM (GMT)
i think im cheering for Korolev, all my faves are at Kooyong this week.
Apart from Rafa who is round at mine resting for next week :)
Apart from Rafa who is round at mine resting for next week :)
Dinky Jo - January 9, 2008 05:56 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (liam_valid @ Jan 9 2008, 05:53 PM) |
| i think im cheering for Korolev, all my faves are at Kooyong this week. Apart from Rafa who is round at mine resting for next week :) |
has Djoko done any warm up events? or is he round at Trisco's? :unsure:
vivahate - January 9, 2008 06:11 PM (GMT)
how come you guys hang out with the hotties and i'm left doing rails with Martina??
it was fun at first, but now she won't go away :D :D :D :D :D
it was fun at first, but now she won't go away :D :D :D :D :D
Pebs - January 9, 2008 06:24 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dinky Jo @ Jan 9 2008, 05:56 PM) | ||
has Djoko done any warm up events? or is he round at Trisco's? :unsure: |
being round at Triscos WOULD be a warm up event wouldnt it?
chokapova - January 9, 2008 06:36 PM (GMT)
well Hewitt is out to Guccione in stright sets, what a shame!! :lol:
Pebs - January 9, 2008 06:40 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (chokapova @ Jan 9 2008, 06:36 PM) |
| well Hewitt is out to Guccione in stright sets, what a shame!! :lol: |
I was gutted....
:whistle:
Dinky Jo - January 9, 2008 07:02 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (chokapova @ Jan 9 2008, 06:36 PM) |
| well Hewitt is out to Guccione in stright sets, what a shame!! :lol: |
Hewitt has been whinging about his loss:
| QUOTE |
| Hewitt blasts umpires after loss Australian Lleyton Hewitt hit out at the standard of umpiring after crashing out of the Sydney International. Hewitt lost to compatriot Chris Guccione 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) and complained umpires had become too reliant on line-calling technology. "I feel like the (Indian) cricketers," Hewitt, 26, said. "What's going on with all the refs these days? Useless." Top seed Richard Gasquet also lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Dmitry Tursunov but women's top seed Justine Henin sailed through. Hewitt did not face a single break point against Guccione and conceded his luck just ran out, but not before complaining about umpiring standards across the board. "I think central umpires have probably gone into their shell more so since Hawk-Eye (line-calling technology) has come in," said Hewitt, 26. "At the smaller tournaments, where you don't have Hawk-Eye, you have to stand up and make decisions. "It's obviously tough for them because one week they've got Hawk-Eye and the next week they don't." Hewitt will now continue to train with coach Tony Roche in preparation for the Australian Open in Melbourne, which starts on Monday. "I wasn't lucky today," he said. "I just hope it all comes together next week." |
chokapova - January 9, 2008 07:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Pebs @ Jan 9 2008, 12:40 PM) | ||
I was gutted.... :whistle: |
I share your pain, Pebs... roflmao
Duchess - January 9, 2008 08:15 PM (GMT)
sorry about Lleyton H losing. :(
chokapova - January 9, 2008 10:41 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Duchess @ Jan 9 2008, 02:15 PM) |
| sorry about Lleyton H losing. :( |
Think you're alone on that one... :P
Dinky Jo - January 10, 2008 08:18 AM (GMT)
[b]Thursday, January 10, 2008
Singles - Quarterfinals
[WC] C Guccione (AUS) d [4] T Berdych (CZE) 46 76(6) 64 - Saved 1 M.P.
R Stepanek (CZE) d A Calleri (ARG) 62 64
D Tursunov (RUS) d S Grosjean (FRA) 64 62
F Santoro (FRA) d [LL] E Korolev (RUS) 6-3, 6-3
Some interesting results, not least Guccione beating Berdych! :blink:
Singles - Quarterfinals
[WC] C Guccione (AUS) d [4] T Berdych (CZE) 46 76(6) 64 - Saved 1 M.P.
R Stepanek (CZE) d A Calleri (ARG) 62 64
D Tursunov (RUS) d S Grosjean (FRA) 64 62
F Santoro (FRA) d [LL] E Korolev (RUS) 6-3, 6-3
Some interesting results, not least Guccione beating Berdych! :blink:
vivahate - January 10, 2008 03:15 PM (GMT)
keep pushing Fabrice :pray:
at least Guccione has had a nice result in front of home crowds.
at least Guccione has had a nice result in front of home crowds.
Duchess - January 10, 2008 06:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (chokapova @ Jan 9 2008, 04:41 PM) | ||
Think you're alone on that one... :P |
I take it Lleyton H is not a very popular guy around here. :D Also Chokapova-what do you mean by "the Cheat" in your signtaure?
vivahate - January 10, 2008 11:21 PM (GMT)
oh, don't go there Duchess :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
it's rather obvious. but give chok a moment to explain... :P
it's rather obvious. but give chok a moment to explain... :P
Dinky Jo - January 11, 2008 07:55 AM (GMT)
Friday, January 11, 2008
Singles - Semifinals
[WC] C Guccione (AUS) d R Stepanek (CZE) 76(5) 36 64
D Tursunov (RUS) d F Santoro (FRA) 63 76(4)
Nice win the from Guccione :blink:
possibly not the final we expected - Guccione vs. Tursunov :shrug:
Singles - Semifinals
[WC] C Guccione (AUS) d R Stepanek (CZE) 76(5) 36 64
D Tursunov (RUS) d F Santoro (FRA) 63 76(4)
Nice win the from Guccione :blink:
possibly not the final we expected - Guccione vs. Tursunov :shrug:
Dinky Jo - January 12, 2008 10:19 AM (GMT)
Tursunov beat Guccione 7-6(3), 7-6(4)
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: