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ATP - Rotterdam (€824,000) - R1: Murray vs Haase


Worth a massive 300 points to the winner, this one! thumbsup.gif   Andy, as has already been reported, is the sixth seed & in the same half of the draw as Davy-donkey (2).  If he gets past Haase, a WC, he will face the German, Michael Berrer, who earlier saw off his compatriot (& a qualifier), Matthias Bachinger, 3 & 2 earlier.

Meanwhile, the first seed has already bitten the dust!  The poor run of form of  Juan Carlos Ferrero (7) seems to be continuing:  he has just capitulated 5 & 1 to the Russian qualifier, Teimuraz Gabashvili! disbelief.gif

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Thanks for the report. For some reason, 'bash is always a good bet for a R1 upset.

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steven wrote:

For some reason, 'bash is always a good bet for a R1 upset.



I believe that has rather a lot to do with a bet, sleeping in a shed, and a certain beloved administrator of ours biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif


Hopefully Andy can go all the way and get those 300 points, though for a moment there I read that this match was worth 300 points ashamed


-- Edited by imoen at 16:20, 2008-02-18

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Incase anyone doesn't know, there is a live feed link to this tournament via Andy's web site. Sorry if you all know this already, I've only just found it. clueless.gif

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Thanks for passing that on, Helki; I, for one, didn't know.

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DJ wrote:

Thanks for passing that on, Helki; I, for one, didn't know.




You're welcome. There are two to chose from and it's the second option that works for me.woswmann18.gif It's a good picture too.



-- Edited by helki at 20:14, 2008-02-18

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helki wrote:

DJ wrote:

Thanks for passing that on, Helki; I, for one, didn't know.




You're welcome. There are two to chose from and it's the second option that works for me.woswmann18.gif It's a good picture too.




It's the one that works for me, too!  Well spotted, H! worship.gif  Definitely a good picture. thumbsup.gif  All we workers need now is for him to play the odd evening match and/or make to the SF and final... wink


*  Looks as though the fourth seed, Youzhny, could now be on his way out courtesy of Tipsarevic.  At any rate, Tipsy's about to serve for the match... shocked.gif

Edited in 5-10 minutes later:  He's done it!  Youzhny out on his @rse, 6-7(3) 4-6! disbelief.gif 



-- Edited by Stircrazy at 20:33, 2008-02-18

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Stircrazy wrote:

helki wrote:

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Thanks for passing that on, Helki; I, for one, didn't know.




You're welcome. There are two to chose from and it's the second option that works for me.woswmann18.gif It's a good picture too.




It's the one that works for me, too!  Well spotted, H! worship.gif  Definitely a good picture. thumbsup.gif  All we workers need now is for him to play the odd evening match and/or make to the SF and final... wink


*  Looks as though the fourth seed, Youzhny, could now be on his way out courtesy of Tipsarevic.  At any rate, Tipsy's about to serve for the match... shocked.gif

Edited in 5-10 minutes later:  He's done it!  Youzhny out on his @rse, 6-7(3) 4-6! disbelief.gif 



-- Edited by Stircrazy at 20:33, 2008-02-18

If I can help somebody. party.gif I'm singing by the way, if anybody can remember the particular song. biggrin You'll need to be old - very old. evileye It looks as though the broadcast  has come to an end.cry



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helki wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

helki wrote:

[...]There are two to chose from and it's the second option that works for me.woswmann18.gif It's a good picture too.

It's the one that works for me, too!  Well spotted, H! worship.gif  Definitely a good picture. thumbsup.gif  All we workers need now is for him to play the odd evening match and/or make to the SF and final... wink


If I can help somebody. party.gif I'm singing by the way, if anybody can remember the particular song. biggrin You'll need to be old - very old. evileye It looks as though the broadcast  has come to an end.cry



Unfortunately, I am, so I know exactly what you mean - though I can't remember any more of the lyrics... ashamed



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No sign of Andy in tomorrow's OoP, so I presume he plays his first match on Wednesday...

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I can get as far as, "If I can help somebody, as I pass along," then I get stuck until the last line which is "then my living will not be in vain."

See, I'm older than the lot of you. . .

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top hit from google is this - don't want to quote it in case dredging up from the memory is too much like fun.

http://anthonyjkearns.tripod.com/IfICanHelpSomebodyLyrics.html


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The seeds are dropping like flies in the opposite half of the draw to Andy's:  the N° 8, Baggy, has just succumbed to Robin Söderling 3-6 6-3 4-6!  Nadal's the only one still left in the top half!!! disbelief.gif

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Typical - even when Riff-Raff gets a tough-looking draw for a change, it ends up looking easy before R1 is over! LOL

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I would think, if they get to meet, Soderling might cause Rafa some problems on indoor hard. No?

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