Andy's competitors Weeks 3 and 4: Aussie Open

RobC · All-time great

RE: Andy's competitors Weeks 3 and 4: Aussie Open

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

My two what if posts have been updated. Andy can no longer go further than 5th by winning

I'm turning all of my attention to Andy's competitors now so hopefully a whole wave of them will lose over the next two days

Salmon · Tennis legend

imoen wrote:

No I am. Thanks for pointing that out. I think by that point my brain was pretty much mush...

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Heehee. I know just what you feel. It feels like there are numbers everywhere around you.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

You mean I have to support sexy Stepanek AGAIN? I remember having to do that several times last year, and I must say he made a pretty good job of knocking out Andy's competitors then.

It is a bit of a struggle to support Monfils over Gasquet, but hey, anything for Andy.

No problem supporting Udomchoke, he is quite cute, and unless Djokovic has given up bouncing the ball a zillion times before serving (I haven't seen him this year) I would be glad to see the back of him.

(He may have made a New Year Resolution - has anybody noticed how much less time Nadal is wasting before serving? Today I could swear he was legal most of the time. . .)

-- Edited by Madeline at 17:26, 2007-01-18

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Madeline wrote:

You mean I have to support sexy Stepanek AGAIN? I remember having to do that several times last year, and I must say he made a pretty good job of knocking out Andy's competitors then.

Looks like it, shall we ressurect the fan club or wait and see how he does with the first of the competitors?

No problem supporting Udomchoke, he is quite cute,

Really? I'll have to find a picture of him.

and unless Djokovic has given up bouncing the ball a zillion times before serving (I haven't seen him this year) I would be glad to see the back of him.

I hope he has but somehow doubt it!

has anybody noticed how much less time Nadal is wasting before serving? Today I could swear he was legal most of the time. . .

Yep. I was shocked. Flabbergasted even. Legal might be a little optimistic though
-- Edited by Madeline at 17:26, 2007-01-18

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Re Udomchoke - not so much the looks, more the way he puts his hands together and bows to all the spectators at the end of a match. As Srichaphan does - must be a Thai thing.

aria81 · Club Coach

Madeline wrote:

You mean I have to support sexy Stepanek AGAIN? I remember having to do that several times last year, and I must say he made a pretty good job of knocking out Andy's competitors then.

It is a bit of a struggle to support Monfils over Gasquet, but hey, anything for Andy.

No problem supporting Udomchoke, he is quite cute, and unless Djokovic has given up bouncing the ball a zillion times before serving (I haven't seen him this year) I would be glad to see the back of him.

(He may have made a New Year Resolution - has anybody noticed how much less time Nadal is wasting before serving? Today I could swear he was legal most of the time. . .)

-- Edited by Madeline at 17:26, 2007-01-18

Djokovic is looking rather lovely this year. I was enjoying his match with Feli Lopez on so many levels the other night there.

RobC · All-time great

The lovely Djokovic won The Fed managed to get rid of Youzhny for us

Now Gasquet and Monfils are on court: Gasquet bagelled Monfils in the first set , went 5-1 down in the second, but has now won 3 games on the bounce, and its 5*-4, with Monfils serving for the set.

Stepanek is doing the business fro Andy again: He's a set and 4-1 up against Ferrer

Looks like Activeboard have given us a new text editor: seems to have fixed a lot of the old problems, but it's messed up the smilies

-- Edited by RobC at 07:55, 2007-01-19

-- Edited by RobC at 07:57, 2007-01-19

nads · Junior player

So we have:

Federer bt Youzhny 6-3 6-3 7-6
Djokovic bt Udomchoke 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-1

Stepanek 7-6 5-3 Ferrer
Monfils 0-6 6-4 2-2 Gasquet (Go Gael!)

Yet to start:

Safin vs Roddick (both threathen Andy, but Roddick is in front, so he should loose)
Hrbaty vs Ancic (idem)
Querrey vs Robredo

RobC · All-time great

Gasquet takes the third set Stepanek takes the second , but Ferrer breaks in the third

Stepanek 7-6 6-4 0*-3 Ferrer
Monfils 0-6 6-4 5-7 0-0* Gasquet (Allez Gael!!)
Querrey 1* -3 Robredo

RobC · All-time great

It's all going Pete Tong

Ferrer Bagelled Stepanek in the third Monfils has been broken Robredo's a set up already Ancic has broken Hrbaty

Stepanek 7-6 6-4 0-6 1-1*Ferrer (Go Duckman!!)
Monfils 0-6 6-4 5-7 0-0* Gasquet (Allez Gael!!)
Querrey 4 -6 2-0* Robredo
Safin 3- 3* Roddick
Hrbaty 1-3* Ancic

RobC · All-time great

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nads · Junior player

Congratulations

And thanks for updating the scorelines. Unfortunately it's not going the way it should: probably bad vibes from here, where it's not going good either.

Gasquet beat Monfils 6-0 4-6 7-5 6-3

Stepanek 7-6 6-4 0-6 3*-4 Ferrer
Querrey 4 -6 3*-3 Robredo
Safin 5*- 6 Roddick
Hrbaty 3-6 0*-0 Ancic

-- Edited by nads at 09:29, 2007-01-19

RobC · All-time great

Gasquet wins and overtakes. Andy back to WR15

Stepanek 7-6 6-4 0-6 3-3*Ferrer (Go Duckman!!)
Monfils 0-6 6-4 5-7 3-6 Gasquet
Querrey 4 -6 3-2* Robredo
Safin 5*- 6 Roddick
Hrbaty 3-5* Ancic

Thanks Nads!

-- Edited by RobC at 09:24, 2007-01-19

RobC · All-time great

Stepanek is broken while serving to stay in the fourth set. 2 sets all

Stepanek 7-6 6-4 0-6 4-6 0-0 Ferrer (Go Duckman!!)
Querrey 4 -6 5-4* Robredo
Safin 6-7 2-0 Roddick
Hrbaty 3-6 1*-3 Ancic