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Post by Annaya on Sept 23, 2009 8:41:55 GMT 3
Post here EVERYTHING you want about Marat's last five tournaments before he retires!
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Post by tinuviel on Sept 23, 2009 10:34:20 GMT 3
Since I suggested you start this one Annie - I thought I better post something here. I don't claim to know everything so this is my best guess as to what his last five tournaments are going to be. He did say five more in his US Open interview right??
I reckon the following five - but if anyone knows different please correct.
28/9/09 Thailand Open in Bangkok
12/10/09 Shanghai Masters
19/10/09 Kremlin Cup, Moscow
25/10/09 St. Petersburg Open
8/11/09 Paris Masters - Bercy
Ooooh - the 28th is only a week away. Let's hope we get more than one match this time - please Marat.
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Post by Mish! on Sept 23, 2009 12:42:56 GMT 3
Yupp that is the order , atleast that is what we know. I so wanted to go for Thailand Open..I have never watched him play in person and i want to be able to do that.....  |
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Post by tinuviel on Sept 23, 2009 14:02:28 GMT 3
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Post by tini on Sept 23, 2009 23:22:31 GMT 3
Isn't there also Beijing? China Open 05/10 - 11/10 He spoke about 5 tournaments left but had a look at the official forum and looks like it maratsafin.freeforums.org/marat-s-2009-schedule-plans-t203-75.htmlWould make six left, weird..but better for us  Missed my chances to see him play in the last years in Hamburg, never been there, always wanted to go but difficult with the studies and who knew it would be his last season and this year he wasn't there Too late now, year is over too soon  |
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Post by Annaya on Sept 24, 2009 11:29:15 GMT 3
If he plays in the seniors, maybe we'd still get a chance to see him play.
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Post by tinuviel on Sept 24, 2009 12:26:17 GMT 3
I have a feeling he won't do it straight away as he's made it pretty clear he wants a rest from tennis. But then didn't other people e.g. Pistol Pete say much the same thing. It wouldn't surprise me if he does come back in a couple of years - provided the partying he's planning doesn't ruin his fitness LOL!!! Did I just say that? Partying hasn't stopped him staying hot so far. ;D
Marat as a senior - mmmmm!
Made me go back and read the first chapter of your current fic again. Mature Marat! I very much like!
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Post by tinuviel on Sept 26, 2009 22:23:22 GMT 3
Draw is out for Bangkok. Marat has one of the harder 1st round matches against an in-form Petzschner - then if he gets past that he could have Tsonga (defending champion) or sweet little Gulbis - not that he's little, but he is sweet! and very young.
1 TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried FRA
2 BYE
3 DEVVARMAN, Somdev IND
4 GULBIS, Ernests LAT
5 QUALIFIER
6 QUALIFIER
7 SAFIN, Marat RUS
8 PETZSCHNER, Philipp GER
9 TROICKI, Viktor SRB
10 BYE
11 BELLUCCI, Thomaz BRA
12 GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo ESP
13 ZVEREV, Mischa GER
14 MAYER, Leonardo ARG
15 WACHIRAMANOWONG, Kittipong THA
16 ISNER, John USA
17 MELZER, Jurgen AUT
18 DANIEL, Marcos BRA
19 QUALIFIER
20 BECKER, Benjamin GER
21 BECK, Andreas GER
22 QUALIFIER
23 BYE
24 QUERREY, Sam USA
25 SANTORO, Fabrice FRA
26 KOROLEV, Evgeny RUS
27 GINEPRI, Robby USA
28 UDOMCHOKE, Danai THA
29 KIM, Kevin USA
30 SCHUETTLER, Rainer GER
31 BYE
32 SIMON, Gilles FRA
Other news is that he has been given a wild card for Beijing and they have said they will throw him a farewell party. Well, I can see why that might appeal. Does this meanb the five becomes six now?
Also in the news - he is playing in the Copa Argentina in December apparently. Maybe Novak was right about climbing mountains in South America after all !!!!
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Post by tini on Sept 27, 2009 0:38:43 GMT 3
Not an easy first round match but after all those tournaments this year, I guess there aren't easy draws anymore...sometimes he played better against a stronger opponent.
Looks like it are six now, it's confirmed on the official forum...
Mountain climbing sounds interesting and a great thing to do..guess he has enough time and enough money to do whatever he wants after he is retired at the end of the year...
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Post by Annaya on Sept 27, 2009 10:22:59 GMT 3
Maybe he can finish that climb he didn't get to.........
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