Sunday, November 07, 2004
Supporting Safin at Tennis Masters PARIS
Defeated Canas in the Semis
Defeated Hewitt in Qtr Finals
Comelnya dia ni!!!
Marat looking cute, hehe
Marat :)
DID YOU KNOW?
Only one player won both the French Open and the BNP Paribas Masters : Andre Agassi. Go Andre! :)
Safin is not doing too bad himself, already tying Andre winning Paris Masters twice. He's currently attempting to become the first player since Boris Becker to capture the BNP Paribas Masters three times. Go go Safin!!!
Oh the joy in seeing Safin beat Hewitt, hehe. Likewise, watching Mirnyi beat Roddick. Muaahahahaha... Mirnyi kicked ass that day. Respect. He sure has stepped up.
Finals is set: Safin vs Stepanek. Ahh... Mirnyi got beaten by Stepanek. Am not really suprised. Stepanek is one focused dude, while Max is more relaxed. On paper, Safin should win but knowing Safin, anything could happen!! When u think Marat, you think :
amazingly talented
BUT also...
temperamental, rollercoaster, mood swings & erratic confidence
To his credit, he does seem much calmer. So far, there's been less smashed rackets. When he makes mistakes, he doesn't berate himself so often - he just gets on with it. I just can't believe it! He's also managed to stay cool when facing breakpoints. He's been going to the net more often too!! :)
I am sooo proud of you Marat! You did good this year. After a series of injuries, he started the year ranked 86. Amazingly, he was the runner up to Federer in Oz Open! Unbelievable! Then, predictably unpredictable, he suffered 6 1st round losses. After a short vacation he won Beijing & Madrid. A small hiccup at St Petersburg, and now the finals of Paris, and he's already qualified for Masters CUp Houston. Pretty good year I'd say. Started off ranked 86, and now he's ranked 4th. Woohoo!!!
All the best in finals Safin! I hope you win!!!
It's really sad though that Agassi is 8th in the points race but has not qualified :( Gaudio is in on the basis of winning Roland Garros even though he's now ranked 10th. Oh well, doesnt matter really as Andre's now sidelined with hip injury. A very commendable year for Andre considering the small number of tournaments he played. The unretiring veteran rocks! :)
Andre fans might be interested in checking out this advert at http://www.genworth.com/media/index.html
It is soooo cute!!!
Brief summary:
Taylor Dent is out on a public tennis court with a little kid across the net. Cute kid, giggly with a bright smile and long blond hair.
Dent serves underhand to the kid and he returns strongly! Suddenly Dent isn't just having a light hit with the kid, he's serving full force and ripping shots, and the kid is smacking them back with interest, running around the court with a big smile and constantly sticking his tongue out at all of the good shots he's hitting.
Finally, Dent slams an overhead to win the point. He raises his arms and lets out a primal scream, as if he's just won a grand slam :)
Then, a mini van pulls up to the public tennis court, just outside the fence. The driver honks the horn. Andre Agassi rolls down the driver side window and yells to his son: "Hey buddy. You ready?" Steffi is in the passenger seat with a little smile.
The kid, holding his racket, dengan terkedek-kedeknya runs over to the minivan yelling: "Coming!!!!" He hops on the backseat, next to his baby sister, who is tucked in a baby seat doing a little dance with her feet.
The commerical ends with a nice little slogan: "The right genes make all the difference." (The commercial was by Genworth Financial commercial, a new spin-off company of GE.)
Cute eh? :) The boy is not Agassi's son btw. Agassi's son Jaden is only 4.
