MIAMI 2011 - Sony Ericsson Open - Match Discussion Thread

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Telepatic said:
And much like Bendwinka every time he's in Fed's section.

Besides, Troicki at least showed some balls against Nole at US open unlike Spaniards/Bendwinka..
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This is true it is odd how Stan loses in his first match once he's on the opposite side of the draw as Fed - ATP conspiracy slowly being uncovered by TTW.
 
YodaKnowsBest

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Those linesman were terrible. Troicki would have won the first set 6-4 if it wasn't for the overrule wich was clearly out shown in the reply.
 
Love Game

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Is Viktor daring Lleyton to sue him??? ;)

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ruerooo

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Love Game said:
Is Viktor daring Lleyton to sue him??? ;)
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LOL. I'm not sure how much intellectual property protection there is a for a duck salute gesture. :)

(Also, AFAIK you run into international conflict of laws problems even assuming protection, but I'll stop there before I put you to sleep. :-D )
 
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ruerooo said:
LOL. I'm not sure how much intellectual property protection there is a for a duck salute gesture. :)

(Also, AFAIK you run into international conflict of laws problems even assuming protection, but I'll stop there before I put you to sleep. :-D )
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duck salute ... good one! :lol:

I always wondered how a gesture could be trademarked ... didnt it used to be an old military salute from some country?

p.s. not boring a bit ... if you know more, tell more! :D
 
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Love Game said:
duck salute ... good one! :lol:

p.s. not boring a bit ... if you know more, tell more! :D
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Heh. Just off the top of my head, think about it -- Viktor is from Serbia, and Lleyton is Australian, so if Lleyton "registered" his gesture under whatever protection Australia offers (anyone interested would have to research it, but I'm highly skeptical, LOL) there'd be a question of whether that protection extended to its use on the courts of another country altogether (USA).


Love Game said:
I always wondered how a gesture could be trademarked ... didnt it used to be an old military salute from some country?
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As my mama would say, "Don't start me to lying." I thought it was Youzhny that did the military salute with his racquet on his head (b/c his father was an army colonel?). Clearly, talking out of the side of my neck on that one, with very few facts. LOL.

P.S. I've only skimmed this main match thread, but I didn't see anyone thank you for putting it up. (Savages, LOL.)
So thank you very much for putting it up -- especially since, IIRC, you're putting in some extra hours at a new work gig?
 
Love Game

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ruerooo said:
Heh. Just off the top of my head, think about it -- Viktor is from Serbia, and Lleyton is Australian, so if Lleyton "registered" his gesture under whatever protection Australia offers (anyone interested would have to research it, but I'm highly skeptical, LOL) there'd be a question of whether that protection extended to its use on the courts of another country altogether (USA).




As my mama would say, "Don't start me to lying." I thought it was Youzhny that did the military salute with his racquet on his head (b/c his father was an army colonel?). Clearly, talking out of the side of my neck on that one, with very few facts. LOL.

P.S. I've only skimmed this main match thread, but I didn't see anyone thank you for putting it up. (Savages, LOL.)
So thank you very much for putting it up -- especially since, IIRC, you're putting in some extra hours at a new work gig?
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that got pared down a bit ... and I'm indulging my tennis jones here Sunday ...... finally gonna see Dolgo on Stadium court tomorrow and look who he's playing: Tsonga ... revenche time! :lol:

about the gesture: it was something like "Veic" or ??? something german-sounding ... no need to thank for match threads, cutie pie ... speaking of which ... whatever happened to DjokovicGonzalez 2010??? ;)

oops match point for djoker! he's rollin ...
 
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Love Game said:
that got pared down a bit ... and I'm indulging my tennis jones here Sunday ...... finally gonna see Dolgo on Stadium court tomorrow and look who he's playing: Tsonga ... revenche time! :lol:

about the gesture: it was something like "Veic" or ??? something german-sounding ... no need to thank for match threads, cutie pie ... speaking of which ... whatever happened to DjokovicGonzalez 2010??? ;)

oops match point for djoker! he's rollin ...
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You're in Miami? You lucky thing! Enjoy yourself for all of us!!

Yeah, Nole is ... IDK. I guess that's why he got a new case for his racquets; he thinks they're weapons of mass destruction.
 
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ruerooo said:
You're in Miami? You lucky thing! Enjoy yourself for all of us!!

Yeah, Nole is ... IDK. I guess that's why he got a new case for his racquets; he thinks they're weapons of mass destruction.
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no silly! :mrgreen: ...
I'm psychic hotline predicting that since the match is on Stadium Court, then it w/b streamed and we can see it that way ... believe me, if I were in Miami, I'd definitely let you know! :)

omg that's what Nole's keeping his rackets in now? :lol:
Novak's starting to remind me of Rafa's CC invincibility last year, just unbeatable!

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RESULTS -- Sunday, March 27, 2011

Men's Singles - Third Round
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d WC] J Blake (USA) 62 60
J Del Potro (ARG) d [4] R Soderling (SWE) 63 62
[6] D Ferrer (ESP) d S Devvarman (IND) 64 62
[14] M Fish (USA) d [17] R Gasquet (FRA) 64 63
M Granollers (ESP) d [23] M Llodra (FRA) 75 36 75
[30] J Isner (USA) d [Q] A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 62 76(4)
K Anderson (RSA) d P Andujar (ESP) 62 63

Women's Singles - Third Round
[2] K Clijsters (BEL) d [27] M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 64 46 63
[3] V Zvonareva (RUS) d [28] J Groth (AUS) 76(4) 62
[5] F Schiavone (ITA) d L Dominguez Lino (ESP) 64 76(2)
[8] V Azarenka (BLR) d [25] D Cibulkova (SVK) 36 63 64
[9] A Radwanska (POL) d [24] M Kirilenko (RUS) 76(2) 63
[17] A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d [12] P Kvitova (CZE) 64 67(3) 60
[15] M Bartoli (FRA) d E Makarova (RUS) 60 62
[19] A Ivanovic (SRB) d V Razzano (FRA) 26 62 30 ret.

Men's Doubles - Second Round
J Erlich (ISR) / A Ram (ISR) d M Cilic (CRO) / I Ljubicic (CRO) 63 76(5)

Men's Doubles - First Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [WC] R Harrison (USA) / J Sock (USA) 61 60
[3] M Bhupathi (IND) / L Paes (IND) d E Butorac (USA) / J Rojer (AHO) 62 63
[8] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) d S Aspelin (SWE) / J Knowle (AUT) 62 62
X Malisse (BEL) / J Murray (GBR) d Y Lu (TPE) / F Mayer (GER) 76(1) 64

Women's Doubles - Second Round
[1] G Dulko (ARG) / F Pennetta (ITA) d J Goerges (GER) / L Raymond (USA) 62 64
[3] L Huber (USA) / N Petrova (RUS) d S Hsieh (TPE) / M Niculescu (ROU) 75 62
[WC] A Ivanovic (SRB) / A Petkovic (GER) d [6] I Benesova (CZE) / B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 63 57 10-6
D Hantuchova (SVK) / A Radwanska (POL) d S Mirza (IND) / E Vesnina (RUS) 64 63
 
ruerooo

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Love Game said:
no silly! :mrgreen: ...
I'm psychic hotline predicting that since the match is on Stadium Court, then it w/b streamed and we can see it that way ... believe me, if I were in Miami, I'd definitely let you know! :)
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Haha! Maybe we should look into going next year, if we can get the vacay time. I looked at the Silver & Bronze packages; they're not *that* prohibitive, comparatively speaking, if I read correctly how costs can be split.

Love Game said:
omg that's what Nole's keeping his rackets in now? :lol:
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I thought you were the one that posted the screencap! :)


Also, congratulations to Kimmie for winning her 500th match today!
 
fundrazer

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^^ It's called the Vicht salue and I believe it's from Austria but I don't remember. I think it means "for sure," or somethin to that degree.
 
MixieP

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ORDER OF PLAY - MONDAY, 28 MARCH, 2011

STADIUM start 11:00 am
[4] S Stosur (AUS) vs [16] M Sharapova (RUS) - WTA
[1] C Wozniacki (DEN) vs [21] A Petkovic (GER) - WTA

Not Before 2:00 PM
[3] R Federer (SUI) vs [32] J Monaco (ARG) - ATP
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs F Lopez (ESP) - ATP

Not Before 7:30 PM
[21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [15] J Tsonga (FRA) - ATP

Not Before 9:00 PM
[19] A Ivanovic (SRB) vs [2] K Clijsters (BEL) - WTA

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
C Berlocq (ARG) vs [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) - ATP
[Q] O Rochus (BEL) vs [13] M Youzhny (RUS) - ATP
A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs [6] J Jankovic (SRB) - WTA

Not Before 4:30 PM
[5] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs [9] A Radwanska (POL) - WTA
[25] G Simon (FRA) vs P Cuevas (URU) - ATP
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
[WC] S Stephens (USA) / Y Wickmayer (BEL) vs [7] B Mattek-Sands (USA) / M Shaughnessy (USA) - WTA
M Mertinak (SVK) / D Norman (BEL) vs [7] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) - ATP
[8] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) vs J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) - ATP
S Stakhovsky (UKR) / M Youzhny (RUS) vs [2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) - ATP
- WTA

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
S Peng (CHN) vs [26] A Dulgheru (ROU) - WTA
P Petzschner (GER) vs J Tipsarevic (SRB) - ATP
[11] N Almagro (ESP) vs Florian MAYER (GER) - ATP
[15] Marion Bartoli (FRA) vs [3] V Zvonareva (RUS) - WTA

Not Before 5:00 PM
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs O Marach (AUT) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) - ATP

COURT 3 start 3:00 pm
A Kleybanova (RUS) / Z Yan (CHN) vs S Peer (ISR) / S Peng (CHN) - WTA
L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Hanley (AUS) vs [4] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) - ATP[/FONT]
 
Love Game

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ruerooo said:
Haha! Maybe we should look into going next year, if we can get the vacay time. I looked at the Silver & Bronze packages; they're not *that* prohibitive, comparatively speaking, if I read correctly how costs can be split.


I thought you were the one that posted the screencap! :)
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Sounds interesting ... tell me more ..... I did post the screencap cuz I hadn't seen that hard-case carrier before and didnt know what he had in it ... is it one of his jokes? :???:


fundrazer said:
^^ It's called the Vicht salue and I believe it's from Austria but I don't remember. I think it means "for sure," or somethin to that degree.
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That's it ... thx, fundrazer! :) ... strange story ...

"THE player who introduced the famous "vicht" salute to world tennis is outraged that Lleyton Hewitt has adopted the trademark and stands to make millions of dollars from it.

The former Wimbledon champion is understood to have bought the rights to the distinctive celebratory gesture after former Swedish pro Niclas Kroon inadvertently let it lapse.

Kroon, 41, along with former No.1 Mats Wilander, held the rights from 1988 and often used the signal whenever they won a point or game.

Broadly meaning "for sure", it is now widely used by athletes from other sports, including swimmer Grant Hackett. ..."

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/lleyton-stole-my-salute/story-e6frep5o-1111115178289
 
Love Game

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History of "The Vicht"

(notice how the title has that little "TM" after it! :lol:

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The Vicht is a congratulatory hand-gesture created by former ATP, Association of Tennis Professionals, touring pro Niclas Kroon used to celebrate his on-court exploits. Kroon started delivering "vichts" as a kid growing up in Sweden. The word "Vicht" is a bad pronunciation of the Swedish word that means "for sure". Kroon used the Vicht throughout his career but it became visible to the most of the world when tennis legend Mats Wilander used it repeatedly during the Australian Open one year. Since then it has been unfurled by athletes from all over the globe from the grass courts of Wimbledon, the soccer fields "Down Under" and swimming pools in several countries.
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http://www.sidespinproductions.com/vicht.php
 
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MixieP

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ORDER OF PLAY - MONDAY, 28 MARCH, 2011

STADIUM start 11:00 am
[4] S Stosur (AUS) vs [16] M Sharapova (RUS) - WTA 4-6, 1-6.... ouch.
[1] C Wozniacki (DEN) vs [21] A Petkovic (GER) - WTA

Not Before 2:00 PM
[3] R Federer (SUI) vs [32] J Monaco (ARG) - ATP
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs F Lopez (ESP) - ATP

Not Before 7:30 PM
[21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [15] J Tsonga (FRA) - ATP

Not Before 9:00 PM
[19] A Ivanovic (SRB) vs [2] K Clijsters (BEL) - WTA

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
C Berlocq (ARG) vs [7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) - ATP 6-7, 5-7 !!
[Q] O Rochus (BEL) vs [13] M Youzhny (RUS) - ATP
A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs [6] J Jankovic (SRB) - WTA

Not Before 4:30 PM
[5] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs [9] A Radwanska (POL) - WTA
[25] G Simon (FRA) vs P Cuevas (URU) - ATP
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
[WC] S Stephens (USA) / Y Wickmayer (BEL) vs [7] B Mattek-Sands (USA) / M Shaughnessy (USA) - WTA
M Mertinak (SVK) / D Norman (BEL) vs [7] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) - ATP
[8] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) vs J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) - ATP
S Stakhovsky (UKR) / M Youzhny (RUS) vs [2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) - ATP
- WTA

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
S Peng (CHN) vs [26] A Dulgheru (ROU) - WTA 3-6, 4-6
P Petzschner (GER) vs J Tipsarevic (SRB) - ATP 3-6, 3-6
[11] N Almagro (ESP) vs Florian MAYER (GER) - ATP
[15] Marion Bartoli (FRA) vs [3] V Zvonareva (RUS) - WTA

Not Before 5:00 PM
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs O Marach (AUT) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) - ATP

COURT 3 start 3:00 pm
A Kleybanova (RUS) / Z Yan (CHN) vs S Peer (ISR) / S Peng (CHN) - WTA
L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Hanley (AUS) vs [4] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) - ATP[/FONT]
 
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Woz is having a typical Woz v. Talented Big Hitter match.

If she wins, she'll be lauded as a genius for her consistency and smart tactics in this era of brainless bashers.

Is she loses, she'll be condemned as a frail player, undeserving of her ranking, who doesn't have the requisite "big weapon" to win the most important matches on the biggest stages.
 
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MixieP said:
Dear me... my two favourite players.
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divided loyalties always a dilemma ... fun to watch both, but not fun to see one get beat

magro seemed to implode today (40 ue), but you can be sure Berdy won't be so accommodating, right? don't you expect Tomas to win that meeting? :?:
 
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I can't believe Mirka let Roger go out in that shirt (tacky)! BTW instead of a karaoke contest at the French Open let's have a dance contest-Petkovic and L. Lacko against everyone else. :)
 
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Love Game said:
divided loyalties always a dilemma ... fun to watch both, but not fun to see one get beat

magro seemed to implode today (40 ue), but you can be sure Berdy won't be so accommodating, right? don't you expect Tomas to win that meeting? :?:
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Yes, Tomas should win but Flo can get anyone out of their rhythm with his unusual style. .. I don't know if I bear to watch the match though... :-?
 
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Bartoli is such an enigma. She's fully capable of winning matches against top players, regardless of her unorthodox style. She really can dicatate play and if she's "on", she's dangerous.

But, as soon as she gets momentum going, as soon as we might think she's going to be someone to contend with on a semi-consistent basis, her results go in reverse.

She's patchy, just like most women's players today.

I'm not surprised she's doing well against Vera. I also won't be surprised if she goes on to win 6-2, 6-3, or goes on to lose 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
 
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Love Game said:
magro seemed to implode today (40 ue), but you can be sure Berdy won't be so accommodating, right? don't you expect Tomas to win that meeting? :?:
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I think Roger'll only meet the Berdman if Rafa doesn't beat him.

Love Game said:
divided loyalties always a dilemma ... fun to watch both, but not fun to see one get beat
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Yeah. I feel you on that one. Sasha will play Rafa if he pulls the "upset" (and of course if Feli doesn't), and Ferru may meet Polito soon. :neutral:
 
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