Safin [20] vs Ouanna
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BullDogTennis
Hall of Fame
OUANAAAAA WOOO!!!
have fun retiring safin! ha...jk.
im glad a guy like that won!
have fun retiring safin! ha...jk.
im glad a guy like that won!
SAFINATORZ
Hall of Fame
damn! good fight by marat tho, the french are going wild
aceroberts13
Professional
Wow, outstanding win for Ouanna. He played some spectacular tennis there at the end.
formerblakefan
Rookie
yay!!!! wild card wins!!!
Benefactor
Banned
Ouanna is gonna get his ass kicked by the next guy he plays. Safin beat himself as much as anything else.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!!
This is why I love tennis. I said I'd feel so sorry for whomever lost. I am so sad to see Marat go. But, I'm happy for Ouanna.
Quality tennis, great twists and turns.
Okay, back to work.
This is why I love tennis. I said I'd feel so sorry for whomever lost. I am so sad to see Marat go. But, I'm happy for Ouanna.
Quality tennis, great twists and turns.
Okay, back to work.
*breaksracquet
Semi-Pro
God Fu&*#*g Dammit Safin!!!!!!
SAFINATORZ
Hall of Fame
safin's clay court season comes to an end after another tough clay court loss!
BullDogTennis
Hall of Fame
who cares...?
gaaa now freakin venus is on...theres liek 17 people in the stands there...
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
safin 
Congrats to Ouanna. Well deserved and great match.
Congrats to Ouanna. Well deserved and great match.
SAFINATORZ
Hall of Fame
another tough one to swallow for the russian!
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
Why crap all over his win, seriously? He played well, even if Safin played some loose tennis at times. He was respectful, wasn't obnoxious, and fought hard. If he loses in the next match, so be it. Still a great win today.
Benefactor
Banned
Gonzalez is gonna stomp a mud hole in his ass.
SAFINATORZ
Hall of Fame
lol more like 5
shadows
Legend
You're boring
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It was nice to see Monfils getting down there almost at courtside at one point to cheer for a friend and fellow player, I really think it's that camaraderie within the french structure that's helping them produce so many quality players of late.
SAFINATORZ
Hall of Fame
u can pencil in gonzo for the 4th round. I think Ouanna might be done after this match.
DarthFed
Hall of Fame
Yea i hope this guy moves up...he's got some fight in him
skip1969
G.O.A.T.
bitter, party of one . . . your table is ready. right this way, please.
skip1969
G.O.A.T.
two five-setters in a row. this one alone was enough to kick his butt. he might not have the legs in the next match, but at least he will have the crowd.
shadows
Legend
definitely, that's back to back 5 setters he's come through.
I'm not sure how high he could go, it's hard to tell when guys come out and get a crowd behind them, we'll have to see if he can keep getting results in the challengers and so on I guess after this.
I shall go try read some more on him to find out a bit more about what injury troubles he had and whether they could plausibly have slowed his development or not.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
agree. He seems like a good player and is definitely a fighter. He played some awesome tennis. Just wish it wasn't marat that he beat. Man, can't believe that this will be his last RG.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
The thing I like about wins like this for these lower-ranked tour guys is that they have so much significance in terms of money and points. Third round money and rankings points might not mean much to established stars, but for a player like Ouanna, it's huge.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
I'll just enjoy it for what it is - a great win by a hungry player. Of course, looking at some of his match highlights, you'd think he should be a top 20 player.
But, the fact is there are many players like Ouanna who can play huge on a given day. That's how deep the tour is. I do wish him well though, and would like to see him in the future.
shadows
Legend
^ he stated he thinks his favourite surface is grass, so it'd be interesting to see if he can get through qualifying to reach the main draw there.
I think this win should bump him up to around 120 in the rankings.
I just thought as well, if he was to make the main draw at wimby, the FFT might then be tempted to give him their one wildcard for the USO as well. An appearance out of 3 of the 4 slams could really help stand him in good stead
I think this win should bump him up to around 120 in the rankings.
I just thought as well, if he was to make the main draw at wimby, the FFT might then be tempted to give him their one wildcard for the USO as well. An appearance out of 3 of the 4 slams could really help stand him in good stead
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P_Agony
Banned
One more thing: This match was a convincing proof that the Madrid SF between Nadal and Djokovic did not last 4 hours.
I mean, the Safin match lasted about 4:30, had 2 TBs (like in Madrid) and 2 more "regular" sets, and one deciding set that ended 10-8.
Anyone who claims the Madrid SF lasted 4 hours is in denial.
I mean, the Safin match lasted about 4:30, had 2 TBs (like in Madrid) and 2 more "regular" sets, and one deciding set that ended 10-8.
Anyone who claims the Madrid SF lasted 4 hours is in denial.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
I thought I heard one of the commentators say that a win would put him just inside the Top 100. I may be wrong, but I swear I heard it. I think Top 100 would almost mean automatic entry into Wimbledon (assuming, of course, he's still at that ranking when the Wimbledon draw is posted) Isn't the automatic entry cutoff for Slams usually around No. 96 or 100?
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
shadows
Legend
yeah it's 100 or 104 (I'm not really sure), there's 16 Qualifier places and then 12 or 8 wc's (depending on who you believe) making up a 128 man draw. I'm sure this result won't put him in the top 100, if he was to beat Gonzo then maybe, but 90 points (minus his first round WC last year) isn't enough to move him up 30 odd ranking places. I might be confused on it though xD
Drinks?
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
It's hard to argue with the match start-time and the match end-time. The Madrid final, from first ball struck to last ball struck, was indeed 4 hours.
But, with the big delays between points by Djoker and Nadal, the percentage of that time spent actually playing tennis was considerably less than today's Safin-Ouanna match.
I'm not a person who gets that upset by the stalling players, but the comparison of these two matches really shows how much difference those extra seconds really make. And, to watch Ouanna and Safin play those incredible, fairly long points in the 5th set, and then get right back up and serve again without delay really shows that no one has an excuse for not playing to speed no matter if the surface is slow and the points are long.
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Safin is getting out toughed by wild cards now bad sign.
kraggy
Banned
Fixed for you. The match DID technically last 4 hours, your argument is that the actual playing time was not 4 hrs.
Nonsense.
I watched that match from the first till the last minute and also my watch showed me it was 4 hours later after that match was finished.
End of discussion.
tournaking
Rookie
Sad to see Marat go down this way but stillbetter than a straight sets defeat. IMO he should have attacked Ouanna's BH more, it looked weak in comparison to his monster forehands.
Oh please. Very rarely did I see him shank balls here. In fact, many of his errors were because of him spraying balls. As always with Safin, the case is mental.
tournaking
Rookie
I think he was being sarcastic lol.
datsveryinterestin
Professional
Safin shanked more than a few forehands, but it was more due to bad footwork, impatience, and overhitting than racquet headsize.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Marat has just gotten annoying. He was blessed with more physical gifts to play tennis with than almost anyone alive, and he just acts like an overgrown infant the second he actually has to try hard in a match and/or demonstrate some small amount of mental fortitude to win a match.
Meanwhile you have guys out there like Hewitt who have to grit it out and play every point to the death because they have no weapons and have to win it on heart.
No sympathy here for Marat.
Meanwhile you have guys out there like Hewitt who have to grit it out and play every point to the death because they have no weapons and have to win it on heart.
No sympathy here for Marat.
P_Agony
Banned
Then I guess when I go to the movies for a 2-hour film with a 30 minutes break in the middle, I should consider the movie length 2:30 hours.
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