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Post by jimm on Jan 16, 2009 12:45:43 GMT
R1 Marion Bartoli (FRA) vs Melanie South (GBR)
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Post by Supermarion on Jan 19, 2009 5:42:41 GMT
6-2 6-4 for bub Jim, if you've got time, keep your eyes on the UK tennis news sites, Overend blog etc, want to keep an eye on what's being said.
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Post by jimm on Jan 19, 2009 7:53:15 GMT
6-2 6-4 for bub Jim, if you've got time, keep your eyes on the UK tennis news sites, Overend blog etc, want to keep an eye on what's being said. OK. I was wondering when those masonic buffoons at the Beeb would begin to panic. They hate being exposed as the unintelligent loud mouthed clowns they are.
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Post by Supermarion on Jan 19, 2009 10:58:25 GMT
Marion's doing a player blog on the wta tour website
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Post by jimm on Jan 19, 2009 13:50:08 GMT
Marion's doing a player blog on the wta tour website Excellent. Be worth following that one.
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Post by Supermarion on Jan 19, 2009 14:08:47 GMT
She's been coming out with some wild and wonderful quotes in her post match interviews today. There is simply no one like her on the tour. Funniy and full of personality.
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Post by Supermarion on Jan 21, 2009 7:56:01 GMT
3rd round for the first time, 7-5 6-2. Superb stuff!
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Post by jimm on Jan 23, 2009 8:08:29 GMT
Friday, January 23, 2009 Singles - Third Round (16) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 36 62 61 YAY!!!!!! Go Marion!!!
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Post by jimm on Jan 23, 2009 18:42:48 GMT
One more win and its the QF's. Be tough against Jankovic, but if Marion keeps fighting as she has done here, she can do it. Hopefully another shock exit for the world #1
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Post by Supermarion on Jan 25, 2009 0:49:20 GMT
jIM ARE YOU AWAKE, ARE YOU FOLLOWING THIS? 6-1 FIRST SET
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Post by jimm on Jan 25, 2009 3:24:52 GMT
Sunday, January 25, 2009 Singles - Fourth Round (16) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (1) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 61 64 MELBOURNE: Venus, Ana, now Jelena. The world No.1 became the latest top seed to fall at the Australian Open as Marion Bartoli conjured up some more of her trademark Grand Slam magic.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Lil Marion!!!!!!!!
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Post by jimm on Jan 25, 2009 13:35:29 GMT
January 25, 2009 World No.1 Jankovic Falls To Bartoli MELBOURNE, Australia - For just the third time in the Open Era the top seed at the Australian Open fell before the quarterfinals, as Jelena Jankovic was bundled out in the fourth round by No.16 seed Marion Bartoli. It wasn't so much Jankovic's playing that caused the 61 64 defeat - after all, she had more winners than unforced errors in the match, even in the lopsided first set. Bartoli was in the zone, firing 34 winners to just 20 errors and completely dictating play from beginning to end. Things got a bit tighter in the second set as Jankovic pulled even at 4-4, holding several points to go ahead 5-4; but the Frenchwoman muscled herself back into the lead with her two-fisted returns, breaking for 5-4 then gloriously serving it out with a series of huge serves, and a forehand down the line winner to finish it off. "I think I just played just a great match," Bartoli said. "I hung in there when it was time to hang in there. I went for my shots when I needed to go for my shots. I returned well. I was not overwhelmed by the situation, and it felt like everything went in today. It was a great match. I'm so happy with how everything went." Bartoli's run at the 2009 Australian Open is reminiscent of her run to the final of 2007 Wimbledon, not only because it is an unlikely run on paper - she was the No.18 seed at the All-England Club that year - but because she took out the world No.1 there too, stunning Justine Henin in the semifinals. Coincidentally, she beat a No.3-ranked Jankovic in the fourth round there, albeit it was a far closer match. In her third round here Bartoli was down and out against Lucie Safarova, rallying from 63 20 down to win, 36 62 61. The player that showed up against Jankovic was definitely the player who won 12 of the last 13 games against Safarova. "I was confident today because I played really well in my last match," Bartoli said. "I knew I could beat Jelena on a good day, it was just a matter of executing it, playing the right shots at the right times and not making too many mistakes." Jankovic, who was trying to claim her first Grand Slam singles title, is the third Australian Open top seed in the Open Era to fall before the quarters, after Virginia Ruzici (who fell in the first round in 1979) and Steffi Graf (who fell in the fourth round in 1997). It was the Serb's fourth loss in seven meetings against Bartoli. "All the credit to her - it was her day," a gracious Jankovic said. "It's obviously disappointing. Nobody likes to lose. I had a lot of opportunities in the second set to come back but just didn't do what I was supposed to. I had some chances in the first set even, but let my opponent get on top of me and play her game. She played really well and went for her shots. She even played first and second serves the same. She hit whatever she could. She knew what she had to do." Bartoli will next face No.7 seed Vera Zvonareva, who edged No.10 seed Nadia Petrova, 75 64. Zvonareva had been 1-5 against Petrova going in, including losing their last four meetings in straight sets. Zvonareva will have a different outlook going in this time, having a 6-1 head-to-head edge against Bartoli. "The last time I played her I lost 60 61, so I hope to do better this time!" Bartoli told the Rod Laver Arena crowd during an on-court interview after her win." YAY!!!! Come on Marion!!
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Post by jimm on Jan 25, 2009 13:41:51 GMT
Holy Bartoli! Jelena Out
MELBOURNE: Marion Bartoli played almost flawless tennis to stun world No.1 Jelena Jankovic in the fourth round on Sunday while Dinara Safina fended off two match points to get past Alize Cornet.Im so happy today
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Post by jimm on Jan 25, 2009 13:51:30 GMT
" I did it""What excuses can I come up with now"
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Post by jimm on Jan 27, 2009 2:57:37 GMT
Marion drops 1st 3-6 agsinst BePa Marion has cramps in legs
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