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NineEighteen · Senior Member

Masters Cup Houston Thread

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Yeah I agree. I hope he is fit in time. Then again if Henman qualifies he could do with all the help he can get hehe

NineEighteen · Senior Member

Henman makes Houston by default

Tim Henman has booked his place in the season-ending Masters Cup later this month without even hitting a ball. Henman needed to get to the quarter-finals of this week's Paris Masters to reach the tournament in Houston. But Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian, who lie just behind Henman in the Champions Race, have both withdrawn from the Paris event with injuries.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/3971063.stm

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Great news! I cant wait for the action to start!

NineEighteen · Senior Member

Federer reckons he'll be fit for Houston. Let's hope he is.

NineEighteen · Senior Member

With a 69-6 win/loss record in 2004, my money is on Federer. Or it would be if the odds were better.

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Yep its hard to bet against him

NineEighteen · Senior Member

The Masters Cup groups have been drawn and are as follows. It should be a good tournament, hopefully Federer is back to full fitness.

Red Group:
Roger Federer
Lleyton Hewitt
Carlos Moya
Gaston Gaudio

Blue Group:
Andy Roddick
Marat Safin
Guillermo Coria
Tim Henman

Melissa · Senior Member

Malisse is playing doubles here with Rochus, they lost their first match to Knowles/Nestor

NineEighteen · Senior Member

Roger Federer took 91 minutes to beat Gaston Gaudio 6-1 7-6 (7/4). It was drizzling all day in Houston so that was the only match completed.

NineEighteen · Senior Member

After beating Coria, Henman now needs to defeat Marat Safin to get into the last 4. It's widely known that Safin has a bit of a reputation for going to pieces. So here's my idea. Safin lost his rag at Wimbledon earlier this year. I reckon when they meet at the net for the toss...Henman should call him a big Russian pansy that cannot play on grass.

Hopefully this will jerk his karma and allow Henman into the semi finals.

NineEighteen · Senior Member

Marat Safin def. Tim Henman's 6-2 7-6. So I guess he didn't use my tactic.

Lleyton Hewitt will play Andy Roddick in the last four and Roger Federer will take on Marat Safin in the other semi-final. Federer and Roddick are so far undefeated and could take the top prize of $1.52million.

-- Edited by NineEighteen at 12:25, 2004-11-20

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quote:
Originally posted by: NineEighteen
"After beating Coria, Henman now needs to defeat Marat Safin to get into the last 4. It's widely known that Safin has a bit of a reputation for going to pieces. So here's my idea. Safin lost his rag at Wimbledon earlier this year. I reckon when they meet at the net for the toss...Henman should call him a big Russian pansy that cannot play on grass. Hopefully this will jerk his karma and allow Henman into the semi finals. "

Hehe, winning ugly! Shame he lost. The last 4 looks like this:

Federer (1) vs Safin (4)
Roddick (2) vs Hewitt (3)

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Federer vs Hewitt in the final.

Roger Federer won an epic second-set tie-break 20-18, the longest in Masters history, to beat Marat Safin 6-3 7-6. Roger Federer won an epic second-set tie-break 20-18, the longest in Masters history, to beat Marat Safin 6-3 7-6.

Match starts at 03:30 local time (21:30 GMT)

NineEighteen · Senior Member

quote:
Originally posted by: Administrator
Roger Federer won an epic second-set tie-break 20-18, the longest in Masters history, to beat Marat Safin 6-3 7-6. Roger Federer won an epic second-set tie-break 20-18, the longest in Masters history, to beat Marat Safin 6-3 7-6.

I heard you the first time!

GO FEDERER!!!