Zvonareva d. Raymond 4-6 6-4 7-5 for Kroger St. Jude title

since other thread got deleted :rolleyes:

Some moron deleted the thread. Could you guess who :lol:?

you mean she isn't getting beat down?! :eek:

kidding :lol:

go vera!hang tough!u can do it!

what a sore loser that fraziersfan.:rolleyes:

30-15!!!!!

Vera up 30-15

2 mps!!!!

2 Championship Points!

Lisa was up 5-2 in the third. Now we see who wants it more.

Vera up 40-15 two match points!

this is a great match!
I was watching this on the tennis channel, and they just went off the air due to "technical difficulties". :(

please win vera!

god help her hang tough!

match point

Still 1 MP

Vera up 40-30, still match point

Game Set Match Zvonareva!

Vera won! Great comeback! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

omg she did it YAY!!!!!!!

YES!!! :bounce: What a hard-earned victory!!

Lisa will be biting nails on her toes tonight, she had it there for taking..

Vrea Zvonareva def. Lisa Raymond 4-6 6-4 7-5

What a come back, winning 5 games in a row and saving 3 or 4 Match Points!

WD Vera! :yeah: :D :banana:

YAYAYAYYYYYY!!!!!!!

Vera Zvonareva saves 3 matchpoints and wins the match!

and to think she was down 5-2 in the third!GO VERA!first title on hardcourts!a great acheivement!!!and beating the 2 time defending champ!!!

WOW!!! Well done Vera :bounce: :woohoo: :hatoff:

Vera! We kept cheering even though she was down 4/2 and look what happened :D

this should give her some much needed confidence!thats twice she's come back in her matches (Against maria. down 5-3 i think maria had setpoints)

FraziersFan = OWNED. :lol:

As I predicted. :haha:

GEAUX Vera! :bounce::aparty::bounce::aparty::bounce:

choker no-more!(i sincerely hope so)

My whole body is numb!!!! :eek:

Vera, you almost killed me ;)

WHAT A VICTORY!!!!! :woohoo:

Congrats to Vera. :) She earned it. :lol::lol::lol:
this match had a little bit of everything, drama, great shots, and you never knew who would win it til the end.

Congrats!! I knew she had it in her. Tears of JOY! :)

Congrats to Vera. Good job Lisa.

Frazier fan must be feeling soooo bad .......but Go Vera ! (isn't she cute ?:hearts: )

Lisa had a nice run at Memphis though

ps--Lisa looks and sounds like she's about to cry. I feel bad for her.

Lisa played great. You don't want to draw her at Wimbledon.

Wow. What an excellent victory! This should give her the confidence she needs in the future. And it's great Vera kept her head to take this. Congrats Bepa! :D

Is it a good candidate for one of the best matches of the season so far?

Great job Bepa! :yeah:

btw, was Vera's winning 5 games in a row helped by one of Raymond's patented choke-jobs?

You know, Vera looks CUTE right now. :inlove:

Excellent fighting, Vera :D

She has become so tough...if she keeps this frame of mind, she will be very tough to beat in the next few years :worship:

Go Vera! :D

Is it a good candidate for one of the best matches of the season so far?
Best one I've seen for far!

ps--is this Vera's first tourney win?

Wow well done Vera, this definitely made up some of the bad losses you had in the past!

Congrats on your 2nd title! :)

Vera's second title. Her third final. She won Bol, Croatia, and made the finals in Palermo.

I'm really happy for Vera. After being trashed by the media, and
off course the peanut gallery here in her match against LD in Melbourne;
it's great to see her put her act together. She was on fire at RG last
year, and I never got the feeling that it was a one slam thing.

Congrats especially to fans of the Russian Mob! A toast to title #2~

Best one I've seen for far!

ps--is this Vera's first tourney win?

No, she defeated Conchita in the final of Bol last year. :D

Great job Bepa! :yeah:

btw, was Vera's winning 5 games in a row helped by one of Raymond's patented choke-jobs?
i didn't know there were differents ways to choke :haha:

I'm really happy for Vera. After being trashed by the media, and
off course the peanut gallery here in her match against LD in Melbourne;
it's great to see her put her act together. She was on fire at RG last
year, and I never got the feeling that it was a one slam thing.

Congrats especially to fans of the Russian Mob! A toast to title #2~

peanut gallery??? do tell :hehehe:

No, she defeated Conchita in the final of Bol last year. :D
Yep, Conchita Martinez GRANADOS, out of the top 100 right now (even before Bol points come off :rolleyes: :rolleyes: )

After that long match, Vera has to play the doubles final.

GREAT final. Easily the best match I've seen since Capriati/Henin-Hardenne USO semis.

Just peeved that The Tennis Channel decided to go wonky at 4-5 deuce in the last set !

After that long match, Vera has to play the doubles final.
:eek: good luck in doubles too Vera!

GREAT final. Easily the best match I've seen since Capriati/Henin-Hardenne USO semis.

Just peeved that The Tennis Channel decided to go wonky at 4-5 deuce in the last set !
Better than Henin-Myskina at YEC?

i didn't know there were differents ways to choke :haha:

There sure are. Every player has a unique approach to choking ;) Seriously though, did Lisa start hitting Novotna-can't-wait-to-ruin-the-duchess's-dress-with-my-tears-esque volleys?

Lisa got tired. She still was very, very close to winning.
But up 5-2 in the third, you have to close it out.

Another homage to the great Jana?

I bet Lisa Raymond is a dog person. She just doesn't seem like
the cat type. ;)

Great Vera, hopefully this match can provide all the confidence needed so that we won't be seeing anymore weeping Vera!;)

What a choke. Lisa was so close to winning her third straight Memphis title but the pressure was too much for her. :sad:

Anyway, congrats to Veras on a fine win. :)

There sure are. Every player has a unique approach to choking ;) Seriously though, did Lisa start hitting Novotna-can't-wait-to-ruin-the-duchess's-dress-with-my-tears-esque volleys?
:worship: Viggy you're TOO MUCH!:worship:

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Bepa :D :yeah:

Undoubtly one of the best comebacks of the year to date. :hearts:

Wow! Lisa was going for three in a row! Great win Vera!

:eek:

Good job Vera, this will boost her confidence even more.

Lisa :sad: :( So close to a three peet :mad:

Great stuff Vera :bounce:

Lisa :sad:

vera :hearts: :hug: :yeah: :woohoo:

great win girl, i'm so proud of you!

well done lisa too, for her part in the best match of 2004 so far! :D

fantastic win for vera!! i came home really late last night and it was 5-3 for lisa in the 3rd set. i thought it was all over for vera and went to bed immediately. i will have more faith in the future!

DelMonte

Oh, :woohoo: Verochka!!

Great comeback girl!! :clap2:

How she behaved when she was down?? Almost Cool?? Losing temper??

Lisa :mad:

The one time i was really cheering for her and she choked :rolleyes:

Well done Vera!!!

:woohoo: Go Vera!! What an excellent win! Prove those skepics wrong girl :p