[Andy.]

I was ridiculous with superstitions throughout the whole week its funny how the mind works really. Im still on cloud 9. YAY YAY YAY

[Dan23]

Originally Posted by waratahsrock

Our superstition of having a quite Bourbon beside the Yarra River just before entering the stadium is 100%

Yeah that worked so well we might have to continue it next year

Originally Posted by MightyMashaFan

I was ridiculous with superstitions throughout the whole week its funny how the mids workds really. Im still on cloud 9. YAY YAY YAY

me too

[Emina.]

Masha

[rechi]

Originally Posted by Lefty.

I think she's playing Fed Cup next week in Israel.

Yeah Maria plays Fed Cup there. She landed already this morning in Isreal.

According to the official tournament website Maria is in the lineup in Dubai, just as Justine, Ana, Kuzi and JJ. So we're going to see a good tournament there

On the official site of Doha there is no lineup online yet. But with the SEC going to be played there, i think Maria should play to get to know the surface and the surroundings.

[Doc]

Originally Posted by MightyMashaFan

I was ridiculous with superstitions throughout the whole week its funny how the mind works really. Im still on cloud 9. YAY YAY YAY

Yep. My superstitions have developed a bit trial and error really..

* Do a good deed that day.......
* No newspapers with pics of Masha in the room during her matches.
* Never record a match on a disk with someone else on it.
* Save some pix of Mashas previous win to the hard disk of the computer..

Anyway, the win obviously meant SO much to Masha...

So I'm...

Happy. Happy Happy
Happy Happy Happy
HAPPY!

[bellascarlett]

Originally Posted by MaitaBaby

After she won against Davenport, I made a few mental notes on what I did that day. I didn't pee in between sets even though I drank beer, I drank beer, I had to be in my Nike gym clothes, I was at the left side of the couch and I just kept praying all throughout the match. Most of it were stupid little details but hey it brought us to GS glory again so..

I think you beat us all...you really were in Nike gym clothes every single time?

Originally Posted by Summon

Poor Maria, and she actually thinks that she is winning these matches

Yeah...so she better be nicer to me the next time I see her.

Originally Posted by Lefty.

I guess I only had a minor superstition, I would never change my sitting position even if my legs were falling asleep.

Omg me too! I would hold my sitting position whenever she's winning, change it whenever she's losing....

At least now I know, I'm not alone!

[Andy.]

I had to watch her matches on a certain volume LOL

[MaitaBaby]

Originally Posted by bellascarlett

I think you beat us all...you really were in Nike gym clothes every single time?



Yeah...so she better be nicer to me the next time I see her.



Omg me too! I would hold my sitting position whenever she's winning, change it whenever she's losing....

At least now I know, I'm not alone!

Yes I was! Oh good god..

[Maria Croft]

Originally Posted by bellascarlett

Yeah...so she better be nicer to me the next time I see her.

It's so funny all the things we believe will make a difference

[markspot]

Originally Posted by ~lollipop_girl~

at the Ana hating!
Honestly, being an Ana and Maria fan i'm not bias when saying this but i am very surprised at Maria fans criticising Ana's shoe sounds... I have no doubt that Maria doesn't grunt on purpose just like i have no doubt Ana doesn't squeak her shoes on purpose, she has ALWAYS done that little moving thingy with her feet no matter what the surface

I am Ana's fan too, ever since I saw her playing so amazingly in Zurich in 2004 against Tati and Venus.
And of course she does not make those shoe sounds deliberately.
But those screeching sounds go right through every fiber of my body, even watching on tv it is a very painful torture to me (I like to have the sound really loud, so that it feels like I'm right there in the stands, I also like to switch the commentary audio stream off, if possible, to have only the background sounds).
Maria's grunting, on the other hand, does not have any painful frequencies, it is harmless, pleasant and reassuring if anything, without it I get worried, and it is no louder than the one Venus or Serena make, just identical.
Anyway, the louder the better, I turn even more volume to enjoy the reality of the match.

[Dan23]

...but seriously have you tried squeaking your shoes while waiting to return? Youve gotta try pretty hard to do it....I just wonder why Ana is moving so much that it is enough to squeak. It cant be the shoes because the other adidas players arent squeaking all the time. Anyways it doesnt make much difference, Maria said she didnt notice it so thats all that worries me...obv some other players didnt like it though

[senia]

Originally Posted by Dan23

...but seriously have you tried squeaking your shoes while waiting to return? Youve gotta try pretty hard to do it....I just wonder why Ana is moving so much that it is enough to squeak. It cant be the shoes because the other adidas players arent squeaking all the time. Anyways it doesnt make much difference, Maria said she didnt notice it so thats all that worries me...obv some other players didnt like it though

well i was watching the mens finals on sunday and in one game, or maybe two, Djokovic, his shoes suddenly made that noise too, so maybe it is the shoe, or just a particular way of moving

[~lollipop_girl~]

LOTS of players make that sound whilst running... its just the new surface

It has nothing to do with the shoe, its just the rubbing on the surface, the more u lift ur feet of the ground it won't happen, slide along it a little and it will.

[xan]

Good pictures from the AO final, Dan, but no report.

Come on. Spill the beans. What was the atmosphere like? How was the crowd? Did you cheer Maria to victory? Did you congratulate her? Give us the whole experience.

[Maximus]

yes please, let's see the beans.
I'm still completely in the dark myself.

It is time to get Sky because the old internet is not yet hassle free.