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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
I still can't get over it. I think I'm on something like a sugar-high. 
She has a new home, y'all.
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May 20th, 2012, 05:49 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
Congratulations to Светльо on opening a winning thread. How about a sequel for RG?
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May 20th, 2012, 05:49 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
I really love this tournament. My faves always perform(ed) great there (Empress  )
But I have to say, this title is something I demanded/expected of Maria. It's great that she did it but she had to.
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May 20th, 2012, 05:51 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
I think her best form in this tournament is her 3rd round match vs Ivanovic. But imo, her best math in this tournament is her final match because she win 
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May 20th, 2012, 05:57 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
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I really love this tournament. My faves always perform(ed) great there (Empress )
But I have to say, this title is something I demanded/expected of Maria. It's great that she did it but she had to.
Stuttgart was sweeter to be honest. Much better tennis and much better scalps. Not to mention match of the year against Stosur. |
Agree with all this. For some reason I felt all year Maria was going to defend this title, and I would've been disappointed if she hadn't done it. She just seems to love it there for whatever reason (even before last year, it was always the claycourt tournament she performed best at - semifinals in 2005 and 2008 were very good results considering her general level on clay at that point).
And I agree that, despite Rome being the bigger tournament, winning Stuttgart felt sweeter to me. Because of how well she played and because she beat Azarenka, mainly.
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May 20th, 2012, 06:00 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
this pic is the 05 doha
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May 20th, 2012, 06:02 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
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this pic is the 05 doha
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May 20th, 2012, 06:06 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
That looks like a capricorn tbh 
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May 20th, 2012, 06:18 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
WOHOOOOOOOO!!!!! Ok time for me to describe the match.
I have already written how I felt before the match, so... When the match started I was having lunch so I did not watch, after the lunch I decided not to look at scores or anything because I was quite nervous and I have a lot of work to do so I decided just to skip it... but... the curious part in me couldn't dtay away from it for too long... I logged in here to see her 4:6 0:4 down in the 2nd set and wrote that she has reached her mental maximum and just cannot win titles that often anymore... But still went on to turn the tv and saw tha 1:4 and I was like:     (and add a green sick smiley in)... Then she won the 2nd game and the 3rd and the 4th and I was   she surely is gonna F* it up... Then she won the set and I was like   In the 3rd set I was all happy and hopeful until she started losing all the advantage and I became   until the crazy moments kicked in, rain, balls going this and that way, amazing rallies and some awful misses, she being down, me being furious, she fighting, me almost jumping out of my seat... I was happy when they finally stopped the match, went out of home, because I had an appointment, almost "biting" my nails what's gonna happen next. When I came back they just strated again and ofc she had to give me heart attacks and make me   in the TB... But when the ball was finally OUT and Mashenka won I went all    
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May 20th, 2012, 06:22 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
This match was epic.
So intense and dramatic. I couldn't stand following the tiebreak, I checked the result just 30 mins ago.
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May 20th, 2012, 06:23 PM
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May 20th, 2012, 06:23 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
and LOVE this encounter at the net 
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May 20th, 2012, 06:28 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
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and LOVE this encounter at the net
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Omg I really like Li Na. Too bad she's such a headcase.
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May 20th, 2012, 06:33 PM
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
Funny how some jackass moaned about the Venus handshake in GM I've been neutral on Li all through her career but I gather she's one of the good girls on the tour. She's been through some epic injury crap herself yet came back stronger then ever in the past couple of years. It's nice to see this kind of handshake
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Re: Claypova in Rome: Veni, vidi, vici. The Sequel ...
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