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Yan and Zheng win Australia Open Women's doubles....
holmes lupa lak nak post kemenangan pemain2 China...dlm Women Double...
Tahniah bagi mereka sbb pertama kali pemain China memenangi Grand Slam ! :clap::clap:
Yan and Zheng win Australian Open women's doubles
By JOHN BROCK, Associated Press Writer
January 27, 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Yan Zi and Zheng Jie became the first Chinese players to win a Grand Slam title, beating Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-3 in the Australian Open women's doubles final Friday.
Yan and Zheng trailed 3-1 in the second set and staved off two match points in the tiebreaker before winning in 2 hours, 15 minutes.
"We're very excited to win the tournament," Yan told the center-court crowd that included a small group of vocal Chinese supporters waving the country's national flag.
"They gave us a great match today," Yan added.
Yan and Zheng also saved three match points in their quarterfinal victory over fourth-seeded Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez.
Their victory follows the win by compatriots Sun Tiantian and Li Ting in the doubles final at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Sun and Li were beaten in the third round here by Raymond and Stosur.
Yan, who has played with Zheng for five years, said they had been nervous in the first set before settling into a rhythm.
"It's our first time on center court, it's so big, so many people" she said.
The top seeds appeared on course for a second straight Grand Slam -- they won the U.S. Open title last September -- when they raced through the first set and gained a break in the second set.
But Yan and Zheng refused to buckle. They broke Australian Stosur's serve in the sixth game with some stinging volleying to level the second set.
Raymond and Stosur gained the advantage by breaking for a 6-5 lead, but with Raymond then serving for the match, a missed overhead by Stosur gave the Chinese duo two break points of their own.
Though they missed the first, they got the second when Stosur put a backhand into the net.
In the next tiebreaker, Stosur earned a match point at 6-5 with an ace, but then put another backhand into the net. A second match point at 7-6 on Raymond's serve also was saved before Zheng closed out the set with a backhand winner.
The Chinese pair broke Raymond's serve twice in the final set and took the title when a Stosur forehand hit the net.
"Once they got a sniff, they didn't let it go," Stosur said.
Yan and Zheng won their first WTA Tour doubles titles last year in Hobart, Australia and Hyderabad, India and were finalists in Bali and Beijing.
"Since the end of the match my mobile phone has been ringing nonstop," Zheng said. "This title is one of the best gifts we can give to the Chinese people."
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Originally posted by holmes at 28-1-2006 08:04 AM
Horray :pompom::pompom: :clap::clap:
Martina Hingis menang semi-final match ngan partner dier Mahesh Bhupathi.....tul sangkaan holmes ...harap mereka akan seterusnyer menang dlm final nanti....: ...
ari tuh ada baca comment dari one of the bryan's brothers yang menang double tadi..
dier kata dier ada ajak hingis main mixed double ngn dier..tp hingis dah janji ngn this bhupathi guy..
kata bryan brothers lagi..kalo partner ngn hingis..its a sure bet bleh menang title..
pk2 balik mmg betul..since kalo double..skill volley kena top notch..power..and hingis posses that volley and net play skills...
gd luck for her tomorrow! |
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Yan Zi (L) and Zheng Jie of China hold the Women's doubles trophy after winning the final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 27, 2006. [Reuters]
Yan Zi of China, right and compatriot Zheng Jie share their victory after winning womens doubles match final against Lisa Raymond of the United Stetes and Samantha Stosur of Australia at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan 27, 2006. Chinese pair won the final match 2-6, 7-6, 6-3. [AP]
Yan Zi of China, 2nd left, and compatriot Zheng Jie, left, shake hands with Lisa Raymond of the United Stetes, 2nd right, and Samantha Stosur of Australia after Chinese pair's winning of womens doubles match final at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan 27, 2006. Chinese pair won the final match 2-6, 7-6, 6-3. [AP] |
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Originally posted by payrol at 29-1-2006 12:20 AM
ari tuh ada baca comment dari one of the bryan's brothers yang menang double tadi..
dier kata dier ada ajak hingis main mixed double ngn dier..tp hingis dah janji ngn this bhupathi guy..
kata bryan brothers lagi..kalo partner ngn hingis..its a sure bet bleh menang title..
pk2 balik mmg betul..since kalo double..skill volley kena top notch..power..and hingis posses that volley and net play skills...
gd luck for her tomorrow! ...
mmg betul tu payrol....hingis antara pemain tennis wanita yg mempunyai skills camtu...dan dier masih young..masih leh main...tngk sja dlm women singles games tu dier nyaris2 jer menang dlm semi-final tu....given time...hingis will be top women single player lagik...:cak:
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Betul prediction holmes...Hingis ngan Mahesh Bhupathi pasti menang mixed doubles tu...dan dah terbukti mereka menang hari nie :clap::clap:
Hingis was playing very well, nice volley dan kekadang tu leh control the game :cak:
partner dier Mahesh gak pakar dlm perlawanan mixed doubles menang 5 grand slam seblomnyer ngan lain2 partner...gak pakar men doubles...
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Hingis and Bhupathi win mixed doubles title
By DENNIS PASSA, AP Sports Writer
January 29, 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Martina Hingis won a Grand Slam title a month into her comeback, teaming with India's Mahesh Bhupathi to beat Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday in the Australian Open mixed doubles final.
Hingis, returning from a three-year retirement because of foot and heel injuries, also had a successful run in the singles competition, making it to the quarterfinals before losing to Kim Clijsters.
"If anyone asks me why I came back, this is why, the dream of being back on court, of winning major titles," Hingis said.
Hingis, who began her comeback in early January at a tournament on the Gold Coast, lost her serve when she and Bhupathi were up a break in the first set at 4-2. But they immediately broke Likhovtseva's serve for a 5-3 lead.
After the teams traded breaks early in the second set, Likhovtseva again had problems with her serve -- two volleying errors by the Russian gave Hingis and Bhupathi three break points. They needed only one, breaking for a 4-3 lead when Bhupathi pounced on a volley at the net.
"He's the man right now in mixed doubles and also in doubles," Hingis said of Bhupathi. "Just next to him, it gives you so much satisfaction and security that you have to put the serve and returns in and he does the rest. You have someone to carry you all the way."
Bhupathi said he jumped at the chance to play with Hingis.
"As soon as I saw she was playing, winning matches, I just kind of shot a quick e-mail to her agent," he said. "Fortunately, I got the positive answer and I think the rest is history."
The 25-year-Hingis has five Grand Slam singles titles -- three of them at the Australian Open. She has nine Grand Slam women's doubles championships among her 36 career titles but her previous best mixed doubles result was a semifinal appearance at the U.S. Open in 1996.
Eight of Hingis' 15 Grand Slam titles have been at Melbourne Park, including doubles crowns in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002.
Bhupathi said he doesn't think it will take Hingis long to climb up the singles rankings.
"The pace is obviously different from three years ago," he said. "But once she starts playing a few matches at that level, I think she's going to be able to handle it. I'll be very surprised actually after Wimbledon if she's not in the top five."
It was Bhupathi's sixth Grand Slam mixed doubles title -- with six partners. He also has three men's major doubles titles. |
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Pics of the mixed doubles final
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Switzerland's Martina Hingis (bottom) returns the ball as teammate India's Mahesh Bhupathi looks on during their Australian Open tennis tournament mixed doubles' final match against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Russia's Elena Likhovtseva in Melbourne, 29 January 2006. Hingis and Bhupathi won 6-3, 6-3. |
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Roger Federer wins Men's Singles..yeay!!!
5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2 |
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MEN SINGLES FINAL ...
Tahniah utk Roger Federer...:clap::clap: dpt tewaskan winning streak Marcos Baghdatis dari Cyprus tu....
federer cool jer....dier bijak tak show dier nyer expression...jadi kitetak tau samada dier penat ker...under pressure ker...brilliant play. Tapi holmes pasti dier tertekan gak pada set awal tu sbb Baghdatis gak bermain ngan sng baik...sehingga menewaskan Federer 7-5 dlm set pertama tu...
Pastu Baghdatis nmpk penat sbb dier dah bnyk menggunakan tenaga dier dlm set pertama dan kedua tu...Federer gunakan kesempatan tu dan come back to beat him 6-0 dan 6-2... |
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Federer beats Baghdatis at Australian Open final 2006
By PAUL ALEXANDER, Associated Press Writer
January 29, 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Roger Federer won his seventh Grand Slam title Sunday, overcoming an early challenge from unseeded Marcos Baghdatis to win the Australian Open 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.
Federer's experience under pressure showed as the top-ranked stepped up his game in the second set and won 11 straight.
The 24-year-old Federer won the Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles last year. He will try to win his fourth straight major later this year on clay at the French Open -- the only Grand Slam he has never won.
The Swiss broke down in tears after receiving the champion's trophy from Rod Laver, the last man to sweep all four Grand Slams in the same year, in 1969.
"I guess it's all coming out now," Federer said. "I've had some hard speeches, but this one is a little rough right now."
Federer then thanked Laver, his voice breaking one last time, and embraced the 67-year-old Australian.
Baghdatis, a Greek Cypriot who had Melbourne's large Greek population behind after him knocking out four seeded players, had never gotten past the fourth round at a Grand Slam event before this year.
"It's a dream come true," Baghdatis said after having to playfully shush his cheering fans. "It's just amazing. I love everybody watching in Cyprus. Kisses."
The atmosphere at Rod Laver Arena was electric as the 54th-ranked Baghdatis tried to beat the most dominant man on the ATP Tour for the first time in four attempts.
For a while, at least, it looked possible.
Baghdatis was solid early, shaking off errors with stinging baseline winners. And it was normally implacable Federer who blinked first.
Serving at 5-5 in the first set, the Swiss fended off two break points before committing back-to-back forehand errors -- the latter after he halted his service motion after a fan shouted, "Settle, Roger, settle!"
Flashing his infectious smile and using his racket to bounce the ball once between his legs before each serve -- a move that he picked up from watching Federer -- Baghdatis held easily to finish off the set as the crowd roared.
He broke Federer again to start the second set and had two break opportunities to go up 3-0 before Federer fought back to level at 3-3.
Baghdatis, a former junior world champion, had three game points at 5-6 to force a tiebreaker, but Federer rallied to break on a forehand from Baghdatis that was ruled long. The Cypriot, who questions calls infrequently, did so again. But TV replays showed the ruling was correct.
Federer, who also won the Australian Open in 2004, ran off 27 of the 37 points in the third set to take control.
Baghdatis had played two consecutive five-setters and three overall in the tournament, and the wear and tear started to show. He suffered a cramp in his left thigh in the second game of the fourth set, and the brilliant winners came less often as the errors piled up.
Federer won his 11th consecutive game to go up 3-0.
Getting treatment on his calf at every changeover, Baghdatis tried to rally one last time and had a break point with Federer serving at 4-2 that would have gotten him back on serve, but Federer held, then broke for the eighth time. A forehand across court set up match point, and Baghdatis netted a backhand to finish it.
The crowd was filled with plenty of red-and-white Swiss flags, but the dominant colors in the stadium were Greece's blue and white.
Signs of "Go Marcos, You Rule" were mixed with "We Luv You Federer." |
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Originally posted by rara_bella at 29-1-2006 09:17 PM
Roger Federer wins Men's Singles..yeay!!!
5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2
A ah rara...:pompom::pompom::bodek::bodek: holmes duduk berjam2 depan tv tngk live telecast tu...dari jam 1ptg semasa perlawanan mixed doubles ....pastu sambung ngan men single final...
federer was terrific...cool...and didn't break under pressure :cak: tapi dier broke down in tears semasa membuat speech selepas menerima tropi dan cheque...dier rasa terharu sbb dpt rasakan pressure tu tapi akhirnyer menang gak...:clap: |
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Federer rallies past Baghdatis for Australian Open title
January 29, 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia (Ticker) - For the better part of two sets, Marcos Baghdatis got the better of the world's top-ranked player in the Australian Open final. Then Roger Federer played like Roger Federer.
The top seed from Switzerland, Federer overcame a poor start against the relaxed, confident Baghdatis to post a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 triumph over the 54th-ranked Cypriot on Sunday to claim his second Australian Open title and seventh Grand Slam.
The reigning Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion, the 24-year-old Federer became the first man to improve to 7-0 in Grand Slam finals and the first to win three straight majors since American Pete Sampras took the same trio in 1993-94. Sampras is the all-time leader with 14 major titles.
With his seventh major - and sixth in the last nine contested - Federer surpassed the totals of Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, among others, and matched the likes of John McEnroe and Mats Wilander.
But victory did not come easily against the 20-year-old Baghdatis, the 2003 Australian Open juniors champion who had beaten top-10 players Andy Roddick, Ivan Ljubicic and David Nalbandian over the previous three rounds to the delight of vocal supporters from Melbourne's Greek community.
Baghdatis broke Federer in the fifth game of the match before the world No. 1 immediately returned the favor. However, the Cypriot broke again in the 11th game and claimed the first set in the next game when Federer hit a backhand return into the net.
Federer lost his serve in the opening game of the second set and appeared in serious danger of going down another two games later, but he saved a pair of break points to hold, then broke Baghdatis to even the set at 2-2.
Baghdatis saved a break point in the eighth game, but he blew a 40-0 lead serving at 5-6, losing the set when the chair umpire called his forehand down the line long. Television replays indicated the umpire made the correct call, but the point seemed to demoralize Baghdatis.
The top seed broke Baghdatis in the second game of the third set, then pulled away, winning the set in just 24 minutes. He broke a cramping Baghdatis at love in the second game of the fourth set, and the Cypriot called for a trainer to work on his left calf after Federer held for 3-0.
Baghdatis saved a break point in the fourth game, snapping a string of 11 straight games won by Federer. He also saved another two games later, but Federer saved one of his own to grab a 5-2 lead, then recorded his second Australian Open title in three years when Baghdatis netted a backhand at 15-40 in the eighth game.
Federer let out a scream and raised his arms when victory was complete at Rod Laver Arena.
It was the record 52nd straight hardcourt victory for Federer, who has not lost on the surface since blowing a match point and falling to eventual champion Marat Safin of Russian in the semifinals here last year.
After congratulating Baghdatis during the trophy presentation, Federer lost control of his emotions.
"I hope you know how much this means to me," Federer said, wiping away tears. "I guess it's all coming out now. I've had some hard speeches, but this is really rough right now."
No male player has won all four majors in the same year since Laver did so in 1969, but Federer will be the favorite to do so if he can win the French Open, where he reached the semifinals during an astonishing 81-4 campaign last year. Laver conversed with Federer during the tournament and was on the platform with him at the trophy presentation.
"Last but not least, I would like to thank Rod Laver for (his) trophy," said Federer, who again burst into tears, then hugged the Hall of Famer.
Federer improved to 4-0 lifetime against Baghdatis, who was hoping to become the first unseeded player to win this event since Aussie Mark Edmonson in 1976.
"It's like a dream," Baghdatis said of his run here. "And I wake up at the end and it's fantastic."
Despite the loss, Baghdatis will move up to 26th when the new ATP rankings are released Monday. |
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BAGHDATIS BANDWAGON ROLLS ON AFTER AUSTRALIAN OPEN LOSS
By DENNIS PASSA, AP Sports Writer
January 29, 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Marcos Baghdatis and his coach can keep their day jobs.
Baghdatis, the surprise of the Australian Open, lost his championship match Sunday to top-seeded Roger Federer. He threaten early before dropping a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 decision to the Swiss star.
"I told (my coach) if I win the Australian Open, I'll stop tennis," Baghdatis said, smiling. "He told me if I win it, he'll stop working."
The Cypriot with the boisterous Greek following spent two weeks in the tennis spotlight and will move up in the rankings from 54th to the 20s. He more than tripled his career prize money during his stay in Melbourne Park.
Baghdatis made the audacious pat with coach Guillaume Payre after he lost a first-round match three weeks ago at Auckland, New Zealand. But his next stop will be Cyprus for a two-week break with his family, then back on the ATP trail on Feb. 13 in Marseille, France.
When he returns, Baghdatis can take inspiration from his coach's words after the match.
"I'm 20 years old, and he told me I have a lot in front of me to do and it's not finished," he said. "There are a lot of players like me who want it so much and have the heart, have the fire in them to do what I did this week."
Back in Cyprus, the defeat did not stop people from pouring into the main square of Paramytha village -- the home of Baghdatis' parents -- under the deafening sound of fireworks, gunfire, church bells and music.
Celebrations also spread to the Aghios Nikolaos roundabout -- the traditional venue for all sporting celebrations in Limassol -- where fans draped in Greek and Cypriot flags chanted his name.
"The winner today was Cyprus, our country," said Baghdatis' father, Christos.
Baghdatis became the first Cypriot to play in a Grand Slam final and officials in Limassol are preparing a massive welcome for him. The port city's council has announced it will name a street after him and establish a Marcos Baghdatis prize for athletes who excel.
"We don't care if he lost, he is still a winner for us," youngster Kyriakos Theodosiou said.
Baghdatis had the edge to start the match, winning the first set and going up a break in the second. At 5-5 in the second, he lost the next 11 games and never recovered.
"He had been returning so well," Federer said. "Credit to him. He really didn't allow me to play my game. But he may have got a little bit tired, maybe disappointed that he didn't win the second when he could have. I got a bit more aggressive and it paid off."
Baghdatis said he started thinking too much.
"I wanted to continue being aggressive ... not to give Federer time to play his game," he said. "Maybe I was a bit scared of him. Maybe I didn't really believe it. Things were happening so fast."
His Australian run captured the attention of thousands of Greek fans. The president called him after his fourth-round win, and a local soccer team sent him a signed jersey.
His brother, Petros, arrived for Sunday's final with a song on a CD written by Cypriot schoolchildren.
In Melbourne, he couldn't walk the streets without being mobbed for autographs. He went from obscurity to a recognizable, smiling face who kept knocking off opponents.
He didn't plan any celebration with family and friends on Sunday night.
"I just lost the match, I just lost the final," he said. "I would like to stay in the hotel and play some cards and just relax a bit.
"I'm not really in the mood to go have fun. It will take me one or two days to come back and smile again."
Associated Press writer George Psyllides in Nicosia, Cyprus, contributed to this report.
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AS EXPECTED, FEDERER DELIVERS IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN
By JOHN PYE, AP Sports Writer
January 29, 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Always in control on the court, Roger Federer was overcome with emotion while accepting his Australian Open trophy from one of the few people he's still trying to match.
The top-ranked Federer fulfilled overwhelming expectations by beating unlikely finalist Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 in Sunday's final to claim his seventh Grand Slam title and third in succession.
He tearfully embraced tennis great Rod Laver while receiving his trophy. Laver twice swept the Grand Slams, a feat Federer will try to emulate this season -- if he finally can win a French Open.
Federer wept and was stuck for words at the award presentation.
"I was so happy," he said. "Then I had to go up on stage and speak. This is really too much for me sometimes. It's just a dream come true every time I win a Grand Slam.
"I can't block it out -- I'm also just human."
Federer maintained his perfect record in seven major finals. And, at 24, he's halfway toward Pete Sampras' all-time record of 14 Grand Slam titles. Sampras also was 24 when he won his seventh.
Federer, who is the first since Sampras to win three consecutive majors, said he was unusually nervous as an overwhelming favorite against the 54th-ranked Cypriot, a former junior world champion.
"The whole fact of being such a huge favorite. And if I lose, a huge upset since I don't know when," Federer said. "The whole thing was building up and waiting all day for the night session -- that is nerve-racking on top of it. It was really tough for me mentally."
An 11-game winning streak from 5-5 in the second set eased Federer's nerves and took the match away from Baghdatis, who said his problems started when he began to think a huge upset was within reach.
Baghdatis' raucous fans, who grew in number as he ousted second-seeded Andy Roddick, No. 4 David Nalbandian and two other seeded players in the tournament, chanted between points. Dressed as if for a soccer match, they waved flags, cheered and whistled to the end.
"I wanted to continue being aggressive ... not to give Federer time to play his game," Baghdatis said. "Maybe I was a bit scared of him. Maybe I didn't really believe it. Things were happening so fast."
Federer acknowledged being concerned about a massive upset after falling a set and a break behind.
"I was struggling so much to hold my serve ... I was sweating like crazy," he said. "I thought, 'Well, if this is going to continue, I'll probably lose and (only) a miracle is going to save me."'
Baghdatis had three game points at 5-6 to force a tiebreaker in the second, but Federer rallied to break on a Baghdatis forehand that was ruled just long.
Federer then lifted his level of play, winning 27 of the 37 points in the third set to take control.
Baghdatis had cramps in his left calf in the fourth set, and treatment didn't help. He later said they probably were due to nerves.
Federer set up match point with a forehand crosscourt, his 50th winner, and sealed the 2 3/4 -hour victory when Baghdatis netted a backhand.
Federer's next career goal is a French Open title. A win at Roland Garros would give him four consecutive majors across two seasons, and he'd be halfway to a proper Grand Slam -- last accomplished by Laver in 1969.
"Absolutely, there's some pressure there. I feel it already," Federer said.
Laver twice won all four majors in one season -- the first time before turning pro in 1962.
Federer's seven major titles tie him with eight other players -- including John McEnroe, John Newcombe and Mats Wilander -- and leave him one behind Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Fred Perry and Ken Rosewall.
He passed childhood heroes Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, who had six apiece.
"I left my idols behind me now. That means something, I'm very pleased," he said. "But they're still my heroes from back in the day, Becker and Edberg."
Sampras won his seventh major in his 22nd try. Federer was playing in his 27th. Their birthdays are four days apart, and they won their seventh Grand Slam titles at the same age.
"It's quite scary if I compare it," Federer said. "I'm on the same road, but I've got to maintain it." |
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