!@#$%^&*)(+!!!
Marat def Djokovic Wimbledon 2008, originally uploaded by Koosama.
Holy Eastern European swearwords, Marat Safin just mowed down number three seed Novak Djokovic in the second round at Wimbledon, 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2! HAHAHAHAHAHA! alternating with tears. Yes Marat is mental and we love him. His pre-Wimbledon tune-up was mountain-climbing in the Himalayas. Yes he may lose in the next rounds to some guy ranked 400. No, we’re never going to change my cat Saffy Safin’s name no matter how bonkers her papy gets!
The old guy (28) and former number one looks across the net at the young guy (21) who’s gunning for number one and thinks, “So this is the hot guy on the tour.” And the young guy freezes. What Marat can do when his head is screwed on right, but never mind that.
Saw the live scores on the Wimbledon site. Starsports was airing women’s singles, so Safin vs Djokovic was not aired live, and not in its entirety.
Update. Marat defeated a scrappy Andreas Seppi, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 on Court 1 (Before he beat Djokovic, he was playing in Court 11) before a crowd that really, really wanted Marat to win. The match finished at 9.30pm London time; he complained that it was so dark, he couldn’t see the ball. On another court, another of the missing made his presence known: Mario Ancic is back, beating fifth seed David Ferrer. Of the seeds, Davydenko, Roddick, Sharapova, Ivanovic are out. Great matches so far at SW19, epic struggles of high quality.
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June 26th, 2008 at 00:31
i was ecstatic when the match ended! i was watching online scores while studying for an exam in less than 12 hours :)
it’s too bad for djokovic though. he could’ve ended federer’s run in the wimbledon.
and hewitt made it to 3rd round as well, i miss the old guys of tennis!
June 26th, 2008 at 01:11
I fainted when I watched Marat’s game (via live streaming in the Internet). Novak’s consolation was that he was able to hug Marat. If Star Sports is not airing some matches, try watching in http://www.justin.tv/slazenger. Eat grass, Novak Djokovic! (How many precious points are lost, considering it’s just the 2nd round?!)
June 26th, 2008 at 09:51
I’m so happy I could cry! If Marat does well in the Wimbledon, it will be worth all the heartache of having missed him when he went out in the 2nd round of the Aus Open.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:28
How embarrassing for Borg’s second pick to win Wimby (Fed is only third!) to lose in straight sets to the 75th player in the world who hasn’t been able to win back-to-back matches this season, especially after talking trash about Federer (“shaken”, “mentally struggling”, “worried”). Djoker should just let his tennis do the talking next time.
June 26th, 2008 at 14:37
Hard not to love this guy! Watched scores on Wimbledon site and kept saying to Ivanovic and Dechy — get it over with so the camera can go to Center Court!
Did you all watch or read his interviews after the game? He talked about having played in Court 11(“almost the next club”) the previous day and that he was prepared to leave for home that night! Poor guy. BUT he was brilliant! As one article said… he could have been the Alpha male of tennis!
June 26th, 2008 at 17:49
OT: Anybody know what these are called:
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I seem to have come across a term referring to those symbols when used to denote swearing or some other strong emotion, but #!%$#@#*!!! I just can’t remember the #!%$#@#*! term. Anybody?
June 27th, 2008 at 06:55
ESPN USA has a Wimby ad that shows Ivanovic and Djokovic as the voice-over says “the changing of the guard is in the air”. After Djoker’s loss to Marat, he was edited out from the 30sec clip that also features Federer (“one man chases history”).
July 17th, 2008 at 22:02
grawlix (plural grawlixes)
1. A string of typographical symbols used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swearword
Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grawlix