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Date: 04 Nov 2006 12:30:38
From: ew
Subject: The Paris Train Wreck Tournament continues....
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Haas doesn't finish the semi...
I am almost feeling bad for the tournament directors at this point (OK not
really)...what a disastrous tournament this year...and I have such great
coverage on TTC... all for naught...
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Date: 04 Nov 2006 10:37:34
From: Wayne
Subject: Re: The Paris Train Wreck Tournament continues....
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David Henry wrote:
> "ew" <ild4i9ont@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:x8ydnUsNNNCjU9HYnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
> > Haas doesn't finish the semi...
> >
> > I am almost feeling bad for the tournament directors at this point (OK not
> > really)...what a disastrous tournament this year...and I have such great
> > coverage on TTC... all for naught...
>
>
> I love the event in Paris, especially during the 90s, when players like
> Lendl, Edberg and Becker supported it.
>
> But it's obvious these days that the top players are too secure in their
> rankings position to give Paris more than an afterthought. Their spots are
> secure for the year, so why play when the bigger prize of the Masters Cup is
> just around the corner?
>
> I think Madrid or Paris needs to be cut. Paris has a stronger history than
> Madrid, which of course used to be Stuttgart. I would cut Madrid and bump
> Paris up a week. Some might argue Paris already has Roland Garros, but I
> still think it's the better event -- yes, even despite the ball girls in
> Madrid. I say all of this from a traditionalist POV, despite loving the
> energy and stadium in Madrid.
>
> At this point, Paris is a joke. Federer and Nadal haven't played the last
> two years. And most of the other elite top players haven't, either.
>
> Dave
Agassi is another example of an elite player skipping the Paris
Masters. I know he obviously was never going to play it this year or
ever again, but he hadn't played it since 2002 and that was the only
time he played it since 1999. Basically there's no reason to play it
once you've qualified for YEC or have no realistic chance to finish
EOYR No.1.
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Date: 04 Nov 2006 10:56:51
From: David Henry
Subject: Re: The Paris Train Wreck Tournament continues....
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"ew" <ild4i9ont@aol.com > wrote in message
news:x8ydnUsNNNCjU9HYnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Haas doesn't finish the semi...
>
> I am almost feeling bad for the tournament directors at this point (OK not
> really)...what a disastrous tournament this year...and I have such great
> coverage on TTC... all for naught...
I love the event in Paris, especially during the 90s, when players like
Lendl, Edberg and Becker supported it.
But it's obvious these days that the top players are too secure in their
rankings position to give Paris more than an afterthought. Their spots are
secure for the year, so why play when the bigger prize of the Masters Cup is
just around the corner?
I think Madrid or Paris needs to be cut. Paris has a stronger history than
Madrid, which of course used to be Stuttgart. I would cut Madrid and bump
Paris up a week. Some might argue Paris already has Roland Garros, but I
still think it's the better event -- yes, even despite the ball girls in
Madrid. I say all of this from a traditionalist POV, despite loving the
energy and stadium in Madrid.
At this point, Paris is a joke. Federer and Nadal haven't played the last
two years. And most of the other elite top players haven't, either.
Dave
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Date: 04 Nov 2006 17:45:03
From: Vari L. Cinicke
Subject: Re: The Paris Train Wreck Tournament continues....
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ew wrote:
> Haas doesn't finish the semi...
>
> I am almost feeling bad for the tournament directors at this point (OK not
> really)...what a disastrous tournament this year...and I have such great
> coverage on TTC... all for naught...
>
I suspect that Haas would have been feeling a lot better if he had
converted on some of his break chances.
Good for Blake though.
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Cheers,
vc
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