


Rosie wrote:Acasuso will almost certainly not play Wimbledon - he says he is "mentally fatigued" and needs some time off http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina ... Id=1206393

Rosie wrote:Acasuso will almost certainly not play Wimbledon - he says he is "mentally fatigued" and needs some time off http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina ... Id=1206393



daryl wrote:NukeD wrote:Rosie wrote:Acasuso will almost certainly not play Wimbledon - he says he is "mentally fatigued" and needs some time off http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina ... Id=1206393
As much as I like jose, that is utter crap! Its always funny to hear the excuses these players come up with for not playing in wimbledon.
Like American players use the clay season to rest, the clay specialist use the grass one. I think it's logical, the grass season is so bad scheduled that you have no time to prepare (even less for a latin american player who wants to return home after 2 months out)

NukeD wrote:Rosie wrote:Acasuso will almost certainly not play Wimbledon - he says he is "mentally fatigued" and needs some time off http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina ... Id=1206393
As much as I like jose, that is utter crap! Its always funny to hear the excuses these players come up with for not playing in wimbledon.


daryl wrote:NukeD wrote:Rosie wrote:Acasuso will almost certainly not play Wimbledon - he says he is "mentally fatigued" and needs some time off http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina ... Id=1206393
As much as I like jose, that is utter crap! Its always funny to hear the excuses these players come up with for not playing in wimbledon.
Like American players use the clay season to rest, the clay specialist use the grass one. I think it's logical, the grass season is so bad scheduled that you have no time to prepare (even less for a latin american player who wants to return home after 2 months out)



Ben M wrote:But don't u think you would go to play wimbledon just to cash the 1st-round-loss prize money even if you think that grass is for the cows? +- 15000$ to lose in straight sets, i definitely take!
Furthermore, if like Benneteau, you come on court with an injury hoping that your opponent will give up before you (and that it works!), you could cash a 2nd-round prize money

Rosie wrote:No - not if I lived on the other side of the world in South America, and had already spent 10 weeks in Europe for the clay court season, with the prospect of another 4 there during the Summer clay court swing. I would prefer to take 3-4 weeks off, go home, see my family and chill out.



R. Jayakrishnan wrote:I'm fine Patat, thanks .. Just been busy the last 2-3 days .. Good to have Fiona to fill in, in a crunch! Jay








huge surpriseGamass wrote:Tennis: Wimbledon, Philippoussis wild card
Q. Mark, so far the All England Club haven't said anything as yet about a wildcard. Is that in the back of your mind? I mean, do you feel that you've really got to put in a good showing over here?
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS: No, because I've got to be honest with you. I got an e-mail a couple days saying that I didn't get one. So I, you know, had to expect that, you know. You got to earn your wildcards, and I've been very fortunate to have a lot, and I know that. For me, I just need to play matches. And whether that was final, I'm not sure, the e-mail was final. I just wanted to concentrate on this tournament and take it a match at a time. And whatever happens, you know, I'm ready to -- I'm definitely ready to qualify, whatever it takes.
Q. Did you get the impression from the e-mail that the door might still be open?
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS: I don't know, to be honest. I would have thought that it was out by now. I was surprised you guys don't know. So in that case, maybe I'll change someone's mind. I don't know.
But, again, I'm not even thinking about that. I'm thinking about this week. And next week I'm prepared to play qualifying, and my mind was on that even before I came here. I was prepared to play qualifying from the start. 

BBC SPORT
British quartet handed SW19 spots
Britain's Jamie Delgado, Alan Mackin, Martin Lee and Naomi Cavaday, and former finalist Mark Philippoussis have all been given Wimbledon wildcards.
Delgado and Cavaday earned their spots after winning wildcard play-off competitions at Raynes Park.
But the All England Club has also given places to beaten finalist Mackin and losing semi-finalist Lee.
The move has been criticised by Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper.
Draper is adamant home-grown players should not benefit from a leg-up into the comparatively lucrative first round if their ranking is not considered to deem them worthy.
"It is disappointing to see some of the further wildcards that have been handed to British players today," he said.
"The LTA advised the All England Club to limit the number handed out. We feel additional lucky loser wildcards do not help in creating a winning culture in British tennis.
"Good luck to all British players at Wimbledon - but in future years the LTA will work closely with the All England Club to establish a water-tight system that rewards winners and potential future winners."
Delgado beat Alan Mackin 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the men's final after earlier beating second seed Lee, while Cavaday beat British number five Jane O'Donoghue 2-6 6-4 6-4.
"I didn't play my best tennis today but I've played well all week," said Cavaday.
"I'm delighted. This was a really tough week for me and the standard was really high," she added.
The 17-year-old from Kent, ranked 536 in the world, will be joined in the women's main draw by fellow Britons Anne Keothavong, Katie O'Brien, Sarah Borwell, and Melanie South.
Their compatriots Alex Bogdanovic, Richard Bloomfield and Jamie Baker will compete in the men's draw.
The final two wildcards went to 2003 finalist Philippoussis and to Andrei Pavel.
Published: 2006/06/16 17:31:28 GMT
© BBC MMVI

thanks JayR. Jayakrishnan wrote:Sorry for the delay in updating .. Will do frequently from now on ..
i'm hoping for another withdrawal or 2 




pablo007 wrote:azzaro in qualies?




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