Late at night I drift away
I can hear you calling
And my name is in the rain
Leaves on trees whispering
Deep blue seas , mysteries
I can hear you calling
And my name is in the rain
Leaves on trees whispering
Deep blue seas , mysteries
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ATP World Tour 250 ,
Malaysian Open , Kuala Lumpur .
I'll go straight to the points ,
I had a marvelous time there , wonderful atmosphere , fully air-conditioned so no worries about getting hot and stuffy in there . The arena was semi-filled but the energy and spirit of the crowd was definitely enough to raise the roofs .
Watched two matches , second one was much better as the Kazakhstan player overpowered Malaysian favorite , David Ferrer of Spain .
First match , Mikhail Youzhny of Russia won in three sets and as usual , performed his signature move of placing the racket on his head followed by a salute ( you'll see what I mean later ) .
Had pizzas and sandwiches for lunch and dinner , bumped into my friend Anucia Yong there who was rather surprised to see me .
Couldn't make it to the finals tomorrow as I have quite a busy schedual on my hands .
So without further a due , here are the following pictures I managed to take ( there wasn't much time for me to take many pictures of them as I was so enticed by the action that was taking place . )
Memory Lane
Chair umpire taking his place( he was a crowd favorite )
First entre' ,Igor Andreev of Russia
( in white )
Malaysian favorite entering ,Mikhail Youzhny of Russia
Coin toss
Igor Andreev warming up 
Youzhny warming up 
First set , goes to Igor Andreev .
Not long after that ..
One handed backhand Russian 
Two handed backhand Russian 
Second set , goes to Malaysian favorite ,Youzhny by 6-0 .
Game over for Igor .
Mikhail Youzhny's signature victory salute .
Mikhail Youzhny dispatched Russian counterpart Igor Andreev ,3-6 , 6-0 , 6-2 .
(:
Crowd favorite , David Ferrer stretching it .
Crowd favorite , David Ferrer .
The powerful and overwhelming , single handed backhander ,Kazakhstan antagonist ,
Andrey Golubev .
That's Ferrer , he had to change his shirteven though it was fucking cold in the arena .
First set went to the Kazakhstan fellow .
Victory to Andrey Golubev ,upsetting the crowd favorite , David Ferrer .
Now here's what happened .
Mikhail Youzhny vs Igor Andreev
Mikhail ( the blue shirt one ) , struggled to adjust and gain momentum against
his Russian counterpart as time and time again he is denied by the Russian .
You can seriously hear how much topspin Igor is putting on the ball all the way back from where you are seated , and because of that topspin Mikhail was broken a serve and everything went downhill from there on out .
However , Mikhail took the second set by storm with an inspiring 6-0 set .
Igor's service game was broken time and time again as Mikhail seemed to have regained his momentum . And it is during this set that it was apparent to everyone that all the topspin Igor has done in the previous set has taken its toll on him .
My assumption was that Igor tried so hard to execute topspin-filled shots time and time again during the first set that he has finally exhausted most of his energy .
You can see the difference in movement and power of Igor's shots during the 1st and 2nd set .
It was pretty much a one-way traffic set in favor of the crowd favorite , Mikhail .
And finally the moment we all have been waiting for . It seemed as if Igor does not have the answers to Mikhail's playbook as the Malaysian favorite took full control after 2-2 .
Play as he might , Igor couldn't pull through as the crowd who favors Mikhail more than Igor . And finally the set ended in 3 match , 3-6 , 6-0 , 6-2 victory for Mikhail .
And oh ! Did I mention ?
Mikhail Youzhny attempted to pull off a ' tweener ' against Igor during one of the matches . Yes ladies and gentlemen , a tweener . A tweener is a move made famous by the great Roger Federer at the US Open against Novak Djokovic . You know ?
The one where Federer hits a shot between his legs with his back facing the opponent ?
Yes . Mikhail tried to execute that move but he failed . The ball was called out .
At the end , after greeting his opponent farewell and thanking the chair umpire , Mikhail Youhznhy pleases the crowd with his signature salute to which was responded by a thunderous applause from the audience .
David Ferrer vs Andrey Golubev
When David Ferrer walked into the arena , cheers and claps were the only things heard as it was clear to everyone around that Ferrer was the favored one . And when then humble looking Andrey walked in , not so much support was heard though .
So anyways , during the first match it is clear to everyone that Ferrer was having a hard time breaking Andrey . You can see it in the way he play the shots against Andrey to which had no answers . You can also see it in his expression as Ferrer would some times shout or let out a cry , letting everyone know his disappointment and frustration . And to good reason why .
It was because Ferrer's counterpart , Andrey was a mighty and behemoth force to behold . I can honestly say that his one handed backhands are better than Roger Federer's . His one handed backhands are executed skillfully but with force . Time and time again , Ferrer was left speechless with Andrey's lightning speed and pin point accuracy backhands which left Ferrer even more frustrated but the crowd at awe .
With Ferrer panting and grunting at every shot he returns to Andrey , he soon falls as one of Andrey's victim with a devastating 5-7 , 7-6( 7-4) .
his Russian counterpart as time and time again he is denied by the Russian .
You can seriously hear how much topspin Igor is putting on the ball all the way back from where you are seated , and because of that topspin Mikhail was broken a serve and everything went downhill from there on out .
However , Mikhail took the second set by storm with an inspiring 6-0 set .
Igor's service game was broken time and time again as Mikhail seemed to have regained his momentum . And it is during this set that it was apparent to everyone that all the topspin Igor has done in the previous set has taken its toll on him .
My assumption was that Igor tried so hard to execute topspin-filled shots time and time again during the first set that he has finally exhausted most of his energy .
You can see the difference in movement and power of Igor's shots during the 1st and 2nd set .
It was pretty much a one-way traffic set in favor of the crowd favorite , Mikhail .
And finally the moment we all have been waiting for . It seemed as if Igor does not have the answers to Mikhail's playbook as the Malaysian favorite took full control after 2-2 .
Play as he might , Igor couldn't pull through as the crowd who favors Mikhail more than Igor . And finally the set ended in 3 match , 3-6 , 6-0 , 6-2 victory for Mikhail .
And oh ! Did I mention ?
Mikhail Youzhny attempted to pull off a ' tweener ' against Igor during one of the matches . Yes ladies and gentlemen , a tweener . A tweener is a move made famous by the great Roger Federer at the US Open against Novak Djokovic . You know ?
The one where Federer hits a shot between his legs with his back facing the opponent ?
Yes . Mikhail tried to execute that move but he failed . The ball was called out .
At the end , after greeting his opponent farewell and thanking the chair umpire , Mikhail Youhznhy pleases the crowd with his signature salute to which was responded by a thunderous applause from the audience .
David Ferrer vs Andrey Golubev
When David Ferrer walked into the arena , cheers and claps were the only things heard as it was clear to everyone around that Ferrer was the favored one . And when then humble looking Andrey walked in , not so much support was heard though .
So anyways , during the first match it is clear to everyone that Ferrer was having a hard time breaking Andrey . You can see it in the way he play the shots against Andrey to which had no answers . You can also see it in his expression as Ferrer would some times shout or let out a cry , letting everyone know his disappointment and frustration . And to good reason why .
It was because Ferrer's counterpart , Andrey was a mighty and behemoth force to behold . I can honestly say that his one handed backhands are better than Roger Federer's . His one handed backhands are executed skillfully but with force . Time and time again , Ferrer was left speechless with Andrey's lightning speed and pin point accuracy backhands which left Ferrer even more frustrated but the crowd at awe .
With Ferrer panting and grunting at every shot he returns to Andrey , he soon falls as one of Andrey's victim with a devastating 5-7 , 7-6( 7-4) .
So , Mikhail Youzhny will meet Andrey Golubev in the finals of the Malaysian Open 2010 !
But I can gurantee you that Andrey Golubev will be the champion of this year's Malaysian Open .
With how Andrey was playing today , I'm pretty sure Mikhail will too face a humiliating defeat tomorrow at the Putra Stadium , Bukit Jalil .
I mean , comparing the two matches I've witnessed today and I think that Mikhail's match was slow compared to David Ferrer and Andrey Golubev's match . During the Ferrer-Golubev match , everything happened in a flash . If you blink your eyes , you might miss almost all of the action . It's that fast .
You can hear the strings being brushed , you can hear the sound of impact of the ball and of course you can also hear David Ferrer grunting and panting with every shot he makes . Gives you a pretty good idea of how intense the battle was . And I personally believe that the Ferrer-Golubev match was much better than the Youzhny-Andreev one , although it is a shame that Ferrer lost .
Mikhail's defeat in the finals tomorrow has already been sealed the very moment Andrey Golubev destroyed David Ferrer in the semi-finals , just now . All Andrey has to do is play like how he played today . With skill , consistency , power and accuracy to which all four of these criteria fits Andrey perfectly . Potentially a future world number one tennis player .
Just you wait and see .
But I can gurantee you that Andrey Golubev will be the champion of this year's Malaysian Open .
With how Andrey was playing today , I'm pretty sure Mikhail will too face a humiliating defeat tomorrow at the Putra Stadium , Bukit Jalil .
I mean , comparing the two matches I've witnessed today and I think that Mikhail's match was slow compared to David Ferrer and Andrey Golubev's match . During the Ferrer-Golubev match , everything happened in a flash . If you blink your eyes , you might miss almost all of the action . It's that fast .
You can hear the strings being brushed , you can hear the sound of impact of the ball and of course you can also hear David Ferrer grunting and panting with every shot he makes . Gives you a pretty good idea of how intense the battle was . And I personally believe that the Ferrer-Golubev match was much better than the Youzhny-Andreev one , although it is a shame that Ferrer lost .
Mikhail's defeat in the finals tomorrow has already been sealed the very moment Andrey Golubev destroyed David Ferrer in the semi-finals , just now . All Andrey has to do is play like how he played today . With skill , consistency , power and accuracy to which all four of these criteria fits Andrey perfectly . Potentially a future world number one tennis player .
Just you wait and see .
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Alright , I'm pretty pooped out and I think I'm gonna take a good night sleep .
So , good night everyone and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I did . Although , my experience was much better . :D
I'm confident that I will be going for the WTA and ATP matches next year .
So , good night everyone and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I did . Although , my experience was much better . :D
I'm confident that I will be going for the WTA and ATP matches next year .
I can't wait !
- Jaden -
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