[HOT!]Blog- Dmitry Tursunov 5/1
這天他跟Safin一起打雙打:D
Monday, May 1, 2006
Well, today I had to wake up fairly early again. The previous day I had
arranged a hit with Gael Monfils at 10. When you set up your hit, 10 doesn't
seem so early, but not when you just wake up! Well it's a bit more
inconvenient that the courts are a half hour away but at least you can listen
to some music on the way there! The day is gorgeous again!
Seems like that's the only weather they have here. In the morning you open
the window and the sun hits the entire room and the air is sooo fresh!!!
I can't wait to get to the courts and slide around on my butt, though,
so we get in the car and take off! Today is a holiday so even though it's
Monday, the streets and roads are empty and our driver decides to really
take the van to the limit! We are driving about 140kph in a big van that
feels like hurling down in a skeleton contest. I like speed so I really don't
mind it; in fact I feel a whole lot safer when the person is driving like
Evel Knevil than when there is an old lady holding on to the steering wheel
with both hands like it's a life preserver ring.
The coach next to me definitely felt differently about our driver and was on
the phone trying to upgrade his life insurance! The fun began when we got off
the freeway and started driving downhill into the area where the tournament
site is located. Apparently she decided to test a brand new brake compound
called “ACME InstaStop” and we tested the seatbelts as well. Basically any
sign of sleepiness that I had in the morning vanished and we arrived at the
courts with a pulse of 175.
The first sign that I'll do better today was when Gael told me that he
forgot his tennis shoes. “My chance has come,” I thought! “Don’t choke
now!!!” So we decided to start hitting and soon after the warm up he said
that he can move okay and we played some points…. Ummmm…… Let’s just skip
this part…. Ummmm…. Let’s see…. Oh yes! The lunch was great as always!
Actually, Marat called on Sunday wanting to hit with me at 12 because he was
arriving late on Sunday and he couldn't find anyone else, so me being a nice
guy and all I had to fit him into my schedule. So I had to hit again at 12
but it was more of a warm up/photoshoot. Although I felt the attention
wasn't really evenly distributed!!! Perhaps it was because I haven't shaved
for a few days… (XD)
After the hit we went to have lunch and just caught up on things since
Valencia. Marat was in Moscow at a wedding of our mutual friend, Dennis
Golovanov. The guy who we couldn't picture getting married in a million
years, and to those who know him this news will be a shock as well.
Anyway, I had to hear it for myself from Marat so we spent some time
gossiping again. After that, I handed another round of “whoop-**s” to
Vesnina. Now we are tied at 6-6. She is crushed! What does she want though?!
She is playing with a pro!!! Of course she'll get destroyed!!!
I guess I forgot to mention that we are supposed to play doubles today,
last match on center court! We started around 6 and there were still some
people in the crowd left so my main concern was not to whiff any volleys!
It could be me, but judging by the crowd I'd say that in Portugal women make
up 90% of population and for some reason they are very keen on Russian doubles
teams! Hmmm….
The match was a bit awkward the first few games because this is our first
time playing together and Marat doesn't really understand the concept
“my side/your side.” He tends to think that his forehand is much better
than my backhand so I had to convince him otherwise. Thanks to me and my
ability to convey logic to the two-meter embodiment of a female's dream,
we won the first set 6-3. (HAHAHA)
Then we got a break in the second and at 3-1 up we lost my serve. Actually, I
shouldn't say we, because I had nothing to do with it! I went to get some
water and fresh towels and while I was gone Marat managed to lose the game.
I guess if you want things done then you should do them yourself! After a
couple of unlucky games (at deuce we play a deciding point) where we had
deuces, we lose our serve again and lose the set 6-4.
Match Tie-Break. Not the most pleasant thing because anything can happen and
you really don't want to be the one screwing it up. We traded mini-breaks a
few times, mostly because we are gentlemen and generous guys by nature, and
end up serving at 7-8. Actually, Marat was the one serving; my mind was
blank! I was just praying for two aces! Two really good serves and we are up
9-8. Marat returning and I'm very happy that I'm playing the deuce side! He
puts a return in and really creams a forehand that is scheduled to have a
rendezvous with a spectator's forehead in row 27 in the upper bleachers.
David Skoch feels sorry for the spectator and reaches for it and his partner
screams that it's going out! David tries to pull the racquet out of the way
but since it's oversized he clips it with his frame and we win the match!
Not the best way to win but the spectator is thankful!!!
Now it's time for an interview. I got held up trying to explain to the kid
that I don't have any racquets to give out so when I got there Marat was
already sitting with a microphone lying his shorts off saying how much he
likes clay and how he wishes that the US Open series was held on clay. I sat
down and was asked about my Tuesday first round match against a Portuguese
player who got in as a lucky loser. I had no idea who he was so I said I know
nothing about him but I hope I will win the match. And the second question -
I'm NOT joking! - was, “What do you think about Marat?” Ummm… I'm
speechless…. I wonder if the journalist woke up today and thought to herself
… “Hmmm… I wonder what would be a good question for Dmitry?! I know!!! How
about I ask him what he thinks about Marat!!! Yes, yes! That is indeed a
brilliant question!!! I must write it down before I forget it! How didn't I
think of it sooner?!” (XDD)
After the interview I went to set up practice for tomorrow and went to the
transportation. They gave me a fire-retardant suit, a helmet and put me in a
cockpit of a Mercedes Vito. After we got cleared for take-off the driver
checked all systems, flipped the switches, lowered the flaps, and turned on
the after-burners! Another day at the office!!!
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