Official Team Nominations
ISRAEL v RUSSIA
Venue: Canada Stadium, Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard - outdoors)

Israel
Shahar Peer
Tzipora Obziler
Keren Shlomo
Julia Glushko
Captain: Oded Jacob

Russia
Maria Sharapova
Anna Chakvetadze
Dinara Safina
Elena Vesnina
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev


OOP

Day 1: 11 hrs (0900 hrs GMT)
Shahar Peer (ISR) def. Dinara Safina (RUS) 0-6 6-2 6-2
Maria Sharapova (RUS) def. Tzipi Obziler (ISR) 6-0 6-4

Day 2: 11 hrs (0900 hrs GMT)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Tzipi Obziler (ISR) v Dinara Safina (RUS)
Shahar Peer/Tzipi Obziler (ISR) v Elena Vesnina/Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)

Hurray for the Israeli Tennis Federation
:fiery:
If it will be raining, the alternative venue is an outdoor court in Beer Shave, a town in the south of Israel.
It rarely rains there.
The only odd thing about it is that there is only room for 300 hundred
spectators. I wonder what the other 5500 are going to do.
:help:

Is it the first selection of maria Sharapova in Fed Cup ???:eek:
It's look like she would like her place for the Olympics Games... :tape:

There will be some interesting matches between Shahar and Maria, and Shahar and Anna ! But it will be very difficult for Israel :(

Is it the first selection of maria Sharapova in Fed Cup ???:eek:
It's look like she would like her place for the Olympics Games... :tape:

There will be some interesting matches between Shahar and Maria, and Shahar and Anna ! But it will be very difficult for Israel :(

Quoting the Fed Cup site, it's her first appearance.

I agree about the difficulties for the Israeli team

Poor Israel :awww:

any live stream??

any live stream??

www.sport5.co.il all the matches live....

thankssss

www.sport5.co.il all the matches live....

Really? Awesome thanks ;-)

Poor Israel :awww:

True, but:
This is one of the few times where the saying "participating is the goal" really comes true.
Another issue, because there is no major ( or even less)
tourney in Israel, it's a great opportunity to see some good tennis for the Israeli fans.
:bounce:

Go Russia!!!

Good luck Israel! :) too bad I don't have tickets for the mathces :sad:

Sharapova doesn't play good in Moscow. She might not play well this weekend

Well, it's a good thing they're playing in Israel, then ;)

Good luck russia!

Order of the matches has been determined:

OOP

Day 1: 11 hrs (0900 hrs GMT)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v Dinara Safina (RUS)
Tzipi Obziler (ISR) v Maria Sharapova (RUS)

Day 2: 11 hrs (0900 hrs GMT)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Tzipi Obziler (ISR) v Dinara Safina (RUS)
Shahar Peer/Tzipi Obziler (ISR) v Elena Vesnina/Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)

Interview of Shahar and Sharapova

http://www.fedcup.com/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=11269

My pronostic :
- Shahar will beat Dinara and Maria will beat Tzipora saturday.
- Sunday a fantastic match Shahar vs Maria. But even if Shahar did it, there would be 3-2 for Russia...
So 4/1 or 3/2 for Russia :worship:

Why no Anna in singles, she plays better :o

Peer will streamroll Dinara :o

My pronostic :
- Shahar will beat Dinara and Maria will beat Tzipora saturday.
- Sunday a fantastic match Shahar vs Maria. But even if Shahar did it, there would be 3-2 for Russia...
So 4/1 or 3/2 for Russia :worship:

Agree :wavey:

davai!!!:rocker2:

match live at www.sport5.co.il !!!
then press on Shahar's piicture

Good luck Shahar!!!

The ceremony is over :)

They are warming up now :)

good start Oafette :) :D 2-0

*3-0 :yeah: :D

Damn. Access is blocked :sad:
Let's go Dinara!

4-0 Oafette :hatoff:

Snap Dina! Keep it up!

Why is the access blocked?

*5-0 :yeah: :D
bagel her Dinara ;)

back in a while...... need refuelling :lol:

back in a while...... need refuelling :lol:

Damn. Access is blocked :sad:
Let's go Dinara!

I know. It only can be viewed from Israel.

Dinara :eek: Is Shahar gonna be bagelled in front of her home crowd? Peer is probably playing nervously. :tape:

Is Maria in the stands?

Allez Dinara, give her no chance!

6-0:hearts:

Oh dear God :lol: way to go dinara ;)

great Dinara great!!!! :D

Oh Shit! What a nightmare for Shahar! :lol:

Let's hope Dinara doesn't have oaf-like moments...

Tarpi is loving this. :hearts:

break in 2nd ;) :yeah: 6-0 *1-0

:tape: poor Shahar!

But Keep going Dinara!

Why is my access blocked?

Oafette :banghead: broken :(

try www.channelsurfing.net

Dinara breaks again :D :) *2-1

try www.channelsurfing.net

Thank you so much, buddy!!!

otherwise you can always use israeli pr.ox.y ;)

Shahar is playing horrible, Dinara is very good, she is not too emotional...

come on Shahar !!!
2 DFs in a raw for Safina!! :lol:

0-40 :fiery: :o

Shahar :mad:

pfffffff 3 dfs in game :mad:
got it back to deuce

2-2

Shahar breaks back
come on!!!

The crowd is starting to work....

what a stupid oafette :fiery:

Shahar !!!! great point

Kadima Shahar!

lol some people make noise during dinara's serve on purpose!!!

evil israeli fans :devil:

go dinara ! ! !

Yessss Shahar holds for the first time!!!!!!!!

a big comeon by Shahar Peer after Safina's return error :spit:

Dinara's brain is getting fried :sobbing:

now break break break!!!

4-2 second set!!!!

Comoaaaaaaaaan Dinara :D

Dinara is starting to be angry... and the crowd knows that...

Safina :weirdo:

:smash:

OMG, poor Safina. She's getting maratized.

2-5 :rolleyes:
Dinara :smash:

5-2 :banana:

LOL, I'm looking forward to Masha's decibels. She's gonna grunt SOOOOOO loudly the Israeli crowd will only look like this O_O and act like this :tape:

It is copy of Ana-Daniela AO SF....

It's going to a third. My gosh...

Safina :hug:


I think her head might explode soon :bolt:

6-2 :banana: :lol:

wow Oafette :banghead: great guts out there :help:

Theboiledegg you're a bit harsh with Safina :lol:

Anyone care to do a belly-dance ? The rhythms on the percussion sometimes remind me of it :lol:

Davai Safina!!!!! :D 2-0

c'mon Dinara now :)
break again pls 2-0 :)

gotta break her again :)

Theboiledegg you're a bit harsh with Safina :lol:

Anyone care to do a belly-dance ? The rhythms on the percussion sometimes remind me of it :lol:
:lol:

2-2 :rolleyes:
Oafette :banghead: :o

Shahar breaks back :)

She's gonna win this I hope :angel:

3-2* :banana:

unbelievable fighting from Oafette :o :o
love game 2-3

*4-2

5-2*

Ace for Shahar

The Israeli peeps are so crazy :lol:

Poor Safina :sad:

It's over :banana:
Peer def. Safina 0-6 6-2 6-2

typical Safina :lol:

Shahar Peer's old coach said Tzipi can win against Sharapova :lol: :banana:

Good luck :yeah:

fuck :(

Dinara :hug:

Come on Maria !!! She's wearing a special dress it seems. So typical of her :haha:

Well, this is David vs. Goliath right now and I think in this case, history won't repeat itself.

Someone post the livestream link ??? :awww:

Someone post the livestream link ??? :awww:

http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-sports-israel.html

Someone post the livestream link ??? :awww:
www.channelsurfing.net at the bottom of the page there is a link to Fed cUp Israel-Russia

Nike doesnt allow "russia" or "roccia" on their shirts/tanks not even on Federer's for example, so she's got a symbol on her back ;)

Eze yofi, eze yofi! :lol:

3-0 Masha
BH winner (easy) :lol:

did masha just scream "davai"? :D

Well she certainly isnt gonna scream "ima ima ima" ;)

Well she certainly isnt gonna scream "ima ima ima" ;)

yeah but i havent heard it from maria for a long time :P

the last time was I think when she played karatantcheva Indian Wells 2004. she used it almost every time :)

*50 :drive:

should this match even be allowed?? LOL we all know it's gonna be 1-all

:spit:

Huge cheers when Sharapova nets a first serve.

OMG :tape:
but at least Tzipi is fighting and have some nice points

Bagel :drive:

6-0 0-0* :bounce:

Demska... You should have seen the noise during the first match... :bolt:

:spit:

Huge cheers when Sharapova nets a first serve.

Yeah, the audience is not really fair, though there's probably 50%+ Russians.

But it's Fed Cup. As I wrote earlier on, Spanish and Argentinian audiences in FedCup and especially Davis Cup are way worse than that.

Nice start from Masha :D hope she can keep it going :bounce:

Is it just my connection or does the livestream keep stopping to buffer every 5 seconds? :o

Is it just my connection or does the livestream keep stopping to buffer every 5 seconds? :o


It's your connection.

Can you guys actually see the ball in the live-stream? Not that it matters, because you can kinda guess the game flow by the reaction of the audience.

Well, I'm downloading a 450MB file from megaupload, which may be the cause. :tape:

Ya, the ball isnt too visible. If you press the 100 % thingie on the bottom at the right you can make it a bit bigger.

Is this a match or a guide as to what a doublebagel could look like :p?

Is this a match or a guide as to what a doublebagel could look like :p?

please dont say anything about double bagels :p

always when I said maria will double bagel her opponents she didnt :o

:D

60 *30

I can't seen Tzipi winning a game :p

Is this a match or a guide as to what a doublebagel could look like :p?

well it certainly ain't a match, if masha is winning so easily ;)
but all the better :D

Ya, the ball isnt too visible. If you press the 100 % thingie on the bottom at the right you can make it a bit bigger.
Yeah, it doesn't help too much though. Doesn't seem like the game will last that much longer anyway.

60 *30

I can't seen Tzipi winning a game :p

same here, shes just getting outplayed at the moment.

I think im gonna create a thread with the bagels of 2008 :hearts:

maria would be #1 by far :lol:

my livestream keeps on buffering :o but i'm on broadband though so i really dunno what is happening :shrug:

ah well masha is gonna win shortly anyway :)

I think im gonna create a thread with the bagels of 2008 :hearts:

maria would be #1 by far :lol:

maria has given four bagels so far this year, hope a fifth one comes up :drool:

Tzipi wins a long point and the crowd act as if she won the match :crazy: :silly:

Great fighting spirit by Tzipi now. :)

OMG

BP :scared:

Saved :)

My livestream is fine, now my download has finished (JJ vs Serena :p)

the israeli crowd cheer so loudly when masha makes a first serve fault s'times :lol: :spit:

Pova holds

60 40*

6-0 4-0 Masha now :) two more to go :D

6-0 4-0* :)

looks like no double bagel :fiery:

2 GPS Tzipi :(

Tzipi holds :(

60 *41

obziler won a game
what a kind person Masha :lol:

maria :o

Oh nooooo double bagel is kaputt... They're copying the French now :haha:

:crying2:

no double bagel for masha as oblizer holds.

hopefully a breadstick is still on offer :)

omg this is ridiculous.

the crowd is screamed extreme loudly when maria hits the ball :o

OMG this match is so crazy!!

Huge cheers for Sharapova missed first serves!

OUTRAGOES!

All the crowd shreiks when Sharapova grunts!

This is awful :o One of the worst crowds Ive ever seen :o

That is not really fair what the fans of Israel doing right now.

5-1 phew :o

omg this is ridiculous.

the crowd is screamed extreme loudly when maria hits the ball :o

yeah i know, very unneccessary of them & they shouldn't cheer when she makes a 1st serve fault.

but masha is strong, she'll win this :)

Masha can handle it though.

60 51

5-1 phew :o

yeah :D thank goodness.

Shahar and her teamates are joining in the gruntin, cherring etc :o

Shahar and her teamates are joining in the gruntin, cherring etc :o

:o

Anyway just two points now Masha :rocker2:

Huge FH to save BP :hearts:

5-2 :help:
serve it out please :o

OUTRAGOES!

All the crowd shreiks when Sharapova grunts!
Sharapova cheats - the crowd can cheat also.

Tzipi should have won that game

Sharapova is a Cheater :mad:

I really do hope Masha wins & that would really shut the noisy yet rude crowd up.

Sharapova cheats - the crowd can cheat also.

Tzipi should have won that game

Sharapova is a Cheater :mad:

Sharapova isnt cheating :o

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Serve it out Masha :rocker2:

Sharapova cheats - the crowd can cheat also.

Tzipi should have won that game

Sharapova is a Cheater :mad:

sore loser?

sore loser?

he sure is

Sharapova isnt cheating :o

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Serve it out Masha :rocker2:
Yes she is.
at break point she claimed a ball was out when it wasn't and the referee accepted it.

Huge cheer on a Masha DF :o:o:o:o

2 break points!!!!!!!

fuck the cheater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tzipi breaks

60 53*

End it Maria, now.

Yes she is.
at break point she claimed a ball was out when it wasn't and the referee accepted it.

Ball was out :wavey:

so many ue's :help: :o :mad:

Yessssss *3-5 :banana:

screw over the cheater!!!

please win it masha so you can dampen the crowd's spirits!

2 break points!!!!!!!

fuck the cheater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG :tape::tape:

It would be so diva like if Maria didn't shake hands with Tzipi or the Israeli coach, then blew kisses to all the crowd

Ball was out :wavey:
no it wasn't. it was in.
Only out of respect for Sharapova the referee accepted.

She can't help it to cheat even with such a great lead
Fuck her Tzipi!!!!

2 break points!!!!!!!

fuck the cheater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you seem to be one of those nuts... why aren't you on the stadium with others of your kind?

please just close it out masha!

If Tzipi holds here, :tape:

She does.

60 *54 :scared:

Maria, close it.

:help: :help:

4-5 :banana:

masha you really need to close it out, here & now!

Masha :scared: close it out!

She will, I believe in her.

Close this fu**ing boorishness Maria, please :yeah:

*30/15

Ho shit./

Huge let cord winner for maria!

2 MPS!

Gsm

:woohoo::woohoo: Masha :hearts: you showed them :rocker2:

Fucken Cheater. disgusting

you seem to be one of those nuts... why aren't you on the stadium with others of your kind?
I don't like a cheater

Fucken Cheater. disgusting

:help:

The crowd deserve it :o

Now the crowd will finally stop this shit :rolleyes:

Fucken Cheater. disgusting

If any one cheated at all it was the umpire, not Sharapova.

If any one cheated at all it was the umpire, not Sharapova.
she was the closest to the ball.
if she lies and says it was out, and she's supposed to be a top player why shouldn't the referee believe her?

MARIA DEF. TZIPI 60 64

Maria has no style. Even with her abilities she needed to cheat.

she was the closest to the ball.
if she lies and says it was out, and she's supposed to be a top player why shouldn't the referee believe her?
Because, as an umpire, she's not supposed to let her decisions be affected by the player's complaints. If she does, she either wasn't that sure herself or she shouldn't umpire matches at all.

Maria has no style. Even with her abilities she needed to cheat.

Your last 6 posts or somthing have all been about Maria cheating.

She didnt. She won. End off.

:wavey:

Because, as an umpire, she's not supposed to let her decisions be affected by the player's complaints. If she does, she either wasn't that sure herself or she shouldn't umpire matches at all.
That doesn't change the fact Sharapova lied and tried to get a point by cheating

That doesn't change the fact Sharapova lied and tried to get a point by cheating
That's assuming you exactly know that Sharapova saw the ball out.

That's assuming you exactly know that Sharapova saw the ball out.
it happened right next to her, so it is a logical assumption.
That's why she could easily get away with a lie at that situation

You're argueing about one point. ONE ! And forget about the thousands where the crowd etc acted like pricks. Yelling during a serve for example. -_-

You're argueing about one point. ONE ! And forget about the thousands where the crowd etc acted like pricks. Yelling during a serve for example. -_-
Apparently that is acceptable if one the players has been clearly identified as cheater. :lol:

You're argueing about one point. ONE ! And forget about the thousands where the crowd etc acted like pricks. Yelling during a serve for example. -_-
it was a crucial point.
but forget it, I don't expect you to understand it :rolleyes:
obviously you weren't rrally into them match and didn't even notice it happened.

Whats the schedule for tommorrow?

I know Maria and Shahar are first up for tomorrow

6-1 6-1 :eek:
well done, Masha !!!

RUS lds ISR 2:1

Well done Masha ;)

Go Chakve!!!

bp for Chaky, she brings Russia close to the SF

Chaky brks Tzipi 6-4 *3-1 :woohoo:

bp for Tzipi :scared:

and she breaks back...

OMG pls don't choke now, Anna !

and two breakpoints for Anna, take the rebreak !

Chaky takes it 6-4 *4-2

pls hold this time !!!

30-30 damn, hooooooooooooold !

DAVAI !!!!!

yessss, 6-4 5-2*

break and take Russia to the semis !

3 mps :D :D :D
40-15* this one, Chaky !
40-30* grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


[RUS]Anna CHAKVETADZE def. [ISR]Tzipi OBZILER ~~~ 6-4 6-2 ~~~


RUSSIA is in the semis, :worship: hope they'll meet the German team there ;)

RUSSIA is in the semis, :worship: hope they'll meet the German team there ;)
If that actually happens, will they play in the USA or in Germany?

If that actually happens, will they play in the USA or in Germany?
maybe in Russia ;)

maybe in Russia ;)Sorry, I kinda still had USA in my mind. If they would be playing in Germany there's a chance to finally see Sharapova live.

Sorry, I kinda still had USA in my mind. If they would be playing in Germany there's a chance to finally see Sharapova live.
would be g8 !