There are one of two options in play here...

a) Dinara told Sveta to tank doubles so she could help Russia sweep the medals.
b) Sveta is just horrible.

Now break Sveta's serve! :bounce:

Dina, go to the bed! Now!

yeah, she has her match with Na Li at 4pm....first match later..:( better fnish this now

There are one of two options in play here...

a) Dinara told Sveta to tank doubles so she could help Russia sweep the medals.
b) Sveta is just horrible.

I think it's the latter, unfortunately. :tape:

30-30

gp for Russia

its 2am, go to bed now, dinara :sad:

Russia leads 6-5 in the second set.

Sveta served well to win last two points :eek::worship:

6-5* Rassia

so who's serving? its 6-5 russia on the scoreboard

Bus, from where are you watching live?

Try http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics/

Channel 9

Safina please lose this match quickly now and get to bed

Sveta served well to win last two points :eek::worship:

6-5* Rassia

Oh it's Russia :p

so who's serving? its 6-5 russia on the scoreboard

Zheng is serving 15-30

Try http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics/

Channel 9

Thanks, but I can't watch it because of regional restrictions.

this is not looking good for dinara, win or lose...

1-1 now!

:smash::fiery:Dinara what are you doing, you need to play tomorrow. Lose and get to bed. Are they seriously going to start the third set a 2.00 am in the morning:help:

oh, come on....

Russia wins the second set 7-5.

The final sets determines who goes to the medal round.

oh noooo...not a 3 setter!!!

yes!!!!!! :bounce:

:haha:

Safina has to play at 4:00 tommorow :rolls:

dinara and sveta might as well win this thing , its past 2am already :fiery:

Bus, cctv doesn't work for me either. Perhaps that's about viewers' restrictions again.

Well, the Singles SF match will start at 4PM, not noon or something. Dinara will have enough time to rest

Dina won't play for another 14 hours...

Yan/Zheng --> careless! :crying2:
BAGEL DINA AND SVETA IN THE THIRD SET. :mad:

Bus, cctv doesn't work for me either. Perhaps that's about viewers' restrictions again.

You need to Download a plug-ins to watch it

Are they taking a break now?

40-30 Russia

You need to Download a plug-ins to watch it

What's that plug-in? I followed the instructions to allow Active X to run already and saw the Haier and KFC commercials already, but then I can't see the match.

who's serving

what was this?

:confused:

0-1 China, come on!

RUS 1-0* in third...

Dinara was serving :)

thanks! make this fast girls, pls..

No bagel :(

What's that plug-in? I followed the instructions to allow Active X to run already and saw the Haier and KFC commercials already, but then I can't see the match.

I don't know. You must use IE to watch it

Zheng's serving 30-30

2*-0 Russia

China 0-2 :( Fight!

Pretty bad and boring match. :yawn: But Russia seems in a hurry now.

No doubles, just four baseline players.

Are there still people in the stands?

score pls...

Are there still people in the stands?

Yes. many of them haven't left

3-0* Russia

0-3 China :( Fight!

where are you getting the live score from?

I can't find anything the 'live score' tab on the official website just leads me to some weird stats page :help:

thanks Bus...pls keep it up russia..

Dinara thinks she's some fuckin Massu or what? :mad:

Go Jie/Zi!

Dinara thinks she's some fuckin Massu or what? :mad:

Some @#$%^^ Venus Williams.. I'd say.. :)

go to bed now, dinara!!

Some @#$%^^ Venus Williams.. I'd say.. :)

whatever. :p

whats the score

where are you getting the live score from?

I can't find anything the 'live score' tab on the official website just leads me to some weird stats page :help:

If you go to http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/TE_2008-08-13.shtml

then press on one of the players names that is playing, ie "safina", scroll down untill you see the match that is been played and click on "reports"

Then click on "match statistics". You have to refresh it yourself but it has the scores. Oh and the * indicates receiving not serving.

hope that helps.

3*-1 Russia

Go Jie/Zi!

yeah score pls..

1-3 China

Fight, it's just 1 break down!

*3-1
Dinara serving

Dinara Served 2 DFs 0-30

30-30

Bus, more point-by-point scores please. :)

fucking Chinese crowd :rolleyes:

4-1* Russia

1-4 China :( Come on!

Sweet Jesus, they still playing!!!!

Bus, more point-by-point scores please. :)

Well, I'm getting sleepy :lol:

break now!!!!!!!!

:shout:!!!

Safina/Kuznetsova 3-6 7-5 4-1* 15-0

Safina/Kuznetsova 3-6 7-5 4-1* 15-15 :(

40-15

great play at net from Yan Zi :yeah:

4*-2

Go Jie/Zi!!

OMG Sveta :tape:

what was that? :o

2-4 China!

Bring it to the russians!

2:30 am in Beijing?

0-30

2:30 am in Beijing?

Yes, I'm really sleepy :help:

again Sveta :help:

:(

BP for China

Yes, I'm really sleepy :help:

:awww:

I watch Olympics every day so first I go to sleep at 11 pm and weak up at 3 am to watch the events :p

then I go again to sleep at about 10-11 am :lol:

lucky shot by Sveta
Deuce

how lucky Sveta was :haha:

ow cmon, they have to end this now :help:

GP Russia!!!!

c'mon!

2-5 China :(

Can Safina even wake up for tomorrow's semi?

what a point :crazy:

game Russia :banana:

Go Jie/Zi!

Yan Zheng suck.

cmon, cmon, cmon, finish this!!!!

15-15

2 more :bounce:

Sveta, my dear, your're just an eager amateur.

30-30

MP for Russia

Mp!

Mp#1 :d

Deuce #2

5-3 now!

Come on China, break back now!

Dinara serving.

okay, is safina serving ?

15-15

15-30
Go Jie/Zi!

2 more points and you can break back!

BP for China

Come on China, take the bp!!

Yes! they break!
5-4

4-5 China!!!! Please hold!

Who is going to serve?

Zheng hit two winners in last game :worship:

oh, fck this shit.

4-5 China!!!! Please hold!

Who is going to serve?

Zheng

Let me get this right... they are playing at almost 3 in the morning and there are people in the stadium???

Unreal!!!

30-0

Let me get this right... they are playing at almost 3 in the morning and there are people in the stadium???

Unreal!!!

That's the fact :p
They have buses 24-hours to go back home

5-5

And there are 24 hour taxi services I guess :shrug:

5 all!

Now the momentum has swung to the Chinese, just take two more games and you will be on the headlines tomorrow!

15-15

15-30

cmon Dinara, Sveta!!!:fiery:

WTF ??!!

Tennis is the only event that's going on right now, I believe. Why is this happening?

Deuce

dinara's screwed....she'll be tired for her next match

WTF ??!!

Tennis is the only event that's going on right now, I believe. Why is this happening?

All the match on Center Court goes to a 3 setter :help:

Deuce again

any bp for China in this game so far?

5-6 China :( Must hold again

any bp for China in this game so far?

one

Break or Die!!!

30-0

6-6!

lovegame
6 all

2 more games China!

safina to serve again, i guess ?

IS Safina still DFing?

6-7 China

IS Safina still DFing?

not really. She serves OK.

Safina has the best serve of the 4 players tonight.

6-7 China

TVB pearl isn't showing this?

15-30

7-7!

Come on China! Take Sveta's serve!

Bus, are you chinese? where do you live?

This match is going to be crazy. It's 3:15 a.m. in Beijing. :help:

when will this end :confused::sad:

Bus, are you chinese? where do you live?

Beijing :help:

when will this end :confused::sad:

I'm thinking about the same question.:tape:

15-15

THE NBC STREAM JUST WENT OUT

fuck

dinara is the loser here....she'l be very tired for her next match

30-30

Oh my god! Dinara is going to regret not closing Jankovic out in set 2 of singles and the Russians not closing it out against the Chinese on match point at 5-2 or whatever here when she's playing Na Li tomorrow on no sleep.

GP for Russians.

Oh my god! Dinara is going to regret not closing Jankovic out in set 2 of singles and the Russians not closing it out against the Chinese on match point at 5-2 or whatever here when she's playing Na Li tomorrow on no sleep.

It's amazing that she has not given up on the doubles.

8-7*

It's amazing that she has not given up on the doubles.

It's Olympics, not a tournament. Doubles medal is just as worthy for your country as any other.

good luck russia, hope you can break china this time...:angel:

30-0

It's amazing that she has not given up on the doubles.

On the contrary,she's playing hard now. Sveta is the one who wanna give up as her performance today.

30 all

30-30 now

GP for Y/Z

On the contrary,she's playing hard now. Sveta is the one who wanna give up as her performance today.

sveta is the one to be blamed for this match taking this long
she has done absolutely nothing in this match
its all safina alone

8-8

ARE THERE ANY STREAMS BESIDES THE NBC ONE IS THE US?!??!?

it just stopped....

8-8. It's like no ends. :help:

sveta wont hold serve this time,,

8 all!

I go to brush my teeth first ;)

sveta is the one to be blamed for this match taking this long
she has done absolutely nothing in this match
its all safina alone

Absolutely.Sveta sucked in first 2 sets.I'm suprised Y/Z didn't take this match in 2.:help:

Sveta must hate Safina, cause it´s her fault Dinara is still out there. :o

sveta wont hold serve this time,,

Dina's on serving.;)

retire sveta:weirdo:

9-8 for China!

9-8 China!!!!

Sveta is playing crap. Dinara is amazing as usual.

Sveta is playing crap. Dinara is amazing as usual.

Jie/Zi,time to finish it. :o

0-30

:yawn:

Dinara, why? :silly:

30-30

You would think Sveta would want to help Dinara take revenge on Na Li for kicking Sveta out in the first round. That was a harsh draw, poor girl, maybe she's still bummed.

Safina-induced sleep deprivation nearly killed me! Just slipped down the bottom three stairs going to the kitchen. Sleep-induced delerium has me thinking of Marat waking up, seeing his sister still playing, all what the hell, watching match on laptop, messy hair, pajamas.

Someone win, I need to go back to bed!

MP #1 for China!

I think the organizers will adjust the schedule on Saturday,or Safina need to play another match in 11 hrs.

Deuce

MP saved by Russian.

Mp #3.

Russian Ladies, HOLD ON! ДАВАЙТЕ ДЕВОЧКИ!

are there people in stadium

Basically whenver they hit to Sveta they win and whenever they hit to Dinara they lose.

Sun Jinfang is crazy again. :devil:

OMG finally China wins 6-3 5-7 10-8! Nearly 3 hours' contest which ended beyond 3.30am!

:unsure:

Kuznetsova was horrible and ruined all the chances. :lol:

She destroyed Dinara's singles chances as well. :help:

:woohoo:

Well done Jie/Zi!

LOL, how happy they are. Like they had any chance of winning fair and square without putting Safina through a meatgrinder.:rolleyes:

Congrats Chinese girls!!!

3:30 am :eek:

LOL, how happy they are. Like they had any chance of winning fair and square without putting Safina through a meatgrinder.:rolleyes:

Actually Safina played really great, it was Kuznetsova who let the team down.

CTA gave big paycheck for this to Sveta.