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**Spalax** · 08-25-2009, 03:53 AM

What's that cut of sushi they prepare that, if they serve you the wrong part, you could be poisoned and die within 24 hours? Andy better hope JMDP doesn't know any sushi chefs.

Blowfish. I think there's a particular part that's poisonous if not prepared correctly.

**Gubocang** · 08-25-2009, 04:15 AM

Blowfish. I think there's a particular part that's poisonous if not prepared correctly.

......Scotty......"Blowfish" post......no, nelslus, bad nelslus.......nononononono.......

**Hftqdxpm** · 08-25-2009, 05:20 AM

Ok I thought the funny part was where they described Murray for his "buff physique"

And...US Open livestreaming!?!?!

USTA to offer free live streaming on USOpen.org
Monday, August 24, 2009

More than 150 matches comprising more than 300 hours of live tennis action will be streamed for free throughout the United States on USOpen.org, the official website of the US Open. Titled “US Open Live,” the live streaming will be sponsored by the USTA’s two newest promotional partners, Westin Hotels and Stonyfield Farm.

IBM, the US Open’s technology solutions provider, has designed and developed the interactive media console for “US Open Live.” The media console will include picture-in-picture match viewing, user commenting and live match stats updates integrated with the live video. The USTA world feed, which is fed to international broadcasters in more than 180 countries, will be streamed live during all the live television windows for ESPN2 and Tennis Channel. All five television courts with announcer commentary will be available to users in high definition. http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/art...148811828.html

**Desflahd** · 08-25-2009, 06:04 PM

WORLD NO. 1’S ROGER FEDERER AND DINARA SAFINA NAMED 2009 US OPEN TOP SEEDS

12 Grand Slam Singles Champions Among the Seeded Players
Including Seven Former US Open Champions

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 25, 2009 – The USTA announced today that five-time defending US Open champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland and world No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia will be the top seeds at the 2009 US Open in men’s and women’s singles, respectively. The 2009 US Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., August 31 – September 13.

Federer, winner of the French Open and Wimbledon this summer, is the No. 1 seed at the US Open for the fifth time. He will be followed by No. 2 Andy Murray of Great Britain; No. 3 Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning Australian Open champion; No. 4 Novak Djokovic of Serbia; and No. 5 Andy Roddick of Austin, Texas.

Safina, a three-time Grand Slam singles finalist, is followed by No. 2 seed and defending champion Serena Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., winner of 11 Grand Slam singles titles; No. 3 seed Venus Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a two-time US Open champion and winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles overall; No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva of Russia, the women’s singles gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics; and No. 5 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the 2008 US Open runner-up.

Federer, 28, has won four titles this year including his first French Open title to become the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam. He then won his 15th career Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon to break Pete Sampras’ record. On Sunday, he won his 61st career singles title at the Olympus US Open Series event in Cincinnati. Federer will attempt to win three Grand Slam singles titles in the same year for the fourth time in his career.

Safina, 23, has won three titles this year, including her back-to-back victories at Rome and Madrid. She also reached the final of the French Open for the second consecutive year, as well as the Australian Open.

For 2009, the US Open followed the ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings to determine the men’s and women’s singles seeds. This is the eighth consecutive year that the US Open has seeded 32 players in both singles events.

The singles draws for the 2009 US Open will be announced live on the US Open Draw Show on ESPNews, Thursday, August 27 at 12 PM ET. Chris McKendry will host the show along with U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez serving as lead analysts.

Women

1. Dinara Safina, Russia
2. Serena Williams, United States
3. Venus Williams, United States
4. Elena Dementieva, Russia

5. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
7. Vera Zvonareva, Russia
8. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus

9. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark
10. Flavia Pennetta, Italy
11. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
12. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
13. Nadia Petrova, Russia
14. Marion Bartoli, France
15. Samantha Stosur, Australia
16. Virginie Razzano, France

17. Amelie Mauresmo, France
18. Na Li, China
19. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland
20. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain
21. Jie Zheng, China
22. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovak Republic
23. Sabine Lisicki, Germany
24. Sorana Cirstea, Romania
25. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia
26. Francesca Schiavone, Italy
27. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia
28. Sybille Bammer, Austria
29. Maria Sharapova, Russia
30. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine
31. Elena Vesnina, Russia
32. Agnes Szavay, Hungary

Men

1. Roger Federer, Switzerland
2. Andy Murray, Great Britain
3. Rafael Nadal, Spain
4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia

5. Andy Roddick, United States
6. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
8. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia

9. Gilles Simon, France
10. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
11. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile
12. Robin Soderling, Sweden
13. Gael Monfils, France
14. Tommy Robredo, Spain
15. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic
16. Marin Cilic, Croatia

17. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic
18. David Ferrer, Spain
19. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland
20. Tommy Haas, Germany
21. James Blake, United States
22. Sam Querrey, United States
23. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany
24. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain
25. Mardy Fish, United States
26. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France
27. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia
28. Victor Hanescu, Romania
29. Igor Andreev, Russia
30. Viktor Troicki, Serbia
31. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia
32. Nicolas Almagro, Spain

**bobibnoxx** · 08-25-2009, 06:15 PM

Cibulkova has withdrawn with a rib injury (was this posted before?)

**CicyHannyCeli** · 08-25-2009, 06:28 PM

Think Dominika injury was posted in the New Haven thread.

**Eunatis** · 08-25-2009, 06:34 PM

Cibulkova has withdrawn with a rib injury (was this posted before?)

Szavay was 33 this week, so when I saw she got a seed, I looked to see whose name wasn't there, and figured it was Domi.

From what we saw at last year's USO, I can't say I'll miss her.

**payporanymn** · 08-25-2009, 06:41 PM

Weird seeing Rafa as #3.

**itsmycock** · 08-25-2009, 06:55 PM

Weird seeing Rafa as #3.

Yes it is. Perhaps he will be in Federers half of the draw, and give us a repeat performance of the AO final.

**CicyHannyCeli** · 08-25-2009, 07:41 PM

Yes it is. Perhaps he will be in Federers half of the draw, and give us a repeat performance of the AO final.

And, CBS will smile as that matchup will be on Super Saturday and avoid competing against the National Football League.

08-25-2009, 03:53 AM	#21
Spalax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	What's that cut of sushi they prepare that, if they serve you the wrong part, you could be poisoned and die within 24 hours? Andy better hope JMDP doesn't know any sushi chefs. Blowfish. I think there's a particular part that's poisonous if not prepared correctly. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 04:15 AM	#22
Gubocang Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Blowfish. I think there's a particular part that's poisonous if not prepared correctly. ......Scotty......"Blowfish" post......no, nelslus, bad nelslus.......nononononono....... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 05:20 AM	#23
Hftqdxpm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	Ok I thought the funny part was where they described Murray for his "buff physique" And...US Open livestreaming!?!?! USTA to offer free live streaming on USOpen.org Monday, August 24, 2009 More than 150 matches comprising more than 300 hours of live tennis action will be streamed for free throughout the United States on USOpen.org, the official website of the US Open. Titled “US Open Live,” the live streaming will be sponsored by the USTA’s two newest promotional partners, Westin Hotels and Stonyfield Farm. IBM, the US Open’s technology solutions provider, has designed and developed the interactive media console for “US Open Live.” The media console will include picture-in-picture match viewing, user commenting and live match stats updates integrated with the live video. The USTA world feed, which is fed to international broadcasters in more than 180 countries, will be streamed live during all the live television windows for ESPN2 and Tennis Channel. All five television courts with announcer commentary will be available to users in high definition. http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/art...148811828.html Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 06:04 PM	#24
Desflahd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 660 Senior Member	WORLD NO. 1’S ROGER FEDERER AND DINARA SAFINA NAMED 2009 US OPEN TOP SEEDS 12 Grand Slam Singles Champions Among the Seeded Players Including Seven Former US Open Champions FLUSHING, N.Y., August 25, 2009 – The USTA announced today that five-time defending US Open champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland and world No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia will be the top seeds at the 2009 US Open in men’s and women’s singles, respectively. The 2009 US Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., August 31 – September 13. Federer, winner of the French Open and Wimbledon this summer, is the No. 1 seed at the US Open for the fifth time. He will be followed by No. 2 Andy Murray of Great Britain; No. 3 Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning Australian Open champion; No. 4 Novak Djokovic of Serbia; and No. 5 Andy Roddick of Austin, Texas. Safina, a three-time Grand Slam singles finalist, is followed by No. 2 seed and defending champion Serena Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., winner of 11 Grand Slam singles titles; No. 3 seed Venus Williams of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a two-time US Open champion and winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles overall; No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva of Russia, the women’s singles gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics; and No. 5 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the 2008 US Open runner-up. Federer, 28, has won four titles this year including his first French Open title to become the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam. He then won his 15th career Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon to break Pete Sampras’ record. On Sunday, he won his 61st career singles title at the Olympus US Open Series event in Cincinnati. Federer will attempt to win three Grand Slam singles titles in the same year for the fourth time in his career. Safina, 23, has won three titles this year, including her back-to-back victories at Rome and Madrid. She also reached the final of the French Open for the second consecutive year, as well as the Australian Open. For 2009, the US Open followed the ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings to determine the men’s and women’s singles seeds. This is the eighth consecutive year that the US Open has seeded 32 players in both singles events. The singles draws for the 2009 US Open will be announced live on the US Open Draw Show on ESPNews, Thursday, August 27 at 12 PM ET. Chris McKendry will host the show along with U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez serving as lead analysts. Women 1. Dinara Safina, Russia 2. Serena Williams, United States 3. Venus Williams, United States 4. Elena Dementieva, Russia 5. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia 6. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia 7. Vera Zvonareva, Russia 8. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus 9. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 10. Flavia Pennetta, Italy 11. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 12. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland 13. Nadia Petrova, Russia 14. Marion Bartoli, France 15. Samantha Stosur, Australia 16. Virginie Razzano, France 17. Amelie Mauresmo, France 18. Na Li, China 19. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland 20. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain 21. Jie Zheng, China 22. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovak Republic 23. Sabine Lisicki, Germany 24. Sorana Cirstea, Romania 25. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia 26. Francesca Schiavone, Italy 27. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia 28. Sybille Bammer, Austria 29. Maria Sharapova, Russia 30. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine 31. Elena Vesnina, Russia 32. Agnes Szavay, Hungary Men 1. Roger Federer, Switzerland 2. Andy Murray, Great Britain 3. Rafael Nadal, Spain 4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia 5. Andy Roddick, United States 6. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina 7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France 8. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia 9. Gilles Simon, France 10. Fernando Verdasco, Spain 11. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile 12. Robin Soderling, Sweden 13. Gael Monfils, France 14. Tommy Robredo, Spain 15. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic 16. Marin Cilic, Croatia 17. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic 18. David Ferrer, Spain 19. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland 20. Tommy Haas, Germany 21. James Blake, United States 22. Sam Querrey, United States 23. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany 24. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain 25. Mardy Fish, United States 26. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France 27. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia 28. Victor Hanescu, Romania 29. Igor Andreev, Russia 30. Viktor Troicki, Serbia 31. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia 32. Nicolas Almagro, Spain Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 06:15 PM	#25
bobibnoxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 670 Senior Member	Cibulkova has withdrawn with a rib injury (was this posted before?) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 06:28 PM	#26
CicyHannyCeli Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 638 Senior Member	Think Dominika injury was posted in the New Haven thread. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 06:34 PM	#27
Eunatis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	Cibulkova has withdrawn with a rib injury (was this posted before?) Szavay was 33 this week, so when I saw she got a seed, I looked to see whose name wasn't there, and figured it was Domi. From what we saw at last year's USO, I can't say I'll miss her. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 06:41 PM	#28
payporanymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Weird seeing Rafa as #3. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 06:55 PM	#29
itsmycock Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	Weird seeing Rafa as #3. Yes it is. Perhaps he will be in Federers half of the draw, and give us a repeat performance of the AO final. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-25-2009, 07:41 PM	#30
CicyHannyCeli Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 638 Senior Member	Yes it is. Perhaps he will be in Federers half of the draw, and give us a repeat performance of the AO final. And, CBS will smile as that matchup will be on Super Saturday and avoid competing against the National Football League. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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