In case you haven’t heard, some other guy mentioned in his blog for a fancy big newspaper site that he wants to do a Roland Garros karaoke with Marc! and is trying to talk him into it. This. Must. Happen. Anyone at the tournament? Can you follow Marc! around with signs that say, “Karaoke must happen”? Seriously?
(Only a little obsessed with the idea.)
(Okay, maybe more than a little.)
(I mean, I’ll live without it, of course. But it would be so much fun.)
(Right?)
May 26, 2010 at 10:31 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
Marc! and Pere Riba took their first step down the Roland Garros road today with a nice victory over Eysseric/Paire: match stats. The next step is a doosey as they will be taking on the #5 seeds Bhupathi/M.Mirnyi. Vamos!
May 26, 2010 at 7:41 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
Marc! will start his doubles campaign bright and early Wednesday morning in Paris. He and Pere Riba will be playing the French team of Jonathan Eysseric & Benoit Paire. Vamos, Marc!
May 25, 2010 at 10:03 pm by miri | Marc! | 1 Comment
Things didn’t go to well in the singles – Marc! lost to Phau in the first round: 4-6, 6-4, 1-6. At least he pushed him to three sets, though, that’s not too bad.
The doubles? Another story. Marc! and Marrero won the title! How cool is that? Even more cool? A kind soul sent me a video of the award ceremony and bits of other matches. Check out RafaPortugal’s YouTube channel and enjoy! Love that Marc! bit the trophy.
- Defeated Ratiwatana (THA) / Ratiwatana (THA) in the round of 16: 6-0, 6-2
- Defeated Clement (FRA) / Lindstedt (SWE) in the quarters: 6-4, 6-4
- Defeated Huss (AUS) / Sa (BRA) in the semis: 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
- Defeated Cuevas (URU) / Granollers (ESP) in the final: 6-7(1), 6-4, 10-4
Marc!’s now ranked #25 in doubles (up 4 spots) and #735 in singles (up 216 spots).
May 11, 2010 at 8:22 pm by miri | Marc! | 3 Comments
Marc!’s played his way into the main draw in Estoril! Currently ranked #951, Marc! took out the #2 seeded player (Joao Souza ranked #123) in the qualifying draw 6-2, 6-2. Not too bad. Marc! will take on Bjorn Phau in the first round. Phau’s actually ranked a few places below Souza, so….go Marc! Your random match-up fact: both players are 5’9″ (175 cm) tall.
If Marc! beats Phau, he’ll take on Federer in round two. Kalliopeia and I are making sacrificial altars and performing rituals in an attempt to make this happen. We want him to take out Federer while smiling all the way through the match.
Marc! is also playing doubles in Estoril with David Marrero.
May 3, 2010 at 10:01 pm by miri | Marc! | 3 Comments
Marc! and Nicolas Almagro made it to the quarterfinals in Barcelona where they put up a good fight against the #1 team and eventual winners. So, good job!
- Defeated Butorac (USA) / Kohlmann (GER) in R32: W 6-3, 6-2
- Defeated Cermak (CZE) / Mertinak (SVK) in the round of 16: W 6-1, 4-6, 11-9
- Lost to Nestor (CAN) / Zimonjic (SRB) in the quarters: L 7-6, 2-6, 4-10
April 26, 2010 at 10:31 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
This week, Marc! is playing doubles in Barcelona with Nicolas Almagro. They will play their first match tomorrow, but Marc!’s already been spotted on the grounds by AnaTennisGirl who sends in this photo. Thanks, Ana!
April 20, 2010 at 9:18 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
Continuing his tour of all things “M”, Marc! next went to Monte-Carlo where he teamed up with David Ferrer. The duo made it to the quarterfinals beating some well-ranked doubles teams on the way.
- Defeated F Lopez (ESP) / Verdasco (ESP) in R32: 6-4, 3-6, 12-10
- Defeated Dlouhy (CZE) / Paes (IND) in the round of 16: 6-3, 6-2
- Lost to Aspelin (SWE) / Hanley (AUS) in the quarters: 6-7(2), 3-6
April 20, 2010 at 9:15 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
After Miami, Marc! played doubles in the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca. He and his partner Marcel Granollers made it to the semi-finals. Here are the scores:
- Defeated Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / Melo (BRA) in the round of 16: 7-5, 6-4
- Defeated Friedl (CZE) / Skoch (CZE) in the quarters: 6-2, 6-4
- Lost to Lindstedt (SWE) / Tecau (ROU) in the semis: 4-6, 3-6
April 20, 2010 at 9:12 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
*whew* I’m so far behind here. Sorry. Here are a few of the photos I took of Marc! in Miami.
Full-sized versions of these and oodles more tennis photos can be found here.
April 20, 2010 at 9:05 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
