French Open 2007 - Day 5 - Nov 3rd - Semifinal

WS:
Xie Xinfang vs Wong Mew Choo.... Have to be realistic, Xie Xingfang to take this one, unless she has a bad hair day and play badly like in WC and 2nd game against Tine. Our Choo Choo is tired from playing her own European mirror image, not to mention she has problems adapting her play against tall opponents.....

Pi Hongyan vs Zhang Ning..... I wish for the opposite, but CHN's evergreen "insurance policy" will ensure that the WS title is safe despite the fall of all of CHN's new WS squad. Pi had used up her afterburner against Lu Lan.

MD:
Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun.... Another classic example of mismatched pairs, Koreans have not beaten Cai/Fu the same way as Kido/Setiawan hasn't beaten Koo/Tan. And I do not expect that to change .......

Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Matsuda vs Tan Fook Choong/Wan Wah Lee ..... Excellent performance from Ohtsuka/Matsuda, who I rate better than Ikeda/Sakamoto. But even with Professor Park on board, the journey ends here.

WD:
Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Zhao TingTing/Yu Yang.... INA pair can hold their head up high with their return to form. I am just hoping for Jo/Greysia not to drop down on court from sheer exhaustion, couldn't imagine how long it would take to finish last night's match on old scoring system. CHN pair don't deserve to go through, but thanks to team orders, they will.

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing ..... CHN pair won't make the same mistake they did against Wong/Chin last week. TPE crack pair can match them in front court play, but Wei Yili's power will prove too much for TPE defence.

XD:
Flandy/Vita Marissa vs Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Ryter.... INA pair should pressure Kamilla a lot, otherwise Flandy's stamina won't last ....

Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen.... Return of the smiling assassin, besides, her younger opponent has to do double duty .....

MS:
Lin Dan vs Bao Chunlai ..... might as well not play this one, Lin Dan is way superior

Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Jin ...... 50-50, it depends on how LCW plays with consideration to his knee injury. Either way, he has maintained consistency.
 
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Car_fan said:
I hope that Astro shows the matches on court one. But they'll most probably show the matches on court two because Lee & Choong-Lee are playing on court two.

On the other hand, Wong is playing on court one. So we'll see. :)
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TV court wil most likely be on court 2....as u can see...Pi Hongyan is playing on court 2...:)
 
French Super Series 2007: What we are hoping for the Mens Singles Final ?

chemile said:
MS:
Lin Dan vs Bao Chunlai.... They met several times and LD almost always win the match. Hence, I will pick LD as a winner also today

Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Jin.... Tough match. LCW shown his best performance in last few tournaments and I think he will do the same today. However, Chen Jin return to his best performance also after failed in major tournaments this year. I think the who is attack first will win this match.
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I am hoping that Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei would be in the Mens Singles Final.

What can be better than to watch the World MS No.1 and 2 playing each other ??? :):):)

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my semifinal prediction

Lin Dan Vs Bao Chun Lai
Lee Chong Wei Vs Chen Jin
Xie Xing FangVs Wong Mew Choo
Pi Hong Yan Vs Zhang Ning
Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah Vs Kieta masuda-Othsuka Tadashi
Fu Hai Feng-Cai Yun Vs Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae
Wei Yi Li-Zhang Ya Wen Vs Chien Yu Chin-Ching Wen Hsing
Jo Novita-Greysia Polii Vs Zhao Ting-Ting and Yu Yang
Zheng Bo-Gao Ling vs Xie Zhong Bo-Zhang Ya Wen
Flandy Limpele-Vita Marissa Vs Thomas Laybourn- Kamila Rytter Juhl
 
chris@ccc said:
I am hoping that Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei would be in the Mens Singles Final.

What can be better than to watch the World MS No.1 and 2 playing each other ??? :):):)

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I think Chong Wei will advance after watching the Denmark Open SF between him and Chunlai. I didn't see anything that hampered Chong Wei movement during that match, he still was very fast moving around the court until the match was over. Bao basically played more aggressive and initiated lots of attacks in game 3 and won. Bao played very passive in game 1 and was not able to read Chong Wei shots.
What I am saying is, if there's any injury, it's insignificant to stop Chong Wei from playing his usual games hence I have high hope that Chong Wei shall win over Chen Jin with his current form. Man, he is FAST!
And if Bao can play the way he played against Chong Wei, I don't see why he can't beat Lin Dan. Bao is very good.
 
X Ball said:
If you ask me who will win between Chen Jin and LCW, I will tell you, without blinking, LCW will win even with his slight knee injury.

LCW, judging by the ease in which he won the last two matches against Simon Santosa and Chan Yit Kit, will make life miserable tonight for Chen Jin. This is a 'LD vs LCW' Finals. And if he does beat Chen Jin easily tonight, then all I can say is LD will have to be at his best to come close.

And HuangKokHua, would you like to bet everything you owe me so far (roast goose and a bottle of red wine) on Chen Jin against my LCW ? If I win, it will be a full dinner (with roast goose and a bottle of cabernet savignon as well, only Aussie but not cheap wolf blass or penfolds rawson retreat) - if you win, you will square your loss ?
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how about me being patriotic and bet on LCW today.............you take CJ.:p:p:p
 
chris@ccc said:
I am hoping that Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei would be in the Mens Singles Final.

What can be better than to watch the World MS No.1 and 2 playing each other ??? :):):)

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Take away the World Ranking., TH Vs Lee CW in JO07 was one of the best MS so far I've watched ever since the introduction of NSS...
 
Hope they show court 2. So many exciting matches there.
can't wait for FHF-CY vs JJS-LYD and CTF-LWW vs KM-TO.
Jia you MALAYSIA!!!!!!
I hope JJS-LYD win...............long time never see them in final, but if the Chinese win, I won't complain!
 
i wanna see upsets... not predictable games
something like BCL vs LCW (yes im sayin lcw not becos his the underdog against CJ but its to save myself from all the malaysian fans out their tryin to kill me LOL)
for MD japan to win.. biggest upset ever
 
finals.

'ngo choooiiii khorrrr leeeeiiii.... not impossible that LCW and Wong Fei Hong team can go final. Just do more tai chi, sure can wan.:D I didn't expect CTF/LWW to go through in qtr but the beat the odds. Well done.

Too bad KKK/TBH lost. Looks like Park Joo Bong did his home work by beating the msian team twice. A great coach indeed. He always like to say 'concentrate2' to CTF/LWW during their tournament days. Maybe that will revive the pairs concentration and go all the way. Pray lah. lum moh.... lum moh.. lum moh... hehehe...:D

ixory said:
My feeling told me,all mas will fail in semis..aikss..hope it's not happening
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