My impression on this year's Ausie Open Man's tennis

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0 ^: M( k( R5 l# E( w+ W& eWill Nikolay Darvydenko follow Marat Safin to be the next Russian Australian Open Champion ?
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8 {+ ^- f( n6 H7 b" mLooks like it.
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The Russian won a  extraordinary 5-set match against the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco  last night.
; O, J' H$ L% w4 y3 x, l For me,  his next quarter final match with Roger Federer  will decide who is this year's champion, it is the actual championship match.

# \9 t% M: c  ?  F8 w% \Take the fact he beat both Federer and Nadal in one tournament twice in a row  in these two months. He has a chance. We will probably see a new Champion.
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After getting rid of the tennis gambling scandal years ago, Davydenco is now a rising star, stepping firmly towards  his goal.
  l5 t, r7 I$ t5 W  C& \+ \: n4 ^He is also the player that resembles  Andrew Agassi the most,
moving fast and  playing  solid baseline tennis.
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Personally I do not like him, you can not find a flaw but there isnt any passion in his game. You should call him a robot, evertyhing is settled, programmed and manufactured. It is just a process, an iron  man on the court.
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But a winner is still a winner, whether you like him or not.
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8 L# u9 g& d4 A) }4 R0 ?% E: i, DVerdasco is playing the style I like the most, full of passion, and improvised  shots. This make tennis such an enjoyable sport to watch. I still remember the last year match between him and Nadal.
What a match!
4 Y  e8 ]+ v$ Z# \7 V1 DThose guys play with their soul.
The Spaniards are either bulls or the bull fighters, they fight to the end.
- z+ {9 P* I2 o# rVerdasco lost  the match due to too many unforce errors and double faults.
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5 Z5 u. l) j! dThat is the spirit  of tennis.
That is the very spirits of the sport.

Cheers to Verdasco