TIP: Just before 6:00 GMT, Media Player decided that the worldondemand URL we've been using to access Eurosport Pacific had become invalid. This has happened a couple of times before. Reopening Media Player by "Open URL" will usually clear the problem but not always. When it doesn't, you need to close the player and reopen it by means of one of the page linx, like from tennisform.com or myp2p.eu, etc.

As those linx are to the same URL, I have no idea why going through them makes a difference, but it does. [8-)] You might consider keeping windows/tabs open to tennisform.com and/or the Dubai linx at myp2p.eu while viewing the semifinals and final -- so as to quickly refresh the connection if needed. [H]

Did anyone else experience severe connection problems during the evening match today? [8-)] I hope I can catch a Dubai rerun reasonably uninterrupted. Replays of semis supposedly at:

21:45 - 00:30 GMT (15:45 - 18:30 CST in States) and 5:00 - 6:30 (Sat) GMT (Fri 23:00 - 12:30 CST)

While I was jumping through hoops, I found that myp2p.eu had posted a SopCast link and caught it for a little while. Actually managed to record a few minutes during Elena's second set before I lost the stream again. I'll check it later to ascertain the quality of what I might have. But for possible future reference and possible use during the final, that portal is through an outfit called "True Visions":

Sports Channel 5 [EN] (on SopCast Channel - 2146)   288 kbps

protocol is sop://202.190.75.149:3912/2146

I didn't watch the night match (Saturday nights can be tricky.... [:P]), but during Jelena's match the worldondemand link worked fine - better than it did in the previous matches actually... Glad  livetv.ru finally has a link for something that involves tennis - at last!! But, personally, I'll check the worldondemand link first b4 tryin' anything else... I mean, if a link qorks fine for days, u don't give up on it for the final easily ... ! [;)]

Eurosport page : The guys there are definitely drinking somethin' weird.... On the main page of the tennis section, on the right side of the page, there's a little box that is supposed to show 3 things...The scores of the live matches, the results of the matches that have ended, and the "coming up" matches....BUT, the Dubai final is nowhere..........Hmmmm [*-)] On the TV Guide page though, it says that there "Tennis WTA Live on 15:00 (GMT)"  Where's the reason in that ?????????? [:@]

You know the reason. [;)] It was an all-Russian final, which burns Brit butts about as bad as it does the Yanks -- thus, distract and ignore, most especially Champion Elena Dementieva, pride of Moscow's Red Army Club! lol! [H] So much for the Anglo-American "free press", agenda-driven 'til hell won't have it.

Far as I could tell, that liveTv link never worked but I saved it anyway. I'll play around with it later if we have trouble getting back to "europac" (what I'm calling Eurosport Asia Pacific), which is somewhat covering Bangalore next week. See Eurosport schedule.

Ads during the Dubai tournament assured us there will be coverage of Indian Wells, which we may need. Fox's FSN has sluffed off the PacLife early round coverage to subsidiary FSN West, which I think is an altogether West Coast market, even in the States. [:@]

Much of the information we've assembled on this thread will come to bear immediately for that and perhaps for Miami, so check back here if new linx don't immediately appear.

If you missed the Dubai Final there are replays in a couple of hours and through Monday on the Eurosport Asia Pacific stream. [H]

Sun: 20:00 - 21:45 GMT (14:00 - 15:45 CST in States)

Mon: 10:30 - 12:00 GMT (4:30 - 6:00 am CST)   (followed by Memphis ATP)

        17:00 - 19:00 GMT (11:30 - 13:00 CST)     (followed by Memphis ATP)

Tue:  00:30 - 2:00 GMT   (Mon 18:30 -20:00 CST)

[quote user="merylstr@otenet.gr"]So, the only channels that are showing the Indian Wells are Fox Sports Network and Fox Sports Network West - USA. I was hoping that maybe by this wekk another channel would be announced too, but i got unlucky. It's a bit too early to talk about live streams, I know, but I just didn't want thi thread to go on age 2 or something... I'm gonna start the searching in a couple of days...hope i find something really really good, 'cause it's a great tournament...! See ya next week in this thread ![/quote]

I'd posted on this on the Palm Springs thread. I know you don't have time to go through all these postings--the gist is that the Eurosports--including the good Eurosport Pacific are scheduled to carry (probably the Fox Net feed.) I'd expect all the same linx as at Dubai to be in place. Here's a re-do:

Yeah, hon, you're right - i don't go through all the postings... The fact that Eurospport carries it, doesn't mean a lot to me, 'cause it's always very hard for me to catch especially Eurosport. Unless the worldondemand link works....Of all the Eurosport links ever posted, that is the only one that really works for me... Now, here, we do have FSN on TV (weird, I know), but it is shown through one of our national channels only on Saturday - specific hours, usually showing NBA games.... But one can only hope...nuh ! Just wishfull thinking !!

Thanx a lot !!  

P.S. Btw, Henin isn't playin' .... shame !