Then Again, Maybe Not
Well, Thursday's action is in the books, and I pretty much feel like an idiot. I don't think I hit on anything except for Gasquet moving into the final 16. Just how wrong was I?
Firstly, I said Safin would give Roger a match. That turned out to be false, as Federer brushed the Russian aside, 1, 4, and 6. Safin didn't even look like he was on the came court until the final set, when he finally started to go blow-to-blow with the Vogue coverboy. Roger, though, was locked in from the first point. His focus was a stark contrast to Safin's wandering temper (and racquets). By the time Marat finally got into the match, it was already too late. Federer put on a clinic, winning 88% of points on his first serve. He continues to not be interested in volleying, only going to the net 16 times. However, he won 13 of those approaches. Once again, people think someone will step up and challenge the king, and he merely swats them away. It's incredible. He hasn't even had to breathe hard in years in England.
Also, I thought Blake would have gotten by Ferrero, but that didn't turn out as well. On one hand, it's nice to see JC really playing well again, but it's just as dismaying to see Blake lose the way he did. Once again, James moped around the court during the last two sets, basically giving up. You'd think a guy in the top 10 would hold himself higher, but confidence deficeits have plagued James forever. Patrick McEnroe rightfully called him out on ESPN. James has absolutely no reason to act like that on the court, especially when he could have won the match. He's never been a big factor outside of hard courts, but that's not an excuse.
Remember when I said Roddick/Verdasco had five sets written all over it? Yeah, didn't happen. Impressive display from Roddick in that match. Janko tipped (pun intended) Gonzalez in five, setting up an interesting affair with Ferrero in the next round.
And lastly, Feliciano Lopez got waxed by Tsonga. I did not see that coming at all. I'm almost afraid to see how wrong I can be tomorrow.
Firstly, I said Safin would give Roger a match. That turned out to be false, as Federer brushed the Russian aside, 1, 4, and 6. Safin didn't even look like he was on the came court until the final set, when he finally started to go blow-to-blow with the Vogue coverboy. Roger, though, was locked in from the first point. His focus was a stark contrast to Safin's wandering temper (and racquets). By the time Marat finally got into the match, it was already too late. Federer put on a clinic, winning 88% of points on his first serve. He continues to not be interested in volleying, only going to the net 16 times. However, he won 13 of those approaches. Once again, people think someone will step up and challenge the king, and he merely swats them away. It's incredible. He hasn't even had to breathe hard in years in England.
Also, I thought Blake would have gotten by Ferrero, but that didn't turn out as well. On one hand, it's nice to see JC really playing well again, but it's just as dismaying to see Blake lose the way he did. Once again, James moped around the court during the last two sets, basically giving up. You'd think a guy in the top 10 would hold himself higher, but confidence deficeits have plagued James forever. Patrick McEnroe rightfully called him out on ESPN. James has absolutely no reason to act like that on the court, especially when he could have won the match. He's never been a big factor outside of hard courts, but that's not an excuse.
Remember when I said Roddick/Verdasco had five sets written all over it? Yeah, didn't happen. Impressive display from Roddick in that match. Janko tipped (pun intended) Gonzalez in five, setting up an interesting affair with Ferrero in the next round.
And lastly, Feliciano Lopez got waxed by Tsonga. I did not see that coming at all. I'm almost afraid to see how wrong I can be tomorrow.
Labels: ATP, Grand Slams
Served Up by Monty at 6/29/2007 07:12:00 PM
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