Novak Djokovic, sporting his new Sergio Tacchini clothing (once worn by John McEnroe), had a weird match against Marco Chiudinelli, the 3rd best Swiss player and a friend and comtemporary of Roger Federer. Djokovic looked pretty lackluster, missing easy shots and seemingly distracted losing the first set. Fortunately, Djokovic woke up taking the next two
Day 3 saw most of the seeds progressing fairly easily. Rafael Nadal took on Lukas Lacko and found himself a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 winner. Given his struggles in the first round, Nadal found himself striking the ball better. Darren Cahill commented that Nadal had played around with a different forehand and serve motion in London
On paper, this didn't look to be much of a match. Roger, being Roger, had proclaimed how well his training had been, how well he'd been hitting. And Igor Andreev? The last time we heard of him? It was the 2008 US Open where he took Roger Federer to five sets with big serves and
John Isner is a shy guy. He wears his cap, and his head often tilts down, as if he's embarrassed by the attention he gets. At 6'9" (and some claim he's taller than that), Isner is hard to miss. There are few tennis players that he can look eye-to-eye without having to stare down. Perhaps
When you're as good a player as Roger Federer, there are going to be plenty of players that have an 0-fer record against you. For Tommy Robredo, he was o for 8 against the Swiss number 1. Robredo faced Roger Federer in the fourth round today, and he felt he'd have to play his best.
Due to an amazing match between Italy's Flavia Pennetta and Russia's Vera Zvonareva, the Murray-Dent match got a late start. Pennetta saved 6 match points, almost everyone on aggressive winners showing the kind of mental toughness that often seems in short supply in the women's tour. Zvonareva, meanwhile was going through an emotional roller coaster.
Jesse Witten's ranking was apparently so low that he needed a wildcard for qualifying. Who knew they gave wildcards for qualifying? Witten's rank is 276. He wasn't ranked high enough to get a wildcard into the main event. By the time he reached the third round, he was getting ready to play his sixth match
