In the 2 hours I was out of my place, Djokovic made short work of Mardy Fish. Many had hoped, with his weight loss, that he would be able to give Djokovic a challenge. Fish had been having a career half year. However, Djokovic is often underrated as a talent. If he had been in
Novak Djokovic was probably thrilled playing an evening match. His breathing issues are well-known and they may have cost him at least getting a little deeper in the first two Slams of the year. Indeed, even his match against fellow Serb, Victor Troicki, went 5 sets, and although he recovered to win the match, it's
For a second day in a row, the temperature reached the 90s (around 30C) in New York City, and the heat appears to have produced upsets. Marcos Baghdatis may be rethinking his decision to play New Haven. He didn't win the tournament, but he had been playing hot tennis up to then. The lesson? Be
Of course, it's hard to call Roddick upsetting Djokovic an upset these days. Djokovic is fast becoming a guy who has the talent to beat anyone, and either lacks the mental or physical fortitude to do it. At the Australian Open and the French Open, Djokovic had a healthy lead over his opponents and could
For some reason, Robin Soderling's power groundstrokes seem more intimidating on clay than on hardcourts. The last time Soderling played Roddick was this year, in Indian Wells, a match Roddick won in three sets. Roddick went on to the finals where he lost to Ljubicic before winning Miami the following tournament. This match was one
Today, the top four players in the world were out on court and doing what they do best, which is win. Novak Djokovic beat fellow Serb, Victor Troicki, 6-3, 7-5. Nadal played Taylor Dent and won by a similar score of 6-2, 7-5. Andy Murray had the toughest match of the top 4. He beat
Much like his match against Tomas Berdych, Roger Federer started this match on fire. He was helped by a completely erratic Djokovic who came out hitting hard and missing just as hard. Backhands were flying long, into the net, and it was easily the worst Djokovic has looked in a while. Federer bulldozed to a
Of the four matches, Djokovic probably had the easiest one. He was facing Jeremy Chardy and had never lost to him. He cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win proving superior off the ground, and passing too well when Chardy came to net. All in all, Chardy can point to a successful run at Toronto. He
Where was this guy? For a few years, Nalbandian had been somewhat irrelevant. Sure, he was like Hewitt or Safin, the guys that came on tour when Federer did and gave Fed his share of trouble. Unlike Hewitt or Safin, who each won a pair of Slams, Nalbandian's best efforts came in 2002 when he
Perhaps Nike is pushing the pink. Nadal came out with a bright magenta-pink outfit that tries to show off his chest. Nadal also came out rusty making all sorts of unforced errors against Stanislas Wawrinka. This kept Wawrinka fairly even in the match. Wawrinka even had chances to take the first set. However, Wawrinka was
