RG 1R: V. TROICKI def. L. KUBOT 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-3

a marathon. :p

Nice effort by Kubot though for fighting it. But Troicki has been doing quite well this season. :yeah:

next match against Del Pony.

Good try Lukasz. :hug:

Good match. A refreshing change from all the routs today.

Viktor was down 0-5 in first set when the rain started. Nice come back from the disastrous start. I guess the rain delay helped.

Troicki's first 5-set win in 3rd attempt, Kubot drops to 5-3.
4 hours 18 minutes.

Good fight, good luck against the pony!

Good win Viktor :yeah:
I love how Kubot's doing after his first ever final in Serbia Open....
He successfully got himself qualified into a grand slam and really tried his best.
Spartan effort, though he lost.
I think more good things will come from him. Good luck for the rest of the season :D

troicki needed five sets to take care of kubot :lol:

Viktor was down 0-5 in first set when the rain started. Nice come back from the disastrous start. I guess the rain delay helped.

You are right Lee. Kubot began playing almost perfect tennis. He was leading 5:0 in the first when the rain started. Troicki woke up despite Kubot won the first set. Kubot took the fourth set, but in the fifth :o

viktor :yeah:

Never mind his ugly service motion, this guy is good! Constantly winning matches he should win this season, that's great. Now it's time for the upset.

Great RG for Lukasz. Too bad he couldn't get a main draw win :sad:

Another five-setter :eek:

Bravo, dečko :) Now let's see if this affair has drained him or invigorated him, come Del Potro match.

The Potro machine will eat him, good win though against a clearly confident Kubot based on the run he has been on

Viktor was down 0-5 in first set when the rain started. Nice come back from the disastrous start. I guess the rain delay helped.

I think I saw it and later couldn't believe Viktor won this. Amazing. Kudos to nice guy Kubot though.