San Jose R2: Russell def. Malisse 6-4 7-5

Great stuff Mike, well deserved after all the shit in his career.

Good stuff.

Strangely enough his first ever ATP quarter final.

well done Mike

well deserved

Short guys doing well on indoor hard these days:haha: Berankis and Russell are perfect examples that height is not the most important thing even in today's power dominated tennis...

:banana:

Malisse with some shocking stuff here


broken from 40-0 in the last game of the 1st set

up *4-1 with the double break in the 2nd



:lol::lol:

tough career, good for him

rubbERR, come back when del Potro starts playing tennis.

takes out the 2nd American in a row and if he faces Querrey I next round I hope he can make it 3

So much respect for players who keep fighting well into their 30s. Keep going Mikey.

Strangely enough his first ever ATP quarter final.

:eek::eek:
Very please for him!

Isn't Xaxa the man Russell beat way back in 2001 at RG to set up that fateful meeting with Kuerten? Talk about a blast from the past, I think he came back from two sets to one down to win in five.

Yes, that is the one and only Sjengster.

Strangely enough his first ever ATP quarter final.

Wow, it is strange enough indeed.

Good luck to him. A shame he lost in the first round of São Paulo last year, otherwise I would have seen the mighty playing.