So the Eternal City is the next stop in David's European tour. He has performed well at Roma in the past, finishing as a runner-up at the event in 2004, and a semi-finalist in his last outing there in 2006. Hopefully he can put in another strong showing at the Foro Italico this time. He has a grand total of zero points to defend this upcoming week, as last year he gave the event a miss so that he could get some treatment on his back, and more importantly attend the Argentinean stage of the World Rally Championship in Córdoba.
David played very well to save those 7 match points, serving out wide and playing patiently, but he was clearly hanging on for dear life. Almagro is simply better than him on this surface at the moment. His dropshot attempts were woeful.
Yeah, really dramatic at the end of the second set. In a way, he saved all of those match points in such a positive manner (probably the highlight of the match for me) but that he had to save that many showed that he couldn't string anything together. That forehand dropshot he attempted before the loss of the match point in that final game was annoying.
But it was a poor match from David in general really, too inconsistent. I think Almagro played a solid match, but not as well as he can play.
Opposed to all the other tournaments where we do have a clue? :lol: (Isn't he playing in Hamburg?)
Oh well, he found a better opponent today. End of story. Hopefully he does a lot better at RG. Who knows? He plays his best tennis when no one expects him to.
Same for me.
As for Roland Garros, I don't expect great things from David.
It's Wimbledon I'm looking forward to. Anyway, David has a tough season ahead.
I just heared 8 MP saved
Fortunately I did not watch this match...
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