(4) Andy Murray (GBR) vs BYE
Marc Gicquel (FRA) vs Juan Monaco (ARG)
(WC) Ryan Sweeting (USA) vs Nicolas Massu (CHI)
BYE vs (27) Mardy Fish (USA)
(24) Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs BYE
Stefan Koubek (AUT) vs Albert Montanes (ESP)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Nicolas Devilder (FRA)
BYE vs (14) David Nalbandian (ARG)
(12) Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) vs BYE
Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) vs Guillermo Canas (ARG)
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) vs Bobby Reynolds (USA)
BYE vs (18) Radek Stepanek (CZE)
(32) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs BYE
Gilles Muller (LUX) vs Sam Querrey (USA)
QUALIFIER vs (WC) Jesse Levine (USA)
BYE vs (8) Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
1-1*, but I don't understand what is David doing? When you have a wind of court you should lower your toss, he is still tossing the ball high as ever. That is why he had 30% first serve in in the first set.
Yeah, Troicki got really tight, at one point hitting a dropshot that went past the service line. David missed a really easy forehand putaway at 15-30 which didn't help and that dropshot was poor as well.
Hmm. That match reminded me a bit of the one against Ferrero at last year's AO. Worst possible start and then some improvement. But too little and way too late...
Hmm. That match reminded me a bit of the one against Ferrero at last year's AO. Worst possible start and then some improvement. But too little and way too late...
WOW...David never fails to surprise!! a bad one this time. I didn't expect him to lose to Troicki
Didn't see the match but as I read he played really bad, I'm afraid it's the effect of the last Nadal match (hope not)
Get your confidence back David, and please get a serve. 30% 1st serve, what the...anyways hope he has a better luck in the clay court season!
Yeah, although he only improved a bit towards the end, enough to be able to rally past a couple of shots (nowhere near enough really). But it was similar how he had chances to get back into it but made one or two decisive bad errors.
It was nowhere near enough. It came far too late. And those two shots in the final game (the easy forehand and the drop-shot) really broke his neck. What I don't understand is - what has become of David's ability to turn around matches? To come back from virtually hopeless situations?
Apart from that, throughout the second set I kept asking myself not only how he could possibly take that match to a third set. But also whether he'd be fit enough for a third set...
Predictable!
Just like last year, after a hard loss in IW (Nadal/Fish) an early exit in two easy sets in his first match (Troicki/Malisse).
This is getting really boring.
I had a look to see when the last time David won a match after losing the first set since I couldn't remember...
And guess how long it's been? Since Barcelona last year, after losing the first set 6-1 against Calleri. Almost an entire year. (What a contrast to late 2006/early 2007 when he was doing it seemingly in every match)
Such a shame, cause he was indeed the player who was able to turn around matches even on MPs and most of the commentators are saying just that, without noticing that was the ability he already lost long time ago.
That's exactly the point, Krystle.
I mean, the first set today was shocking. I'd be fine with that if it was just a bad or even horrible day he had now and then. But what I find alarming is not only his more recent tendency to fail at closing out sets/matches. It's also that once he's down a set and maybe also a break, there's practically no way he'll recover from that.
Both signs that he's struggling mentally. And in my opinion, it all began at the DC final...
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