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Yinette PerezWimbledon, Day 2 Summary
June 24th 2009 03:05
**Men's Singles Draw
Today's play was fun, while yesterday's was nearly horrific/expected.
Notable upsets were two great players to watch, and someone who I thought would make it much farther: James Blake and Marat Safin.
It's sad that in Safin's final year he had to lose so quickly at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, my favorites to watch. James Blake has ducked out early for the past three finals and is probably looking for a deep run at the US Open to stay in the top 20, otherwise, I think he's got no chance of keeping a high ranking.
The best match so far was Andy Murray and Robert Kendrick. Kendrick's amazing serve and volley tactics, something that rarely works on the brilliant counters and passing shots of Andy Murray, stunned everyone watching, and allowed him to take the second set. Unfortunately, there is a reason that Murray is third in the world, and it's the time to take his career one step further and win an Open. His strong performance against the American Kendrick, who must've played one of the best matches of his life makes me feel like he can take on anyone in the draw...
Except Federer. There's something about the way he played Lu that makes me think that he's somehow still playing at the level of his peak. His dominance of Soderling in the French surprised me greatly, and I think Federer can finally overtake Sampras' daunting 14 Slams this year (which he had already tied when he won the French). His feet look as fresh as they ever had, and unlike Djokovic, he looked at home on grass. This would be a very fitting place for him to start setting records (again).
Someone to look out for this year is Davydenko. Traditionally, he hasn't done too well at Slams, but I think his game looks good, and he's a very deceptive player. You'd never think he hits as hard as he does when you look at his build, but he definitely deserves to be back in the top 10 by the end of the year. It'll be interesting to see how he plays against newer players that took over the top 10 last year, like Del Potro, Monfils, Simon, Verdasco, Tsonga, and Cilic (not all are in the Top 10, but most are very close).
Today's play was fun, while yesterday's was nearly horrific/expected.
Notable upsets were two great players to watch, and someone who I thought would make it much farther: James Blake and Marat Safin.
It's sad that in Safin's final year he had to lose so quickly at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, my favorites to watch. James Blake has ducked out early for the past three finals and is probably looking for a deep run at the US Open to stay in the top 20, otherwise, I think he's got no chance of keeping a high ranking.
The best match so far was Andy Murray and Robert Kendrick. Kendrick's amazing serve and volley tactics, something that rarely works on the brilliant counters and passing shots of Andy Murray, stunned everyone watching, and allowed him to take the second set. Unfortunately, there is a reason that Murray is third in the world, and it's the time to take his career one step further and win an Open. His strong performance against the American Kendrick, who must've played one of the best matches of his life makes me feel like he can take on anyone in the draw...
Except Federer. There's something about the way he played Lu that makes me think that he's somehow still playing at the level of his peak. His dominance of Soderling in the French surprised me greatly, and I think Federer can finally overtake Sampras' daunting 14 Slams this year (which he had already tied when he won the French). His feet look as fresh as they ever had, and unlike Djokovic, he looked at home on grass. This would be a very fitting place for him to start setting records (again).
Someone to look out for this year is Davydenko. Traditionally, he hasn't done too well at Slams, but I think his game looks good, and he's a very deceptive player. You'd never think he hits as hard as he does when you look at his build, but he definitely deserves to be back in the top 10 by the end of the year. It'll be interesting to see how he plays against newer players that took over the top 10 last year, like Del Potro, Monfils, Simon, Verdasco, Tsonga, and Cilic (not all are in the Top 10, but most are very close).
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