It is nice to see that people are worried about you when you don't post a blog one day. It happened yesterday, I had a busy day and didn't get to post anything. I did watch all the Tennis oN Saturday though, and here are my quick thoughts:
Another unspectacular day session at Rod Laver Arena.
Only Hewitt vs Raonic brought any excitement to the crowd. Nice fightback for Rusty Hewitt, Raonic will learn from it.
Very impressive performances by Tsonga and Gasquet. Very disappointed of Monfils. Again.
True grit by Sabine Lisicki. That girl rocks! And Ana Ivanovic is steady as a rock. Game on!
Hats off to Murray and Llodra! The Frenchman didn't even try to win, but he made a good show !
Let's move on to Day 7, where I recovered some sleep only to find out that Clijsters had staged a remarkable comeback. 4 match points down, in the last matchpoint she played a terrible drop shot but Na Li choked. Incredible stuff. The Chinese star will have nightmares about that point.
The biggest controversy involves Tomas Berdych and Nicolas Almagro. Late in the 4th set Berdych got hit pretty bad by Almagro (see here!). The Czech refused to accept any apology and after the match he didn't shake Almagro's hand.
The crowd booed Berdych until he left the court.
Without a doubt it is poor sportsmanship to refuse to shake the hand. But media and fans alike are too quick to judge Berdych. See the video. Almagro was on the run, but he had other options than going for Berdych's body. I am convinced that Almagro NEVER even thought of playing a longline passing shot. The point (5-5, 0-30) was too important to miss. He went for the body. All of us who play tennis know that situation, and when this happens, we are furious. From a human point of view, I totally understand Berdych's reaction, and we shouldn't pretend that we are angels and always think of fair play. I am sure that by now berdych regrets not shaking Almagro's hand. But in the heat of the battle, mistakes are made. Only that Almagro was the first to make a mistake. Verbal apologies are worthless when it comes to physical abuse.
Apart from that, we saw another very elegant and spirited performance from Federer vs Tomic. Next up for the Swiss: Del Potro !!
aAdal also breezed past Lopez and will face Berdych now. I am absolutely excited for the rest of the tournament. Can't believe one week has already passed !!!
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