CAMELOT FANTASIES

Morning herc and all.

I kind of half saw it coming but of course I had more faith in Andy. I actually found it really frustrating to watch on a live stream as the sun was too bright and I could never see the ball. I only saw a couple of players running from side to side so after about half an hour of watching like that, I just closed it and started following the scoreboard.

So from that kind of watching, one can hardly give a proper view of the match but I do know Andy looked sluggish and against Fognini and a crowd like that, one needs to bring his top game. But to be fair, players have to deal with the same kind of opposition when they play Andy at Wimbledon, Queens etc. And Fognini too played 3 days in a row. So no excuses there from Andy's perspective.

Looking at the stats, Andy did commit far too many unforced errors, more so than Fognini I believe, which is uncharacteristic and unfortunate for the type of game he plays. And while his 1st serve % was slightly higher than Fognini, it was Fog who was able to make the most out of it. Same with 2nd serve but I do contribute that to the surface which comes far more naturally to Fog. He also hit about 25+ forehand winners and more backhand winners than Andy.

So I do think while Fog brought his best game, Andy didn't and on top of that, Fognini is definitely one of the top ten players as far as clay is concerned. He's in very good shape this year despite the injuries.

Tough loss for Andy, yes, but hopefully he'll get over it. I don't think he's 100% matchfit yet and he'll need to get there soon. He has to let the clay season go so that he can concentrate on the upcoming seasons later this year starting from mid-June.

Now I am hoping Ward would lose so that Andy can go back to his individual career and let DC drop from his schedule.