Poor Ferrer I admit. Lost both sets the same way. But he played well considering his big win over Nadal just yesterday.
Nole just raised his level when he needed to and struck Ferrer at his most vulnerable moment and it paid off.
Nole was the better player again regardless if you look at the stats.
nole is just too tough in the clutch.
congrats to nole and his fans.
wtf starts tomorrow.
del potro could do well in London.
that is an awesome post.
becker said that on a good day "you could not touch pete on any surface except for clay".
I think you are right. pete had massive mental strength and he was a superb athlete. he was also strong as hell.
a greek who fought like a Spartan.
His mum's side is from the Spartan side actually so they do have a connection. Still, sometimes I wonder what made Sampras so mentally tough. His parents would never watch him play because they would get so nervous to the point they would either to go to the mall and hang out there or just go away on vacation. lol That's why you'd never see them in any of Sampras' matches during his whole career. But perhaps Sampras' himself wasn't too keen on it as he probably didn't want his parents to go through any tough time. Or he probably didn't want any weak link during a match as he might have thought of it as a mental weakness instead of a support.
Anyway, you could tell from his body language how strongly he felt about his game during clutch times.
Time for Nole to strike back again to get the break back.
Sampras just went about his business on the court.
he was pretty much ruthless in the clutch. he was able to thrive under pressure.
his serve was one of the greatest weapons ever in the sport.
and he backed that up with the rest of his game.
Ferrer was serving for BOTH the first and second sets t 5:4 and got broken both times. That is unacceptable for a Top 5 player!
I would have to agree. he has folded a little too much in the clutch.
I give you a small example: he has lost 13-14 tiebreakers in a row at the Australian open.
Orders of Play
MON, 04 NOV 2013
AFTERNOON SESSION
DOUBLES A / 12:00 PM
A QURESHI/J ROJER vs M FYRSTENBERG/M MATKOWSKI
SINGLES A / 2:00 PM
BERDYCH vs WAWRINKA
EVENING SESSION
DOUBLES A / 6:00 PM
M GRANOLLERS/M LOPEZ vs D MARRERO/F VERDASCO
SINGLES B / 8:00 PM
DEL POTRO vs GASQUET
TUE, 05 NOV 2013
AFTERNOON SESSION
DOUBLES B / 12:00 PM
A PEYA/B SOARES vs L PAES/R STEPANEK
SINGLES A / 2:00 PM
NADAL vs FERRER
EVENING SESSION
DOUBLES A / 6:00 PM
B BRYAN/M BRYAN vs I DODIG/M MELO
SINGLES B / 8:00 PM
DJOKOVIC vs FEDERER
watching the wawrinka vs berdych battle.
wawrinka is playing well. he has the first set in the bag.
wawrinka is blasting that ball.: his average speed on his ground strokes is 80 mph.
berdych: 73 mph
and for a guy who is just 6 feet tall, he has no problem hitting serves in the 128-135 mph range.
gasquet vs del potro on deck.
gasquet snatches the first set 7-6.
close 3rd set. this is going down to the wire.
