Well, Dimitrov finally wins. So sad for Copil. He played a fantastic match but his unforced error at crucial moment (during the final set TB) did him good. Great effort from him regardless and he should be proud.
Dimi moves on to play Berdy next. Though Dimitrov has the H2H in his favour (2-0), they have yet to play on clay. This will be a tough match I think given that Dimitrov didn't have it easy today and Berdy dismissed Anderson with ease. I am sure Berdy is very keen on meeting Dimitrov at this point.
And Lopez gets the win as well and is now set to play Thiem next. Thiem had an excellent win over Stan just yesterday so may not be there mentally for his next match.
that is going to be some battle. I will take berdy in 3.
Well, he struggled in the initial game but won 1 and 0? I mean come on. You can't possibly complain about it, herc.
Poor Anderson. Always the bridesmaid to Berdych.
Isner gets it really rough. 7-5 in the 3rd and the other two being settled in the TBs? Ferrer must be itching to play a dead Isner already.
Did you hear the commentators say Anderson's wife tweeted, "there are three things certain in life: death, taxes, and berdych vs. Anderson.
At least she has a sense of humor about it.
Giraldo has removed Tsonga from facilities in straight sets.
Wow, I didn't see or hear that!
Anderson just cant get away from berdych.
and berdych just cant stop beating Anderson. poor Anderson.
I'm still not happy with Clay Warrior...
I'll show you why later.
Respectfully,
masterclass
wow - Nishi was as good as 0-40 up on Raonic's serve and still couldn't manage to break his serve and of course, great hold by Raonic. But then in the next game, Nishi got broken and let Raonic lead 5-3. And now Nishi has broken Raonic back. lol 5-4 2nd set.
Well, he struggled in the initial game but won 1 and 0? I mean come on. You can't possibly complain about it, herc.
Poor Anderson. Always the bridesmaid to Berdych.
Isner gets it really rough. 7-5 in the 3rd and the other two being settled in the TBs? Ferrer must be itching to play a dead Isner already.
Did you hear the commentators say Anderson's wife tweeted, "there are three things certain in life: death, taxes, and berdych vs. Anderson.
At least she has a sense of humor about it.
Aww....poor thing. She's got good humour not doubt but it's also sad because she knows what the outcome is no matter where they meet. I always root for Anderson against Berdych even though I like both of them, but I'd like to see Anderson win at least 1 time. I want to see him smile and feel proud. And of course now I'll have to think about his sweet and funny wife too. lol
I cannot tell you how many unforced errors these two - Berdych and Dimitrov - have committed so far. One too many.
Nishi finally held to make it 5 all. Phew! I was worried.
Dimitrov commits double fault at deuce and pays the price. Berdych is now 4-2 up in the 2nd set. Not going to be easy for Dimitrov.
Nishi and Raonic have now moved on to 1st set TB. Scary stuff for me. Come on, Nishi. You've come this far and now don't let me down.
Nishi wins the 1st set. So relieved.
And Berdy takes the 2nd set in the same fashion as the 1st 6-3. On to 3rd. Can't call the 3rd set to be honest.
Nadal and Nieminen have just started their match.