We’ve seen some amazing tennis so far in Rome and the best match I’ve seen until now is the swashbuckling thriller between Nadal and Murray last night. That was a spectacular show that started with Murray playing out of skin to almost bagel Nadal 6-0, but then became familiar in the second set when the king of clay fought back in style. Murray then was a break up in the decider before Nadal came swinging and took the match 7-5. These two really bring out the best in each other and it was truly a test for Nadal going into …
It was almost scripted. After two epic five set matches in the previous slams (Australian Open and U.S. Open 2013), a third one was almost too good to be true. Yet, the tennis Gods smiles on us one more time and Djokovic and Wavrinka gave us another treat. This time it was Wavrinka’s turn to emerge victorious in a beautiful 2-6 6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7 display of tennis drama which gave him a place in the semi-finals vs Tomas Berdych (not an impossible opponent). That’s all I have for now. Looking forward to the other quarters: Federer vs Murray and …
