Weird. The BryBros have won every Slam and Masters title except for Indian Wells. They were summarily dismissed by Ram/Mirnyi. Congrats on being the upset of the day, boys.
Otherwise it was generally business as usual. Was there really ever a doubt that Rod was going to beat Nole? I just thought it would take longer than an hour and eight minutes. I didn't even have time to finish my lemon slushie. Pfft. What a boring match.
I missed Rafa's match because I was watching Baby E practice. But once I got back and saw the score I went for dinner. Another dusting.
As for the ladies the veterans showed the much-hyped upstarts that they have a ways to go. In both cases it was 50% of the vets playing solidly and 50% the upstarts wilting under the heat and pressure.
ATP Main Draw Singles - Quarterfinals
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [6] J Del Potro (ARG) 62 64
[7] A Roddick (USA) d [3] N Djokovic (SRB) 63 62
WTA Main Draw Singles - Semifinals
[4] V Zvonareva (RUS) d [8] V Azarenka (BLR) 63 63
[5] A Ivanovic (SRB) d A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 62 63
ATP Main Draw Doubles - Semifinals
M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR) d [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) 62 64
M Fish (USA) / A Roddick (USA) d R Gasquet (FRA) / S Wawrinka (SUI) 64 76(4)
WTA Main Draw Doubles - Semifinals
G Dulko (ARG) / S Peer (ISR) d [6] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 63 63
Semifinal Saturday OOP:
STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
V Azarenka (BLR) / V Zvonareva (RUS) vs G Dulko (ARG) / S Peer (ISR) - WTA DOUBLES FINAL
Not Before 1:00 PM
[4] A Murray (GBR) vs [2] R Federer (SUI) - ATP
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs [7] A Roddick (USA) - ATP
M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR) vs M Fish (USA) / A Roddick (USA) - ATP DOUBLES FINAL
(Pic by Love All for Forty Deuce)
