Ok, fine, not everybody. But it sure did seem like today. Every match featured at least one tiebreak except for Fed's win over Steps. Whatever Fed. You're SO fucking special.
Nole, Tomas, Fer, and Daveed all took a seat today. Three of them will have some time to settle into London. One of them will have time to further experiment with hair gel.
Oh, what's that? Was I being to cryptic? Fer. Fer is the one experimenting with hair gel.
Yup, with today's results, Fer was officially eliminated from London and the Tomas, Daveed, and A-Rod confirmed their spots in the final eight.
"STEVEHOLT!"
Singles - Third Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d R Stepanek (CZE) 64 63
M Llodra (FRA) d [2] N Djokovic (SRB) 76(6) 62
[3] A Murray (GBR) d [13] M Cilic (CRO) 76(6) 36 63
[4] R Soderling (SWE) d S Wawrinka (SUI) 76(3) 63
[10] N Davydenko (RUS) d [5] T Berdych (CZE) 46 76(5) 60
[12] G Monfils (FRA) d [6] F Verdasco (ESP) 67(4) 76(2) 75
[11] J Melzer (AUT) d [7] D Ferrer (ESP) 76(6) 26 63
[8] A Roddick (USA) d E Gulbis (LAT) 63 76(8)
Doubles - Quarter-finals
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) 76(2) 76(5)
[8] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d [4] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) 75 46 11-9
Doubles - Second Round
[6] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR) d J Erlich (ISR) / M Kohlmann (GER) 36 61 10-5
M Knowles (BAH) / A Ram (ISR) d [7] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) 63 62
[8] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) / M Youzhny (RUS) w/o (Youzhny - back)
ORDER OF PLAY - FRIDAY, 12 NOVEMBER, 2010
CENTRAL COURT start 2:00 pm
[8] A Roddick (USA) vs [4] R Soderling (SWE)
[10] N Davydenko (RUS) vs M Llodra (FRA)
Not Before 7:30 PM
[1] R Federer (SUI) vs [11] J Melzer (AUT)
Not Before 8:30 PM
[3] A Murray (GBR) vs [12] G Monfils (FRA)
COURT 1 start 2:00 pm
[6] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR) vs [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB)
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) vs M Knowles (BAH) / A Ram (ISR)
(Pic: AP)
