There are still five Spaniards into the Round of 16 (there were six but Montanes lost to Sod). Unfortunately, four of them have to play each other in the next round: Rafa vs. Feli, Fer vs. Daveed. Quit dominating all the sports, you swarthy sexy bastards. It's unfair to all the pasty ugly people who lose early in Grand Slams despite getting all the hype.
No, I'm not over it.
I had to run some errands in the morning so I missed out on Gonzo getting ousted by Steps in straight sets. Super bummed about that. But I did catch a bit of Tommy vs. Taylor out on Grandstand, which was interrupted by rain a few times. Taylor is a BIG boy. He did well to hold his serve for most of the match, giving Tommy fits with his one-hander down the line. I missed the end (I had to go settle in for some Hammer Time), but Tommy eventually pulled it out.
Good job, Tommy. Glad you didn't get distracted by Taylor's moobs. I mean, I know Taylor's a big boned guy, but he makes Nalby look like the Daniela Hantuchova of the ATP. And I think it's only fair to point this out considering I call Dave "fat" all the time. Taylor definitely looked like he had put on a few pounds since I saw him last at Indian Wells.
Fernando was working hard today, hitting the practice courts for over two hours with Touchdown Tommy. Unlike his good buddy Feli, Fernando knows what the people want.
Isn't it cute when couples pick up on each other's habits?
It was a generally upset-free day (not that it wasn't upsetting -- more on that later), but the Armada did lose two of its prettier characters. Ok, one and a half. Florence was ousted in straight sets (1, 6, 2) by a German dude I've never heard of and Tommy suffered a somewhat more respectable loss to Viktor, 4 4 and 3.
You know how "they" say Red Bull gives you wings?
Well playing for Spain gives Tommy wings.
Aw. Tommy's a nuzzler.
Marcel farted. Busted.
What the hell is Costa doing?
Platinum medal in team celebrations, Espana.
I don't know if beating Blah is noteworthy, but Marcos winning anything sure does seem to be newsworthy. I can't think of any reason why anyone wouldn't root for this guy to get back into the top 20 and start busting some brackets. Nice win for him today.
The same can't be said for Boredo, who hasn't been able to get his season on track after taking the Hopman crown. He was seeded fifth in Rotterdam and lost to Mayer in three.
Rotterdam:
Singles - Second Round
[3] [WC] R Soderling (SWE) d [Q] I Sijsling (NED) 76(6) 62
F Mayer (GER) d [5] T Robredo (ESP) 64 36 63
Well I can't think of a more appropriate way for Tommy to embrace his American citizenship than a second round loss. You'll fit right in, Tommy.
San Jose:
Singles - Second Round
D Istomin (UZB) d [4] T Haas (GER) 76(3) 62
[5] T Berdych (CZE) d J Nieminen (FIN) 63 62
[6] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d D Sela (ISR) 62 60
Singles - First Round
[1] A Roddick (USA) d [Q] R Deheart (USA) 61 76(1)
[2] F Verdasco (ESP) d Y Lu (TPE) 63 67(6) 63
X Malisse (BEL) d [3] R Stepanek (CZE) 63 64
Because it's not tennis in Brasil without Guga. So lovable.
Brasil:
Singles - Second Round
[1] J Ferrero (ESP) d N Massu (CHI) 62 57 62
[4] I Andreev (RUS) d [Q] R Machado (POR) 63 57 64
[6] P Cuevas (URU) d F Gil (POR) 75 46 76(3)
[Q] C Berlocq (ARG) d J Chela (ARG) 76(5) 62
