1- Murray vs Fed--"back to tactics". As Brad, Chris and Darren pointed out repeatedly, Roger Federer did two brilliant things he never did before against Murray: return to the center of the court and really stepped up on the second serve. This seems to be VERY effective. As Agassi says, "one great thing about tennis is that you dont need to play great to win, you only need to play better than your opponent", not to let your opponent play his game is sometimes easier than to show your best. Roger seemed to find the Achilles' heels of Murray, let's see how Murray gonna respond in their next match-up. One bad thing about Murray was his adaption/ability to "CHANGE" on court.
2- Rafa vs Nole--"Nole just too good". Just watched the second set. Maybe in the first Rafa couldnt catch up w/ Nole, in the second, Rafa definitely played comfortably, producing very good tennis. But Nole just too sharp, too pentrating. Again, his best show in months. I was expecting a thrilling final after that, but as it turned out, it was an anti-climax. The 4h-consecutive loss in a MASTERS final for the cute and once-defiant Serb.
3- Roger vs Nole, ---"First serve, man!" The first serve is crucial for Nole as he faces the big guns. It drove me mad when he just couldn't find it throughout the match. And he lacked the faith of hanging there from the start. Really disappointed about Nole's performance today. Roger was sharp, versatile and brutal, he could not wait to fire the first shot these days, which makes his game nicer (in my opinion), but he just couldn't keep up his level for very long on hard court these days. So if Nole has the mentality, he could tough it out, like he himself and Murray did in the spring.
Looking forward to US Open, We have at least 6 players who well deserve the trophy (Murray, Novak, del Potro, A-Rod, Rafa and the one and the only, Roger Federer). THE DRAW GONNA BE CRUCIAL!!
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