10:30 AM
Well, here we are down to the last day. It’s been a wild ride with seeds falling and newcomers moving up. The women’s draw suffered the most early exits, with Jankovic seeded three, Sugiyama, seeded 23, Bammer, 27th, Sugiyama 23, all out in the second round along with third seed, Jankovic who went out in straight sets to Dulco in a late night battle. Ekaaterina Makarova, who defeated Sugiyama in the second, went on to take out ninth seeded Petrova in the third. Sixth seed Vera also Zvonareva bit the dust in the third, along with seventh seed, Ana Ivanovic, and 12th
seed Marion Bartoli. Wow, seven seeds gone by round three. Wonder if that’s a record. Then there was 13 seed Wozniacki defeating the number four Dementieva in the fourth, and of course the upset in the final with eleventh seed Victoria Azarenka victorious over would number one Serena Williams. Of course this was not a real contest since Williams was visible limping. The blond from
Hiding from the American powerhouse than throwing her arms up in victory.
On the men’s side, second round upsets included, 14th seed, David Nalbandian, 27th Mardy Fish, who lost to Nicolas Massu in a 3 set, nail biter, and Jurgen Melzer seeded 30.
Of course the big upset was Nadal loosing to Del Potro in the semis.
So far the best match of the tournament. Second seed Federer, lost to third seed Djokovic, in the same round, but that was not a big upset, or completely surprising. The match went three sets, with the Swiss taking the first, but Djokovic took over in the second, and controlled the
rest of the match.
So much for the past... right now everyone is looking forward to the showdown between Andy Murray, who has never been to a final here, and Novak Djokovic who won here in 2007 at age 19.
The British Press cannot contain their excitement. Murray, who ended the 2008 season ranked number four, is the highest ranked British player in the 36 years since the ATP began. World Tour rankings. Of course no one talks about the fact that he is a Scot, and a dour one at that. The Brits have been desperate for a new hero since Tim Henman retired, and
12:45 PM
The stadium is filling. The
3:40 PM
ANDY MURRAY!! He’s done it! The first Brit to not only make it to the final but to win!
So this is the end of my story for
Until next time,
Cynthia