The dubs in itself was pretty good, tough Marco didn't quite hold out at the end (was broken twice in the 5th), and Stan missed a few key returns, like he has a tendency of doing… Bolelli looked pretty sharp, once more. So the same team that lost the longest Davis cup match ever lost another 5 setter… Most of us were almost happy – yes we are terrible fans 😛 – hoping to see one interesting match on the Sunday. Apparently Fed got lazy/ confident, so he decided not to play, leaving Marco Chiudinelli and Stan fight it out. So Saturday we go to the stadium having no clue who would play dubs.
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Very pro staff like, but with more power. Was strung with some Luxilon, BB Alu I believe, but not sure. Wilson had a stand there and a “court” (basically lines on concrete) where we could hit a bit (~2mins per person) with Roger's new racket. So here comes Friday evening and we are leading 2-0, all is good. What is really striking is how hard Wawrinka hits that ball… Federer is all in finesse, Stan is all brute power, though that backhand is a joy to watch! With a little help of Fognini of course 😉 I realize it may have looked different on TV, but to us spectators, live, it looked like he couldn't play any better. Then Stan started bombing aces and first serves everywhere and not missing half as much as he usually does. Stan is known to blow away matches he shouldn't, and, well, Fognini is kind of a mystery… Never know how he's going to play. I'd like to see him use it more as a tactic, instead of just slicing when he's on the defensive.Īfter the three set victory, we were all happy at having the first point, contrary to what happened in April, thanks to Stan's seemingly infinite unforced errors 😛 So we were all on edge when Stan and Fognini were warming up. His slice was pretty impressive to watch though it's impressive to see how it floats in the air and barely bounces. Roger was spinning that forehand furiously, and the ball seemed to jump up from the court a huge amount. It is always special to see those kinds of shots live.Īnother thing that struck me was the court speed/ surface: I cannot say if it was slow for I cannot compare to what is a known fast court, but it seemed EXTREMELY gritty. 18 500 people were standing on their feet applauding, even the Italian fans around. The one point I remember is that lob volley he hit at some point (cannot remember when it was exactly, I think end of first set). Credit to Bolelli, he played a solid match, but Fed could/ should have done a lot better. The maestro kicked the tie off against Simone Bolelli, and to be honest, it wasn't Fed's best performance ever. When we sang the national anthems, Roger seemed close to crying already then, so for those haters who say he doesn't like playing for his country, suck it up! 😛 *rant done* I've been once to the O2 in London (first time seeing Fed live) and although the stadium seemed a lot bigger in London, having everyone (close enough anyways) encouraging the same guys is really special.
You don't usually see 18 500 people in one place, let alone everyone sporting the same red and white colors. Hey all! Had a couple of people asking me to do a guest post about the Davis Cup in Geneva, so here it is, admittedly a little late!įirst of all, the stadium was REALLY impressive.
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