It was an early second round upset for Andy Roddick (USA). The 9th seeded American fell in four sets to Janko Tipsarevic. The Serbian kept Roddick out of a rhythm the whole match. The first set appeared to be a breeze for Andy winning it 6-3, but he struggled in the second set falling 7-5.
On paper, Roddick seemed to have the match in the bag. Statistically, his first serve percentage, number of aces, and number of unforced errors favored him. But, Tipsarevic dominated Roddick with winners and approaches to the net.
A minor hiccup in the third set may have cost Andy the match though. What he thought to be an ace in a crucial service game turned out to be a tiny foot fault sending Andy into a bit of spiraling rage. A rage that he never quite dug himself out of. Losing the third set, he took a bathroom break to change his shorts. A temporary fix. Perhaps if he would have spent more time focusing on the ball and less time throwing a toddler temper tantrum, he would have been able to regroup.
Though the fourth set looked promising for the highest seeded American man, and again the statistics favored Roddick, he was just shy of pushing the match to a fifth set. One point shy to be exact.
Six Americans remain in the men's hunt for the championship.
No comments:
Post a Comment