Ginepri throttled Muller into submission.
Thursday proved to be an uneventful day at the Open. One match every one was looking forward to turned out to be a total rout. Robby Ginepri versus Giles Muller was supposed to be a dog fight till the end. Well, that wasn't the case. Ginepri completely squashed Muller 6-1, 6-1, 6-4.
This happens quite often in tennis. A player completes a great upset, Muller over Roddick, only to lose in the next round to somebody not nearly as talented. Not to take anything away from Ginepri, he's a very good player (and getting better), but he's not Roddick. Ginepri now plays German Tommy Haas who dispatched of countryman, Rainer Schuettler in three sets.
Andre Agassi survived 6 foot, 10 inch Ivo Karlovic, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6. Karlovic played great and had his chances, but Agassi knows how to turn the screws when he has to. Good win for Agassi. Next up is Czech Tomas Berdych. McEnroe has been raving about how well Berdych has been playing.
Agassi's hand-eye coordination is completely amazing.
Lindsay Davenport, the 1998 champion, crushed Frenchwoman Pauline Parmetier, 6-1, 6-1. Fiesty Spaniard Tommy Robredo beat Gustavo Kuerten in four sets setting up a meeting with Sebastian Grosjean who took out the 14th seed, Thomas Johansson
Thought every American won on Thursday? Wild card Brian Baker lost to Xavier Malisse, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, and Vince Spadea went down to Guillermo Coria, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Coria played extraordinarily well. He could make a run. He now plays young Swede Robin Soderling.
To finish out the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium, James Blake tossed aside Igor Andreev, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Blake seems to be elevating his game at the right time. Well, he's going to have to pick up even higher. Next up? Rafael Nadal. Watch Nadal take his lefty forehand deep into the ad court with heavy topspin to Blake's one-handed backhand. Blake is in for a long match. Nadal in three.
This pic is for my sis, she thinks Blake is hot.
Day 5 Preview (Schedule of Play)
Finally, Andy Murray gets his shot at Arnaud Clement (Note to USA Network: Show this match). Venus plays Daniela Hantuchova and Serena plays Francesca Schiavone. Both sister's win and they'll play each other this weekend. Roger Federer plays Fabrice Santoro under the lights. A good women's match features the 9th seed, Russian Nadia Petrova against American Laura Granville. (My boss, Paul, said he beat Granville while working at MidTown tennis club in Chicago a few years back in a game to 21. I'm not buying it, but he's my boss so I guess I have to.)
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