Federer was gambling and tried to blast his way through the former #1 Spaniard, and in the second set was unable to produce his high-risk tennis consistently enough to close it out
10sballs.com continues the Olympic Tennis conversation by asking which females can or will be the flag bearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Summer '12 Games:
Yes we were all bummed that Federer lost and then Roddick, who pulled off the upset, bowed out against Monaco in straight sets! and it is quite incredible that the Williams sisters have been doing so well!
The real story that everyone is focused on now is the rivalry semifinal match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal that will take center stage this afternoon.
Long-standing critic British Baroness Billingham has launched another salvo at the LTA, this time in Britain's House of Lords. She called on Sports Minister Hugh Robertson to order an inquiry.
Roger Federer can't be worried about counting ranking points after overhauling Rafael Nadal for second on the ATP list and working to make a move on Novak Djokovic over a frantic few upcoming months in the game.
Victoria Azarenka def. Shahar Peer 6-1 6-2
Victoria Azarenka remains #1; Shahar Peer remains below #50.
Oddly enough, after this extremely efficient win, Azarenka pulled out of the event, citing a shoulder injury. Presumably it's precautionary....
R Nadal def. F Mayer 6-1 7-5
This will drop Florian Mayer well below #30. This probably means no Roland Garros seed; he's going to be a spot or two below the cutoff. For Rafael Nadal, this keeps alive his hopes for a return to #2. But the news wasn't all good:
