Takao Suzuki..
Remember the above name. Before today, I never knew who he was. But today, he gave me a fright of my life when he broke Federer's serve in the 5th game of the opening set. He has the honour of being the first person this year to break the Federer serve. I thought that was it. Federer looked in danger of being outclassed. But Federer never fails to disappoint me. With his 'do no panic' philosophy, he responded in style by breaking Suzuki twice and wrapped up the first set in 29 minutes.
The match was highly entertaining but the scoreline did nothing to suggest that. Suzuki was hitting bullets with his serve and did not hesitate to serve and volley or chip and charge when the opportunity arose. Federer gave tennis fans wonderful lessons with his wide repertoire of shots today. You name it, he produced it. He hit numerous backhand crosscourt and running forehand winners. Many times, Suzuki looked as though he had won the point but alas, Federer proved why he is the number one player in the world, hitting unbelievable winners from the back of the court. However, the only thing that Federer needs to improve on is his lob. He only had 1 forehand lob winner. Also, Suzuki made him look ridiculous at times when he lobbed the ball over his backhand side and reduced him to a mere spectator. Besides that, everything was perfect. The last point of the 2nd set was simply awesome. Suzuki hit a sublime backhand volley which hit the sideline and spun way out of the court. Mr Federer ran all the way from the baseline to the front of the court and hit an outright winner round the net that left Suzuki totally stranded. It would definitely be the play of the tournament. Federer claimed that he had been practicing that shot for the past 2 weeks with his new coach. Haha. He's so funny. I not only admire his tennis skills but I love his sense of humour too.
Unexpectedly, Paradon lost, which means Federer's next opponent would be Nieminen from Finland. It should be played this Friday afternoon as the Friday night match would be Agassi vs Dent. Tomorrow night would be Roddick vs Rusedski. It should prove to be a serving competition. Only Mrs Roddick would be supporting her husband as Roddick's matches are always a bore to me. I wonder what she sees in him :) Anyway, I won't be around as there's a damn make up lecture (I still thought my only day of sch this week was yesterday) and I'll be conducting a mini-celebration with my other no lifer Federer fan after that. Nothing elaborate, just a simple dinner at some Italian restaurant, haha.
The match was highly entertaining but the scoreline did nothing to suggest that. Suzuki was hitting bullets with his serve and did not hesitate to serve and volley or chip and charge when the opportunity arose. Federer gave tennis fans wonderful lessons with his wide repertoire of shots today. You name it, he produced it. He hit numerous backhand crosscourt and running forehand winners. Many times, Suzuki looked as though he had won the point but alas, Federer proved why he is the number one player in the world, hitting unbelievable winners from the back of the court. However, the only thing that Federer needs to improve on is his lob. He only had 1 forehand lob winner. Also, Suzuki made him look ridiculous at times when he lobbed the ball over his backhand side and reduced him to a mere spectator. Besides that, everything was perfect. The last point of the 2nd set was simply awesome. Suzuki hit a sublime backhand volley which hit the sideline and spun way out of the court. Mr Federer ran all the way from the baseline to the front of the court and hit an outright winner round the net that left Suzuki totally stranded. It would definitely be the play of the tournament. Federer claimed that he had been practicing that shot for the past 2 weeks with his new coach. Haha. He's so funny. I not only admire his tennis skills but I love his sense of humour too.
Unexpectedly, Paradon lost, which means Federer's next opponent would be Nieminen from Finland. It should be played this Friday afternoon as the Friday night match would be Agassi vs Dent. Tomorrow night would be Roddick vs Rusedski. It should prove to be a serving competition. Only Mrs Roddick would be supporting her husband as Roddick's matches are always a bore to me. I wonder what she sees in him :) Anyway, I won't be around as there's a damn make up lecture (I still thought my only day of sch this week was yesterday) and I'll be conducting a mini-celebration with my other no lifer Federer fan after that. Nothing elaborate, just a simple dinner at some Italian restaurant, haha.
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