Raonic shocked many people, including himself and Roger Federer yesterday. Giving the serving performance of his life and beating Federer 7-6, 7-5. Federer was not too disappointed as he has much bigger fish to fry.
Djokovic dispatched a motivated but physically drained Andy Murrray. Nothing to see here.
Nishikori and Ferrer battled in a must win match for the Spaniard to stay in the race to London. Ferrer had the lead and looked like he would extend the Race to London drama one more day. But Nishikori fought back in the tie-break and took it in the 3rd set thus guaranteeing him and Milos Raonic in the final spots in London.
Berdych was up and down against Anderson in a match that quite frankly struggled to keep my attention. Berdych was a bit nervous as often times during the meeting he would throw in a highly inconvenient double fault. He was down a set and came back to level the match winning the 2nd set after securing an early break in the 2nd set. He then was broken in the 3rd set in what looked like a real disaster. But in the next game he came back and broke again. Berdych seemed nervous, but never worried as it appeared he could raise his level at any time against Anderson. When you've beaten a guy 11 times in a row you have that heir of confidence. Make that 12 times in a row. Berdych wins 6-4 in 3rd set.
So for semi-final Saturday...
Berdych vs. Raonic
Djokovic vs. Nishikori
All players deserving of their semi-final place. Let's see who takes it one step further. Time for New Daddy Djokovic to exact revenge on Nishikori after that US Open upset. For Raonic, will he have a let down after his first career victory over Federer? If Raonic served like he did yesterday, Berdych won't stand a chance.
Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton
Djokovic dispatched a motivated but physically drained Andy Murrray. Nothing to see here.
Nishikori and Ferrer battled in a must win match for the Spaniard to stay in the race to London. Ferrer had the lead and looked like he would extend the Race to London drama one more day. But Nishikori fought back in the tie-break and took it in the 3rd set thus guaranteeing him and Milos Raonic in the final spots in London.
Berdych was up and down against Anderson in a match that quite frankly struggled to keep my attention. Berdych was a bit nervous as often times during the meeting he would throw in a highly inconvenient double fault. He was down a set and came back to level the match winning the 2nd set after securing an early break in the 2nd set. He then was broken in the 3rd set in what looked like a real disaster. But in the next game he came back and broke again. Berdych seemed nervous, but never worried as it appeared he could raise his level at any time against Anderson. When you've beaten a guy 11 times in a row you have that heir of confidence. Make that 12 times in a row. Berdych wins 6-4 in 3rd set.
So for semi-final Saturday...
Berdych vs. Raonic
Djokovic vs. Nishikori
All players deserving of their semi-final place. Let's see who takes it one step further. Time for New Daddy Djokovic to exact revenge on Nishikori after that US Open upset. For Raonic, will he have a let down after his first career victory over Federer? If Raonic served like he did yesterday, Berdych won't stand a chance.
Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton
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