Nadal falls to Novak
So much for Rafael Nadal's hard court hot streak, as he dropped a straight set loss to Novak Djokovic in the Cincy semifinals. The result of course isn't good for the Nadal Camp, as he would've gained even more confidence on hard courts with a Masters Series win over Novak. On the other hand, it's good for tennis to have Djokovic back in the mix, as a true contender against Rafa and Federer. After the Australian Open, Novak was considered to be quite possibly the player to beat on the ATP Tour, but after a few slip ups (such as he early round exit at Wimbledon), he lost some of that respect....tonight's win over Nadal proves that Novak is officially "back."
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [2] R Nadal (ESP) 61 75
[8] A Murray (GBR) d [16] I Karlovic (CRO) 64 64
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) 46 76(7) 10-8 - Saved 1 M.P.
[3] J Erlich (ISR) / A Ram (ISR) d [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) 64 57 10-7
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs [3] J Erlich (ISR) / A Ram (ISR)
Not Before 3:00 PM
[8] A Murray (GBR) vs [3] N Djokovic (SRB)
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Harry Cicma tackles the hot topics in tennis, sharing his insight on the favorites, tournament news and players to watch. Harry was ranked for three years on the ATP Tour doubles circuit and played four years of NCAA Division-I tennis at Rutgers University. He now covers all sports as a TV producer/anchor on NBC in Southern New England.
No offense but Rafa should have just stayed home. I don't mean that in a negative way because I am a huge supporter. I just think that the amount of tennis that Rafa has played lately is dizzying. I still want him to win the Olympics and the U.S. Open but I have a feeling that he is going to burn himself out.