Jeez what a first day here in the Italian capital. Was anyone else as blown away as I was by the performance of Santiago Giraldo??? The kid was truly amazing against Juan Carlos Ferrero, one of the most in form players on clay this year besides Nadal!! Will be VERY interesting to see how his second round match pans out because it’s never easy to reproduce such ball striking in back to back matches!
I am looking forward to see Roger Federer in action in his first clay court event. I watched a bit of his doubles today…the guy is sooo loose when he plays, its a joke!
The new stadium here is good, nothing more, nothing less. Unfortunately for us, the commentary booth is in the clouds so not a great perspective to watch the tennis unfold. Will try post some pictures tomorrow.
Pizza for lunch today, was well below par…Papa Johns anyday!
Ciao
Robbie
