Well a great day on Thursday at the Foro Italico! We finally had some decent matches to commentate on! Filippo Volandri threw the Italians into a religious fervor for the best part of two-and-a-half hours against Ernests Gulbis. It was a great atmosphere! It would have been good if he could have stuck around for another match. The Italians are definitely the most biased crowd at a regular event!!!
As for Rafael Nadal, he was simply “PHENOMI-NADAL“….this is my new word to describe the Mallorcan!!! The quality of tennis from him was outrageous. Victor Hanescu played his part too, in what was by far and away the best test for Rafa, on clay, so far, this spring, no question! Between them 47 winners and just 21 unforced errors, testimony to the quality of the contest.
I want to set the record straight for a comment I made after Rafa demolished Ferrero in Monte-Carlo. I said Rafa was not gonna lose a set this clay court season…Roland Garros included!!! I want to see him challenged, but boy is he looking good! Come on back Davy, Delpo, Gonzo and Nalbi…
Bye for now!
RK