Hopman Cup

PSALT · Hopman Cup

I can't move my thread, and neither Percy and Leftys are around to do it.

France def. USA 2-1

Tatiana Golovin def Ashley Harkleroad
Somebody-Who-I-Don't-Know def Mardy Fish
Fish/Harkleroad def Golovin/ Confused

Australia def Russia 2-1

Alicia Molik def Nadia Petrova
Mark Phill-something or another Laughing

def Dmitry Tursunov
Petrova/Tursunov def Molik/Phill

J-man

Surprising single wins for the aussies

dav6789

Surprising win for France IMO. The player you don't know PSALT is Jerome Haehnel. He won an ATP singles title in Metz in 2004. He usually doesn't play outside France or central Europe because he has a phobia of flying. I assume that is over now he is in Australia.

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India def Czech Republic 2-1

Sania Mirza def Lucie Safarova 6-2, 6-2

Rohan Bopanna lost to Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-2

Mirza/Bopanna d Safarova/Berdych 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (10/5)

J-man

Somewhat surpised at this result. Blowouts in singles but a tight doubles match, not a surprise.

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Spain def Croatia 3-0

Anabel Medina Garrigues d Sanja Ancic 6-3, 6-1

Tommy Robredo d Mario Ancic 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

Garrigues/Robredo v Ancic/Ancic 6-4, 6-2

J-man

What surface was this match played on? I wonder if Sanja Ancic was a letdown.

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PSALT

I finally get to see a match. USA-Russia right now. Harkleroad was far too defensive against Petrova, falling 3 and 0. Fish however is crushing Tursunov, 6-1 0-0. Fish can do no wrong right now. He got the break for 5-1 with an amazing dropshot, his serve is clicking, and is simply outplaying the Russian.

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Fish levels it, 6-1 6-4.

J-man

Damn! Go Fish

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Berdych is wearing a visor. I normally don't care about players clothes, but he just looks dumb. Shocked

J-man

I bet he does Laughing

leftys_rock

Oochie, Tati lost to Petrova 6-7, 0-6 after having 2 SPs in the first set.

Benchwarmer1

gosh, that's rough Mad

J-man

Yes that is very rough for her. Very fustrating. Not good for confidence. But on the contrast good job Petrova. She has gotten better mentally