Friday, January 20, 2012

Bernard Tomic in the 4th Round!

Bernard Tomic defeats Dolgopolov 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3. This 19-year old has just set up a 4th round encounter with the one and only Roger Federer. The match between Dolgopolov was a thriller. Despite losing the first set, Tomic kept his cool and barely managed to take the 2nd and 3rd sets through tiebreaks. Despite Dolgopolov receiving back treatment, he managed to make a huge comeback in the 4th set, and Tomic could not respond to his sheer brilliance and determination. But he kept his cool and served out the 5th set, winning his 2nd match point. Bernard Tomic is now an up and coming 19 year old going into the 4th round, sound familiar? In 2001, it was Roger Federer who had defeated Pete Sampras in a very close encounter and then proceeded to lose in the 4th round against Tim Henmen. Tomic has shown that he has had the mettle to overcome big obstacles, but has had needed 4 or 5 sets to defeat his opponents, while Roger has easily gone through his matches with either a bye or a 3 set victory. My prediction, Federer in 4 sets. Tomic has said that Federer is his idol, and has only played him once before at the Davis cup, losing to him in 4 sets.

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