| 07 August 2010
Hi folks, I'm in Toronto this week for the Rogers Cup event and wanted to share some observation from the first day of qualifying. I'll try to update as often as I can. Feel free as well to follow me on Twitter for regular updates.
It is really quite interesting to walk around the grounds at any professional tennis tournament and see who the pro's like to practice with. Often you'll see them perfecting some techniques with their coaches or an unfamiliar hitting partner. Today was a pretty sweet day at the Rogers Cup in Toronto for practice pairs. Here are some of the coolest combinations that were put together:
Djokovic/Nadal: Whoa - the world's number one and two players practicing together! Something tells me these two are getting a bit too chummy...we need more drama on this tour, no?
Federer/Soderling: Perhaps these two swapped some stories about what it feels like to lose to Rafa in the finals of the French Open.
Davydenko/Monfils: Davydenko must have been asking Monfils what he can do to get jacked like the Frencman. Seriously, the Russian needs to put on some muscle!
Aside from the practice match-ups there were a few decent qualifying matches going on as well. Canadian Philip Bester who is ranked 459th in the world defeated Florent Serra in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(3). Bester will now play American Michael Russell who disposed of another Canuck, Steven Diez in three sets. Bester is the last Canadian hope left in the qualifying draw, as the other five all fell by the wayside on day one.
I'm looking forward to watching the Denis Istomin vs Somdev Devvarman match tomorrow as well as P.H. Mathieu against Jarkko Nieminen. Part of me still holds a grudge against Nieminen for beating an injured Andre Agassi at his last French Open appearance in 2005.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will also be addressing the media for the first time at the Rogers Cup tomorrow so stay tuned to Tennis Diary for some analysis on their comments.
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