This is the time where Canada gets the tennis spotlight with the top players on the men's side meeting in Montreal and the women meeting in Toronto. Yesterday and Monday saw some sick match ups and some unexpected but well earned defeats.
On the women's side Serena is experiencing a dominating comeback beating Bondarenko 0 and 3 in the first round and just now winning her second match 1 and 6. I feel like she's definitely a favourite for this tournament as well as the US Open which begins Aug 29.
However, on the men's side, there doesn't seem to be any particular favourite for the title. Number four seed Andy Murray was completely blown away by Kevin Anderson. The South African was too overpowering and expressed intent to come forward, preventing Murray from getting into any sort of rhythm. Although a good win for Anderson, it'll be interesting to see if he can maintain this excellent form. He has been known to have off days, but if he can execute the attacking style with margin he should be able to get deep.
Gilles Simon was also ousted early by Phillipp Petzschner, a doubles specialist. Watching the match was a delight as Petzschner was able to maneuver Simon around and open the court with his backhand slice, using the forehand to attack and close the net off. This also prevented Simon from getting into a rhythm. Although I did not see the match, Youzhny was also beaten early.
Tsonga was able to beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets by using his attacking style to end points quickly. Other wins included Del Potro, Gasquet and Verdasco.
Rafa is supposed to be playing Ivan Dogic tonight, followed by Mardy Fish and Feliciano Lopez...But, with the rain delays who knows.
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