More Montreal
Posted by Brodie under: Montreal

It’s tough going to a full day of tennis and then trying to think about all the things you were going to write about… several hours later. So I’ll just toss all my random thoughts into this post.
Awesome win for Kuz this morning. She was striking the ball cleaner than anyone I saw on Monday, and despite that second set blip, is in pretty solid form (especially considering the draw).
Tough loss for Lucie, who served for the first set and eventually lost it, as well as the match in three sets. That means Nads is up against Dinara tomorrow. It’s on a non-show court, so I’ll make sure to have tons and tons of tweeting from there to keep you all informed.
Flavs/Dani is hardly worth discussing. Flavs laid down the law in the first set, and once she got the break in the second, that was all. Excellent movement, dealing with the different looks from Dani beautifully, and not being afraid to flip the switch and go for the winner. Reminds me of the Flavs of last year’s hard court season… go figure.
Melanie Oudin can’t buy a win right now. Feel pretty bad for her. I still have no idea how her USO run happened, almost a year later. She’s going to lose a boat load of points in a couple of weeks and it’s not going to be pretty.
I’m pretty pumped for Woztuchova doubles tomorrow, as well as THE MOST INTENSE DOUBLES TEAM EVER Liezel/Nads which is around a similar time. Another great OOP ready for tomorrow. Also, if Aga/Kiri win their match, they face Vez/Bepa in the second round on Thursday. Nomnomnom.
Looking forward to your coverage all week!
I saw Sveta’s match and although I agree with you that she’s striking the ball better than she has in a long time, she should have served out Pavs 6-0. So she’s still a little shaky in the “head” dept. Shocking I know.
Caught the tale end of the JJ match. Looked like Benesova just outhit her. So who knows what kind of confidence JJ will have for the Open? Maybe she’ll play New Haven?
Finally, Oudin needs some wins in New Haven herself or she will have no hope for NY. She was blogging for Tennis.com and mentioned that her media duties last week might have cost her her match in Cincy. Feel bad for her as the U.S. media is already overhyping Oudin’s chances. Just check out the banner on her blog for evidence.
http://tennisworld.typepad.com/players_melanie_oudin/2010/08/checking-in.html
Poor Mel. Everyone Ive talked to feels horrible for her, and like real tennis fans, realize that the USO thing was a bit of a fluke, and shes still super young. Instead people expect so much from her… just sad to see. Maybe the USO will be the much needed reality that the fans need.