6/27 - Wimbledon Update
(4) Andy Murray continued his brilliant play to advance to the next round in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
(6) Andy Roddick defeated his good friend Melzer in 4 sets 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt continued his resurgence 7-5, 7-6, 6-3
(8) Giles Simon won in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
(19) Wawrinka defeated american Jesse Levine 5-7, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
(24) Tommy Haas was able to hang on in the 5th set 7-5, 7-5, 1-6, 6-7, 10-8. More on that below.
Juan Carlos Ferrero has resurfaced with a win over (10) Fernando Gonzalez 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
(23) Stepanek moved on 7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4
(20) Tomas Berdych moved on def. (12) Davydenko 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
The one women's match of note 17 year old American Melanie Oudin beat former world #1 Jelena Jankovic 6-7, 7-5. 6-2
Haas - Cilic match analysis part 2
First here's some quick match facts leading up to the conclusion of the match.
Stat Haas Cilic
1st serve % 63% 59%
Aces 5 26
Double Faults 11 11
Winners 35 91
Unforced Errors 28 50
Break Pts Won 5/10 5/10
These stats are very typical for both of these players. Haas is not going to have very many winners and aces but he will play solid matches and cause his opponents to make mistakes. Cilic is a lot more aggressive and because of his style he gets a lot more winners and aces but also has a lot more unforced errors. These stats are very similar for both players and show why this match is in a fifth set tiebreaker.
So onto part 2 of the match:
At 6-6 in the 5th set Cilic was first to serve he held serve easily dictating most of the points and coming to the net once to secure his service game. 7-6 Cilic. Then Haas followed by having a very easy service game win with his best shot being a down the line forehand winner. 7-7. Cilic then held serve to make it 8-7. Haas then held serve at love. 8-8. Haas played this game brilliantly and forced Cilic to make a couple errors to get the all important break. 9-8 Haas. Haas gets a quick 30-0 lead then Cilic hits a nice shot to make it 30-15. Haas then misses a volley winner 30-30, then an unforced error for Haas 30-40. The next point an unforced error for Cilic 40-40. Cilic then just pounds the ball and is up 40-AD. Cilic with the unforced error 40-40. Nice rally then Cilic drills it into the net Ad-40 match point for Haas. Haas hit slices on every one of his shots and eventually Cilic missed long.
Quick Analysis is day 2 of the Haas - Cilic match. Both of these players were on top of their game. They were a little rusty but both hit extremely well. Haas beat Cilic because he made less mistakes in the final two games. Cilic made too many unforced errors. However, this is a great learning experience for Cilic. Cilic needs to make less unforced errors. If he cut down on his unforced errors by 5 or 10% he would have won this match plain and simple. So now the 20 year old Cilic should know what he needs to practice to become a top 10 player.