WTF : Group A in review

It's not going to be a looong article, because in a very short time the first singles semifinal will start and I can't lose anymore tennis. Yesterday was the last Round Robin day, when Group A chose its semifinalists. Surprises, emotions, nerves, we had it all...

The leaders were, since the beginning, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic. And, by the end of the RR, they prooved they were the strongest players in the group. Nadal won all his matches, which is a big performance, three matches of three, against the top eight players of the world, on the surface he doesn't like, as he said. He lost a set though, against Andy Roddick, in maybe the most interesting match of the tournament by now. The hardest reaction at an umpire's decision didn't came from Roddick, as many of the fans expected, but from him, Rafa, the fair-play in person (no, it's no sarcasm here). After he said he won't play anymore, he returned on the court and gave Berdych only one game for the rest of the match. Hmm, it's not that bad to annoy him, no? With a little luck against Djokovic, who had a pretty serious problem with his contact lens, his right eye getting irritated, Rafa powered into the semifinals, where he will face Andy Murray.

I think Novak could have won all of his matches, even the one against Nadal. If he was healthy, and he wouldn't have had the eye problem, I really believe he could've beat him. Anyway, he played a very good tennis against Berdych and Roddick. Next he will face Federer.

Tomas Berdych, in my opinion, played a quality game, did his best and didn't wait for anybody else's mistake. Unfortunatelly, his group was maybe a little too difficult for him, a newcomer at the World Tour Finals. However, he beat Andy Roddick, which is another good victory for the young Czech. Next year, Tomas. Next year will be even better. :)

Andy Roddick was one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. And it wasn't a nice surprise. He wasn't able to win any match. Actually, he won only one set in three matches. Against Nadal, the toughest opponent, that's true, but I'm sure everybody waited much more from him. Anyway, the fact that he qualified for the WTF for the 8th year in a row, being one of the two most experienced players from there (along with Roger Federer) is still amazing and he deserves all the respect and admiration.