Romania down, Ungur up

Luptam, luptam, luptam si castigam! Well, not Romania but Adrian Ungur. With the chance of repeating myself, he was ranked 183 as of 28th of February, we must not forget that. After he took a set to Nalbandian on Friday, yesterday, in a dead rubber, he brought Romania's first and only point by beating Monaco!

Argentina's captain Tito Vasquez had declared before the tie that they "can beat Romania with 5-0," while Nalbandian said that he "doesn't know anything about Ungur." Very modest, people! At 4-0 for Argentina, the newest member of the Romanian team was entering the court, hoping to save the honour. Opponent : Monaco. Shoot! I wasn't expecting too much as the crowd was adding a huge pressure. I don't think that after a first serve of Ungur which would not be in the booing and hissing would be necessary.

Anyway, the pretty guys played three pretty sets. You know, for the prettiness of the match. First set Ungur, second one Monaco. The decisive was, of course, the most tensed and interesting. Adi was just amazing and prooved he is way better than someone ranked 180 ATP. The huge one-handed backhand impressed many people, probably even the crowd, as no one was applauding the Romanians' winners or good shots. And this backhand was certainly not very applauded. He managed to save break points, thanks to a strong serve with a perfect placement. We can't say Pico did not play at a high level, despite the fact that he seemed to have some problems with his shoulder at the end of the first set. In the third, Adi's great shots made him throw his racquet and almost break it. Finally, Ungur stole Argentina's last point, 6-3 2-6 6-3, and stopped them from reaching their boastful goal.

"I'm happy with the win. 4-1 is better than 5-0," he said after the match. That's right! I have seen many smiles and good disposition in the Romanian team on Sunday. Life goes on, so does Davis Cup. We will see them reunited in September for the competition's play-offs, when they could do again a great job. I can not wait until the draw ceremony. Hopefully they will have luck and maybe they will play at home, in front of their own crowd.