Too bad. Zheng Jie is out. Thought she could have become a sort of Justine substitute - shorter and smaller than the giants but tactically smart. Well, she is shorter, smaller and tactically smart but it's not easy to become even half of Justine.
But well done, like I said. Hope she will continue to do well on the tour.
Now, maybe Safin can produce the magic we all know he is (still) capable of. Like every other person has remarked, he does seem to have become calmer (maybe his Himalayan trek did something to him), he has thrown off his jewellery and there is still that spark in his game. I am sure he remembers fondly the AO semi-final (2004?) when he beat Federer. I mean, Safin versus Nadal (who is typically not thinking about the final yet) on grass will be pretty interesting, no?
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