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| Jane and Ed in front of the Sports Complex - the Tennis was played in a temporary court built there. |
On Saturday Eddie and I went to the Davis Cup. The Croatians were up 2 matches to 0 from the Friday set. The way the Davis Cup works is 2 singles on Friday, 1 Doubles on Saturday and 2 singles matches on Sunday (if needed). So, if we lost the doubles, then Sunday would be a day of dead rubbers, even if they were played, which wouldn't be much fun.
The Croats have a great doubles team, and one of the Bryan brothers is sick, so we have Mike Bryan and Ryan Harrison - who wasn't even an alternate (Jack Sock had already pulled out and an alternate was in). But, it was a great match and the US ended up winning - albeit in over 4 1/2 hours - which was a new record.
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| Mike Bryan (close) during the doubles match - Yes Amazing seats. |
So on Sunday, Jane came (she got in Saturday night) and we went. We assumed it would be quick. Marin Cilic was playing Sam Queery, who he has beaten liek the past 9 times. Marin is rated about 4th right now and Querry is about 40something. But Marin was way off so the US won.
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| Sam Querry reaches at the top |
That left the tie breaker between Borna Coric, one the best up and coming players (and a hotty!) verses Franics Tiafoe - a very young American. Who played fantastic. It went all 5 sets and then Borna finally won in front of the home town crowd. It was a blast.
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| I know Tiafoe (far court) is America, but I do love watching Borna - they both played great. |
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| Top R- Borna, Top Left - an ornage drink that shows #MeToo haven't quite hit Croatia, Btoom R - Katrina Adams (the USA Tennis Assocation's President and her Croatian Counterpart and Bottom L Jane and Ed in front of the stadium |
