Roger’s new racket, Benoit Paire’s third set passing shot and Tomic’s fight were all impressive on day 2 of the Rogers Cup.
The second day of the Rogers Cup fired up tennis fans with two thrilling three settters decided on final set tiebreakers. Stanislas Wawrinka beat good friend Benoit Paire 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) while Ivo Karlovic just got the better of a recently resurgent Bernard Tomic 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6).
Benoit Paire came back from a break down in the third against Wawrinka to take the match to the deciding breaker. Paire reminded us why his talent and shot-making got us all so excited a couple of years ago. Look at his shot here:
This match showcased just what Paire can bring against the game’s best, and if he can get refocused, who knows, we might be able to get all excited again.
As for Tomic, he had a great start but playing the game’s biggest server on a hard court is a tough task, and the experience veteran Karlovic was just too touch in the tiebreakers. Tomic though showed the fight many have said he lacks and the rest of 2014 looks bright for Bernard.
Meanwhile Roger Federer was still the talk of the day as he debuted his new RF-97 racket and thrashed local wildcard 6-2, 6-0, showing he was back to the top of his game when it comes to putting the lower ranked players in their place and that the new racket is obviously as smooth a move as the ones he pulls off on court.
Richard Gasquet, seeded 12, avenged his defeat to Vasek Pospisil at last week’s Citi Open. Gasquet edged the first set 7-5 against an injured Pospisil who needed treatment on his thigh. In the second set, Gasquet looked to be cruising as he took an early break, but Pospisil broke back and got his homecrowd cheering as hopes of a repeat of his Citi Open fightback rose. But Gasquet did not lose his grip on the match this time, a task he was helped somewhat in by Pospisil who hit a double-fault match point down to concede defeat.
Other seeded winners on day 2 were Fabio Fognini (16), Ernests Gulbis (11), and Tommy Robredo (17). Non-seeded players to move through were Seppi, Young, Simon, Kyrgios, Monfils, Lu, Jazeri and Sock.
Commentary by Christian Deverille
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