As many (or few) of you know, I rarely post columns anymore. Call it laziness, indifference, whatever you want, I never make the time to sit down and put thoughts on line. Part of it is there is not too much going on in tennis that I am motivated to write about. I can’t stand the Williams sisters. I don’t like Justin Henin. I can’t stomach watching Nadal pick his butt throughout an entire tournament. There are very few serve and volleyers on tour anymore. But I still like watching Davis Cup. This weekends final between Serbia and France was a great example. As most or all of you should know, Serbia won the Cup by a 3-2 margin. France had all the momentum going into the final days matches after Llodra and Clement came back from two sets down to defeat Zmonjic and Troicki. Troicki, especially, seemed to fall apart in the crucial doubles match. After Novak Djokovic rolled past Gael Monfils in the first of the reverse singles on the last day it was again Llodra against Troicki but this time without partners and with the Cup on the line.Llodra had not lost all season in Cup play and Troicki should have been disheartened after the doubles loss. You would think that France would have the advantage but such is not always he case in Davis Cup. Viktor Troicki picked this time to play the match of his young career. He dominated Llodra in straight sets to set off a wild celebration that included Djokovic getting his head shaved. Not necessarily a good look for him but, what the Hell, they had just won the Davis Cup.
Good luck to everyone in the upcoming mixed season. Hopefully you will not have to travel to the four corners of the globe like our team.
