Mixed bag
It was an interesting week even though not getting into Wimbledon qualies..
After the ATP tournament at Queens, where we (with Mahesh Bhupathi) lost the doubles quarterfinals on Friday, I decided to play the tour event in Holland-- the Ordina Open-- on grass as I was not getting into Wimbledon qualies in singles.
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Saturday early morning I flew into Holland and the qualies was on the same day.
Luckily, I had a bye in the first round, which gave me a chance to rest a little bit before coming out there to play the second round and had a tough three set match but managed to pull that off.
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I had a good eight hour sleep then came out fresh next day, qualified, and was drawn to play Martin Verkerk of Holland (in the first main draw match)!
Last time I played him was in 2003 Davis Cup in Holland which went on for over four hours and I lost that 10-12 in the fifth set!
So this was a good time to get some revenge.
I went on Monday for that match and then went on to win that but was a close one again.6-7, 7-6, 6-4.
Next round, I played Guillermo Canas but lost since I did not play that great.
But overall, it was a good week for me, winning some matches and getting some confidence playing on the grass before coming here to Wimbledon as I will be playing doubles main draw next week..
Rohan
June 23, 2008
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