Friday, August 29, 2008

Haas falls in 5

Tommy Haas, playing on court 11, just fell to Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in the fifth set. Muller won: 2-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3.

With Muller serving at 30-all in the final set, he aced Haas, who felt as though the ball was well out. He stood and stared at the chair umpire for what seemed like a full minute before dejectedly walking back to the baseline. Muller won the match on the next point and Haas exited the court in a hurry without shaking hands with the ump. (He flung his wristband into the crowd and it landed at my foot, but some 40-year-old woman did a back dive off the bleachers to snag it.)

There is no Hawk-Eye replay on the outer courts, which Haas would have loved to have in that final game. Still, Haas can't blame one (possibly) blown call after losing a match in which he held a 2-0 set lead. Tough break for Haas, who seems to be a crowd favorite.

I'm off the Grandstand to check out Ginepri for a second time as he faces Marin Cilic. That match is already underway as Cilic serves for the set, up 5-4.

Elsewhere, Federer and Dementieva both won their first sets.

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