Robert Kendrick, an American qualifier at the Open this year, lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic this evening. The Serbian Australian Open winner won, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4, 6-4.
Kendrick has been struggling with knee tendinitis, which he brought up in his post-match interview. It's a nagging injury that he can't do much about. He thought he missed an opportunity to change the outcome of the match during a tight first set, but overall, he was pleased with his play. He had to win three times in the qualifying round just to break into the main draw, where he defeated Nicolas Mahut, 7-6, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. A 4-1 record ain't all bad.
The statistical breakdown revealed Djokovic had 13 unforced errors in three sets, which is pretty unbelieveable. Kendrick, himself, didn't believe it when I mentioned it. Perhaps the statkeepers were playing nice. Of all the other top men who prevailed in three sets today, Fernando Gonzalez had the next lowest amount of errors -- with 25. Federer finished wtih 46.
That about does it for me on Day 5. Enjoy the weekend's slate.
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