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Pospisil was up 5-0 on Simon in the first set, and Gilles rattle off 7 straight games! That's gotta be hard to take. Saw some of Zverev/Berdych. The kid took Tomas to 5, but the one break was enough in the end. Good show from Sasha, though.
 

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I didn't realize but Germany and Czech Republic played 2 5-setters today. Kohli beat Rosol and Berdych beat young Zverev in 5. Too bad I couldn't watch any of it.
 

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Troicki get straight setted was a bit of a surprise Billie.

He complained about the speed of the court, apparently it is very slow and didn't suit him. I guess he also didn't get as much love from the fans as he hoped. I didn't see any of it, just read this on Serbian sites. Frankly on a good day Kukushkin can be a very good player. I am not surprised by Viktor's loss, maybe just how lopsided it was.
 

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Many are expecting the Murray brothers will team up for doubles tomorrow for GBR.
 

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What surprises me a little is that Novak is playing at all, though good on him.
 

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Surprised to see so many spectators cheering on Djokovic. Then I realized it was in Belgrade.:scratch:

Apparently the arena where they played wasn't completely full. "Pionir" arena is a basketball mecca and the atmosphere there when two big basketball teams play is always electric (the same one from that video when Nole went to watch basketball a couple of weeks ago, that I posted in Nole's world). It was Nole's desire to play tennis there. Maybe there will be more fans over the weekend.

I also watched a derbi there in the 1990s. It was an amazing experience.
 
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What surprises me a little is that Novak is playing at all, though good on him.

Honestly I don't know why he plays either. He said that they like to play with each, for each other and for their country. Maybe because it is a home tie, but he has a shoulder problem and even though he is scheduled to play the doubles tomorrow, I just hope he is smart with this. He played and won every rubber in 2013 and it wasn't enough.
 

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Honestly I don't know why he plays either. He said that they like to play with each, for each other and for their country. Maybe because it is a home tie, but he has a shoulder problem and even though he is scheduled to play the doubles tomorrow, I just hope he is smart with this. He played and won every rubber in 2013 and it wasn't enough.
I liked your insight into the appeal of the venue. That could have something to do with it. (A few years back, Spain played the US in the bull ring in Madrid. Even though the US knew they were doubly whipped by surface and venue, they said it was a thrill.) I never completely understand the calculations that go into keeping a country in the World Group, that may have had something to do with it. I didn't know that Novak has a shoulder problem (again), but he does have to fly some 10,000 miles on Monday to get to IW. He's asking a lot of himself. Though, given the way he's playing, he'll probably win it, anyway. :-)2
 
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Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kaz) bt Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjic (Ser) 6-3 7-6 7-5 | Kazakhstan lead Serbia 2-1