DAVIS CUP and BKK \u2014 [Sept.17] All ended well in Montreal, despite disappointing attendance \u2014 what happened there, Montreal fans?? Did you not learn from us in Vancouver?? \u2014 and the doubles loss. I think Milos played well against a \u201crisen to the occasion\u201d Stoltz, and better against Van der Merwe. As usual Milos\u2019 after-match comments were right-on, though I think he was a bit hard on himself in saying he \u201cwaited for Stolz to lose\u201d \u2014 this was no Sam Querrey; Milos did not let Stolz into the match at any time. And once Milos was up a set-and-break against Van der Merwe it was nice to see him trying out some not-quite-match-ready shots and plays; that\u2019s the time to do it!<\/p>\n
But I\u2019m glad that Milos is making \u201cdo not wait for the other guy to lose\u201d a mantra; getting into that habit will hopefully pay off when he\u2019s up against top-30 and top-10 players. And I\u2019m guessing that Galo Blanco included that line in the copious notes he was taking during the Friday match. I did notice that Galo did not feel the need to take notes on Sunday: and just enjoyed the match, along with the rest of the team and with Canadian tennis fans.<\/p>\n
Next up is Bangkok. Draw is not out yet, but I\u2019m putting in my wish-list: I would like to see Milos play Tipsarevic, but in the FINAL; so hopefully Milos will be on Gasquet\u2019s side of the draw; will be a test for Milos, but one I think he can pass. That will put Simon on Tipsarevic\u2019s side; I think I would prefer to see Troicki and Verdasco on that side as well. Which would put either Chardy or Nieminen in Milos\u2019 quarter. Players in the mix for second round [Milos will have a first-round bye] include Tomic, Dimitrov, Karlovic and Monfils. Personally I would prefer Karlovic, since a) he\u2019s often compared to Milos as another \u201cbig server\u201d and b) his current ATP ranking is 90.<\/p>\n
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