Roddick suffers heartbreaking loss
One thing the US team couldn’t afford was to go down two points to the home team, Spain. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened. After Querrey gave Nadal a test in the first match, Roddick gave it everything he had in the second match but couldn’t pull it out. David Ferrer defeated him 7-6(5), 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 8-6 in three hours and seventeen minutes.
Sometimes the stats don’t tell the whole story. Roddick had 13 more aces, one fewer unforced error, a higher first serve percentage, won more points on Ferrer’s serve, had the same amount of winners, and broke the Spaniard three more times than Ferrer broke him. Incredibly that wasn’t enough. The difference in this match came down to one game. Ferrer broke Roddick at 6-6 in the fifth set and that was it.
Now, the American team faces an almost impossible comeback. They will take on a very tough and talented doubles team of Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez tomorrow without the best doubles team in the world: The Bryan Brothers. Instead, it will be Mike Bryan and US Open quarterfinalist Mardy Fish. If they can win that one and force this to tie to Sunday, they will have to beat Nadal and Ferrer on clay with Roddick and Querrey in the reverse singles matches. Not an easy task for even the best tennis player.
If the USA pulls this one out, it will truly be the “Miracle in Madrid!”
