Berdych is on the roll! After defeating Federer at the US Open, he made his team to get to the 2012 Davis Cup final.
The Starting Point
The Czech Republic was very well positioned as they were leading 2-1 and Juan Martin Del Potro was unable to play the reverse single. So, only a miracle could have saved Argentina from the elimination as Berloq had to play Berdych. The Argentine is a good clay court player but he is not at the same level as Tomas.
Berdych – Berloq 6-3 6-3 6-4
As forecasted, that was a straight sets win. The noisy crowd and the presence of all sort of VIPs (Maradona was one of the most agitated) didn’t spare Berloq from defeat. The match eventually lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes.
From Berdych
“I know that Carlos is a guy who wants to fight until the last point, and he was trying to do that,” Berdych said. “But actually I still had a belief in myself, that I am the one who is a bit better, and feeling probably a bit better.”
Talking about the next match against Spain, Berdych said “This is going to be the highlight of my career up until now. It is going to be very difficult playing against Spain, the champion, but at least we are lucky to be playing at home.”
After that Monaco played Minar to win 6-3 7-6 (3) in a sort of an exhibition match
So it is going to be Spain – Czech Repubblic with Spain as the super favorite…. unless Berdych wins all his 3 matches.
