Throw in Juan Martin Del Potro and this is a loaded half of the draw...
I watched this match on ESPN2 and Rafa's Australian opponent Peter Lucsak really took it to him in the 1st set. In fact, late in that set Lucsak held 4 break points to go ahead and serve for it - of course Rafa denied the effort. Once the first set was in his pocket Rafa rolled to a comfortable victory, 76(0) 61 64.
Another Slam for Andy Murray and another early round blowout. With a loss of only 4 games Murray has sent a message to the field that his game is on - alas we've seen this before... Kevin Anderson lost 61 61 62.
Also on fire was the other top ten Andy - the American Roddick. He had a bit of a scare in the 1st set when he ran into a line judge and tumbled to the court. All exhaled when he got up and signaled that there was no damage to his rehabbing knee. Hey line judge: MOVE. In the end Andy prevailed, 61 64 64 over Thiemo de Bakker.
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