Ernests Gulbis has once again raised hopes
by beating Tomas Berdych in the first round. His fans are hoping that he has
not started packing his bags now that his quota for wins in this Wimbledon is
over. How many times in the past, Gulbis has raised hopes and then massacred
them. His capacity to shock a seed and then lose to a qualifier is not unknown.
This time the qualifier is Jerzy Janowicz who beat Simone Bolleli in four sets
in the first round.
Gulbis is the type of explosive player who
has the capacity to cause upsets. On his day, he has no respect for
reputations. He can defeat any body on any court. He has career victories over
Novak Djokovic on hard court and Roger Federer on clay. In beating Berdych, he
thundered in 30 aces in three tie breaker sets while putting 72% of first
serves in. He had numerous winners on ground strokes, especially on the
forehand and dominated Berdych on important points. Janowicz, his next
opponent, has good serve and good ground strokes too. He exhibited good consistency
in fighting past Bolelli.
Gulbis can concentrate on one match, but not on a full
tournament. His impatience shows even in the time taken between two points on
serve, as if he is in a hurry to leave the court, win or lose. What Janowicz
has to do to win the match? He need not do much, just hope that Gulbis wakes up
from the wrong side of the bed on the match day.
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