Day 9: Surprise, Surprise
While there was only one upset, there were many surprises.
Novak Djokovic had no passion today. None. Even his expressions of frustration were meek.
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Tommy Haas, the old unmarried dude, didn't completely melt down and lose a two set-to-love lead.
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Lleyton Hewitt, clearly in pain, played his best tennis in the fifth set and almost won the match.
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Andy Roddick lost a 22-point tiebreak after being up 5-2; he won the match serving second in the final set; he out-gutted Hewitt in a five-setter in the quarterfinals of a Slam.
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Juan Carlos Ferrero, the other old unmarried dude, didn't win a set.
Andy Murray held up in the heat beautifully.
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Ivo Karlovic didn't chip-and-charge much at all on second-serve returns.
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Roger Federer broke Karlovic twice, striking clean winners off first serves both times.
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