"A day with no rain and lots of amazing tennis"

We finally had a day without rain, and it also proved to be a day of fantastic tennis. All of the central court matches had amazing moments, but the grandstand didn’t disappoint either, and this was an overture into what we can expect as of Friday, when the final part of the tournament kicks off.

Lorenzo Sonego played an amazing first set, as well as the end of his match against Marco Cecchinato. His first set was on a very high level, and he would be hard to beat if he could maintain that rhythm throughout the match. Cecchinato couldn’t come near him for a long time, but once he did, the situation shifted. However, the last two points played by Sonego were top-notch.

Thiem had some moments against Lehečka that I couldn’t understand, the way he lost his serve so easily after finally making a break. The Czech player played really well, showed what he can do, but as the first seeded player he can’t say that he had it easy. Facing Thiem in the second round, then Arnaldi in the quarter-finals... Wawrinka played another good match, and when he’s good, Coria is no match for him, and this was evident today. Once again, I really love the way Stan plays, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. It’s clear that the spectators love him as well, I think everyone appreciates him as a player who’s had a great career and played some beautiful tennis.

I was somewhat surprised when Carballes Baena won with such ease, but we know how good he is on clay courts, just like Munar who will put Sonego to the test on Friday. The Italian is definitely the favourite, but the Spaniard’s skills on clay courts could give him some issues. Friday will be very interesting, and I think that the quality of the players entering the final rounds is evident when we take into account that the second seeded player will be playing at the grandstand. Lehečka is the top seeded player and he belongs at central court, and I don’t know who could remove Wawrinka off of that court.