Earlier today, Sam Querrey finished off a solid week of tennis by beating fellow American Mardy Fish in straights at the Aegeon Championship in London. In Germany, Fed fell to Lleyton Hewitt at the Halle Open. As the champions of the two Wimbledon tune ups, could we be looking at a Sam Querrey - Lleyton Hewitt Wimbledon final?
The answer is no. It was a good week of tennis for both Hewitt and Querrey, there's no denying that. Sam seems to have found his form on grass and shaken the incredibly negative vibes he had at the French Open and Lleyton playing well means another tough early round opponent for someone at Wimbledon. But, they will not duplicate these efforts.
Hewitt is getting older and a two week tournament, best of 5 sets will not be kind to him. He has always been a fighter, but a younger, quicker player with a huge serve will eventually be too much for him. As for Sam Querrey, it's important to note that he beat nobody of importance in this tournament. Let's run down his opponents: Robby Ginepri, Marcel Grannolers, Xavier Malisse, Rainer Schuettler and Mardy Fish. Not exactly Murray, Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
Here's the good news. While neither of them will win, they could do some serious damage at Wimbledon. No top player is stepping up and the doors are wide open for anyone to make it to the semi-finals. With their wins, their confidence levels will be as high as anyone else and could definitely help them beat a struggling Murray or Djokovic.
So here's a convoluted congratulations to Sam and Lleyton. These victories could help you beat some good players at Wimbledon, but as for winning... not this year.
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