Sadly, I didn't get to see the match today because I am poor and can't afford to switch over to a Sky+box, and my fellow Rafateers haven't seen fit to raise enough cash to buy me one. Hehe. So I have to depend on ye-olde-video-recorder-thingy. Which I forgot to set today ... duh!! Equally, I couldn't finish work early, so I sat at my desk with livescores open and lovely Denzy giving me match commentary via the Rafateer thread.
It seemed that Rafa had his chances in the first set, but didn't manage to take them, but then of course, all hell broke loose towards the end of the second set. How I see it, Berdych hit a shot that Rafa considered was out and made a half hearted attempt to hit it, but immediately raised his hand to call out and he wanted a challenge. As he did this, the umpire Carlos Bernardes called "Out". Now effectively, he's calling the ball long as an 'over-rule' because the linesman never did. This then got to Berdych who challenged the the over-rule. Hawkeye showed the ball to be in by a gnat's whatsit, but then Bernades awarded the point to Berdych. At which point Rafa became incensed, because he'd stopped play to challenge, but Bernades opened his mouth changed things and the result should have been a replay of the point. Confused?? Anyhow ... I've never seen Rafa challenge so vociferously or involve the referee. Blimey, he's sexy when he's mad. And the rising intonation in his lovely Spanish speaking voice would make my knees buckle with desire if I was having an argument with him. ;-) Anyway ... Rafa was right, end of.
So Rafa won all three of his matches, he's through to the semi-final, and he'll face Andy Murray tomorrow.
Come on Rafa!! You can do it, you can DO it!!!
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