Federer certainly remains strong here, and he advanced to the third round by winning his 61st straight grass-court match with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) victoveroveRobin Soderlingng, a dangerous Swede with a potent serve.
JOHANSSON WINS IN NOTTINGHAM: Thomas Johansson of Sweden is ready for Wimbledon, winning his second straight grass-court championship by beating Harel Levy of Israel, 7-5, 6-3, in the Nottingham final in England.
Federer had won 65 straight matches on grass.
The work is made from an amalgam of polyester resin, white pigment and marble dust, and its glittering neck rises straight from the grass, creating an otherworldly beacon amid the furor of the Flatiron district.
But feet and bicycle tires had worn a more expedient route through the grass, straight up to the point where, at last, it was time to stop and turn around.
The sun is high and unblocked and NYC's silver skyline is a glistening backdrop to the passing patches of pavement, the rows of straight backed brown grasses and the sparkling water calmly swirling under thick Cobalt bridges.
He was so off-balance that he threw the ball almost straight down into the grass.
There he paced back and forth in a straight line until the grass was worn flat beneath his feet.
The soft tapestry-brick facade is so wet that fields of moss are growing straight up, like spring grass on the prairie.
Work steadily and aim straight toward the uncut grass.
Murray can also take into the match the memory of his only meeting with Djokovic on grass, a straight-sets victory in last year's Olympic semi-finals.
