By Phoebe Ho
TORONTO
http://www.newyorkislandersteamstore.com/adidas-dennis-seidenberg-jersey , Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Doubles partners Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka were both upset by their opponents as they fell one after the other at Round 3 of the Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto on Thursday.
Top-seeded Djokovic's fate was sealed in a 51-minute match where he was out-served and generally outmatched by the 13th seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who won in two straight sets of 6-2, 6-2.
The Serb quickly fell behind as Tsonga scored four aces and won 80 percent of his first service points in the first set.
"He was obviously the better player on the court. I, on the other hand, haven't played even close to what I intended before going to the court," Djokovic said at a press conference. "Just nothing was going. No baseline, no serve, no return. So just generally very bad day, very poor performance."
The top seed never stood a chance in the second set with the number of unforced errors and erratic returns on his part. Tsonga quickly broke away with a 5-1 lead, with Djokovic playing catch up.
Djokovic - who came off a brutal 2-hour-40-minute match against Gael Monfils just before him and his doubles partner Wawrinka were defeated in a separate match on Wednesday - looked listless and was noticeably struggling on the court throughout the match. But he said exhaustion didn't play a huge factor in his third round loss.
"It's just that I -- not even in the first match I was not feeling very comfortable on the court. I wasn't hitting the ball clean and a lot of unforced errors," he explained. "It's maybe lack of matches on this surface, and, well, it takes time. Let's just say it's going to be better, I'm sure. The worst cannot be from this."
When asked if he was concerned about his performance against Monfils and Tsonga in the last two days, Djokovic - understandably disappointed with his loss - said he'll be analyzing those matches to improve on his game, but added that he won't be dwelling too much on this loss.
"The confidence is the hardest thing to get but easiest thing to lose. Matches like this can really, you know, play with your mind. But in the end of the day, it's not the first match and last match that I lost in my career," he said. "I know what is the next step, and I know what I need to do. I know that already tomorrow is a new day, and I forget about what happened and move on."
This marks the sixth time the Frenchman has defeated Djokovic out of their 19 encounters, and the third time he's ever won against a world No. 1, including Roger Federer in 2009, and Rafael Nadal in 2011 at the Rogers Cup tournament.
Tsonga was clearly at ease playing against the world's top player on Thursday.
"We grow up together on the tour. We had many good years," he said. "When you play against him you know it's going to be difficult, anyway. Even if the score today seemed easy, it's never easy against him. So, I mean, it's always a good moment for me, because that's why I expect is to play against those guys."
It wasn't the Serb's day, but it definitely was Andy Murray's, who was on course to play Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Murray advanced into the next round after his third round opponent Richard Gasquet withdrew from the tournament from an abdominal strain.
Earlier in the day, world No. 4 and third-seeded Wawrinka was upset by Kevin Anderson in two sets of 7-6(8), 7-5.
It was a tightly contested match between the Swiss and Anderson, with the two never breaking more than a one-point lead before the other caught up, eventually leading to a tiebreak in the first set, and another decider in the second.
Hitting 11 aces and 84 per cent of his first service points, the South African eventually broke Wawrinka. This marks the second time he has defeated Wawrinka in their five encounters.
Anderson will be facing seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov, while Murray is set to play against Tsonga in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Ford farewells Published: 10.04.2010 | Author: one2012 | Category: Business
Tom Ford ended his triumphant 10-year reign at Gucci with his final show for the house in Milan on Wednesday, showing all the style that characterised his tenure there.
No big gestures or self-indulgent moments, just a regular FordGucci show, right down to the shiny black card invitation, the black carpet, the giant vase of blossoms in the foyer, the handsome chaps in black suits serving pre-show cocktails and the stunningly beautiful clothes.
The show was one of his best, with fitted hip-length jackets of intensely complex cut, with Elizabethan-style tucking and pleating and panels of dyed fur, worn with ultra-fitted pencil skirts and drainpipe pants, in a wonderfully rich palette of dark green, purple and aubergine.
But it was the evening wear that brought a bittersweet tear to the eye. A spring green sheath covered in sequins, and topped with fox furs in the same colour, summed up the sleekly sexy modern glamour that characterised Ford¡¯s Gucci.
At the end, rose petals fell from the ceiling as the designer took his final applause. The only break with routine was when he paused along his victory lap to hug his long-term partner, L¡¯Uomo Vogue editor Richard Buckley, sitting in his usual position in the front row.
It was an appropriately restrained bowing out, considering Ford is leaving because of a disagreement with the label¡¯s owners. They wanted him to relinquish some of his creative hold on Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, which he designs for the Gucci Group.
This was non-negotiable for the Texan designer, who has based his success on creating a micro-managed world for his brands, controlling everything from store design to shopping bags, perfume bottles and advertising images.
It was exactly the opposite approach to the uncontrolled licensing chaos ¨C with t.
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