Tommy Haas beats Novak Djokovic - Oldest Man Ever to Beat a #1 Player

[joeybee12]

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Moments before the match, Tommy Haas sat in his changeover chair jiggling his legs, eager to face the world's No. 1-ranked player and old enough to know such chances don't often come along.

Haas took advantage Tuesday night, beating three-time champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round of the Sony Open 6-2, 6-4. The upset snapped Djokovic's 14-match winning streak at Key Biscayne, where he won the tournament the previous two years.

Eight days shy of his 35th birthday, Haas became the oldest man in 30 years to beat a No. 1 player.

"Playing against someone like Novak and coming out on top at this time of my career, it's unbelievable," Haas said. "This is what I play for."

http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/9100865/tommy-haas-tops-novak-djokovic-becomes-oldest-man-beat-no-1-ranked-player-30-years

[MuseRider]

1. Well how about that!

I always did like Tommy Haas.

[joeybee12]

2. I like seeing more competition at the top...especially since Roger

is at the end of his career...

[MuseRider]

3. Don't say that!!

Sorry, I will be OK *sigh*

I like it too but doubt Tommy can keep that up. Would be very nice though. I still want Ferrer to get there but he is so old it seems unlikely he will.

[joeybee12]

4. I know...there's no one in the game other than Roger that I can

even remotely root for!

[MuseRider]

5. :-(

I don't know why I can't get with Nadal. Ugly game? Body destroying game? He IS good. Djokovic I do like but don't really like watching him. Murray I just don't like. Ugly game, seems not to care about much of anything. Blech.

I did see some younger fellas coming up but don't remember their names, not great yet but possibly.

Women's tennis is pretty interesting but there are some real stinkers climbing up who I don't like their game.

For someone who never got beyond taking lots of lessons I am certainly critical aren't I? LOL

[TBF]

6. Good! :) nt