Congrats. You would have won against an old Tennis-X full field with the Li pick, which was not a crazy selection. She would have been my No. 2 choice entering the tournament.
Federer played a lot better than I expected until he ran into Rafa, whom he has zero confidence he can beat even under the best of circumstances. Looks like Federer will be back in the top 4 by the end of Wimbledon.
I liked Bouchard when I saw her last summer. With Blake retiring and Baghdatis well outside the top 100 now, I've started paying more attention to women's tennis again after a few years of cursory glances. Bouchard appeared to have the complete package when I saw her last year, and I liked her draw at the Australian Open. That being said, I was nowhere near as impressed with her performance against Ivanovic as the announcers were. That was a sloppy, choke-filled match, with Bouchard going through a few stretches where she could not keep the ball close to the court but Ivanovic outdoing her in that department, particularly after her leg started compromising her already subpar movement.
I wonder how Li will fare from here. She seems to have stablized her game, but I'm not sure flaky people can ever really change and become consistent. If she does, she could challenge Serena for No. 1. If you take away the serve, she's the best ball striker in women's tennis, including Serena.
