The Sam Bandwagon

All aboard the Sam Stosur train -- after a tough, three-set victory over that well known terror of the backcourts Sybille Bammer (???). Actually, Bammer was amazingly good for her ranking.

So all our Sammy needs to do now is whip that no-hoper Martina Hingis, and she's in the quarter-finals. No sweat.

UPDATE: Well she took Martina to a very close tie-breaker in the second set, losing it 10-8. If she ever learns to actually keep the ball in play, she'll be great. But a note to coach Gigi Fernandez... if you've managed to misplace Sam's first serve, could you please find it and give it back to her? And why is she serving second-serve kickers with her first serve? She can bomb that first serve faster than a lot of the men, and Hingis wasn't bothered by the kick all night. What's really remarkable is that she pushed Martina as far as she did while barely managing to hold serve all match... and this is one of the best serves in women's tennis. Sigh. One day, she'll get it all working at once, and win Grand Slams...