Toe To Toe

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They both received treatment late in the match for toe injuries. They both had to fight their heads and well as their extremities. They both got shafted on line calls at crucial points in the match. They both fought off match points.

But in the end, it was the man with more power and a slightly bigger heart who prevailed. Fernando Gonzalez rallied from the brink of defeat to outlast Richard Gasquet 3-6, 3-6, 7-6(10), 6-2, 12-10 in the most dramatic televised match of the first week.

The Chilean fans set off flares. I've never seen anything like it.