Day 5: Italy def USA (2-0)

Can you believe we woke up to rain this morning and courts too wet to play on? Rain Delay!!! We ended up having a leisurely breakfast and lounged around in the lobby in between making numerous trips back and forth to the courts to get updates. We headed over around noon and sure enough, Renata was able to get started by 1pm. I bundled up in warm jacket put my hat on to keep off the rain. The wind picked up real strong as the afternoon went on. Brrr!

Italy is the #1 seed and for good reason! We were impressed with the way the gals glided around the court, got to every ball, and hit a wide variety of shots/spins! They played really well and Renata and Vesna both lost despite some spectacular points and shot making. Tomorrow we play Spain in the 3/4 playoff match. Italy plays France in the women's final.

The guys has a rough day as well, losing 2-0 to the Netherlands. Tomorrow they play Great Britain in the 7/8 playoff match. Austria plays Germany in the men's final.

It's been a long day and I am thankful the wifi is working right now, so I can get this posted and go get some sleep!

Hasta Luego!