Nice to see Joachim Johansson back on track after eight months. The Swedish Davis Cup team, who missed an injured Söderling, had no choice but risk him in the first match of the semifinal against US. Didn’t even think Pim Pim could twice force Roddick to the tie-break, in his debut after shoulder surgery last February.

Of course, memories went back to that US Open quarter final in 2004, when this young promise of world’s tennis was able to serve off the defending champion Roddick on his home soil in a wonderful night session.

Swedish supporters hoped that Davis Cup could give extra-motivation to a player whose career has been too many times obstructed by injuries. But maybe, after such a stop, Johansson is already happy to have ended the match without bad surprises. The Thailand Open, starting next week, is a better test to prove if Pim Pim can get back to high levels.

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