Of course you did Fer. Be on your game, with Fed looking beatable, fail to capitalize on match turning points, blow the set, and there’s the match.

Fer got off to a rock solid start, with a cracking forehand and a serve that just seemed to confuse the hell out of Fed, to be honest, especially on backhand returns. He got an early break and took the set 6-4. He was right there the second set too, wobbly on serve at points, but fighting, and staying with Fed until 5-5. Then an early 0-40 chance on Fed’s serve… couldn’t capitalize. And you just got the feeling like that could be the match there, Fed doesn’t offer many openings… what do you know, Fed fights back, pumps himself up, and breaks Fer, who would only win one more game all match. Oh Fergasm, are you turning into the Lena of the ATP? I sure hope not. But that’s just Fed being Fed, 2009 style, no?

Here’s the OOP, 12:30 local:

No. 2 Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) vs. No. 7 Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Andy Ram (ISR)
No. 2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. No. 8 Robin Soderling (SWE)
At 7:00 pm
No. 4 Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND) vs. No. 6 Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Oliver Marach (AUT)
No. 3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

Both highly intriguing matches, we’ll see how Rafa is looking, and if Sod can make an impact on this tourney. And of course the red hot Nole will take on the … partially crimson hot Koala Bear in the final match.