Just had to comment on this. Messy, no? I wrote earlier that stuff is a bit crazy in the men’s game, but this makes things that much more ridiculous. Fed’s had two losses in a row when he had a match point, and looked a little absent last night…

But this happened last year, and he won Madrid and the French. And Rafa isn’t REALLY in his way. Or is he? Still, one has to wonder. Is it going to be the year where Fed misses a slam semi? How can you keep tempting fate, losing random matches such as this, and not lose in an earlier round?

Or is Fed just going to be out to prove everyone in Rome and Madrid, and eventually RG? Watching Rafa is going to be key. It’s hard to not take Rafa over Fed on clay in a heartbeat, right now.

And go figure, like I said earlier, Dick is playing solid, and has served himself into the semis. Bring it.