Poor Tree. I like you dude, I really do. First you seemed like the next Ivo. Huge, big serve. Not fair. Then, I started realizing that you have a lot in common with the Big Elf (maybe I’m just projecting, I miss him dearly). Then I realized that that isn’t quite realistic. Yet.

JCF played to John’s weakness all day long, and it showed. He played a patient game, and even after dropping the second set, looked pretty control the whole time. Mad props to you dude, you’re having a hell of a 2010.

Tree’s backhand needs some serious work, however. By the end of the match, JCF was hammering on it past the point of insisting. Go figure, Tree lost the last game with four backhand UEs. Elf (like we saw against Blah at AO) can use his backhand for direction, setting his opponent off balance and getting him back into points which he can then finish with the forehand. Tree needs to figure that out, much like Dick seemed to do last year. Get on that dude, pretty sure American tennis needs you.