Both of the evil ones cruised today against Stan and Marin, not surprisingly for either. Stan had his chance in the second set, blew it, and that was all. Didn’t see Sod vs. Marin but I would have been surprised to see Marin take a set.

There have been a lot of rumblings over whether or not Sod has a shot at beating Fed. Unlike what would have been pretty overwhelming for Robin last year in the final, he’s got a chance here. He’s more experienced in big matches this time around, too. Also, if you remember the third set from the final, Sod got it all the way to a tiebreak and it seemed like he was finally starting to settle in and play some great tennis, but it was just way too late.

That being said, I’d be surprised to see Sod lose in straight sets. Yeah, you read that right. The dude has been on fire of clay and I think he’s going to come out firing; no deer in the headlights this time. However, I’d be even more surprised to see Sod actually win. Sounds a little contradictory, but it’s true. Fed at a slam is Fed in 5 sets, and that’s a damn huge mountain to climb. I’m actually really looking forward to the match though. Expect lots of big forehands from Sod, countered by Fed’s (annoying) slicing, countered by Sod trying to employ a more all-court game with Fed trying to bust some angles. Should be fun.