True. It would be nice to not have to see that hideous serve much longer today.

crap serena. don't make this go 3.

I'm watchin the 2 beauties in a pretty tough 2nd set on the computer.

I hate this bogus coverage hour where NBC wont pick it up but ESPN I guess doesn't have the rights to it. They should be running non-stop live coverage.

Same here. At least some matches are still showing on espn3. I'm watching Wozniacki and the Bryan brothers (who are ridiculously entertaining).

what a great match between Caroline and Dominika.

Too bad for Caroline, but Cibulkova really hit the ball well to finish that match. She and Sharapova will be a great(looking) match.

I like Pironkova. She's quiet and pretty. Hope she ends Venus here.

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Both Williams sisters gone on the same day. What a lovely morning.

Too bad for Caroline, but I'm hoping Sharapova takes it all this year.

Wow. Rafa hurt and struggling in the 1st set tiebreak, and Roger drops his.

Shocking start to these later matches.

Yeah, I was expecting a little different myself, Bunk...

Mardy Fish looks great!! He's up 2 sets to love on Berdych!!

But seriously, Federer.... Youzhny? Really? Get these next three!!

Wow.... what a horrible time for a double fault. Del Potro losing that first set is HUGE.

damnit DelPo! dont' hand a set over like that!

I think he got really pissed when Rafa received treatment prior to the tiebreak and never mentally got back the confidence needed to finish him.

The timing of the call for the trainer was a little bit of gamesmanship. Wouldn't expect that from Nadal.

Fed's first serve must have gone up in smoke. That happens to him from time to time.

Fed rebounds nicely for that 2nd set.

Fish about to win in straight sets!

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The timing of the call for the trainer was a little bit of gamesmanship. Wouldn't expect that from Nadal.

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Rafa getting work done prior to the tiebreak THEN going off the court during the set break...c'mon now.

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Easy. This is Nadal you are talking about. He is not a turd.

Very impressive stuff from Mardy today!! As long as he keeps his serves and groundstrokes big, I think he has a pretty good chance to make it to the semis!

And thank you, Roger, for winning that 2nd set.

I know I know. It was just a bit questionable. I'm just glad DelPo overcame it and didn't let it mentally crush him because for a while it looked like he would.

congrats to Mardy! He looked outstanding!

Roger overcoming a potential WTF moment to start that set.

Attaboy Mardy!!

Good job by JMDP to get that break! Now take this set!

Crap. DelPo goes down and off the court.

Roger not keeping focus to finish this set, and is broken.

Strange match... hope Del Potro isn't hurt too badly.

Come on Roger!!!!

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there's the set! Let's go Roger, finish strong!

DelPo with some big errors in that tiebreak and Rafa strong as usual.

3rd set to Rafa. DelPo needs to keep it up! This has been a crazy match!

Not his best, but good job by Roger to put Youzhny away. Now come on Del Potro!

agreed. Youzhny had some fun out there and really played well in spurts. Some great shot-making ability, but in the end he was outclassed.

let's go DelPo take it to 5!

JMDP had a couple of huge mistakes at really bad times that really stacked the odds against him. Great match, though!

Now Mardy needs to come out firing Wednesday and steal a win!!

agreed. The big 4 make all make it through. Great to see DelPo playing top flight tennis again!

What is the gripe against Nadal? Many on this board want him to get put out. I understand it is because of Federer but let Fed take care of his mess.

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I don't agree with this at all

1) I didn't care who won with DelPotro v Nadal, but I did call for the upset when I made my prediction so I was interested in seeing it through.

2) I began to root for DelPo a bit more in the match today after the "questionable" timing that was allowed before the tiebreak, but if anything I think he simply shouldn't have been granted the time till after the tiebreak, but I don't fault him for asking for it. I just felt like DelPo got the short end so I felt for him there.

3)I've wanted Rafa v Fed as a final matchup from the get go, so I'm most certainly not against him by any means.

4)He's going up against Fish, an American next round who is making a great run...so I don't blame anybody for rooting for Mardy there.

At this point in the tournament, I can equally root for two guys in the same match, so while I may pull for one over the other, it's not anti-the opponent by any means.

can't speak for anyone else, but I think you're grossly overstating it by describing it as a "gripe" against Nadal.

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Not a gripe against Nadal at all. He's one of the greatest champions the game's ever seen. For me, it was simply wanting to see the most competitive match possible, and if it took Nadal losing a couple of sets to make that happen, I was all for it. It's good for tennis for Del Potro to be back at the top again to shake up the top 4 a bit, just like it's good for tennis that young Aussie Bernard Tomic is starting to show the great potential he has against some seasoned tour players.

And for the Federer argument: For me, Nadal losing isn't some kind of "Ah ha! Now Federer will have the best chance of winning!" thing. I know a lot of us root for Nadal and Fed to both make it to the final because those two have provided some of the greatest matches tennis has ever seen. But on the other hand, there's absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to see some new blood compete for the slam titles.

Glad to see Wozniacki was eliminated. I don't want her to win a major until she improves her game.

Sharapova may run away with this thing. Cibulkova just hits the ball hard, a lot of her shots feed right into Maria's strength. Right down the middle of the court