My favourite Grand Slam is here!! I love it because of the night matches. Hopefully we'll see a lot of 5 setters that end around 12am.

Roger Federer out! Shocker considering how great he was playing. It was a great match!

Kei spanked Roger? Unreal!

I read that on Twitter as well, DD, and thought it was hilarious.

Edited March 27, 201411 yr by ChitHappens

Make that 16 - 2!

Names not required!!!!!

Well, all that I can say is that as long as she's healthy-- large deficit or small one, she finds a way to come back against MS. Some say that SW gets into MS' head but I also propose that it's in SW's head that she must not lose to MS! Ever!

Kei was always talented and capable of the win but I'm still surprised it happened last night, especially with Roger's recent run of confident wins.

I don't know what everyone else thinks but for me this year's Miami tournament, the Women's side has had the lionshare of the most memorable matches. Many of the most competitive matches that I've seen so far seem to be on the Women's side.

Edited March 27, 201411 yr by DramatistDreamer

Add to that, you think Serena is not enjoying this? I agree that it's mental for S as well, but to dominate a player like this has to be more in S' head than Maria's. She can't lose to her now. No way!

Judging from her comments, Chit, Serena absolutely loves this! Not just the oncourt dynamic but the amount of press their matches get, they hype, I'm sure it provides the fuel for that fire of intensity.

I always remember her comments to James Blake after James played that notorious match vs. Lleyton Hewitt where Hewitt made that nasty insinuation that a Black linesman made a call in James' favor based on color alone (in the era before Shotspot/Hawkeye) and although it incensed James, he still lost the match to Hewitt.

Serena stated in an interview that she talked to James about it and told him that if it were her, she'd make it a point never ever to lose a match to Hewitt again. She was so adamant that I immediately believed her and wished James had taken those words to heart for years afterward.

I think there's a strain of that sentiment that goes through all of Serena's matches vs. Maria, in particular. When Maria won Wimbledon in '04 supplanting Serena, Maria's laudatory lap, the seemingly dismissive handshake at the net seemed to be perceived as an apparent sign of disrespect. I choose to believe it wasn't intentional, Maria could've been so caught up in the moment, she was simply unconcerned with anything else happening around her, including her opponent, basking in the glow of winning. A lot of people around me, though, didn't see it that way. I watched Serena's body language during that trophy presentation and I think not only the loss, but the crowd's perceived adoration of the new champion seemed to sting her.

I think she carried that experience into her next series of matches for years. That Wimbledon experience may be a distant memory nearly a decade removed, but other incidents, words exchanged, perceived slights and criticism add fuel to the fire.

Of course, there is the talent and the fact that Serena has added more variety and strategy to her style of play, her game has only improved, she's gotten better and the result is an ever present sense of confidence --are all part of it as well.

The subtext of their matches is just fascinating though.

Edited March 27, 201411 yr by DramatistDreamer

Terrific observation!

Berdych to the semis! Yesssssssss!

Terrific observation!

Berdych to the semis! Yesssssssss!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! With the win Berdych moves back up to #5 and Ferrer moves down to #6.

Raonic takes the first set from Nadal. DF on set point for Nadal?

Raonic's serve unnerves me. It's not human.

1

Rafael Nadal ESP 13490 - Miami SF - 13730 14130 2

Novak Djokovic SRB 11170 - Miami SF - 11410 11810 3

Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 5740 - - Lost in Miami R16 - - 4

Roger Federer SUI 5225 +1 - Lost in Miami QF - - 5

Tomas Berdych CZE 4720 +2 Miami SF - 4960 5360 6

David Ferrer ESP 4640 -2 - Lost in Miami R16 - - 7

Juan Martin Del Potro ARG 4260 +1 - - - - 8

Andy Murray GBR 3975 -2 - Lost in Miami QF - - 9

John Isner USA 2715 +1 - Lost in Miami R16 - - 10

Milos Raonic CAN 2710 +2 - Lost in Miami QF - - 11

Richard Gasquet FRA 2635 -2 - Lost in Miami R16 - - 12

Jo Wilfried Tsonga FRA 2615 -1 - Lost in Miami R16 - - 13

Fabio Fognini ITA 2340 +1 - Lost in Miami R16 - - 14

Tommy Robredo ESP 2140 +3 - Lost in Miami R16 - - 15

Grigor Dimitrov BUL 2130 +1 - Lost in Miami R32 - - 16

Mikhail Youzhny RUS 2090 -1 - - - - 17

Tommy Haas GER 2075 -4 - - - - 18

Kei Nishikori JPN 1985 +3 Miami SF - 2225 2625 19

Kevin Anderson RSA 1940 -1 - Lost in Miami R32 - - 20

Nicolas Almagro ESP 1750 -1

The top 20 as of today...

Nishikori out due to injury. Djoker gets a walk. Too bad because he has played an exceptional tourney.

Hingis and Lisicki in the finals! YES!

Nadal has a walkover too :lol:

Nadal has a walkover too

What?!

berdych has gastroenteritis