Federer was not betterer today

Roger did not win the French Open Final today. Rafa played great. Let's leave it at that.

The rivalry

The ATP has outdone itself with an in-depth analysis of the Roger-Rafa Rivalry.

Very nice!

How come there's no YouTube up of Roger's matches right now? Big Brother Roland Garros?

HELL YES! Roger - Rafa Final coming up on Sunday!

Roger beat the unseeded Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 and is going on to face Rafa.

Sweet Victory!

Roger took down Gonzo 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 and is heading to the Semis to face Monfils. He won't be the crowd-pleaser but he will certainly cause the French to surrender!

Another milestone!

Roger's match against Fernando Gonzalez will be his 16th straight Quarter-Final in a major!

Roger battles his way into the Quarters

Roger followed up his masterpiece with a battle against unseeded Julien Benneteau, knocking him off 6-4, 7-5, 7-5. I think we can all agree the straight sets for Julien there are just brutal. And so's that French rain.

I'm so excited that he's playing Gonzo next!

Roger destroys Ancic

Woohoo! Another clear victory for Roger. He took down Mario Ancic in the Third Round, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Here are the details. They're calling his performance a masterpiece.

He's facing France's Julien Benneteau (who?) in the quarterfinals and he's feeling great!

Is Roger worth sticking around through a rain delay?

You better believe it.

When did Roger become the Federer-Express?

He could be Fed-Ex if people got lazy and that just isn't right.

He won today! 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 against Albert Montañes. Look at that big old bagel! Sweet.

Next up, Ancic. He's 4-1 against him. But that doesn't mean he can rest on his laurels!

Can Roger win the French?

Me: Obvs.

MCENROE ON FEDERER: "Roger can win but his window of opportunity is closing. Having said that he is probably still the second best player on clay right now so of course he has a chance of winning the French."

CARILLO ON FEDERER VS. NADAL: Can Federer win this? Without a doubt. He's been in the last two finals. Only Nadal is a better clay court player. Remember that Federer grew up on this stuff (clay) too and has a genuine feel for this stuff. He's playing the greatest clay courter of his generation, someone who may end up rivaling the great (Bjorn) Borg on this surface. Federer has to play his very best if he were to make it to the final against Nadal. He would have to play with aggression and little fear, and try to knock Nadal off his pins in fewer than five sets. That is perhaps the tallest single order in tennis these days.

From: http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=pp&action=show&id=46832

Nothing to worry about

Roger crushed Sam 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. I'm not going to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so." I'm sure I'd be preaching to the choir anyway.

Roger was gracious enough to say that he was happy with how it went because the first round of a Slam is always difficult. I wouldn't have believed him when he made a comment like that last year but this year I'll accept it.

The whole draw for the French Open

Here it is. I'm shaking in my bootstraps.

Roger's playing American Sam Querrery to start the French Open

Big whoop. I don't get why this made front page news on MSN. Roger will beat Sam just like he'll beat any other American on clay.