Roger wins his first title of 2008!

He beat the no-name in the Semis on Saturday and then beat Davydenko 7-6 (5), 1-2 because he retired with a leg injury. Whatever. It's a win--in windy conditions on clay!

Roger said it's the first time someone gave up against him in a Final. Here's Roger:

"It's great to win a title again, and to straightaway win my first clay-court tournament of the season gives me great confidence going into Monte Carlo," the 26-year-old Swiss star said. "I guess now, if you get better conditions, (I'll) play so much better.

Get the whole story, including Davydenko's reactions, here. Now I understand his decision on hiring Coach Jose better. He's a clay-court specialist. That shouldn't hurt Roger's chances for the French.

On to the Semis!

Roger won again! He beat Frederico Gil 6-4, 6-1 in his home country. There were some rain delays.

I wish he was playing someone whose name I recognized so I could get jazzed that he won. If he lost to a no name I'd be inconsolable. But that guy Tipsaveric from the Aussie Open...he made a name for himself against Roger. I was excited Roger won that one.

Davydenko advanced as well. I hope Roger if they meet in this tournament Roger won't be as nice to him on the court as he was about the gambling allegations...

Roger confirms he'll do the Davis Cup again...did we have any doubts?

Roger explains in a note to his fans.

Roger wins again!

He's through Round 2. And it was supposedly a breeze. I don't know for sure because I have hardly seen Roger play this year, save for the Australian Open. Grr...

Anyway, Roger beat Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-2 today and is in the quarters. Easy. Now let's not get ahead of ourselves and make any predictions. One match at a time.

Roger takes Round 1 in Portugal

Roger beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 today. Bad news? He wasn't great in the first set. Good news? He battled back with that usual Roger goodness that we've sort of been missing. Here's hoping it's so very back from here on out...especially with the French Open coming up.

But let's be clear. As long as Roger is a gracious and good human being we're fans of him no matter what his performance on the court is.

Roger got a coach

Jose Higueras. That's not as fun to say as Tony Roche. We'll see how it pans out.

Hear about the decision from Roger himself.

This guy says it all

I am so sick of all the doomsday paraders about how Roger's reign is coming to a grinding halt. So the semi-finals aren't good enough when you're bouncing back from mono? Relax, people.

Check out this guy's stance on the matter. Enough said.