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If he really had a serious injury then it was an amazing feat to get to the QF round of Wimbledon with an injury. Let's hope he can recover before the US Open.

Was he a sore loser? That's a tough question because he did not give the usual nice loser talk to the press ("My opponent deserved the win...", "I was outplayed...", etc), but Federer has always been very blunt and perhaps insensitive. To get to his level you have to want to win everything and you have to believe in yourself beyond any level we can imagine. So I think he had to assume that he would win without the injuries. If I was Berdych I would have been pissed, but I think it just came out the wrong way at the wrong time.

What happened??? I had del Potro winning the whole tournament, and he didn't even get to the QFs. I did not get to see the match, but I see it was a 5 setter. Anyone have more details on the match? Was del Potro playing well or did he let down?

Verdasco is good, but I don't think he will get to the semi's this year. There are just too many good players in the draw this year, and he is only 9th in the world right now. Also, isn't he mainly a clay court player?

Federer did act a bit badly in the match, but this is the US Open final and the emotions are very high. The chair ump acted like a complete unprofessional idiot - you never tell a player to shup up when they have a legitimate complaint. Especially when it is the greatest player who ever played the game. So I forgive that outburst.

As to Federer choking, I disagree. He did not play his best, that's for sure, but as the match went on Federer's level of play was the same and del Potro got much better. How does anyone handle a 110mph forehand that hits the line? Unbelievable stuff. I would not call this a great match, but it was very entertaining up till the 5th set when it became obvious that Federer would lose.

Del Potro's reaction to winning was very nice, and his emotion he showed I think won him a lot of fans. I hope he can keep up this level of play - so often someone can play like that for a year or so and then they disappear, so let's hope he is for real.

Wow, I'm really surprised that this has not happened in over 35 years. That's crazy.

I was impressed with Sharapova in the French. She played MUCH better than her rank, and seems to have made a good recovery from her injury. I agree with bobstheman that she will be back in the top 20 soon, probably before the US Open.

The US Open American Express pre sale started today, so if you have an AmEx card you should try and get some tickets ASAP!

Nope - his knees will give out before he gets to #10. He is amazing to watch though so I hope he proves me wrong. Pete's record is amazing, but how long will it last?

What os and browser do you use? I use FF v3 d it works fine.