Sean Randall breaks down the Shanghai Masters field.

Federer has historically let the Swiss squad flounder in World Group play, then swooped in to save them from falling out of the World Group Qualifying, as he did this month. Now with a strong No. 2 player in Stan Wawrinka, Federer could have the impetus to attempt to capture his first Davis Cup for Switzerland in 2010.

Sean Randall breaks down the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

“I didn’t feel comfortable at any moment in the match, so I was all the time playing behind and I tried to find my game,” said Safin. “I couldn’t do anything special so it was annoying to be there on the court and not be able to find the game, so basically I had to wait for his mistakes. It was a little bit absurd, so, it’s a disappointment but what can you do?”

Sean Randall cracks open the 2009 Rome Tennis Masters Draw.

Rafael Nadal was pushed but Andy Murray, but the Spaniard remains the King of Clay. Nadal will now meet Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s Monte Carlo finale.

Disaster Series it sure has been. The last three singles matches in Rome have all ended abruptly in retirement.

Now be honest, who would really have believed that after four days of tennis in Rome that Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Nikolay Davydenko and David Nalbandian would out and Andy Roddick and James Blake would still be in? There’s no one on the planet who would have thought that four days ago. No one.