Roger

For tennis fans without cable television it is hard to stay on top of what is going on in Europe this time of year.

One of the best alternatives is to follow the comments posted live by the tennis obsessives who go to tennis.com.

It was a great read this week when Roger was down 5-1 to Hidalgo in the third. Sometimes the instant analysis of Roger's game, always emotional, occasionally paranoid, can suddenly become profound.

One example is this gem from Hiram, in the heat of the match during the tiebreak:

Hiram

04/23/2008 @ 8:25 AM

Roger believes his gift for tennis is almost magical, thus he fears that it can vanish. He once said that for him it was like playing roulette and choosing the right numbers. Think about that.