Finals
Finally! Roger broke through in the Estoril in one hour and 20 minutes against Nikolay Davydendo 7-6(5), 1-2(ret). Regardless of the fact that Davydenko retired, due to a muscle strain, Roger played a solid first set. Roger now has 54 career titles, and a great start to the clay court season. Hopefully the momentum will continue to build with Masters events coming up in Monte Carlo, Rome, and Hamburg.

Semifinals
Roger struggled yet again in the opening set against Denis Gremelmayr, but eventually won the match 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. With this victory, Roger advances to his first final of the 2008 season…sweet. He will face Nikolay Davydendo, against whom Roger has a very good record, but that doesn’t mean anything based on this year’s trend.

I would like to wish Roger the best of luck, and I will be eagerly awaiting the outcome.

Round 3
Roger defeated local hope Frederico Gil 6-4, 6-1. The match was halted to two occasions due to rain. Roger was broken twice, and I think that was due to the match being interrupted. However, Roger got the win and moves on into the quarterfinals in pursuit of his first title of the year.

Round 2
On a rainy day in Portugal, Roger wasted no time in pushing past Victor Hanescu in a dominating fashion winning 6-3, 6-2. Roger seems to be enjoying and taking in all that this new venue of Estoril has provided him with.

Round 1
After a slow start and dropping the first set to Olivier Rochus, Roger played a much better second and third sets. Roger closed out Rochus 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.