Congratulation to Roger on a great week of tennis!

The latest Roger news is that he withdrew from the tournament in Stockholm because he doesn’t want to wear himself thin.

I need to get a proper rest and get strong again so that I am 100% fit for the remainder of the year or next year. At this point, I am not sure when I will be ready to play again, but I hope to be back at some point before the end of the year.

Those were the words Roger spoke about his withdrawal. I think that is very understandable considering the hardships that plagued Roger during the 2008 season. I would rather see Roger playing fewer tournaments at a higher level than having him play more tournaments and watching him struggle.

I wish Roger all the best in indoor season, and hopefully he start his bid for number one with a bang.

I think this one is of the more special victories because Roger is having a sub par season compared to years past. He’s struggled in tournaments to find his game, and as a result, his results haven’t been Federer-like. However, winning the gold in Beijing in doubles brought back that enthusiasm and drive.

It was a dominant performance by Roger who looked like his old self, and it was also an entertaining match to watch if you’re a Roger fan. He was attacking the net more so than he normally does, and the timing of his forehand was there. The shot making was awesome. The final score was 6-2, 7-4, 6-2.

Congratulations to Andy for a great US Open; he played beautiful tennis to get into the finals. I’m sure we’ll see much more of Andy making runs for Grand Slams titles.

It should be a very exciting match, and hopefully Roger will come out on top and move one step closer to defending his title.

This is the first tournament in four and a half years that Roger has had something other than a “1″ next to his name, and I think and hope that will act as a motivating factor. One match at a time.

Congratulations to Roger and Stan on their amazing accomplishment!

Round 3
“Yes!” - that is what Roger cried out after defeating Berdych 6-3, 7-6(4). I’m sure it was a great feeling for Roger, and he has earned himself a spot in the quarterfinals without dropping a set. Roger will either face James Blake or Gilles Simon. Both will be a test for our man.

Round 2
Roger has set himself up for redemption and will face Thomas Berdych in the third round with his win over Rafael Arevalo 6-2, 6-4. Thomas beat Roger in Athens four years ago. It should be an exciting match to watch.

Round 1
Roger had a great straight sets victory over Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-2. Also, Roger and Stan Wawrinka won their opening doubles match in straight sets, which is a bonus for Roger as he rarely ever plays doubles in a competition.

Rock on.

Roger will face Russian Dmitry Tursunov in his first round match. This is Roger’s third Olympic games, and it be so sweet to bring home the gold amid the lows Roger has endured this season.

Roger kindly thanked all his fans for their support on his site;

I also want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your unconditional support. I love to come to my website and find you all discussing the future, the present and also the past. Your interest in all different topics around me, tennis and sports in general is fascinating. Thank you for all the time so many of you have invested in writing me messages, letters and cards and making me special gifts. This means a great deal to me and it fills me with pride to have so many of you thinking of me.

It just shows that he doesn’t take it for granted, which is awesome to see from a super star of his status.

I want to wish Roger the best of luck in Beijing!

It’ll be very interesting to see how Roger responses to these two early exits, Toronto and Cincinnati, at the Olympics, which start Monday, and at the US Open. Either he has something left in the tank, or the downward spiral gets faster and faster.