Almagro in the House

Two months ago here on Tennis Talk we predicted that Nicolas Almagro would be a major force on the red clay of Roland Garros.  The Spanish grinder proved that "crazy" prediction to be correct as he took down Andy Murray in 4 sets for a spot in the 4th round (6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5).  A few legends didn't agree with this prediction when I asked them at the Boston Outback Series event, but for some reason Almagro has the makings of a "Guga-like run at Roland Garros."  Still too early, but making the 4th round of a Grand Slam is what separates the "men from the boys or women from the girls."  PS- Both Williams sisters out early, who would've thought?!  PPS- Rafa and Novak are on pace to meet.

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Harry Cicma tackles the hot topics in tennis, sharing his insight on the favorites, tournament news and players to watch. Harry was ranked for three years on the ATP Tour doubles circuit and played four years of NCAA Division-I tennis at Rutgers University. He now covers all sports as a TV producer/anchor on NBC in Southern New England.