The somewhat surprising question at this point in the tournament is: Will anyone be able to beat Mardy Fish?
The newly svelte Fish, who lost 33 pounds, is running roughshod over the competition through the first two rounds. He continued his path of destruction Wednesday, beating Somdev Devvarman of India 6-2, 6-0. In his first two matches, the fifth-seeded American has lost just five total games.
Up next on center court is No. 1 seed Sam Querrey and dreadlocked Dustin Brown of Jamaica. Brown was fun to watch on Monday in his first-round match, but I can't see him keeping up with Querrey today. Don't be surprised if this one is over in less than an hour.
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Show's what I know. Brown just took the first set 6-4. I knew Querrey going to the final was not a given, but I didn't think he'd run into any trouble until the semifinals, where he could meet Rajeev Ram in a rematch of last year's championship match.
It'll be interesting to see how Querrey responds in the second set.
Wow, I was right about one thing. The Querrey-Brown match didn't last an hour. But Brown was the one who kept it short, dismissing the No. 1 seed in 47 minutes.
Ouch. The Curse lives.
Not surprisingly, Querrey wasted little time leaving the court and handling his media responsibilities. He was off center court and answering questions within 10 minutes of the completion of the match.
Most guys take a while before they head up to talk to the media, but clearly Querrey wants to get the hell out of here. He still has to play doubles with Mardy Fish later today, but I can't blame Sam for wanting to move on as quickly as possible after this loss.
"He served great (14 aces) and hit some great little pickup volleys, short over the net," Querrey said of Brown. "He's a very unorthodox player. You don't see guys like that too often."
We will have a new champion come Sunday. Rajeev Ram blew a 5-0 lead in the third set and lost in a tiebreaker to Raven Klaasen of South Africa.
It's been a bad day for some of the more popular players. Ram, Querrey and Nicolas Mahut all bit the dust today, despite having the fans in Newport behind them.
In the final match of the day on center court, a matchup of American teenagers, Ryan Harrison just took the first set, 7-5, from Denis Kudla. Regardless of the outcome, we will have a teen in the quarterfinals.
The final singles match of the day is complete. On center court, experience prevailed over youth ... sort of. Ryan Harrison, 18, ousted Denis Kudla, 17, in a meeting of American wild cards.
Harrison heads to the quarterfinals, a feat that will earn him $12,325. Not a bad payday for an 18-year-old. Hell, that's not a bad payday for anyone for a week's work.
Of course, Harrison has a chance to improve said payday (up to $21,525) if he can beat Richard Bloomfield in the quarters, probably on Friday.
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