Things at the Newport Casino calm down quite a bit, starting today. With the singles field whittled to eight (four by the end of the day Friday), there are many fewer matches.
The first of two quarterfinal matches today features two surprises. Dustin Brown of Jamaica, who upset No. 1 seed Sam Querrey on Wednesday, is in the second set against Brian Dabul of Argentina, who hasn't beaten anyone we've heard of to get here.
But it's not who you play, it's how you play, and right now, Dabul is up a set and a break, 3-2, against Brown.
When they finish, Olivier Rochus and Raven Klaasen will play for the other semifinal spot up for grabs today.
Tomorrow, Mardy Fish (my new pick to win it all) plays Frank Dancevic, no easy match on grass, and Louisiana teenager Ryan Harrison will take on Richard Bloomfield of England.
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A day after playing, you'd have to believe, one of the best matches of his life, Brown couldn't come close to duplicating that performance today.
The Jamaican was manhandled on center court, 6-4, 6-4, by Brian Dabul, the first Argentine semifinalist here since 1993, when Javier Frana reached the final, where he lost to Greg Rusedski.
One semifinal is set: No. 4 seed Olivier Rochus will play Brian Dabul on Saturday. Rochus dominated Raven Klaasen to the tune of a 6-1, 6-3 win.
And that's about it for today. There's a doubles match remaining on center court, where Dustin Brown will try not to let his singles loss earlier today linger when he and Tomasz Bednarek of Poland take on Chris Guccione and Carsten Ball of Austria.
Tune in tomorrow when Mardy Fish looks to stay hot (pun intended) in his quarterfinal matchup with fellow American Ryan Harrison.
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