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Hamburg Crisis Center, 5/19

ByPeter Bodo

Published May 19, 2007

Dare we think it? Can it possibly, somehow, perhaps, maybe really be. . . The Year of Carlos???? !!!!!

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You all saw how Carlos Moya toughed it out against Novak Djokovic today, setting up one of the most intriguing semifinals we've had in years. How's this: three of the four semifinalists are current or former World No. 1s, and the odd man - the schlepp - is a kid named Rafael Nadal. Here's the schedule for today:

CENTER start 11:00 am
[5] P Hanley (AUS) / K Ullyett (ZIM) vs [8] S Aspelin (SWE) / J Knowle (AUT)
Not Before 1:00 PM
[1] R Federer (SUI) vs C Moya (ESP)
Not Before 3:00 PM
[16] L Hewitt (AUS) vs [2] R Nadal (ESP)
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs [6] J Erlich (ISR) / A Ram (ISR)

Please use this post for your match-calling and general discussion of the players involved. The Locker Room is still open for those of you who want to chat about your weekend plans, snack foods, or just generally gossip. Here's some news that will make you hit the ground running: TW is in the midst of some re-structuring; Steggy is currently on a indefinite leave of absence and her valuable contributions will be missed, but TW will continue to provide all or most of the features you've come to embrace. Our policy of opaque moderation will continue unchanged, and I will be posting as usual. Guest contributors will continue to be a large part of the Tribal community, and I will be covering the French Open (Week 2, live from Paris) as usual.

It's late and it's been a very long day, mostly because of the computer and software maintenance we've had to perform. Sorry for the disruption, enjoy the matches - I'll be dropping by later.