Leave it to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to provide the quote of the week (month? year?) today in Madrid:

Wheezing about the tournament's disputed blue-clay match court, he said, ''To me that's not tennis. Either I come out with football shoes or I invite Chuck Norris to advise me how to play on this court."

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Meanwhile, back in simpler times, the best of times, where red clay abounded and players frolicked joyfully—also known as last week in Munich—here's a great (half-intended?) shot from Dustin Brown. The Spin is late to this, but it takes serve-return prowess to another level:

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For a supposed "hot shot," that's some nonchalant, lukewarm delivery. And quite the mystified, biffed reply from Marcos Baghdatis. Of course, play like that never quite holds up over time. (Just ask Gael Monfils.) The Jamaican-German would go on to lose the match to the Cypriot by a score of 1-6, 6-4 6-4.

—Jonathan Scott (Find me on Twitter @jonscott9.)