Oh, I'm with you RE: Novak. Of course, I thought he would lose in Miami or Madrid or Rome, too, so clearly I'm not able to tell when he can and can't win
Seeing him at the tail end of that match against Murray in Rome makes me think he's starting to wear out a bit, either mentally or physically or both. A week off should help with the former, but not with the latter -- esp. since he is now, in most minds, the favorite (or, at worst, co-favorite) to win the French.
As such, it'll be interesting to see how he handles that sort of pressure. Everyone, including himself, apparently, expects him to win every match he plays now. That's a different sort of stress than he felt earlier in the year, when every win surprised people.
As for Clijsters -- yes, she's someone I could see going out in the first round or taking the whole thing. She's a wild card, no doubt.
