After yesterday's alarums and excursions in Rome, the big names mostly made it through unscathed - at least until Nikolay Davydenko's magic racquet broke a string in the deciding set tie-break.
It was a different story in Berlin, as Justine Henin, the reigning Queen Of Clay, fell in her R16 match with Dinara Safina.
Once again, the daily CC thread is groaning at nearly 1000 posts. WIth today's singles play in Rome complete, this continuation thread is offered for your general tennis discourse and mildly OT activity. No idea if Tim will agree to be barman again.