Who's That Looking Over My Shoulder?

All right Rog, you did your bit, but Rafa is right there, looking over your shoulder, itching to take you down.

Rog turned it on late to beat a surprisingly dispirited Nole (i.e. Novak Djokovic) in what was promising to be a tight semi-final (I like Nole, but man he needs to go all the way to the end if he's really going to make a push for the Top 2 spots). Rog seemed a bit emotional in his post-match on-court interview with Mary Joe Fernandez, but graciously said that he wanted the winner of the Rafa - Murray match to make it through quickly so the conditions would be fair for both players in the Finals.

Then, he was asked the obligatory question about which he opponent he preferred in the Finals. Most people give the usual cliched answer, but Rog stepped up and asked for Rafa.

That's right, the man who's proven to be his own personal kryptonite.

Rog went out on a limb and asked for him specifically, by name, knowing what was at stake for himself, for Tennis, for sports.

In the words of Heath Ledger's Joker:

Here we go...