On the catwalk.

Any questions?

No. 3 rank is slipping through his fingers and everywhere else.

Hantuchova is missing at Indian Wells!!!

She was last seen taking off from one of the practice courts. Officials said she had two bricks attached to her waist as a precaution, but it apparently proved insufficient.

An amber alert has been issued nationwide. She was advised to always be around Nalbandian but ignoring that warning has proven deadly.

When is the last time you laughed yourself to tears?

Yeah, remember the feeling? Nothing that was happening around you mattered. You were in a unique place. Additionally it felt great. Very much like ‘taking off all the burden from your shoulders’ kind of feel.

How about if you get that feeling every freaking day? Lucky for all you cheap lazy freaking freaks, it’s FREE.

Set your electronics to remind you everyday to shut down, stop and laugh your ass out – EVERY FREAKING DAY. Can I even dare to suggest twice a day to you miserable freaks?

You don’t need a reason to laugh. Just start a fake one and it will just build itself to a crazy frenzy.

Don’t try it at a grocery store or a bank. Not too many good things will happen then. I just saw someone do it, that’s all. What? Don’t freaking mess with me.

Although it may help clear the grocery isle next time you shop. It can also clear traffic around your neighborhood if you do it in your car and forget to roll your windows. These are scenarios I have just noticed other people attempting.

Try it TODAY and NOW. Geeeeeezzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!

Matches where the underdog beat the incumbent at his / her own game.

Nadal against Federer at last year’s Wimbledon. Federer had everything he wanted – Grass, 25 aces, 65% first serves in and 13 break points.

Nadal against Murray, Indian Wells ’09: Murray takes immense pride in being able to return every freaking ball, gloating every time he wins those cat-mouse rallies. Nadal won all but one of them and hit shots Murray could only run for and watch the ball sail in desperation.

Sharapova against Serena, Wimbledon final: Sharapova out-slugged Serena to win the title.

You got more?

Report card after Indian Wells.

Player	Titles	Match record	Points	$	Career titles
Nadal	2	21-2	14990	2,182,160	33
Federer	0	13-3	10910	874,900	57
Djokovic	1	17-7	8420	641,154	12
Murray	2	20-2	7850	953,937	10

Contenders: Miami.

Joker	Aces	Ist serve pct.	Sets lost	Tie-bks	Bk pt conv %	Time on court.	Matches played
Nadal	8	66	0	2	48	5:40	3 OUT
Federer	21	65	1	0	49	5:42	4 OUT
Djokovic	13	59	1	0	49	7:19	5
Murray	24	63	2	0	56	8:31	5

Seed casualty count: Miami.

Davydenko.

Nalbandian: 14.

Almagro: 19.

Soderling: 23.

Gasquet: 24 – Shoulder.

Karlovic: 26.

Fish: 27.

Melzer: 30.

Nadal after winning Indian Wells.

Whose loss at Indian Wells was most devastating?

Federer:

After surpassing last year’s mark of a semifinal berth at the Australian Open, Federer was looking to move up and clinch the title here to declare his ascendancy and dispel doubts on his fitness and a whole lot more.

Winning the title here would have killed many birds with one stone. Couple of them named Murray and Nadal. But that loss to Murray not only set him back, the way he lost the third set added another mountain between him and the pinnacle.

Is Murray’s domination of Federer even more stronger than Nadal was ever able to reach? Fact that Federer’s battles against Nadal has been mostly on Nadal’s favorite surface compared to the courts Murray has tamed Federer on should be enough to close that argument.

But if there’s any doubt, the absence of a close deciding set at ANY of Federer’s encounters against Murray should do the rest.

Djokovic:

This was the tournament for him to validate his Dubai title won without the big dogs. More importantly it was vital to make himself believe that he can run with the big dogs.

Not only was he not able to win the title against the big dogs, he was not even given an opportunity to play them, being taken out by Roddick, of all the freaking people.

His No. 3 rank should be gone sooner than even Murray expected. With just 570 points separating the two, it’s just a matter of time, unless Djokovic uses this writing on the wall to set his house in order for the next phase of his career. Getting a professional coach may not be a bad start.

Nalbandian:

Looking back, Nalbandian had a very real shot at winning the title if he had capitalized on any of the five match points Nadal offered on the platter. Title here would have given him a new lease of life, after the Davis Cup debacle that everyone blames him for.

This just adds another sting to that ‘best player never to have won big’ label, further eroding his confidence against the top players now.