Road(block) to the US Open

Rafa Nadal has never really had much success after Wimbledon. The fast hard courts in North America seem to be his bane, and they continue to remain his Achilles heel as he is ousted in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters by Marcos Baghdatis. That this is the first time Baghdatis has beaten Nadal is not a good sign, but Rafa did lose to Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals of the event before Wimbledon this year and it didn't matter. Hopefully, he can find the form that gave him two Grand Slam titles this year and finally win the only Slam title that's missing from his trophy cabinet. It's a tall order but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed...