I'm watching Federer make quick work of Gonzalez in the U.S. Open. His sluggish start is seemingly gone and the 70+ percentage of his first serve going in is his strength. He seems to be sailing through the match. His forehand is back on track for this match and I hope this is a portent of his results in this tournament.
In less than an hour and a half he won the match. Watching Federer trade strong groundstrokes from the baseline and then fluidly move to the net to close the point is reminiscent of some of the best of the past eras. As much as I like to see Nadal become a strong rival I hope that Federer can again reach number one.
