An alarm just went off in the Players' locker room ...

So said Peter Fleming ...

This morning I said to my Rafateer pals that a Rome semi-final style performance from 2013 would do very nicely.  Never in a million did I think we'd get one.

I know you've watched, I know like me you thought he was awesome. I know you'll have been fist pumping those forehands just as I was. But one match at a time, although I will indulge myself in saying that's the best he's played this year.

The thing is though lovely readers. It's Spring ... it's the clay season ... and I get to settle down on a Sunday to watch Rafa in a final. As it should be ...