And another one gone and another one gone...

Queen may not have been talking tennis when they wrote “Another One Bites the Dust,” but read the lyrics and you will see they're pretty apropos.  There are no second chances in tennis; a player either gets the job done or he's done, even if it isn't perfect or pretty.  Although Janko Tipsarevic has won his three matches in straight sets, it took three tough sets for both Sam Querrey and Feliciano Lopez to land a spot in the Semifinals. The ride has been equally bumpy for the top seed and World No. 4, Andy Murray.   Wednesday night, the Scotsman struggled against American qualifier Tim Smyczek, showing some rust on his shotmaking since his last tournament appearance in the Wimbledon semis.  Still seeking a title in 2010, Murray seems to be doing battle more with himself than with his opponents.   “I hadn’t been training that much since Wimbledon,” he commented.  “Obviously, a change of surface, not playing a lot…  I think it’s a combination of three or four things, really.”

Murray's challenge in the Quarterfinals was getting past Colombian Alejandro Falla, the man who almost caused one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history by nearly knocking Roger Federer out of the First Round last month.   Though neither player could find any real consistency, Falla took advantage of his opponent’s error-prone game early on, keeping the scoreline close and threatening to steal the first set.  The Scot had to dig his way out of more than one service game, managing to save two set points in the process and finally clinched the lead in a tiebreak.  Unfortunately for Falla, the wheels came off in the second set.  Too many errors and some poor shot selection offered Murray several break opportunities and he capitalized on just enough of them to close out the match, 7-6(3), 6-1.