Well, August is upon us, and things are starting to get crazy.  Manny Ramirez was traded yesterday, and in about 48 hours, Rafael Nadal could supplant Roger Federer as the ATP. No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world.  With Federer losing to Karlovic in the round of 16, if Nadal can win Cincinnati this weekend, he will end Federer’s reign of 235 weeks at No. 1.  And even if he doesn’t, it’s almost inevetiable he will at some point this summer.  The other big development this week is Maria Sharapova’s shoulder, which is going to keep her out of both the Olympics and the US Open.  Here are some other newsworthy items from this week:

Jon Wertheim’s latest mailbag & Ad In/Ad Out feature.

Greg Garber on all of the calendar issues the Olympics creates.

After losing in Montreal, Ivanovic could lose her # 1 ranking…to her Serbian compatriot, Jankovic.
Patrick Rafter interview, where he discussed the Tour of Champions and other current affairs in tennis.

He may take over the No. 1 ranking in the world on hard courts, but it doesn’t mean Nadal enjoys playing on them.

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