David Nalbandian is back.  Or at least, he seems like he is.  True, Marin Cilic hasn’t exactly played brilliant tennis since the Australian Open, but one expected Cilic to at least keep it close.  Cilic appeared to be bothered by a leg problem and was never able to seriously threaten for the win: 6-2, 6-2.

Earlier in the day, Baghdatis had some injury issues, but managed to shake it off.  The two will face each other in the final tomorrow.

Next week, the Rogers Cup will be played in Toronto.  Once called the Canadian Open, the men’s and women’s titles alternate between Toronto and Montreal.  Last year, the men’s event was held in Montreal.  This year, in Toronto.  This is the expected return of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, who was planning to play Los Angeles, but pulled out earlier.  Robin Soderling skipped the DC event, so Toronto is expected to be his first event since Wimbledon.

With Nalbandian’s resurgence, he may put himself in the discussion at Toronto as well, and none too soon given the proximity of the US Open in three weeks (Toronto, Cincinnati, and New Haven are the remaining tournaments).

Earlier, Tomas Berdych complained about his scheduling to play Xavier Malisse, given that his previous match ended late in the evening, yet he was scheduled to play the following day as the first match.  He said, as top seed, he should have gotten some consideration with scheduling, hoping for a later playing time, and threatened not to play the event next year.  Both Berdych and tournament organizers tried to temper their words and leave it open ended about whether Berdych would follow through on this or not.