Yes, Gulbis had four match points and couldn't convert them. My pick, Feliciano Lopez, saved four match points in winning his first-round match as I continued a long history of being unable to pick the biggest loser.
Seeing as how I had Sharapova in the final, I thought your Sharapova pick was quite possible at the beginning of the tournament, but not any longer. Although she proved once again how clutch she is in her comeback win in the 2nd round, on a hunch I checked her early-round results from the five slams she won, and in every one of them she crushed all of opponents in the first week. All of her close victories, and there have been many, were in slams she did not win.
If Azarenka plays like she did against Wozniacki (quick aside: those pundits who picked the punchless Woz to win the tournament don't understand tennis), she can go all the way. In fact, I don't think anyone but Serena could possibly beat her if she maintains that form, which is questionable considering her lack of match play.
I was stunend by Ivanovic's loss. Stunned. She won more matches than anyone in the WTA last year, and although she choked in slams, she didn't lose to players like that or choke as bad as she did here.
