Originally posted on 07/23/2013:

I wouldn't ride Ivo in this tourney. His serve won't pop in ATL like it did in the altitude of Bogota. You make a great point about the heat. The humidity will be especially rough, and I just can't see how he goes deep like he did last week.

Lucci is kind of risky due to form, but it's not like Delbonis has been making quarterfinals regularly and is used to this workload. The mental drain of losing that final could also get to him, but it's also plausible that he gains confidence from such a great run. Sucks for him that nothing but hard-court events are coming up on the calendar.