Nadal vs. Djokovic: The battle for second best...

I'm glad there is some news connected to this photo because I really wanted to post it (and probably would have anyway!) Mr. biceos himself Rafael Nadal (seen here shaking the hand of his close friend Carlos Moya at the German Open on Friday, will face the third-ranked player Novak Djokovic in the semifinals tomorrow.

There's more on the line though than just trying to reach the final where world number one Roger Federer will likely be on Sunday: whoever wins the Nadal-Djokovic match will be the second-ranked player behind Federer. Nadal has spent an entire three years in that spot with Federer far-and-away the top dude. But both tennis titans have slipped a bit in 2008 with Novak soaring.

Whether he wins tomorrow or not, I think Djokovic (pictured below) will be top-ranked by later this year. He's that good.