Rafael Nadal is scary good. Three days after winning his third consecutive French Open title, the Spaniard made a successful transition to grass by defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the second round at Queen's Club.
"It's a big change from clay to grass, but I feel good," the top-seeded Nadal said. "The final last year in Wimbledon gave me a lot of confidence."
Nadal said he felt relaxed at the Wimbledon warm-up.
"I am coming here with not much pressure ... try to play good tennis, try to adapt as fast as possible to grass," Nadal said.
He is not a three-time French Open champ in the vein of Gustavo Kuerten or Mats Wilander who were never able to advance past the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He looks like he can go all the way. (Note: Wilander did win two Australian Opens on grass: 1983 and 1984). He just has the power, athleticism, confidence and competitive drive to be an all-surface champion. I still give Federer the edge to win Wimbledon this year but I think Nadal will one day win the tournament.
Here are some other results and photos from the Queen's Club tournament on Wednesday:

Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt was upset by French qualifier Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 - 7-6. It's a pity as Hewitt had a solid clay court season and can certainly win on grass. He is the 2001 Wimbledon champion and has won at Queens four times!

Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated American Robert Kendrick 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. He is now ranked number four in the world (one place above Andy Roddick) and is also an all-surface player with a tournament victory in Miami in March and a run to the French Open semis this year.