The Australian Open

Well I don't know if you've been following it but this years Australian Open has been great so far...at least on the mens side. The biggest upset was when Amelie Mauresmo lost in the third round to Casey Dellacqua in three sets. On the mens side though there have been some great matches. Ever heard of Janko Tipsarevic? Well he won 2 five-set matches before going up against Roger Federer in the third round. Well you figure after that tough start the 49th ranked Tipsarevic would go down easy to the undisputed world number one. He most decidedly did not. He pushed Federer to five sets and held serve in the final set until the 17th game. Federer pulled it out but Janko Tipsarevic I admire your amazing effort. Then later on that same court Lleyton Hewitt defeated Marcos Baghdatis in a marathon five-set match that lasted until 4:43 in the morning. There were other great matches but I won't recap them all. I'll just say this: Except for James Blake, American men have disappointed again. Blake is into the quarterfinals but has Federer coming up. That'll be a great match.

On a different note congratulations to the Giants and the Patriots for making to the Super Bowl. I'll be back later for more on that.