So, um, the tennis that's going on this week is incredibly, incredibly boring. The one result that interested me (even just the tiniest bit) was in Zagreb, where inked up Austrian bad boy Daniel Koellerer beat cutie-patootie Andrey Golubev in three sets. Andrey had some great wins in the Australian summer and I hope his mojo wasn't as fleeting as tennis down under. Because he was rocking some great stuff down here.
Though what's going on in men's tennis right now is certainly more interesting than women's tennis. It's Fed Cup this week, and it hasn't started yet. Cue yawnfest.
So... guess what we're going to talk about. I do believe that yes, once more, it will be the Australian Open.
I discussed what we had learned yesterday - which was basically that Serena aside, the women's tour was weak, and that Roger Federer was still light years ahead of the men's pack, despite there being some very good boys in there. But let's go in a bit more depth and look at some individuals.
Winners out of this tournament? Roger and Serena, obviously. They totally justified their #1 spots. I've talked about them a heap over the past few days, so for now I'll keep it brief: thumsb up.
Major winners also include Justine Henin, comeback queen, and Marin Cilic, who is proving his worth. Look for both JuJu and Red Hot Cilic Peppers to go deep at tournaments (probably Slams this year). Other winners include, in my opinion, Andy Murray, who may not have gone the distance, but he made the final and played some excellent stuff; Ivo Karlovic and John Isner, who proved they had games beyond massive serves; Nicolas Almagro, for match entertainment value; and Li Na and Zheng Jie, because hello, awesome for Chinese tennis right there. Also epic win - Hit For Haiti. The whole thing.
But now the juicy stuff. Disappointments.
Novak Djokovic. For somehow having an excuse every time he loses a major match. He didn't retire this time, but seriously, he has the constitution of a delicate flower.
Ernests Gulbis: I've been on your bandwagon a long time, dude, and you're giving me nothing here.
Sabine Lisicki: You're so talented, girl - and you went out to Alberta Brianti? What was going on there?
Russian women's tennis: Lena D has been the only one of any consistency in the girls lately, and she ran into the redhot JuJu in round two. Safina was injured, but when the Russian going furthest in the tournament is Maria Kirilenko, something is up.
Maria Sharapova: See above.
Serbian women's tennis: Not even touching this one.
Robin Soderling: Dude, if you throw away your awesome year last year for a string of badnesses, I will be very, very cross. You hear me?
Bernard Tomic: You can play tennis, kid, but SHUT THE HELL UP. And while you're at it...
Bernard Tomic's dad: SHUT THE HELL UP ALSO.
I'm sure there are more - but I have to have something to talk about over the next few days! So fill me in, guys - who were your winners and losers of the Australian summer?
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I think that Tomic will really suffer and wont succeed in the tennis world not only because of his father but also because of his acceptance of all this. I found a profile of him in Tennis Forum and it's already filled with non flattering remarks about his antics. Nowadays no one likes spoiled brats that complain about everything and think that they are entitled of everything. Have you ever heard Federer say that the officials should do this and that. He is the GOAT and yet he doesn't open his mouth top blame anyone. Humility and low profile is the key point in todays world.
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