Australian Open 2008

Most of the people who know me know I'm a tennis fan. I like to watch tennis a lot. I may not play that great, but it's really neat to watch the professionals who know the game so well play on TV (or in person!). The Australian Open has been going on for the last two weeks and will finish on Saturday or Sunday. I never can figure out time difference. It has been a great tournament. A tournament starts out with 64 player in the first round, then the second round is narrowed down to 32, then 16, etc, all the way to the final two who will play for the championship. Usually the first round matches are boring, because top-ranked players will be matched against low-ranked players and the games end up being completely one-sided. Sometimes I barely watch the tournaments until the second week, when the top players begin colliding. That has not been the case in this tournament. From the beginning, nearly every game has been exciting. The top players have been pushed to their limits by challengers and barely making it through. The men's championship is set: number three player in the world Novak Djokavic, who beat number one player in the world Roger Federer to get to the final, and up-and-comer French player Tsonga who has beaten several top players. It's going to be interesting to see who wins!!