Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Australian Tennis Open 2005... Anyone up for it?

Well, well, well, i guess my weekdays would not be extremely boring now. The 2005 Australian Tennis Open would be up and running pretty soon (17 January to be exact). I am pretty much guessing now whether there would be a compertition to die for. Well, with the good players, for instance, Kim Clijsters, Justin Henin and Andy Roddick reported pulling themseleves out from the tour would sadden the hearts of many. If Roddick's sure about not competing in this year's Australian Open, i guess i'll miss seeing him doing his thing on court, but i guess there's still Roger Federer to lighten things up. Not to mention, Maria Sharapova is still on the 'hot seat' for now and i guess everyone's waiting to see her in action. Well... i'm looking forward to watch Lindsay Davenport and Anastasia Myskina in action this year. To me, they are two of the greatest women tennis players besides of Venus and Serena Williams. Hrmm... well it would not be a surprise when people start disagreeing with me. Now, I guess everyone’s favorite would be Roger Federer of Switzerland and Maria Sharapova of Russia.

Top 5 Male Tennis Players (Total points collected during the ATP Tour 2004)
Roger Federer of Switzerland – 6,335
Andy Roddick of the US – 3,655
Llyeton Hewitt of Australia – 3,590
Marat Safin of Russia – 3,060
Carlos Moya of Spain – 2,520

Top 5 Women Tennis Players (Total points collected during the WTA Tour 2004)
Lindsay Davenport of the US – 4,760 (hope she’s win this year’s Aussie Open)
Amelie Mauresmo of France – 4,546
Anastasia Myskina of Russia – 4,012 (hope she’ll beat Sharapova this year)
Maria Sharapova of Russia – 3,536
Svetiana Kuznetsova of Russia – 3,533

The above are the current rankings which are taken from the Jan/Feb 2005 Tennis Magazine. Well, I do hope this year, Myskina could shine and Lindsay Davenport could just win a grand slam!

My List of Favorite Top 5 Male Tennis Players
1. Patrick Rafter (brought victory to Australia in the 1999 Davis Cup where he was pronounced as the winner)
2. Andy Roddick (best match i've every seen was when he compete with Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, even though he lost)
3. Andre Aggassi (master of the court... well, at least to me. He's just being strategically wise)
4. Roger Federer (the next Aggassi - he's smart on court)
5. Marat Safin (never seen him live for awhile)

My List of Favorite Top 5 Women Tennis Players
1. Jennifer Capriati (best match seen - Capriati vs. Hinggis)
2. Venus Williams (best match seen - The Williams' Sister's challenge)
3. Serena Williams (best match seen - The Williams' Sister's challenge)
4. Lindsay Davenport (hope she'll win this year's Australian Tennis Open 2005)
5. Anastasia Myskina (Hope she'll get the chance to shine)

*Models-turn-ball-girls seriously need to be reconsidered. Well, I’m supporting the statement that a 14 year old kid made – “We think it’s very, very bad because in a game of tennis the center of attention should be the player, not a catwalk.” You go kiddo!

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