Oz Open.. settlement day

Sample this.

Tommy Haas has beaten Federer this year, one of the minority to have ever beaten Federer. Ljubicic meets Marcos Baghdatis, who beat him last yr at the same tournament! And everyone thought that it was going to be Roddick vs Ljubicic.

As if that was not enough Leander meets Mahesh!

I am going to be so split on loyalties that I shall try and not watch. Another titbit, Jim Courier in his TV avatar continued asking questions, which were rather silly to ask post match - He asked Ivan how it was growing up in Croatia, due to his troubled past. I loved Ivan's reply, his past included being born in Bosnia, moving to Italy as a refugee, etc as a 13 yr old. He answered that he does not remember much since he was a kid. I found that oddly oriental in a philosophical sense! But in response to another question about whether his Davis Cup involvement has contributed to his performance this yr (Ivan is yet to lose this yr) and this is his best performance at a major, 4th round and all! And he is seeded 7th. Ivan went back further in his life saying that Mario Ancic and him had won at Athens and that is where it started. I think some of my love for Goran, the boy from Split, has rubbed off on Ivan. And I did see Croatia win the Davis Cup, after a longish yr.

Hence the love for underdog continues.