Friday, November 11, 2005

Shanghai Knights

Must admit I have been pretty much cut off from what's happening in tennis since the US Open. The injury to Roger Federer was a major reason as was the fact that in India you simply do not have enough time to deliberately follow the circuit - there being other distractions like cricket and family.

But now is the time for the season-ender and the return of Roger Federer really makes it something to look forward to. Quite keen to see him do battle with Rafael Nadal (one of only 3 players to beat him this year) and of course the grand old man, Andre Agassi.

With the withdrawal of Safin, Roddick and Hewitt the tournament has definitely lost some of its sheen - imagine there are players like Nalbandian, Gaudio, Coria (3 Argentines !!) Ljubicic and Davydenko in the frame. Well, it does not really matter when the Swiss king is in charge does it ? His injury is a bit of a worry though and interesting to see if it in anyway affects his near-flawless game.

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