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Kim is out!

[US Open 2005, pic taken from her website]
Poor Kim, having to limp away in the semi-final. I thought she deserved another shot at Justine Henin-Hardenne and the AO title. She is playing so much better now than when Justine defeated her in the 2004 final, and I suspect many Australians still have a soft spot for her and would have rooted for her. Hope she recovers fast and well and gets on track again.

Think the ladies final will be played at reunion dinner time.

Poor Nalbandian too. I thought he deserved another go at Federer. He was just getting the self-belief necessary to do well at Grand Slams and I wonder if this loss to Baghdatis will deflate him once again. I guess it will be Federer versus Baghdatis in the final as I can't see Kiefer defeating him. But Bear Hugs, maybe you are right that he is getting worse, seeing that he actually could have lost his last two matches against Davydenko and Haas. He doesn't think so, though. Saw him on TV saying something like my game is still very good; it's just that I had tough opponents. Aiyoh, when is he going to get off his high horse?

Pikachu, I remember you said that the men's circuit was rather boring because it was so predictable with Federer winning all the time. You are right, you know, so I hope Baghdatis will whack him off the court. It takes those who come on court with an 'I've got nothing to lose' attitude to defeat him. Maverick types like Nadal (French Open 2005) and Safin (AO 2005). And Baghdatis falls in that category. Poor Roddick and Hewitt - they just don't have it in them, lah. They always want to prove something and I think they are too uptight and hung up about trying to beat him.

In the meantime, the Chinese ladies, Zi Yan and Jie Zheng, 12th seeds and among the last Asians standing, take on top seeds, Lisa Raymond and Sam Stosur (who will no doubt have the whole home crowd behind her) in the doubles final starting in less than half an hour, I believe. Jia you, Asians!!
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