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Another opening!

I hardly watch non-tennis entertainment on tennis courts (only remember the singing ballboy at Wimbledon one year during the rain break and bits of the emotional post-9/11 US Open opening) so I was pleasantly surprised by this year's US Open opening night (watch here). What a treat to have Earth, Wind and Fire singing! And the little boys in the drum item were cute.

Two things that struck me most during the parade of champions: (a) how great all the ladies still look (see below for example) and (b) some notable absentees. I would have liked to see Justine, Kim, Agassi and Steffi Graf, Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras.

Monica Seles - picture from here

So, who will hold the trophies this year is the US$1.5-million question. It's so strange hearing 'Roger Federer, the number 2 seed'... Anyway, he is so poor thing this year I almost want to say just let him win it, lah. Djokovic has plummetted way down the 'cuteness' and 'nice kid' ratings so I'm not sure if I want him to win it. Of course I wouldn't mind if Nadal wins. Or anyone else with a slim chance, like Ferrer or Murray. But that's highly unlikely. May the best man win...

As for the ladies, as usual, who knows? And I also almost want to say 'who cares'. I just hope it will be exciting. The Olympics women's competition was truly yawnsome.
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