Australian Open 2008 update: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both got dismantled in their respective semifinal matches. This is the best showing of Rafael Nadal in a major grand slam outside of the French Open, but he became yet another name in the list of giants slain by unknown Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Roger Federer hasn't been setting the world on fire this Australian Open, but he's been winning. This not-so-A game wasn't enough this time around as Novak Djokovic got a measure of revenge over the dismantling he got from the Fed during the U.S. Open 2007 finals.
Now, what? This is a final no one saw coming. Here's my prediction: Tsonga would win tomorrow and be like Gustavo Kuerten, who was an unknown player when he won the French Open and became a top ten player. He won't become the World number one, but he'd be there in the top ten. I'm not sure about the ratings, but I'm guessing that Novak Djokovic would go to number 2 and Nadal falls to number 3.
Does this mean that the Federer/Nadal era is over? Hardly. This is just one major tournament. If the French Open comes along and neither one is in the final, then let's talk about a new era.
10:00AM Manila Time is the scheduled match between Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic. I say that Sharapova wins this major just because of the dominance she has shown. If you get the world number one Henin to lose 0-6, then yes, I'll pick you to win the tournament.
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