In about 5 minutes time, Day 8 of action of the 08 Australian Open will begin in Melbourne. World number 1, the "Fed Express" tries to regain his dominance on this Plexicushion after a 5-set, 4 hour thriller in Round 3. Lleyton Hewitt is rested after dueling with Marcos Baghdatis a herculean match that took 4 hours and 42 minutes to decide the winner. By the time that was over on Sunday morning, it was 4:30 AM in Austrlia. Lleyton, the only hometown hero remaining in the tournee will look to defeat 3rd seed Novak Djokovic.
Also on tap today in Melbourne: Battle of the Spaniards as Juan Carlos Ferrero go head to head with his good friend David Ferrer. Venus Williams will look to join his sister in the QFs, looking for a win in Rod Laver against Polishwoman Marta Domachowska. American James Blake will be in action as well at the MCA.
Again, a reminder that our radio show will be on air next Wednesday at 6:30 PM EST, talking up the Aussie Open matches. Hope you can join me and Harry!
It for now, time for tennis!
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