Take a look at the new face, and body of tennis. Novak Djokovic of Serbia took down Roger Federer in the semi finals of the Australian Open. That's right, Fed Express didn't even make it to the grand slam
final. You might remember the 20 year-old from the US Open final, in which everyone cherished hopes that he would topple Roger in the final. Well it didn't happen then, but it did yesterday.
Don't get me wrong, I totally appreciate Roger for racket command, court dexterity and perfectionism. I'm just surprised so many talented players like Nadal, Blake, Ferrer or Safin haven't mastered his game yet. Perhaps they will now that the chink has been hammered by the Serbian. The French Open could be really interesting. Either Rog will raise his game to overcome Raphael Nadal for the first time or Nadal will continue his dominance on clay.
Exciting tennis year ahead and the young Serb is sure to play a huge role. In case you didn't catch him at the US Open, here's a vid of him hamming it up as
Maria Sharapova. How can you not like the kid?
Raphael Nadal triumphed over Roger Feder in a 5 set thriller upsetting the Swiss's domination of the grass championship and ending his 5 consecutive win steak. Bjorn Borg's record has been tied, not broken. Nadal has proven himself as not only a clay wizard but also an astute student of grass, and of of tennis overall. And the kid's only 22! 
