Disappointment down under

I've always been a Federer fan, but after seeing Andy Roddick play his little heart out, and then lose to Federer, in the 2009 Wimbledon finals, something shifted. I'm starting to feel like Federer has had enough success and I've been cheering like crazy for Roddick ever since. He was looking good to start the Austalian Open, but after an intense 5-setter to beat Fernando Gonzalez in the round of 16, Roddick was unable to keep up the momentum and was clipped by Marin Cilic, a 6 foot 6 Croatian sensation. Blast! Something happened to Roddick's shoulder, and though he was able to finish the match, he was not at the top of his game.

With Roddick out, I was planning to cheer full force for Rafa, B's favorite. But then he aggravated an old knee injury in the match vs Andy Murray and had to retire. Retire! Murray probably would have won anyway, but it was so sad to see Nadal have to quit. It makes me nervous that his knee problems are here to stay.

So now, it looks like I'm back on the Federer bandwagon. I can't warm up to Andy Murray and Djokovic is just so annoying. I suppose I could root for one of the underdogs -- Cilic or Davydenko, but neither one really does anything for me either.

Hopefully Federer will win his 16th here, and then Nadal will be back in shape to win the French this spring! I can't picture Roddick having a chance in the French, but I die for hm to win at Wimbledon or the US Open. Time is running out for poor Andy!