Raphael Nadal's world ranking has dropped to number 3, but he's seeded second at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio. It's Roger Federer who has to get past Andy Murray, new world #2 and seeded third in the tournament, not to mention the new and improved Andy Roddick, seeded fifth, to get to the finals. I suppose some day I'll get tired of rooting for Roger. I'm not there yet.
TV coverage of the tournament starts tomorrow on the Tennis Channel and ESPN2. The final will be on CBS Sunday at 12:30.
Last week the women played at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. On Sunday, Jelena Jankovic defeated Dinara Safina to take the title, with my parents cheering them on. This is a particularly good time of year to live in southwestern Ohio (putting aside the beastly heat).
Photo of Gilles Simon by Tom Guenther
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