Atlanta and Wheeler High School's own, Robby Ginepri, suffered a defeat in the opening round of the Australian open. Tomas Berdych (21st in the world) took Ginepri (47th in the world) out in straight sets on Monday morning winning 4-6, 4-6, 3-6. Ginepri would have been a long shot to win this match, but is one set too much to ask? Unfortunately, for Americans, there has not been a lot to cheer about in male's tennis. After much promise, Roddick has been a continual dissapointment and James Blake, well, he's just not consistantly good. In the time of the superstar who seems to be falling (Federer) we need an American who is not a loser. Unfortunately, it looks as if the Spaniard Nadal will fit that bill. We may have a while before any American male wins a major. I'll be watching Roddick in the US open, and I'm sure I'll see him lose.
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