U.S. OPEN

The quarter final matchup between Serena Williams and Justine Henin is now complete and if there were any questions as to who is the better player today those questions were emphatically answered by Hennin's destruction of Serena 7-6, 61 last night. As usual, Serena was her sullen self in losing, and the world worst sport when she suggested she made too many errors and Henin made too many lucky shots. Get over yourself Serena. You are a fat horse who needs to get yourself into proper condition if you expect to beat people like Henin. I am not a Henin fan. She abuses the rules (her coach was siignalling when to challenge line calls again last night) and she tries to get into the head of her opponent too many times, but there is no question that her tennis skills are outstanding and she is at least as tough mentally as Serena. Serena's father was at it again last night and had to be removed from bgis courtside seat. The women just can't get it right. They should take a lesson from the men.

The men's side has been terrific and there have been competitive matches since the opening day. Roger has been ......................... Roger. He is the greatest player of all time, a fact being corroborated by Sampras' desire to play exhibitions against him, presumaly in an attempt to disprove Federer's greatness. Forget it Pete. Federer's all round ame far surpasses anything you ever did, and he has been a greater ambassador for the game than you could ever have been. His respect for tennis sets him apart from you. You are lucky that you are an American, since the U.S. press have made you greater than you ever were. Too bad Nadal went out last night, but Ferrer played great and no man is immune from losing to anyone in the top 25. Tonight Roddick will seek revenge against Federer, but I'd be surprised if the match is very close. Roger has too much game for Roddicks one dimensional serve. His serve will keep it close for a while, but 4 sets would be an accomplishment for Roddick.