Popular American Andy Roddick and James Blake meet in a rare first round match in Memphis tonight.

WARNING: NOT FOR DIE-HARD FED-FANATICS!

Before I move on from the world number 1, I’d like to say that I wasn’t overly impressed with Federer’s speech during the ceremony. “I can cry like Roger,” Murray said. “It’s just a shame I can’t play like him.” How many players do you think nodded their heads when they heard this?

“I know he’d like to win the first [Slam title] for British tennis since what is it, 150,000 years?” Federer joked to the crowd after the match regarding Murray. “The poor guy who has to go through those moments over and over again…”

Who will win the Roger Federer v. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga match at the Australian Open today? Sean Randall makes his pick.

Andy Murray has reached his second career Grand Slam final following a four-set win over Marin Cilic at the Australian Open.

Tsonga raced to an early 2-0 lead in the fifth set, and by the end Djokovic could do no more than flail at balls as the Frenchman clinched victory and a well-earned Federer meeting.

Sean Randall makes his picks for the last two men’s quarterfinal matches.

Roger Federer needed just under two hours to sink the hopes of locals for their man Lleyton Hewitt to pull the upset.

I wasn’t sure when to make a mid-tournament assessment.