Wimby Update: Whilst away at my undisclosed location (getting Hamas to agree to the three-month ceasefire isn't leisurely work - nor was finding the original KISS pinball machine for their meeting room that they demanded), I had the occasion to observe a few matches, with the Agassi-Phillapoussis match being the most recent. By the way, that whole thing with Rusedski. The funny part is that he's really Canadian, but because his mom was from the U.K. he was granted citizenship - all in the hopes that it would help with his seeding and crowd support at the tournament. Well, mission accomplished mate. Now, about the actual playing....

Anyhoo, once Agassi got broke in the 5th, you knew it was over. And, not to take away from the Aussie's serve, but a record-tying 46 aces, plus a large number of service winners, against the supposed best return man alive. Hmm, do you sense a shift in Agassi's career? Yes, he's number 1, but Sampras was number 1 well after he stopped winning the biggies. Yes, there's nothing you can do if you can't see the ball, much less hit it, but Phil (I'm not going to keep spelling it) is held together with gum and duct tape. Give him his 46 points for free, add in about 35 unforced errors, and he really shouldn't be gaining that large of an advantage. You're telling me Agassi shouldn't have had him running back and forth, in and out, all day long until his knee gave out? I wonder if Andre still has it.

Roddick has to be the odds-on favorite, but Eno's earlier post holds sway. He simply is a baseline banger. Net play doesn't garner much media attention these days. Was there ever a quieter champion than ol' Patrick Rafter? No one else uses the volley today. It's simply not done. Much like the way of the jump-shot and team offense in the NBA was wholly supplanted with the isolation moves and the slam-dunk, it's better for t.v. to hit the cracking serve and the huge inside-out forehand. Henman should bow out in the quarters, and I'd be surprised if any of the remaining eastern eruos can knock out A-Rod. We'll see.