Novak Djokovic Wins the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic takes the Australian Open Men's Singles title by beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).

It's a historic occasion as this is the first Grand Slam win by a Serb.

The third seeded Djokovic seemed off-track by losing the opening set, but recovered his form thereafter, while Tsonga started faltering. It was a fight to the finish in the fourth set. The more experienced Djokovic just would not let go.

A great challenger Tsonga was, and the French can look forward to future successes with him.

Australian Open

The Australian Open is coming up soon into the semi- finals.

In the men's section Federer scared all his fans in his match against Tipsarevic. The end wasn't at all clear until the very end. After a gruelling match, he defeated Tipsarevic at the end of four sets. His next match was easier. He defeated Berdych 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 in the 4th round. He will have to knock out J.Blake in the upcoming match.

In the meantime, Rafael Nadal has reached the semi-finals by beating Nieminen.

It looks like, barring any major upsets, that this will be a Federer-Nadal final.

For the women, third-seeded Jelena Jankovic pulled off a major upset by defeating defending champion Serena Williams.

In the quarter-finals, the match is now in progress between Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova. Both players have their share of admiring fans. The Sony Ericsson crowd will obviously root for the lovely Sharapova, their “global brand ambassador”.

Lindsay Davenport Goes to the Top for Earnings

By beating Sara Errani of Italy in the first round at the Australian Open, Lindsay Davenport has reached the top spot for earnings for women's sport.

Her earnings total US$21.8 million, beating Steffi Graf's 10-year record which is about US$2,000 less.

Sampras the returning hero

Pete Sampras, the underdog, made a thrilling comeback in the final exhibition match against Federer in Macau, winning 7-6(8-6), 6-4.

This was a marvellous finish as he had earlier lost two matches in Seoul and Kuala Lumpur. Federer conceded that Sampras had hardly made any mistakes in this final match.

Let's hope we see more of the retired former champion in action.