Contrary to popular belief...

professional tennis is played after the US Open. The year end Masters Cup in Shanghai is being played right now and the Americans are beasting it so far. My boys A-Rod and Blake both won their first round matches in the round robin format. It's Good to see Roddick playing well after an American let down at the Davis Cup. The bigger first round story has to be Blake though, who at the butt-crack of dawn this morning, put the hurtin on Rafa Nadal. Yes, you read that right.

Next in line for an American thumping, courtesy of Roddick, will be none other then Roger Federer. And I already know what you're thinking and the answer is no, I am not on acid. I mean, Roddick is due for a win against Fed-Ex, even if that type of baseball home run logic has no relevance to tennis whatsoever. For those of you not into tennis, think of Federer as Tim Duncan, but instead of having no personality like Duncan, Federer just has an awful sense of humor. Yeah, I knew you were a Roddick fan all along.