January '06 Awards

==PLAYERS OF THE MONTH==
1.Roger Federer
2.Marcos Baghdatis
3.Nicolas Kiefer
4.David Nalbandian
5.Ivan Ljubicic
HM- Bob & Mike Bryan

==RISERS==
1.Marcos Baghdatis
2.Nicolas Kiefer
3.Ivan Ljubicic
4.Tommy Haas
5.James Blake

VETERAN: Fabrice Santoro
SURPRISE: Kristof Vliegen
FRESH FACE: Stanislas Wawrinka
DISAPPOINTMENT: Andy Roddick

==MATCHES==
1.Australian 4th - Baghdatis d. Roddick... a Cypriot legend is born
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2.Australian QF - Federer d. Davydenko... Roger the Dodger doesn't lose to a Russian in Melbourne for the second year in a row.
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2006 Australian Open Picks

...or "guesses," really.

=ROUND OF 16=
#1 Federer def. #14 Gasquet
#23 Andreev def. #5 Davydenko
#3 Hewitt def. #21 Kiefer
#9 Gonzalez def. #25 Grosjean
#18 Ancic def. Schuettler
#20 Blake def. #26 Nieminen
#30 T.Johansson def. #21 Lopez
#2 Roddick def. Baghdatis

=QUARTERFINALS=
#1 Federer def. #23 Andreev
#3 Hewitt def. #9 Gonzalez
#20 Blake def. #18 Ancic
#2 Roddick def. #10 T.Johansson

=SEMIFINALS=
#1 Federer def. #3 Hewitt
#2 Roddick def. #20 Blake

=FINAL=
#1 Federer def. #2 Roddick

...this would give Federer three straight slam titles, and set him up for a possible run at a "Swiss Slam" ("Roger Slam?") at Roland Garros come May/June. Sure, he's never made a final there, but who could ever bet with confidence against him doing it if he's got such an accomplishment in his sights and nearly five months to figure out a way to pull it off?

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2006 Top 10 Picks

1.Roger Federer
2.Andy Roddick
3.Rafael Nadal
4.Tomas Berdych
5.Lleyton Hewitt
6.Nikolay Davydenko
7.David Nalbandian
8.Richard Gasquet
9.Ivan Ljubicic
10.David Ferrer

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