US Open...Upset and Excited

Today is the third day of the US Open, as the First Rounds conclude and Second Rounds begin. And so far, two major upsets have occurred.

AP Photo/Daniel P Derella (from Yahoo Sports news)

Most recently (last night), Andy Roddick lost a heated match to opponent Gilles Muller. Muller consistently forced Roddick to use his weak backhand and also answered many of Roddick's fireball serves. It was an intense 3 sets (all with tie-breakers!), for sure, and I'm sure Roddick is still reeling that THAT was a first round...and it was his birthday...that really bites. Well, if Muller makes it to Federer, I'm sure he'll then get his ass kicked all the way back home.

Also, Svetlana Kuznetsova (defending US Open women's champion), lost in her first round to Ekaterina Bychkova, another Russian. I didn't get to watch this match, but wow...she became the first defending women's champion in the US Open to lose in the first round.

My other favorites are moving right along: Venus and Serena play their second rounds today; Lleyton Hewitt is leading in his first round against Albert Costa as I write this; Roger Federer sailed right through his first round (of course!); Lindsay Davenport faced some good competition but won her first round last night; Andre Agassi is heading into his second round; and Maria Sharapova pummelled her opponent as well.

Matches I will try to watch today: Sharapova vs. Randriantefy (damn, that's a hard one!), Venus vs. Kirilenko, Serena vs. Castano (tonight), and Nadal vs. Jenkins (also tonight).

I think it's pretty much a given that Federer will walk away as champion once again in the Men's, but I'm not really sure who will be the Women's champ...tho I'm most rooting for Venus and Davenport.

Alright, this serve's for you! Looking forward to even more excitement as the Open continues!!!