Going by the script

Few things in sport go according to plan and hardly any in tennis. Although this uncertainty adds its own special flavour to the game, the top four men's seeds making it to the semifinals at the Australian Open 2005 is a welcome anomaly. It makes for a great sporting weekend along with the ladies' singles finals, in this season otherwise dearth of any interesting sporting activity (sans an occasional exciting Eng-SA test match). The Formula 1 engines are cold, the Indian cricketers are cooling their heels and the Premier Hockey League has promised much more than it has managed to deliver so far. All this has whetted the avid sports fan's appetite for some high quality tennis in the coming days and there is no chance that this Aussie open is going to disappoint.