The Open showed us that tennis can bring out the "nasty" that resides in all of us as evidenced in the match between Guillermo Coria and Nicolas Massu. Has there been a better story all year than that of James Blake who came back from last year's injuries, illness and the death of his father to reach the quarterfinals? He had Agassi two sets down but couldn't put him away, which was attributed more to the play of Agassi than any letdown by Blake. Robby Genepri finally lived up to his promise and reached the semis where he gave Agassi all he could handle for five sets. And of course the Open showed us the artistry that is Roger Federer. Even when he was not at his best (as in the early stages of the final) you somehow knew that he would come through when it mattered. Such was the case in the third set tie-break. You knew that for Agassi to have any chance he would have to win the third set.
Federer erased all hopes of that with seven straight points to take the breaker 7-1. The fourth set was just a formality. Here's to hoping that we haven't seen the last of Agassi.

The most historical moment of the Open occurred when I actually disagreed with something that the great John McEnroe said. It was in reference to the fist pumping of Rafael Nadal. Is it in bad sport when he goes into his histrionics (fist pumping and jumping around) after a unforced error ( such as he did against Scoville Jenkins) or is it merely enthusiasm? I say bad sport, McEnroe says otherwise. Let me know what you think.