NO MURRAY-CY..........A PUNISHING POSTCARD FROM JUST CONCLUDED AUSTRALIAN OPEN GRANDSLAM 2011

Yes, I still have a bit of  a hangover left from Sunday afternoons ruthless display by Novak Djokovic. The super Serb really played like a God against hapless Andy Murray down under to clinch his second Aussie Open Grand Slam. Hope his awesome display will  put an end to all the speculation and debate about heir apparent, worthy successor to great Roger Federer.

Novak has the game, the attitude and the charisma to succeed both , Roger as well as Rafa. Fitness was an issue for a while, but now even that seems to be a thing of past and he has come out stronger than ever before.

Go Novak!........More Slams, More Trophies awaits.

HE'S BACK!.............COUNT OF MONTE CARLO !!

Nice to see Rafa getting back to his winning ways. 6th Straight Monte Carlo Masters title at Monaco couldn't have come at a better time. Though the title draught lasted a wee bit longer than expected, I am sure he must be absolutely elated now to see it happen at Monte Carlo, a place he has made his own backyard over the years. His last one came at Rome Masters in May 2009.

I can only feel sorry for Fernando Verdasco. With the kind of attacking form displayed by Rafa, there's little he could have done to stop him today. For those who have a fetish for statistics, Rafa is the only player to have won 6 consecutive titles in the same tournament since Tennis turned professional in the year 1968.

Welcome back Rafa !!

PERFECT 11.............LEANDER ALL FIRED UP AT MELBOURNE

Our great champion has done it again. In the mixed doubles finals he and Cara Black bested Ekaterina Makarova and Jaroslav Levinsky 7-5, 6-3 to lift the Australian Open today.

I am a big fan of Paes and his unbridled passion for the game. Very pleased to see him collect his 11th Grand Slam title which includes 6 Grand Slam doubles titles and 5 Grand Slam mixed - doubles titles.

Way to go Leander !...........Once again you have made India proud.

JUST ANOTHER DAY AT OFFICE.......ROGER POCKETS HIS 16TH AT MELBOURNE

Sorry Andy, you'll have to wait a little bit longer. With the maestro right on top of his game, there is very little you could have done to stop him from running away with his 16th Grand Slam triumph at Rod Laver Arena today.

Roger's 4th Australian Open has once again proved that this man is in a class of his own..... one of the greatest to have played the game.

Kudos Roger...........France awaits !

PAES THE PARISIAN !!

I don't think after yesterday's gritty, comeback from behind win in the Men's Doubles finals at Roland Garros, the people of Paris would mind Leander and his partner Lukas Dlouhy calling themselves natives of the city which has given them their maiden Grand Slam title as a team.

It was a superb match with the Indo - Czech pair on top of their game, displaying vintage tennis. Leander was absolutely pumped-up and it was quite a sight to behold. I don't think there's a better player than him at the net today . Both, he and Dlouhy combined beautifully to keep the big serving duo of Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Dick Norman of Belgium at bay and eventually drubbing them style to lift the title.

Yours truly simply loved this match. "Paisa vasool" as we call it up north, in this part of the world.