The Australian Open

It’s the last two weeks of January

And the Australian Open’s here

I do enjoy the spectacle

I've been going for many years.

The tournament is world-class

The tennis just can’t be beat

But, as sure as the Pope’s a Catholic,

With the tennis, comes the heat. 

Source: The Age

Since I first started going

I’ve seen a changing of the guard

Keeping track of just who’s who?

I find that really hard.

When it comes to favourites

I’m a bit stuck in the past

Lendl, Edberg, Steffi Graf…

Oh, the time it goes so fast!

I do miss Henri Leconte

He brought fun, and laughter

Now, some of our current lot

Make me miss that nice Pat Rafter.

Novak’s a modern favourite

But there’s nobody like the Fed

Will Ferrell really was spot on

"You're like a gazelle", he said.

Source: The Daily Mirror

Watching the Open inspires me

To play again, and join a team

I doubt I’ll win a tournament

But a girl can always dream...