long night, one hopes

If the tennis goes long enough tonight in Australia it will be possible to wake up early and see Roger play Safin with your coffee here on the east coast.

In 2005 they played a classic semifinal in Australia where Roger had match point but tried a between the legs shot and missed. Marat went on to win the tournament.

Safin, who tends to call Roger "the Federer," reflected on the match: "His life has changed and it didn't go too bad. He won a couple of grand slams afterwards, and me, I got injured,... so we went in different ways.... I want to be in his shoes."