Does Baghdatis have a chance?

No, I don't think so - but I sure will be pulling for him anyway. Part of that is because I am tired of Federer, and part of that is because Baghdatis has an absolutely infectious attitude. Sure, Federer is a good guy - not too egotistical, fairly polite and honest...in other words...dull. Just plain boring. Baghdatis has the passion that many of the top players just don't have. Unlike players like Andy Roddick, he can come back from being down. Unlike Hewitt, he embraces his fans wholeheartedly, and seems to draw energy off of them. Best of all, he plays like he loves playing tennis. This can be chalked up to having a great and surprising run through the AO, and the burden of big expectations to weigh his performance down - but tennis needs more people like this.

We all know that no matter what happens, Baghdatis is a winner for at least this AO. I'd love to see him take this out of Federer's hands. If that doesn't happen, I hope to see him play a great match - the fans want it.