It's On!!!

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Originally uploaded by BLP.

Our friendly neighborhood sporting event known as the Australian Open is now underway - Uta is beside herself with excitement.

We checked out some of the qualifying matches on Sunday, including that of Lesley Joseph - a South Carolina native who played for the University of Georgia before turning pro. Unfortunately he was defeated in the third set - he seemed to be quite distracted by Australia's affectionate flies.

We also saw the Cypriot Marko Baghdatis as well as some of the Russian contingent of female players getting in some practice hits. We'll be getting tickets for Tuesday night to see some of the first round action.