Djokovic takes Masters Cup

The Masters Cup ended today with Novak Djokovic defeating Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 to capture the title. So much for my prediction of Andy Murray winning. Anyway, the tennis season is now over (not counting Davis Cup, which is of little interest to me, even if the US is in it, which they're not). The next big event is the Australian Open in January, and that should be very interesting. I'm curious to see if Federer can rebound from an "off" year, and also if Nadal can elevate his hard-court game enough to challenge for the crown. If Federer is able to return to his previous hard-court dominance, he may very well reclaim his #1 ranking. Also, Djokovic and Murray are now knocking at the door, so Federer and Nadal have to worry about them in addition to each other. Djokovic is the defending Australian Open champ, and I'm sure he wants to win it again in 2009.

Yesterday I was over in Lancaster for a family reunion, and on the way home I tuned in to the Sixers game on the radio. They were playing the Oklahoma City Thunder (formerly the Sonics), who had amassed a less-than-impressive record of 1-8. The Sixers did not seem to have any trouble with them, running away in the third quarter and not looking back. The final score was 110-85. The Sixers have now won 3 games in a row and have a record of 5-5. It could be better, but I don't think this is too bad considering they were 2-5. The next game is on Wednesday at Minnesota.