Andy, Cut Your Hair!

Now that the Australian Open is underway, there will probably be a flurry of tennis related posts... but I will try to not make it All-Rafa, All The Time (not that there's anything wrong with that!).

One of the big upsets of the first day was the 9th seed, Brit Andy Murray (below left), losing to France's "young Ali" look-a-like, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (below right).

The Oz Open is one of the first tournaments of the year, so it tends to be hard to predict/handicap... no one is "match tough" ... and throw in a new hardcourt-based surface this year and all bets are off! 

Nevertheless, I had Murray pegged for the semifinals... and the loss is officially screwed me on one of the tennis picking competitions (and thanks for nothing to Carlos Moya as well!).

Now, I know "big hair" is all the rage with "kids" today... but if the 20-year old Murray thinks his hair was providing him Sampson-like power... well Andy, given that 1st round loss I think it's time to get out the scissors!

What you say?   The above picture doesn't look that bad...

Oh, dear reader... do you know how much hair can fit under a cap?!?!  (Mind you, I don't know this from personal experience!)

That said, I am not sure how Murray does keep his cap from springing off his head given this:

Craziness!   

Comments

[kenneth]

I believe the kids are calling that 'do the "Guga" ... :-)

http://kennethinthe212.blogspot.com/2006/09/sand-in-my-shoes.html