!89879494 Well, it certainly seems to be shaping up as a shootout in the heartland. I look forward to Jackie-Oh's final report from the Western and Southern Financial Group Masters event tonight/tomorrow.

But the action in Cincy pales in comparison to the Tsunami passing through Toronto - Sveta, Venus and Dinara all out already - who would have thunk it?

Today we went to the Delaware County fair and spent an hour tickling pigs and another one going on carnival rides and listening to some hawkers trying to drum of business for their fish-for-a-stuffed-tiger and dunk-a-clown attractions. Why do half those people sound unbelievably creepy?

That's all the intel I have today, a day without tennis for me. I know I can't say the same for most of you, so get your fanboy (and girl) battle armor on and hunker down for what may be another day of surprise. Enjoy!

-- Pete