The halfway point

We've almost reached the halfway point of the Aussie Open and it seems as though the girls are flying the flag for Australia at the open.

Sam Stosur is playing tonight in an attempt to reach the final 16 while Jelena Dokic has already booked a spot there, providing the fairytale story this year by winning her first 3 matches. Considering her history it really is remarkable she has produced such tennis with minimal match play over the past few years. Hopefully she can continue her form and get back into the top 20.

Meanwhile the men have disappointed once again although Bernard Tomic has given men's tennis in Australia a ray of hope with his promising display of talent shown until he was outclassed in round 2.

So far Federer, Nadal, Tsonga, Monfils and Murray are showing great form in getting through their matches in the run to the final but as the cliche goes...you can't win it in the first week of tournament. We may yet see another unexpected surge from a player out of the limelight.