7th May, 2000

Olympics in my Sight

My shoulder has made a good recovery and I'll be ready to play in the italian 
Open in Rome.

I was pleasantly surprised with my form after leaving Bermuda early so i could 
acclimatise to the clay. Now I'm ready to play well. The biggest tournaments in 
the world are between now and August-the French Open, Wimbledon and the 
US open. There is also the Masters events with a lot of rankings' points at stake.

ONE of the major reasons I want to do well is the Olympic Games. Australia has 
four singles spots available and I want to nail down my spot with some good 
performances. Lleyton Hewitt looks a certainty, barring injury, and Mark 
Philippoussis also looks good. Andrew Ilie is in the running, Richard Fromberg is 
keen and jason stoltenberg is a chance.

SLEDGING has always been a part of team sports such as cricket and football, 
but not tennis. The only bloke you hear it from is Jeff Tarango and nobody takes 
any notice of him.

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