slam of the season and they go a day out of the classic in melbourne with lleyton hewitt to make gelman face in the final and south as a full world number one period beating the russian in straight sounds the first storming to a six three when in the opener they wouldn't call them to control of the game in the second set and forced a tie breaker but it was only in the once again in the size of the game as we cruised to take it by seven points to three he was showing good form i had of next week's australia and i don't wear a star in this campaign against another four to five job i'm down. but before that here it will take on gayle one face in the tournament final frenchman defeating all straight you're going meltzer who made it to the cold for the semifinal just a few hours after edging out joe will for eight song in the last eight and fatigue was the key factor in this one with one face taking his exhausted opponent to three

off to doing everything right at the opens traditional warm up in melbourne the first set against gelman fees going down to the wire but here it was able to finish when it mattered most frenchmen wolfie's has been suffering with a back problem recently and his second set for wins was testament to that but he would himself just recently returned from a three month injury layoff seven five six three a boost of confidence for the local hero meaning the odds shorten just a little on the first home champion in thirty five years at the aussie open. the main favorite to win the men's crown however is rafael nadal a stunning run of form so rough a win three of the full grand slams in twenty sand and also overtake federer at the top of the rankings admits though that federer djokovic mari and sol dilling all have decent chances of winning this has to humans. i feel if if i play at my best level. i have a chance to be in the second week and there will see what every match will be difficult so i have to be ready for for everything but for sure i'm feeling less favorite than him and not more. than a

the year of the god damn close out of the queen classic in melbourne with lleyton hewitt to meet gelman face in the final on saturday former world number one period beating the russians straight sounds the aussie first stillman to a six three win in the dividend to control of the game in the second set and even forced to tie break but it was once again in the decisive game as we cruised to take it seventy three he would showing good form ahead of next week's australia and open where he will start his campaign against another former top five player. to pull that here it will take on galveston the two men final the frenchman defeating all strain you're going meltzer who made to the cool for the semifinal just a few hours after edging out joe will for it's own goal in the last eight fatigue was the key factor in this one with one face taking his exhausted opponent to three sets and eventually winning it two six six two and seven six. turning to football now where real madrid's quest for a first copa del rey title in almost two decades looks on the up today the galapagos securing a three on

in the meantime gelman face appeared to be heading for an early exit in his encounter with dutchman the bocher bob that's well it seems recovered from two sounds down to win six seven two six seven five six two and six one in a match that lost of almost four hours. think of the first term in the combine for him to say they're going to break through to group so i'm happy with. poland's lucas cobalt and sam querrey also kept in melbourne for a crowd into st with another five setter but eventually emerge victorious against the eighteen c. the american claiming to decide a six out of a marathon the polish player still has some an energy to celebrate the victory with the deaths. now noble djokovic and andy roddick also made it to the second round on monday while in the women's spot of the jewel but he has shut up about started her campaign with win over thailand stumbled into a cigar and the former champion powering through in straight sets six one six three to claim her fast victory at melbourne park since winning the also open three years ago the russian is seeded fourteenth of this year's

regis said when he does leave the show, on his last day, he's going to emancipate gelman, so, that's- oprah's going out with guns ablaze. she sat down last night with larry king's replacement, piers morgan. he and oprah made a bet over who would be the first to book eagles quarterback and recovering dog fighter michael vick. piers is british, so they bet 200 pounds. it would be the first 200 pounds oprah's lost. she does that, like, once every 18 months or something. [ applause ] but he had the audacity -- on today's oprah, she brought her entire audience to australia and say what you want about the woman, she knows how to make an entrance. >> as the viewers were partying on the beach, i was hovering nearby in our chopper, waiting to make a surprise entrance. >> here we go. here we go. this is called making an entrance. woo ps o hoo. that's how you want to arrive at a party, people. >> jimmy: that is right. [ applause ] you made like 40 surprise entrances during the show. how surprised could they have been? oprah flew over on the plane with them. it's oprah! of course it's oprah. aft

in court papers filed yesterday attorney susan gelman says she needs more time to prepare in part because the prosecution is still sending her materials. the sanity hearing for phillip garrido is set for february 28th. the superior court judge presiding over the case plans to consider her request for a delay on february 3rd. >>> the highway patrol is investigating public death threats against governor jerry brown. the threats were discovered spray-painted on walls in santa anna yesterday. one says that governor brown will be killed on february 14th. the other has a swastika and says 26 more days for brown. the highway patrol is in charge of the governor's security. >>> california prison officials today say they have purchased a supply of a key drug needed to carry out lethal injections. the state now has a little more than a hoff found of the drug which is one of three drugs used in lethal injections. that is enough for 100 executions and it won't expire until 2014. in the meantime, the sole american manufacturer of that anesthetic stopped production today because it is moving production

in court papers filed yesterday attorney susan gelman says she needs more time to prepare in part because the prosecution is still sending her materials. the sanity hearing for phillip garrido is set for february 28th. the superior court judge presiding over the case plans to consider her request for a delay on february 3rd. >>> the highway patrol is investigating public death threats against governor jerry brown. the threats were discovered spray-painted on walls in santa anna yesterday. one says that governor brown will be killed on february 14th. the other has a swastika and says 26 more days for brown. the highway patrol is in charge of the governor's security. >>> california prison officials today say they have purchased a supply of a key drug needed to carry out lethal injections. the state now has a little more than a hoff found of the drug which is one of three drugs used in lethal injections. that is enough for 100 executions and it won't expire until 2014. in the meantime, the sole american manufacturer of that anesthetic stopped production today because it is moving production