Geared up for the Australian Open 2009

The stage is set or should we say the court is ready for the Asian Pacific Grand Slam. The first one of the 4 mega competitions that really matters to the game of tennis is set to begin on the 19th of January 2009.

And what an event it shall be – with no clear choices for the winners the speculations are high and most people betting for Andy Murray this time in the men’s singles category – the ladies side too does not have any clear favourites. Sharapova has pulled out and Lindsay Davenport too has opted out because of her second pregnancy – that basically leaves us with the Williams sisters and the Serbians – Ivanovic and Jancovic.

The Williams sisters might have more than one trophy in their bags when they bid adieu to Melbourne Park after the Australian Open – they are a safe bet for the doubles as well.

The Grand Slam promises a lot of excitement on and off the courts – the likes of us who might not be able to go and catch the excitement at Melbourne might have ample of it on Fantasy Games like Indian Fantasy League. IFL has announced the Fantasy Australian Open 2009 with big prizes waiting to be claimed on Indian Fantasy Tennis. All one needs to do is to get onto http://www.indianfantasyleague.com and register for free to be able to create your own fantasy team for the first Grand Slam of 2009!

The best is to select players who you think can score for you in more than one category – the ones who play singles and doubles are more likely to score more than the ones who’ll play only one category.

The Fantasy games are a lot more fun as there is nothing to loose – you do not pay to play but if you can do well you can win some cool prizes for free!

Another feature of Indian Fantasy games being the ‘communities’ where you and your friends can compete against each other and have a blast!

So the only way to enjoy the Australian Open and to feel the heat of the competition (other than directly participating in it!) is by joining in the excitement on IFT – Can you handle it?