Ken, you are such a gem!
Ken Rosewall (83) is probably the biggest Roger Federer fan going around among former tennis players. The Australian golden great, who won the Oz Open four times (1953, 1955, 1971, 1972) said a few weeks ago that he never thought he'd see Federer seeded so low (No 17) for a Grand Slam. Nevertheless, he predicted good things for the Swiss master in Melbourne.

Ken Rosewall and Roger Federer

"I think he's had enough tennis to put him back in a good frame of mind as far as confidence and ability to win some tight matches, so he's going to be a force," Rosewall predicted.

On Friday, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) newspaper reported that Rosewall left his customary good luck note for Federer while in Melbourne for the unveiling of Rod Laver's statue, before returning to his Sydney home.

Federer, when asked about Rosewall after his win over Stan Wawrinka in the semis, said: "I think he's (Rosewall) a wonderful man. He wrote me a letter again this week to wish me well. He does it every year at the Australian Open. Still haven't seen him, unfortunately."

When the SMH reporter told Rosewall what Federer said, the golden great remarked: "Oh did he? That was nice of him." But then, it's such a nice thing to leave all those good luck notes for Federer as well!

Headed to the Delhi fair
THE India Art Fair weekend in New Delhi is almost there and it looks like several of our Mumbai galleries are putting up a tempting line up. From Priyasri Art Gallery, work from two masters, Akbar Padamsee and Jogen Chowdhury, will be collaboratively shown in an exhibition titled Schema, which will then travel to Mumbai. Chemould Prescott Road will show works by Jitish Kallat, Mithu Sen and Bijoy Jain, among others.