I started off not wanting to watch tennis because this just seems like another stop on the tour. You can watch tennis almost anything weekend and there seems to be nothing Olympic about it at all. Then Chileans Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu came on the scene, seemingly from out of nowhere.

First Gonzalez eliminated Andy Roddick which was a huge upset. Then, in a match that took 3 1/2 hours, went on to beat another American, Taylor Dent, in the bronze medal match, 6-4, 2-6, 16-14. And Massu, who beat Dent in the semis, is set to play yet another American Mardy Fish in the gold medal match, so the Chileans are assured of at least two of the top three spots in men's tennis. On top of that, Gonzalez and Massu outdueled the Germans for the doubles title.

What makes this performance all the more amazing is that this tourney has been grueling for the players. The heat, the humidity and the relentless schedule of the Athens games has made for the most demanding conditions. Then there's the stress of competing against the best in the world in a pressure cooker environment not seen anywhere outside of Davis Cup competition.

I think Massu, who is a clay court specialist, is out of gas and Fish will take him in the final, but you have to acknowledge the amazing Chileans.