Tennis Tourney Dropouts

A revival of "Beauty School Dropout"--that famous ditty from Broadway musical "Grease"--was playing across the grounds of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
The quitters included tennis beauty Richard Gasquet, Jose Acasuso and Luis Horna. And here's a coincidence that must have made Justine Henin--who brought quitting to a new low when she was just a handful of games from being trounced by Amelie Mauresmo in the finals of the 2006 Australian Open--very proud. Acasuso and Horna just happened to be losing when they couldn't go on. I wasn't there and missed any tele broadcast, but I'm doubting that their quitting looked as ridiculous as Henin's did. How could it? She set a very high standard that will be difficult for anyone to meet for years to come. Because she's a champion? No, because she wasn't feeling well. Uh... Ooh... People can say what they like... Er... And for years to come too.
Anyway, the beneficiaries of Quitting Day at the U.S. Open--nearly a fourth of the men who advanced to the round of 32 didn't have to complete a match--included Donald Young, birthday dude Andy Roddick (can you say partay) and Nicolas Almagro.
Meanwhile Martina Hingis, a onetime quitter of the tennis tour, who's back in the hunt, returned from her bout of not feeling well (I haven't seen "Sicko" yet--was it about the professional tennis tour?) to return to the round of 32 yet again.
But no one looked as decisive as Maria Sharapova, who doesn't look like she's about to quit playing at this year's U.S. Open, serving hiccups and all, till she's again holding the trophy over her head. 6-1, 6-0. And not even playing her best.
If I were Agnieszka Radwanska, Sharapova's next opponent, I think I might start feeling a little ill right about now.