Guga Goes To College

In honor of the Brazilian Open . . . Gustavo Kuerten is one of my favorite tennis players of all time. The three-time French Open champion had injuries that plagued his career and eventually underwent two hip surgeries. Unable to really recover from these injuries, he retired last year at Roland Garros. Now in retirement, Guga is apparently going to college:

Kuerten, a former top-ranked player who retired from the circuit last year, found out on Monday that he had won admission to attend a theater college in his hometown of Florianopolis in southern Brazil.

The Brazilian is scheduled to begin classes on Feb. 16, spokeswoman Clarissa Machado Santos said.

Kuerten is one of Brazil's biggest sporting idols, and when he took the admission test last year security was needed to prevent fans from bothering him.

Congrats to Guga, and hopefully we'll see him on Law & Order in the near future.