ohmygod ohmygod
FEDERER, you are my HERO :D :D
REALLY.
Andy Roddick vs Roger Federer.
7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 14-16
Back to number one, baby!! And title number 15, making history, in front of Borg, Laver and Sampras, whose record 14 Grand Slam titles he beat. I am so glad to have been part of it in my own timezone-crossing, watching it on telly for 5 hours straight way. It was mad and magical, and absolutely incredible to witness.
I felt so sorry for Mirka, having had to sit through that, being 8 months preggers- my goodness, that woman displays calm and fortitude like what was expected of a Roman soldier. And I felt a teeny bit sorry for Andy. ok no i didn't. he played brilliantly, and made Roger work like I haven't seen in a long time. Neither of them was letting up man. Especially in the last set. Neither could break each other's serve as much as they tried. The score for the 5th set is at 14-16 cos in the last set there's no tie breakers and you keep playing till you win a 2-game advantage.
Vijay and Alan kept giving Roddick credit for his serve. Yes, it was powerful and effective and sometimes lethal. But hello, can you not discount the fact that during the course of the match, Monsieur Federer served an excess of FIFTY aces? The exact numbers escape me, but if that is not an exceptional service game, I don't know what is. And the number of winners. COME ON. Alright, so Fed made more unforced errors, but clearly Fed had more finesse and variety of shots.
Even Sampras acknowledged in the post-match interview that Federer is a true champion, and a consummate player. Backhand, forehand, service..you cannot fault him. And he makes it look effortless.
At the end of the match, vijay or alan described it as absolutely intoxicating tennis. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, GUYS! I wasn't as emotionally involved as I was at last year's Wimbledon finals, but this was emotionally and physically and spiritually draining- yes, i prayed SO hard. i prayed harder for this that I have before a major exam -.- Viv just looked over at me and said "it's a bit too late to pray now" (this was sometime in the 4th set) I didn't even look at him. I just denied that I was praying and ended up biting my chain in anxiety. i totally saw him praying too. He's an emotionless fella, so when you see your bro pumping his fist with a "CMON FED", you know you're not in this alone.
At 27, I am certain that Federer has a lot more in him. He's gonna be breaking more records. The legendary Roger Federer is going to be an Icon- just you wait and see.
and now, excuse me while I pass out.
FEDERER, you are my HERO :D :D
REALLY.
Andy Roddick vs Roger Federer.
7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 14-16
Back to number one, baby!! And title number 15, making history, in front of Borg, Laver and Sampras, whose record 14 Grand Slam titles he beat. I am so glad to have been part of it in my own timezone-crossing, watching it on telly for 5 hours straight way. It was mad and magical, and absolutely incredible to witness.
I felt so sorry for Mirka, having had to sit through that, being 8 months preggers- my goodness, that woman displays calm and fortitude like what was expected of a Roman soldier. And I felt a teeny bit sorry for Andy. ok no i didn't. he played brilliantly, and made Roger work like I haven't seen in a long time. Neither of them was letting up man. Especially in the last set. Neither could break each other's serve as much as they tried. The score for the 5th set is at 14-16 cos in the last set there's no tie breakers and you keep playing till you win a 2-game advantage.
Vijay and Alan kept giving Roddick credit for his serve. Yes, it was powerful and effective and sometimes lethal. But hello, can you not discount the fact that during the course of the match, Monsieur Federer served an excess of FIFTY aces? The exact numbers escape me, but if that is not an exceptional service game, I don't know what is. And the number of winners. COME ON. Alright, so Fed made more unforced errors, but clearly Fed had more finesse and variety of shots.
Even Sampras acknowledged in the post-match interview that Federer is a true champion, and a consummate player. Backhand, forehand, service..you cannot fault him. And he makes it look effortless.
At the end of the match, vijay or alan described it as absolutely intoxicating tennis. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, GUYS! I wasn't as emotionally involved as I was at last year's Wimbledon finals, but this was emotionally and physically and spiritually draining- yes, i prayed SO hard. i prayed harder for this that I have before a major exam -.- Viv just looked over at me and said "it's a bit too late to pray now" (this was sometime in the 4th set) I didn't even look at him. I just denied that I was praying and ended up biting my chain in anxiety. i totally saw him praying too. He's an emotionless fella, so when you see your bro pumping his fist with a "CMON FED", you know you're not in this alone.
At 27, I am certain that Federer has a lot more in him. He's gonna be breaking more records. The legendary Roger Federer is going to be an Icon- just you wait and see.
and now, excuse me while I pass out.
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