Hey, I know that guy.
Federer fans, repeat after me: My happiness does not depend on Roger winning grand slams. My happiness does not depend on Roger winning grand slams. My happiness does not depend on Roger winning grand slams.Â
That said, Roger Federer just beat Novak Djokovic at their US Open semifinal, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. The Fed was brilliant in the first set, shaky in the second, and looked set to lose the third when he broke Djoko’s serve, and suddenly The Mighty Federer reappeared. He started flicking those casual backhands that no one can return, and invented this amazing overhead lob.
Djokovic played well, excellent defence, and (unless I missed it) did not summon the trainer for any of the 16 injuries Andy Roddick joked about that made him pikon. Not a good idea to complain about injuries when your opponent has been playing all year with mononucleosis. Also not a good idea to be pikon when you do funny impressions of other players. But he’s learning.
Holy Murray, Andy walloped Rafael Nadal 6-2. 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 over two days. I thought that when play resumed after the rain delay Nadal would recover, but the Scot never let up. The Federer v Murray US Open final airs very early Tuesday morning Manila time. Meanwhile, Serena Williams won her US Open final against Jelena Jankovic and retakes the world number one ranking. Post-Henin, we have yet to see if any of the women are in the Williams sisters’ league.
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September 7th, 2008 at 08:48
I just hope he somehow breaks Pete Sampras’ record of 14 grand slams. He’s too close to not be able to do it anyway.
That amazing shot near the wall after Djokovic’s smash just took the wind out of the Serb’s sails for good.
Djokovic could have been ranked #2 had he won and gone on to win the US Open and Federer would be down to #3. But that would not sound right if its not Nadal-Federer or vice versa in the top two.
I predict that Rafael Nadal would win in 5 sets over Andy Murray. Rafa summoned the rains to give him a break and time to prepare for the barrage of shots that Murray threw at him. At least that’s how I see it.
September 7th, 2008 at 11:32
Choke-ovic? My answer is your previous post’s title – (still) No. No. No. No. No.
September 7th, 2008 at 17:58
My happiness does not (may not?) depend on Federer winning US Open 08, but I’m crossing my fingers for him. His game and confidence are making a come back, and this match proved easier than the 4th round with Andreev. That was a nail-biting close match.
I think the crowd played a huge part in Djoker’s loss as well. There had been two occasions when he was about to toss the ball before serving and suddenly someone would call “Rogeeer!” from the stands, causing the Serb to lose his focus.
New York crowd usually favors the underdog, but not when the underdog made an unfavorable comment about/fun of an American who he had beaten in the prior match.
September 8th, 2008 at 07:28
I watched that fantastic last set of the Murray-Nadal match this morning. Where did this Murray come from before this? His level of play was something else! Amazing points–those last three that made him win and earn the finals slot. Seeing Murray play today, Federer will not have an easy cruise to his title defense.
Don’t recall seeing Nadal so tired and helpless before. Too bad Rafa has missed his chance at a Golden Slam.
September 10th, 2008 at 00:39
Now that Federer has won the US Open, hushing his naysayers with an invincible performance reminiscent of the old pre-mononucleosis Fed, I can exhale freely because my happiness DOES depend on his success: male hormonal levels rise and fall with the competitive fortunes of their sports heroes, an atavistic mechanism pinned down by Darwinian logic to our tribal past.
Here’s the NYTimes article that explains it:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05EFDC143FF932A2575BC0A9669C8B63&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=2
September 26th, 2008 at 12:50
My happiness does not depend on Roger winning grand slams. My happiness does not depend on Roger winning grand slams. My happiness does not depend on Roger winning grand slams.
*yAY! SUCH A WITtY REMARK lol. But yeay, I would love to see him break Sampras record.