Watching tennis calmly
Novak Djokovic: World number 1 and king of donkey cheese, has just won his third straight Australian Open title.
Having released Roger Federer from the obligation to ensure our happiness by winning everything, we have been watching the Australian Open with unnatural calm. Walang manok, eh. It’s not half or even a quarter as much fun as rooting for a player, but there’s also no probability of a nervous breakdown or post-game depression. Until recently it would take us days to recover from a Federer loss; now we can watch him shank the ball at a crucial point without bursting a blood vessel.
We still haven’t found the next player we’re going to root for. Djoker is much nicer now that his results justify his kayabangan, but our loyalty fluctuates. Mike says Djokovic has budol-budol powers. For the definition of budol-budol, check out the PNP website. Presumably Mike means Djoker can hypnotize his opponents into thinking there’s more to his game than there really is.
Last year we rooted for Murray (unless he was playing the Fed) because we felt bad for Britain. Now that he’s won an Olympic gold and a major, he no longer has the kawawa factor. Raul says Murray is actually kind of hot now—winning is the best beauty treatment. Plus Lendl has been making him work out more, hence those thighs.
We enjoy watching Tsonga, especially when he dives for the ball. Is he ever going to win a major?
It’s a little worrisome that The Next Big Star hasn’t appeared; we’re not sold on Tomic or Raonic. The Top 4 (Djoko-Fed-Murray-Nadal) are so far ahead of the field, we wonder what will happen to men’s tennis when they stop playing. By this time we should know who our next bet is. When we “adopted” Roger Federer he was an 18-year-old in a ponytail and over-sized clothes; now he’s a 31-year-old with perfect hair and good suits. Where is the future? Who’s next?
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January 28th, 2013 at 10:57
Tama! Bakit nga ba hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa lumalabas ang bagong hahamon kina Djokovic-Nadal-Federer?
January 28th, 2013 at 12:16
Definitely not Tomic. If you think Djoker is mayabang, you should look at this kid. I thought Del Potro was the future of tennis before injury sidelined him. Of the current lot, I’d probably pick Raonic and (Sharapova boy toy) Dimitrov.
January 28th, 2013 at 13:09
You’re not sold on Del Potro yet? My friends and I have been debating the possibility of Delpo joining the top ranks, or at least watching another FedPotro final. I’m more sold on him personality-wise, though, so my opinions on Pot-Pot might not actually count.
January 28th, 2013 at 14:08
I think Wawrinka has potential to be the next big thing in tennis. He’s Swiss and he almost beat Djokovic with a match that lasted 5 hrs.