| Sunday, 8 June 2008 |
| je t'amie paris! |
So the annual French Open at Roland Garros has reached its final leg, with the Woman's singles finals being played last night. Of course, we all know that Ana Ivanovic won this year's French Open. Well, this year seems to be the year of the rising Serb super stars, with Novak Djokovic winning the Australian Open and Ivanovic now winning the French Open. What is up with the air in Serbia? Something must be in the air and water there for producing tennis stars.
I didn't watch the Women's finals last night because of the fact that Justine Henin isn't playing in it, so as a mark of respect to my favourite female tennis player, I decided to boycott the match! (Haha!) As we all know, Justine retired from the professional Tennis circuit just 3 weeks ago, prior to the actual commencement of the 2008 French Open. This was quite a shocking piece of news for me, because I am a fan of Justine Henin. In case you guys don't know, she shares the SAME BIRTHDAY as me. (Gosh, I'm really proud of that fact!) But anyway, I love Justine Henin's feisty attitude and fierceness on the court. Sure she doesn't have the grace of Ivanovic or the class of Sharapova, but I still think that her steady-as-a-rock approach to tennis is still the more solid way to go in tennis. She will be sorely missed and I think it'll take some time for me to find a new idol in female tennis.
Tonight, Roger Federer will take on Rafael Nadal. Sigh. As much as I adore Federer, Nadal is THE giant to beat on Clay. Roland Garros is his realm. Just like how Federer rules Wimbledon, Nadal rules Roland Garros. And Federer hasn't had a good start to the year, his fitness isn't as good as he once was, his age seem to be catching up with him, and he no longer seems to be the invincible machine that he once terrorized the tennis world. I think it'll be a tough match and Nadal will ultimately come up tops. If Federer manages to beat Nadal, then by god, it will be a wonderful miracle. Maybe I'll watch the match and hope for a miracle to occur. (It'll be more entertaining that Euro '08 anyway!)
Update @ 2325hr:
Alas! It was not to be!
When will Roger Federer ever win the French Open? Sigh.
Federer didn't play well at all. I think the Infectious Mononucleosis that he suffered early in the year really got him good. I hope he regains his form man, I mean, he still has his skills and all, but he has to get his fitness up or else it would be quite likely that he wouldn't win any Grand Slams this year and could even lose his world number one spot to Nadal. (And honestly, that would be DISASTROUS!)
On the other hand, Nadal is horrible to beat on Clay. I think Clay suits his playing style, which is to dig deep and hit back hard. He really is like a solid wall that won't budge. I have no idea how to actually defeat him. He is not an easy opponent to beat on clay and Federer had better improve if he wants to ever beat him at Roland Garros. And if he doesn't improve, Nadal could even win him in Wimbledon, which again, would be extremely disastrous! I just hope Djokovic kills off Nadal someday, and maybe Federer will have an easier time winning in the Grand Slams (that is of course, assuming Federer is still fit enough to beat Djokovic!)
Nonetheless, Federer's still number one, and he is still my favourite tennis star. A defeat today does not mean a defeat tomorrow. Let's hope he picks up from here and gets the Federer express back on track to winning those Grand Slams and destroying those records!Labels: sports |
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