Monday, July 07, 2003

Wimby will never be the same: First, they take away the bows and curtsies, then a Swiss guy wins it! First some recap: Henman goes down as predicted here. Fickle fate played her drop shot, once more. Grosjean, being French, takes his bow to the resurgent Phil, as we all salivate at the upcoming Roddick/Phil final. BUT, all of a sudden, this Federer fella starts playing like the reincarnation of Bjorn Borg. He exposed Roddick, and the current state of the men's game, for what it really is: all flash, no feeling. It was really amazing how bad Roddick looked. He stuck to what brung him, I'll give him that, but ye gods, no net play, every shot to the middle of the court, and a middling first serve percentage. Federer hit amazing angles, aced Roddick's arse off, played a wonderful volley game, and overall, made Roddick uncomfortable the entire time. The only adaptation Roddick tried was to put his hat backwards. Roddick played scared and looked it too. Meanwhile, Federer wasn't even sweating! Then he goes on and dismantles Phil the same way. One can only hope Federer is the real deal. As opposed to the womens' game, we could use a little dominance. No comment on the Williamses - it's old hat, really.

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