Watching greatness lose
Roger Federer lost in the French Open final yesterday. It's rare to see Federer lose, and this was the first time he'd ever lost in the final of a Grand Slam. Often I find myself cheering against Federer to see if it's possible for him to lose, but as I watched the match I found myself cheering for him. Maybe I just like cheering for the losing team? It was an exciting match, and strange to see Federer make mistakes.
One thing about tennis, is that the games always start so early in the morning (the French finals started at 7 a.m. MST). Because of this I often end up taping the match and watching it later. When I do this I try really hard not to know who wins, but some days it doesn't happen. I knew Nadal had won when I started watching the match yesterday, but still I kept rooting for Federer and hoping the outcome would be different. I do this a lot, I hope that in my taped version of something my favourite TV character doesn't get killed off, and tennis player I want to win doesn't lose. Is this wierd?
posted by Nicole @ 11:38 AM
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You should have come up north with us this weekend. It was all tennis watching and World Cup talk.
Nadal on clay right now is in his own class. It's unreal to think that even a year ago all that was being said was about how unbeatable Federer was; now he can't seem to beat the young Spaniard. At least men's tennis is interesting again, if only when those two are playing.
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