Tennis: Dokic vs Schiavone

Hi, finally managed to edit and upload a few pics from the Tennis event from 2 weeks ago. I had to do some editing because the noise was unbearable to look at due to maxing out the ISO so that I could set a fast shutter (these girls hit and moved so fast, they were like speedy gonzales!). Anyway, technical jargons aside, do enjoy the pics after the jump and I'd love to hear your comments (love it or hate it).

Tennis match pictures of Jelena Dokic vs Francesca Sciavone was taken during the WTA BMW Malaysian Open March 2011. This was the first highlight match of the first day. I was so excited to see my tennis players up close.

The match was supposed to start earlier in the evening, but was stopped after the first 3 sets due to rain (yeah, normal Malaysian weather). After 1 hour and when they dried up the main court manually with towels and leaf blowers, the match resumed. Taking photos at this time however proved to be very challenging because I was shooting at night, while the players are moving at high speed. So, there's a lot of grainy noises in the pics :S ... See my Tabblo>

(Almost) Epic Fail

My Wimbledon post comes early this year, in fact on the very first day of the first round.

I watched Roger Federer's first game last night and I could not believe the way he played the his first game. For a 6 times defending champion of Wimbledon himself, he played like it was his first time entering Wimbledon, or perhaps worse than that.

Roger was out of form and not in the right colour. It was as if somebody else was playing and the real Roger only surfaced once in a while. I honestly believe that it would be the biggest upset ever. But it wasn't. Therefore I can still continue to follow Wimbledon this year, and hopefully until the finals.

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Roland Garros 2010

I missed blogging about Roland Garros this year. I was too occupied with everything that had happened and now cerita dah basi. Everyone else is talking about football now. But I just have to say something about Roland Garros, bear with me whether you like it or not.

This year, a lot of giants fell to the underdogs. The Williamses, Henin (I was rooting for her to win), Djokovic and worst of all Roger Federer. These steady giants fell under the hands of lower ranking players; the likes of Stosur, Petrova, Melzer and Soderling.

I wouldn't mind if these players went out all the way to win the Tournament, but they've lost. Which was a bigger disappointment to me, at least.

So who won? Schiavone for the women's and Nadal for the men's.

Schiavone garnered great respect from the spectators. She's been playing for 12 years, but never has she reached to this far end of the game. 12 years of perseverance gives her adequate skills and experience to play against the hard hitting Stosur. Man, Stosur hits like a man, some serves are even faster than Serena's. But with the brawns she lacks skills and control. Most of the time her returns goes long and wide, too overboard. I think she'll be back soon with a better control of that arm muscle.

I think almost everyone was expecting another epic match between Fedex and Nadal since everybody knew Nadal had to take a break last year due to injury. He was expected to come with a fight to win back the trophy that he cherished the most. But Soderling came and spoiled the boil. However at the end, Nadal sailed through with much ease, winning all 3 sets.

So there you go, a short summary of this year's Roland Garros. I'll be talking about the World Cup sometime next week. But I'm more excited thinking about Wimbledon which is coming soon! Adieu.

Federer-esque.

Woke up with mixed feelings today because of a very bad nightmare and knowing it's going to be a Federer Day at the finals of Australian Open today. Scared and happy both unsettling at the same time. Anyways, back to the original intention of this post - AO finals.

Today's the first time I'm watching Roger Federer vs Andy Murray in a tennis match. Based on their verbal tongue lashing towards each other (only ever so politely in the world of sports, polite trash talking?), I know both men really want to win the trophy. Andy Murray wanted to be the first British/Scottish man to win a grand Slam after so long and Roger Federer wanted the first Grand Slam win as a dad and also come back as tops in the A.O. since he lost it to Rafa last year, and was reduced to tears!

Winners of Australian Open 2010 [image thanks to Australian Open]

I don't know what is it exactly about Melbourne Park at this time of year that makes men cry. Last year it was Roger who was wiping tears from his eyes, and today it's Andy's turn. I guess modern men nowadays have a larger soft spot in their hearts. Aww... It's o-KAY Andy, you'll have a lot of Grand Slam runs in the future as you're still young.

Over the span of the game, the plays between these two were quite conventional, even though Andy tried to Roger's equilibrium. However, he was no match to Roger's strokes which are deadly accurate and mentally destructive. The game, like I said was quite conventional with a lot of rallies. Roger was playing as himself, calm and focused as always. I couldn't say much about Andy because I've never really observed him before today. I think he wasn't aggressive enough like other players who played against Roger in the finals, unlike Rafael Nadal or Andy Roddick. There were no nail-biting games nor exciting service winners.

Don-cha juz wanna run your fingers thru that wavy hair? [image thanks to Australian Open]

Roger won over Andy in 3 straight set, but it was not a breeze as the last set was the toughest. When you're down 2-5 and slowly gain momentum to make a comeback and win with 12-11 tie break, then you definitely are the Tennis' Great.

Really to say, you're the one of the most consistent player that I've ever known. You are the constant (well, almost). While other players comes and suddenly swipes out the Grand Slam trophies from you (Del Potro, Nadal), but none of them stayed. That is why you really deserve to be No. 1.

It was a good tennis match, but lack of excitement. Maybe that's British tennis for us. LOL.

Other good read: From Federer and Nadal's Intense Rivalry Comes a Masterpiece.
(an epic match that I missed because of a $tup1d business trip! I can't believe I missed it!!! Hotels should subscribe to a Sports channel that shows Live telecast of Tennis Grand Slams!)

Allez Juju!

Winners of A.O 2010 [image thanks to Australian Open]

I love Grand Slam finals weekends. Yesterday was the Australian Open Women's Finals, J. Henin vs S. Williams.

The new age of women's tennis are made up of these two players. The rivalry between them goes a long, long way back, but it's always of the professional sporting kind, of course.

The match started off pretty well at first with the first few couple of games, both players started to gain points collectively. Everything was going so well until the linesmen started calling Henin's 'ins' as 'outs'. There were at least two points that could've been hers was discounted and the point has to be played again. That is just frustrating. The linesmen sucked! Maybe they still have the images of Serena getting angry wanting to shove tennis balls down one's throat in the most infamous US open incident was still fresh in mind. It's really a let down to Justine and I think that was one of the reason why the first set went to Serena.

Nevertheless Justine struggled through the second set and managed to own it. She did played really well in that round and made Serena run for it. Just as things were going so well in the third set, somehow the table has turned and Justine's serves were so low it hit the net a lot of times and compared to Serena's serves which were twice the speed of Henin's, at least.

Justine played well. [image thanks to Australian Open]

Well, if Justine could hold her serves better and not let the nerves get to her, she would prevail eventually. I'm not expecting a super miracle to happen here, because finding Justine at the finals is already a miracle. She's been gone from tennis for more over than a year after her sudden retirement in 2008. As people would say, quit while you're winning, that's what she did, she quit from tennis when she was tops, No.1 player at that time.

Justine is my one of my favourite player on court. Not just because she's the underdog and a wildcard this year, but I admire her strength and courage to pull through all the things and all the drama that happened in her life. It's not easy when you have to go through all the drama mess and focus on playing pro tennis at the same time. She's a great player, for someone who's been out from the tennis world for quite a some time and manage to reach the finals really does say that she's a really talented player, and she rightfully deserves the spotlight. I'm just glad to know she'll be around this season. I'm looking forward to see more exciting matches from her in the coming future, especially in Rolland Garros, where she claims her favourite court.

Allez Juju!

* Big day today. Roger Federer's Day!

Netball is the new football

This is 'Ronaldo'.
Look. Ronaldo is at the field.
Maybe waiting to join his team mates playing in the field.













Look at these girls.
Perhaps they are waiting to see Ronaldo in action.
Perhaps they want to cheer for Ronaldo.













Here is Ronaldo again. Finally in the field with his team mates playing.

Hey!... Wait... a... minute...

What game is Ronaldo and his team mates are playing???












If you guessed Ronaldo is playing netball, you are right.
This is new, even for me. But believe me, there's an establishment for this kind of thing, go and google it.

Even though I'm not a fan of netball, after watching them play, I think I've changed my mind. Pls click image below for more pictures.

This is Netball.

Netball is played by 14 girls who are separated into two teams trying to win points by scoring the ball into a hoop.

It is something like basketball, but they way it is played is that once the player holds the ball, she must pass it to other players or score a goal without much foot movement
... See my Tabblo>

US Open x6 win: FAIL!

Right after sahur this morning, I tuned to sports channel to watch the US Open Men's final between my all time favorite = Roger Federer against Juan Martin del Potro. It was already in the second set, and from the looks of it, Roger's serves and returns were all over the court except in. It was either long or wide. Too stressful too watch. Turned off the tv and went upstairs and hope (and prayed) for the best for RF. Yes, this was quite S.a.d.

Came back downstairs after an hour or so. Much to my delight, RF now owns two sets, and now is playing in the fourth. I've been answered? I guess. But everytime I watch the game, RF seems to be struggling. Turned the tv off again and minded my own business.

Before leaving for work, I switched on the telly... "NOOOoooooo!!!'.... An unfamiliar face is holding the big trophy high up in the air, while RF looks on, with a silver 'tray' by his side.

The king have been 'de-throned'? (Image thanks to: New York Times)

To be fair (and to be a in a good sporting spirit - a critical virtue to have this season), JM deserve to win. In a matter of fact, he beat the best two tennis players of all times, Rafael Nadal and the maestro himself. Undeniably the tennis he played in the semis and this morning was outstanding. All's fair.
Takpalah, kasi chance, pasal Nadal macam sakit je masa main semi finals and Federer pun macam tak de mood nak main sebab frust dengan Hawk-eye system.

IMHO, RF best tennis game and best moments were not in the finals, but in the semis when he played against Novak Djokovic. And this tube shows the best two shots of the game. Yes, he practices that kind of shot, you know. And the looks on ND's face (at 0:57) was priceless, haha.



Well, I'm sorry that you didn't win, Roger, but you can't have it all, 'aight? 5 times was already a record and that's a clear statement that you're a superb tennis player. I'll wait for your next epic win in the next coming season.

Everyone goes south every now and then and some goes to win

(Salam,
There's so much that's happening in the US Open that I just need to blog about it).

And that's what happened when S said "I Didn't say I'd Kill You'- Are you Serious?". Well, that tainted the US Open Women's Tennis yesterday. I know there's so much pressure on S at that moment. She's won a couple of Grand Slams this year, but she's still ranked second after D who doesn't have a Grand Slam title yet. "Apekah?", right?? To make matters worse, she's already lost the first set to K and it seems like she'll be losing this one as well. It was the most imperfect timing when the lineswoman called a foot fault that day, and inadvertently started the bizarre drama of the day.

I don't know... there's one part of me that's unhappy with the lineswoman for making that call (which was really actually not a fault at all!!) and buat muka blur je lepas tu. And there's the other part that's dissapointed with S because she got so emo about it. In both ways, the what-would-be-a-great-semifinals had ended abruptly and sourly without any joys and triumphs of sports-woman-ship at all. It's all bland and a bit sad.


However....


Today's story, unlike yesterday's drama, is a combination of both happy and cute. Like a true champion, K strides from being an unseeded player (after 28-months hiatus) straight into the champion spotlight today, ousting this young player from Denmark. Now she's in my list of my favorite women tennis players after Justine Henin.

And the thing that makes this win a MOM-mentous WIN and cuter that a bunch of lolkittenz is because cute bubbly toddlers on the main court and grand slam trophies go great together side by side. Aawwww...

[Queens, September 13. Image via Getty]

Kim Clijsters from Belgium and her daughter Jada with her trophy after defeating Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark to win the Women's Final US Open match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center September 13, 2009 in New York. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

More to read...

Clijsters' comeback and Open title serve as memorable heart-warmer

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/richard_deitsch/09/14/Clijsters.Wozniacki/index.html?eref=T1#ixzz0R632COdw

Tomorrow - Roger Federer's big historic match. I really do hope he wins.

Rolland Garros Finals 2008

Last night's Women's Finals saw two very young girls trying very hard to conquer the clay court, obviously, ever since the big news from World's #1, Henin three weeks ago when she announced that she's officially retiring from playing tennis (WHYYYY???!!!). Who could have thought that she would stop when she's at the top of her game. What a shocker! And such a pity and it made me feel empty inside, now that my favourite player is gone from the court (huhu..).

Justine Henin last year after knowing she won the Paris' Grand Slam.

Anyways, Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina did play exceptionally a good game. Ivanovic wanted to win the title really bad, coz she didn't last year, but then even if she didn't, she would still be the new #1 woman tennis player when entering Wimbledon next month. For Safina on the other hand, getting into the finals definitely is a good experience for her and winning it would be a bonus for her. She's a shooting star, for starters, she defeated Maria 'Shrieking' Sharapova. No matter how strong the opponent is, a good tennis player would always stays collected and shines above the rest, and this was proved by Ivanovic herself, winning last night's match. Congrats! You're officially my new favourite tennis player :)

Dinara Safina and Ana Ivanovic

Tonight, it's the Men's Finals. Who else would you expect to see on the red court other than Nadal and Federer. This is their fourth finals match together and all the other three times, Nadal still conquers this tricky field.

I am typing this as I watch the match, and as far as the second set goes, it's the worst tennis match I've ever seen between these two blokes. What's wrong with Federer today???? He's not playing his best and making more errors than ever. I remember the match being more fiery and intense last year compared to what I'm witnessing tonight. Is it Federer who's playing badly? Or Nadal is just playing superb and making Federer look bad? I'm not sure, but it seems like Nadal also is putting down a notch (less grunting and less victorious fist clenching after each point won), maybe sensing that Federer is not at his best, instead he's just spiralling downhill after each game and each set! Is it relevant for Federer to still aim to win Roland Garros next year? Or just leave it alone for the King of Clay (Nadal). Sigh... (if you're wondering, I'm a Federer Express fan).

It seems to me that Nadal will win tonight. Just with 3 sets and upsetting and disappointing points for Federer (1-6; 3-6; 0-6). Huhu.. apsal ni Roger? Whatever the outcome is, I' ll love you always, even if you don't win Roland Garros (but make sure you win Wimbledon next month, ok?)

ps: How's the text colour for you readers? I mellowed it down a bit because I got blinded with the contrasting colours.

Wimbledon 2007: Finals

Women's:

After Henin fell out from the semis, the champion for the finals is already sort of, given. Venus Williams against Marion Bartoli. Selamat! Not much comments since I didn't watched the game.

Men's:

I like how he plays his backhands. He makes it looks way too easy. [Img thx: Wimbledon.org]

OMG!!!
It was a gut-wrenching, teeth-clenching and hand-gripping finals between none other than the best two players at the moment; Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. A classic game indeed. Argh! Memang tension tengok, since I am rooting for Federer, and in the first four games, he looked like he's struggling to win every single points against Nadal. It's a pressure to defend your championship title you know, when your opponent is 4 yrs younger than you and is very hyper active; chasing down after every balls, rolling and diving on the ground and a second after that immediately regains his composure preparing for the next attack. Hish!

It seems that with every passing year, it's coming down quite tough for Federer control the court against Nadal. This kid is getting better and better.

Anyway, Roger Federer won (again) (Yeay!!) for the 5th time, bringing himself par to Bjorn Borg. Tahniah, tahniah!!

Okay, before I close the tennis season (I can't cover the US Open because the games are like 4-5am in the mornings!), I'd like to share some tennis jokes. They're not really the 'roll on the floor laughing' kind of jokes, so pls don't expect anything more than a small "hehe"..

Q. What do you serve but never eat?

A. A Tennis ball.
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Q. Why you should never fall in love with a tennis player?

A. To them ‘Love’ means nothing.
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Q. Why are fish never good tennis players?

A. They don’t like getting close to the net.
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Q. Why is tennis a noisy game?

A. Because each player raises a racket.
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Wimbledon Week!!!

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Anyway, don't forget to catch Wimbledon matches this week.

Despite being held up for a few hours due to rain, the lawn continues to host great matches today. Earlier it was Maria Sharapova who was defeated by Venus Williams. A total whitewash by Venus, although she had to eat dirt in one of the game.

Another heated match today (on going right now) is between Justine Henin and Serena Williams. They've seen each other last month on clay at Rolland Garros, and Justine came out as the winner. It's hard to say who's going to win today, on grass, because Justine had never won this Grand Slam, ever. And Serena is not a stranger on the grounds, being the champion for two years in a row from 2002, tapi kaki macam kena balut tebal tu.

("Ouch!! Justine had just got hit by a ball on her face! That must've been very painful knowing how hard Serena will always hit the ball. Paling tak mau 80mph at least.")

I want Justine Henin to win.

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I was also tagged by Anne to do this meme for a good cause. Let's do it for the children.

Rule:
If you are tagged, you need to write an entry related to the meme. At the end of your entry you just need to tag as many person as you like. You will then leave a comment in their blog to let them know they have been tagged. And to include this message, "By doing this meme you are contributing rm127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage". Then please copy and paste this rule somewhere in your entry.

1. A person is only as good as what he says he is only if he practices what he preaches.

2. Friendship is always a good 'I got your back beb' and worry-free when you are honest and understand each other.

3. To love is to be able to give without any conditions.

4. Money makes me start thinking and planning ahead on how to manage it.

5. I miss the good 'ol days.

6. My way of saying I care is by sending Hari Raya cards out every year. Heheh... (Raya card je ke?)

7. I try to spread love and happiness by being nice, polite and help others.

8. Pick the flowers when they fall on the ground and never from their stems.

9. To love someone is to love Allah first, then Nabi Muhammad SAW, then yourself, then your parents, then your family, then your pets, then your friends, then your country, then your environment, then your possessions and then lastly, baru someone else (kesian!).

10. Beauty is 5th gen white Ipod video.

11. When I was thirteen, what I remember the most was I was crazy over Ryan Giggs (of MU).

12. When I was twenty one, I remember having the best backpacking trip of my life to Spain and Belgium (and also living a nomadic life).

13. I am most happy when I got what I wanted.

14. Nothing makes me happier than knowing I don't need anything else to make me happy other than what I have right now.

15. If I can change one thing, I will change my bos (boleh tak?)

16. If smiles were all access cards then everything is free and accessible; museums, theme parks, airfare, concerts, cinemas, public transport, etc. Good!

17. Wouldn't it be nice if we could completely diminish the habit of making snap judgements and prejudice towards other people.

18. If you want to win then you have to put in effort and get your feet in there.

19. Money is not everything but still you need to have it. You can't just live on looovee, can't you?

20. The most touching moments I have experienced is when my parents didn't scold me or asked me a lot of questions on why I screwed up my Malay IB paper pretty badly, instead they consoled me. I am also indebted to my friends at that time who provided all the emotional support that I needed. huhu... terima kasih.

21. I smile when I am happy.

22. When I am happy, I smile.

23. If only I don't have to work tomorrow, then I wouldn't worry too much sleeping late tonight watching this high suspense Henin-Williams quarter final match.

24. The best thing I did yesterday was to find the root cause for a major problem faced by the team. Hoho! It was my lucky day. And I also went to watch Transformers. Double Hoho!

25. If I ever write a book, I will give it this title,"Cooking during advertisement time... and it's delicious!"

26. One thing I must do before I die is to watch a Wimbledon/Rolland Garros (men/women) finals from the front seats.

27. Doing this meme, I feel good, and I hope I have contributed to society.


Okay, the next thing to do is to tag other people.. hmm.. I don't have a lot of friends who blogs frequently, the ones who does (you, anne) have already done the meme.. let's try the docs; Yat and Doc Del if you have the time in your busy schedule. Hiyoshi?

Roland Garros 2007: Men's Finals

Spanish player Rafael Nadal (L) receives his trophy form Brazilian former tennis player Gustavo Kuerten (C) after winning the French Tennis Open final match against Swiss player Roger Federer (R) at Roland Garros, 10 June 2007 in Paris. Nadal won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)

I know!!!

So, the question here is, will he ever win in the French Open?

A diversion from normal routine

Yes, you might have guessed right, I was in Langkawi for a short break. The last time I've been there was 3 years ago, back then when it was not known as a geopark yet. I've been there a number of times, Langkawi being only 2.5 hours drive to Kuala Perlis jetty is a swift drive from Penang; and I've seen it changed a lot from being a pretty laid back and conventional old town into a world class tourist getaway island. Truly the Mahsuri 7 generation long curse have ended, I guessed.

There's a lot of activities for all types of people. For those who love to shop, it's a duty free shopping haven. For families, it's a great place to bring your family members, especially children to many educational spots like the aquarium, taman lagenda, makam Mahsuri or just go for sight seeing around the island. For those who seek adventure and thrills, you can hire a boat and go for a trip around the mangrove areas, feed the eagles and walk into caves, go island hopping and scuba diving or take the cable car to the top of Gunung Mat Cinchang. So many things to do...

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I came back just in time to catch the Women's Finals at Roland Garros last night.
Disappointingly it wasn't a dream match as I would have expected (between Maria and Henin). I was hoping a much more fiery match, but it ended quite calmly. There was a lot of errors by Ana Ivanovic, which is twice as much as Justine's, but, hey... it's the girl's (Ana) first grand slam finals appearance.

Alright, I'm wasting my time blogging about tennis. Rather, I should be watching Roger's game against Nadal for the men's finals. Both won 1 set now, and I believe it's gonna be a very long and fiery match tonight. Obviously, I'm siding with Roger ;) [although I know it's a challenge to overcome Rafa. Huhuu...]

Swiss player Roger Federer hits a backhand shot to Spanish player Rafael Nadal during their French Tennis Open final match at Roland Garros, 10 June 2007 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)

World Environment Day

Today (5/6/7 - what a great date!) is the World Environment Day and the theme for this year is "Melting Ice - A Hot Topic?", a very oxymoronic statement, isn't it?

If you have the chance and time, please get yourself a copy of Al Gore's bio/documentary entitled 'An Inconvenient Truth', where he talks mainly about the increasing global temperature and its effects and impact to us and the world.






The world is like a huge chamber that retains heat. The atmospheric layers acts as insulant preventing carbon dioxide from leaving the earth. This is made worse with deforesting and burning of fossil fuel. Although a small number of scientists say global warming is a normal earth 'cycle', I on the other hand partly believe that statement. In my opinion, yes, global warming is a natural occurence (about every ten thousand years or so), but it is made 10 times worse by human activities.

If you think that the action taken by one person might have no impact at all in improving the health condition of out world and you ought to wait for government laws to be passed only then things will change, you are wrong. If anything, it has to start from the smallest unit, that is you, and then we proceed to persuade families and friends to be more aware environmentally. I'm trying to do my bit to help cool down global warming threats by recycling, saving energy and reduce unecessary waste. I hope you will do you part to help too.

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Be updated with the scores at Roland Garros and read match analysis of the day.

Roland Garros 2007

[Image thanks to: A Day in Paris]

Roland Garros is on. The stars are back on the court sliding their way on the clay court to get to the ball. Love it.

Some of the key women players are out; Amelie Mouresmo and Venus Williams, much to my dismay, but not to worry, there are many good players out there as well that you can count to give a good performance on court such as Serena, Maria, Yelena and Justine.

I think Federer has a good chance of winning the French Open this year now that he has beaten Nadal on clay court last month. A raging bull can definitely be halted by a brave bull fighter.

I will definitely be looking forward to see Roger in the finals. (AFP Photo)

Australian Open Finals 2007

Yesterday's Women Finals between Sharapova and Williams ended quite fast, with Williams(unseeded) taking out the World No.1 with straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Macam tu je.. dashyat gile.

Aku menang!!! [image thanks to: bbc sport]

Kesian dia kalah... [image thanks to:bbc sport]

And today, for the Men's Finals, it's gonna be a truly awaited match between Federer and (Speedy) Gonzales. The latter has improved a lot since last year. He has managed to beat Nadal in the quater finals and Haas in the semis.. like an overnight success, he is.

Roger Federer vs. Fernando Gonzales [image thanks to: bbc sport]

Despite both being equally cute, I hope Federer will be able to come out as the winner of the Men's Finals (no offence Gonzales).

6-0, 7(7)-6(5), 6(2)-7(7), 6-3

I have never known a bitter on court tennis rivalry other than the one between Roger Federer,24 and Rafael Nadal,20. Last night the fan saw the final Wimbledon match against the two, Federer trying to defend his title. He sailed to the finals without even dropping a set in the previous rounds. And Nadal too played very well on grass, amazingly, sent out Agassi for an early retirement on the third round.

The first set seems to be an easy flow for Roger, 6-0. Almost choked to see Rafa slightly under performed in the first set. Looked like he didn't put any effort at all in that set to steal a point. But he gracefully resurrected from the humiliating defeat in the following sets and went to win the third set.

The best things were the rallies.. the highest was 24 rallies between the two. Wow! Roger's slices and aces.. and the volleys from those two were super!

You can read more by clicking the picture below or go to here.

Federer looking superbly dashing in Nike's special tailor made jacket.

It was a huge relief for me that the history of what happened at Rolland Garros last month didn't repeat itself last night. If not, it'll surely be the biggest blow ever in the history of tennis. A splendid and enjoyable game. Really.

A little bit nervous for next year's Wimbledon.. Rafa will surely be back on court with more experience in his hands (and feet). I hope you will be more prepared Roger Federer. I don't really mind if you don't win the French Open (are you sure Dyanna?), but you have to get the 2007 Wimbledon's Trophy.

(Okay, before I go on exaggerating about the game, I better stop here, but clearly you can see that Federer is my all time favourite tennis player).

To Mirka: If you are tired of following Roger around the world for his tennis tournament, I'll be very glad to swap it with you.