Wimbledon specials – part 2

In the just concluded tournament, we had many riveting matches to see.

Let me begin by paying tribute to the finest player on court today. He is the 3 time champion now. His name is Roger Federer. In every few years, you have a genius unearthed. The sublime ground strokes drive the opponents in a dizzy. You just need to look at the faces of Andy Roddick and Lyetton Hewiit for that. Their expressions say it all. The graceful yet powerful serve, the returns, the one handed backhand, the slice and the spin are just out of this world. In short he is a magician. I doubt whether anyone is going to stop him from breaking Pete Sampras’ record. You like to watch him play.

The women’s final was a tough three setter which was finally and deservingly won by Venus Williams. She defeated Lindsay Davenport who gave her a good fight but fizzled out in the end due to her injury. The Venus win certainly told that Williams sisters still dominate the women’s game.

There were a few good things to come out of this tournament for Indians. The match against Svetlana Kuznetsova should that Sania has a great future ahead of her, assuming that she isn’t nagged by injuries. Her groundstrokes and serve were really powerful. She has the making of a champion provided she improves in a few areas. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi should join forces together to win many more grand slams. It was nice to see Mahesh and Mary Pierce win the mixed doubles. This was their first outing together and lets hope that they win more of them.

This year also witnessed the rise of new talents - Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Sania and the emerging girls from east Europe. The Russians were there as well. Rafael Nadal of Spain wasn’t so successful however. I hope there is a Pete among these budding talents as well.

Joke of the day :

Q. What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?
A. I don’t know and I don’t care.