"Stop showing me the hand, okay."

So anyway, it was the US Open final last weekend, Roger vs Juan Martin Del Potro (from ARG). It was a great match, 5 sets of tussling! Roger didn't win it though, mostly because he forgot how to serve for almost all of the match and anyway Del Potro-- hugely tall, mumbling, sort of overly hairy round the facial area-- was too good. Rog was very serene at the ceremony, which was great to see. There was no drama, for once. I mean, Roger has won a lot. Like, A LOT. Two slams this year already and now he has kids, so he's got other things in his life. So I think five US Opens already seemed enough for him.

It was a momentous occasion - only two other people have won a slam since 2003 when Roger began winning them. When you think about it, that's a ridiculous statistic. I really thought Mandbot would have a chance this time, but the wheels fell of that in the fourth round. Del Potro snuffled damply during the ceremony. When asked afterwards what he might spend some of his £1.25m winnings on he said: "Probably some cheesecake for my birthday." Not even a cheesecake shaped like a sportscar!

Also! Roger was in a bad temper for most of the match-- probably because of that slightly annoying inability to serve at all-- and he swore at the umpire! Three times! I just keep watching the Youtube over and over. I never heard him swear before at all. It's like the best thing ever.

I'm going to Cornwall tomorrow so I'll miss the Davis Cup antics: Spain are playing Israel, UK are playing Poland, Switzerland are playing Italy.