It's tennis

[louiselux]

I just realised I'm going to miss all of Rafa's match today because I'll be commuting. Gah.

Gah!

Anyway, something from Rafa's post match interview:

Q. Any predictions for the Blake/Fish match tonight?

RAFAEL NADAL: No predictions. It's tennis.

It's tennis! Moron. Watching more tennis, it's becoming clear how unpredictable indivdual matches are. So many things can affect the players: the sun, the wind, mood of the player, health of the player, partners who clutch their heads in their hands, parents who cross themselves while their children are mid-play (lookin' at you Mama Djokovic), the player across the net being Rafael Nadal, all these things can be detrimental to their game.

Comments

[tarteaucitron.livejournal.com]

no! that's so cruel! are you sure? he's second out after fish and monfils rather than a women's match, so it may well be a bit later than the last few r&r matches.

bruised bananas, ill-fitting tops, the wrong colour water in the courtside fridge...

it's a bit of a lottery really, tennis.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You never can tell. I suspect Stepanek lost so badly because his shorts were three sizes too big. Or possibly because the light glinting off Roger's hair distracted him.

I hope Fish and Monfils have an epic three hour five setter.