Tired of American footie?? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/hammer.gif
. . . then, tune in on "the sport of kings"!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
The Austrailian Open is on ESPN all week. I've been a tennis fan for about 40 years, seen practically all the good, big matches on TV. I've been to the French Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon, too. Some of the best tennis ever occurred this week, IMHO.
Roger Federer (i.e., God dressed in a tennis outfit) taken to 5 sets by a 29th seed, barely won 10-8 in the fifth; "Rusty" Hewitt rising to the occaision in one of the longest matches on record, etc.
How these guys can play at top form for five hours in the blazing sun, then make their BEST shots and run the fastest at the very end to win a grueling match, amazing!!
Modern tennis seems more like a track meet than anything else, especially the clay court matches. Certainly some of the planet's best athletes.
Too bad about Roddick, Jimbo can't seem to give him the edge he needs.
More to come . . . /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif