PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THAT
07.07.08
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the only two male tennis players on Earth that are worth watching, and yesterday they met in the Wimbledon final for the third consecutive year, with Nadal upsetting Federer's quest to be the first man to win six straight championships there. It was an epic five-set match that lasted nearly five hours of playing time (seven hours with the two rain delays), the longest and probably best Wimbledon final ever played.
A quick timeline of how it went down on the West Coast:
9:20 a.m. — Me, recently awake: "Oh, the Wimbledon final started at 6:00! Maybe I can catch the end! (turns on TV, rain delay, shocked to see Nadal won the first two sets.
10:00 – 1:00 — Grocery shopping, leisurely breakfast, trip to the book store, trip to the record store.
1:18 p.m. — Return home. No chance Wimbledon is STILL on. Turn on TV. Nadal is sopping wet and climbing through the crowd in celebration. The announcers agree that it's the greatest Wimbledon final ever.
Some people saw the greatest tennis match in decades. I had a tasty brunch and bought a Tom Robbins book. In your face, sports fans.
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Is this about the men's final of R. Federer v. R. Nadal, or the other men's final of V. Williams v S. Williams?
Was that rude? To say the Williams' sisters look like me? Because that would be an insult to men, I guess. They look more like what I imagine sasquatch/bigfoot to look like.
I don't watch tennis cause I enjoy the feel of a woman's touch, but I did catch about 15 minutes of this match and was very impressed.
I spent my afternoon doing laundry and watching Vince Vaughns Wild West Comedy Show. Around 4:30, I took a two hour nap.
Better day than watching any tennis match, 'greatest ever' or otherwise……….
I sat in front of the TV from 8:00 am – 3:00 PM – central time. It was truly the best tennis match EVER.
Even if tennis is gay, you missed a great one, Uff.
re-cord store? is that like itunes?
Why is Roger holding onto the lower half of a banjo in that pic?
I missed the end because Top Gear was on. It’s so funny when they crash into James May’s car all the time.
fuck tennis.
This I imagine is really going to screw up Federer's Tennis Sweater idea for next year.
I started "Another Roadside Attraction" 12 years ago, and still haven't finished it.
Sunday morning I was at Home Depot, and worked all afternoon, then drank beer.
That's right. I'm a man! I'm 36!
Which Robbins? Cause while Jitterbug Perfume and Cowgirls are the tits, but the rest kinda suck. TR can write a sentence, but not always a narrative.
Also, that match was fairly epic. What I saw of it as I flipped back from The King of Kong. Which ruled. F Billy Mitchell.
More impressive: Bud Collins is still alive
John Cusack wants his stereotypical movie character life back
First time I've ever watched these two. I thought I'd pull for Nadal over Federer, but it turns out that he grunts like a female tennis player when he hits the ball. And the capris.
You pulled for a guy ?
i woke up to a text of "that was the greatest tennis match i've ever seen" and rolled back to sleep.
i would have watched it if it weren't for being at the police station until 4am.
oh and I am reading "Villa Incognito" right now. It's amusing.
Tennis sucks almost as much as Still Life with Woodpecker.