Federer, Venus, and Skinny Anna
Uncategorized July 9th. 2007, 3:06pm
Somewhere in the fifth set, Roger Federer’s shots began to explode with wrath. He painted lines and left Rafael Nadal to only shake his head. A valiant effort was put forth by the Spainard, and perhaps if not for a troublesome right knee, there may have been a different result. Federer took custody of a tight match in the pivotal fifth set and captured his fifth straight Wimbledon title, tying a record held by the legendary Bjorn Borg.
Expect plenty of Tiger or Roger around the sports dial today. Last time this came up we took Federer, and we’re taking him again. We’re just going to direct you to one dominating stat: there have been 15 grand slams beginning in 2004. Federer has captured 11 of those titles. If he wins the US Open next month in New York (he’s won the last three), Federer will have won every non-Clay Court grand slam in a four-year span.
Seriously? He’s on the cusp of reaching Boston Celtics-Bill Russell dominance. Lew Alcindor at UCLA ownership.
The women’s title was won Saturday by Venus Williams.
In other tennis news, Anna Kournikova nearly blew away courtesy of a gust of wind at a tennis match over the weekend. One of many photos of the wispy wonder after the jump:
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July 9th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
The Federer Nadal match was awesome. I hope they both stay healthy, because they are both at the top of their game. When Federer is on though, like he was in the fifth set, he is like playing against a Wall. You cannot beat him.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
When I wear a white blazer with shirts to work, I’m told that I am not conforming to the dress code.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
I’m not really that into tennis, but I watched quite a few matches and agree with Sean – the Federer/Nadal match was spectacular! On a side note, I absolutely dispise watching Maria Sharapova play tennis. She’s boring, and that stupid scream she makes every time she hits the ball is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Federer is already with those other folks you mentioned. 11 of 15? Sick.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Anna’s tubes look even better with her being ridiculously skinny.
July 9th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
The screams are getting old throughout woman’s tennis…
July 9th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
No surprise there. Never got a chance to watch the match. I figured it’d be a very good one.
Looks like Roddick’s glow is diminishing. Not a good future for US men’s tennis.
July 9th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Its actually 10 of 15 or 11 of 17..He didnt win the 04, 05, 06 or 07 French and lost in the semis of the 05 Australian Open. He won 2003 Wimbledon..Either way its impressive. Yesterday was the first time in any of those finals that he has been pushed to a 5th set.
July 9th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
That match was incredible!! I’m a freak for Roger Federer so I started to get a little nervous in the middle there. I mean, Nadal (who I also love, just not as much as Federer), had been playing every single day since last Monday and he went five sets with the greatest player in the world and still looked like he could keep going. That’s impressive! I’m sure he was exhausted after a crappy week with all that rain, but with the exception of that knee thing, you’d never have thought in a million years this guy was physically tired. I’m willing to bet that Nadal would have won that match had he played a little less during the week. I’m glad it worked out the way it did though. Bring on the US Open!
Did anyone catch that totally awesome Nike commercial before and after the match where Tiger Woods did the voice over. If not, you should check it out. I loved it!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0AcbjxqWhrM