[AccessD] Friday OT: Wimbledon

maybe next year :-(
bloody good match though!

Arthur Fuller wrote:
> I don't know how many listers are as into tennis as I am, but let's just say
> that four times a year for two-week stretches, I suddenly start working
> nights so I can watch tennis all day -- the Grand Slams. This year is
> shaping up to be a great one, and everyone is hoping that Andy Murray makes
> it through. This morning Roger Federer made it through. Another hour and we
> see what happens to shape the Final -- Andy Murray is the first Brit (well,
> Scot actually, but all that is forgotten at Wimbledon), and Andy Roddick
> (USA) is playing the finest tennis of his life.
> In between matches, they replayed the final set from last year's Wimbledon
> Final, Nadal vs. Federer -- universally considered the finest tennis match
> ever played. I've seen it three times, and it made me weep with its beauty
> every time. It's like listening to the greatest classical music. You simply
> never get bored with it, even though you know exactly where it is going.
> Each time you visit it, you see new subtle nuances.
> 
> Now it's Andy vs. Andy. Place your bets! All of Britain is going to be 110%
> behind Murray, and I suppose the same goes for USA and Roddick. We
> third-Worlders are allowed to decide on things other than nationality. It
> would be a tragic disappointment for all Britain should Murray lose. Even
> the Queen is rumoured to show up for the Final, should Murray win this
> match.
> 
> IMO both Murray and Roddick are playing the strongest tennis of their lives.
> As for me, I'm hoping Murray wins, perhaps due to nothing more than its
> historical significance (Britain hasn't placed a player in the Final for 74
> years, Tim Henman never managed to make it to the top tier). I'd like to see
> Federer vs. Murray. On the one hand, the significance of Murray making it to
> the Final; on the other hand, Fed's opportunity to surpass Sampras in number
> of Grand Slams won.
> 
> I awoke at 3am this morning so I could put 4 hours of work in before the
> matches began. When they're done, I'll the other four in and call it a
> wonderful day.
> 
> Arthur