First and foremost, my blog is active again!  After almost two months of wordpress not working, and giving me no clue as to why, our webmaster was finally able to get me up and running.  Thanks, Cara!

I’m not going to bother reviewing the last couple months of tennis news, as that would be a waste of all of our time.  So, with that in mind, I’ll skip right ahead to yesterday.  It was 80 degrees and sunny, and for the first time since seemingly my last blog post, a perfect day to be outside.  But like so many of you, I was glued to the TV for about 4.5 hours watching one of the better tennis matches every played. 

I was pulling for Roddick, but found myself surprisingly not disappointed in the end.  Maybe it was because watching Federer win his record breaking 15th slam singles title was amazing (and perhaps more amazing, was he didn’t flop to the ground and cry).  Or maybe it was just because I was relieved it was finally over.  While sitting on the couch doesn’t mentally wear you out, I was so involved in that match I felt mentally drained when Roddick mishit the last shot high into the air.

It’s terribly cliche to say, but Roddick deserved to win as much as Federer.  I think once the pain of this loss wears off, Roddick will realize it and be a better player for it.  He will realize that once again he will be thought of as a favorite at every event he plays, mentioned in the same breath as Federer, Nadal, Murray, Djokovic, etc…Not to mention I have a feeling he gained millions of fans around the globe with the effort he put forth.  To me, he is like Rocky Balboa in the first Rocky movie, and stood toe to toe with the Champion, Apollo Creed.

Only in this case it was Roger Federer. I’m not going to get into the whole comparing players across era’s concept, so I wont say he is the greatest player ever.  Claiming his 15th at Wimbledon is certainly fitting, as is recovering the ATP World No. 1 ranking, taking it back from Nadal.  He will lose it again, quite possibly later this summer, and quite probably to Nadal.  But once again, Federer has climbed above his current rivals like Nadal & Djokovic; and perhaps more important has also moved above and beyond rivals like Sampras, Bjorg & Laver, and is considered the Greatest Champion in the history of the Game.

More posts, and as always, links to follow later this week! Glad to be back!

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