Ah, been a long long time since i blogged! I've graduated from college now [:(] ..
So.. this post is dedicated to Rafael Nadal for his mind-blowing, eyebrow raising, nerve racking performance in the finals at Wimbledon!
Hmm, it was 5:50 pm and I was playing DotA on garena with some noobs [:P] .. I realised that the final was scheduled to start at 6pm. The game got over by 6 and I went to the hall to see that the clouds were crying in London. Meanwhile, the men in blue seemed to be in the driver's seat in the Asia cup finals. I couldn't choose between Nadal and Fedex, but I had some sort of a soft corner for Fedex after Bjorn Borg sad comment on Fedex. But something pulled me towards Nadal too.. The guy has a style of his own.. Sleevess Tees, 3-4ths and a great physique! And the way he demolished Fedex at Rolland Garros was unbelievable. So my mind was with Nadal and heart with Fedex..
I always wondered why people don't like Nadal !! Even at home, Mom hates Nadal for some reason which I am sure has to do with his long hair and attire! And Dad seems to support Fedex as well! And darn the commentary box, VJ Amritraj seems to favour Fedex too and Wilko seems a neutral!!
Hmm, so the match finally got on its way and I felt Fedex was playin the better tennis of the two. But somehow Nadal keeps fetching the balls wherever they fly on court ( so i have a theory that goes like "Nadal might have been a dog in his previous birth :P").And that IMBA forehand of his with some top spin , side spin and wind adding to all this crap was just fantastic to watch. So Nadal takes 2 sets and my dad concludes Fedex is gonna lose. I was messaging a friend the whole match, and I said that "Fedex will not lose in less that 5 sets" . Now I have become a very good predictor after passing from BITS, with my famous ones being the Chennai SK win over Punjab in the semis and RR's win in the finals .. (and yes.. i did win 300 Rs for this :P)
I get these strong feelings from time to time, and I always feel I am right at that time! So the clouds cry again in London and they show that awesum final betweem Borg and McEnroe. It was pretty lame to watch with the wooden raquets and all, but ... the volleying was pretty instinctive.. something that we don't see these days. I wondered as I watched that match, if we were in for something as dramatic as that..!
And then the rain stops, Fedex gets even with 2 sets after saving two championship points. Seeing the applause and the energy in the stadium, I as usual wondered " What in heaven/hell (I believe in neither of these things) am I doing studying ..."
This is what life should be like.. I thought (looking at the entertainment the two champions provided on Centre Court) Ah i wish i were a sportsman!! Zzz seriously , thats what kids tell .. and I'm a 21 year old kid i guess :P
Ah i forgot to mention, all the while I was also having an eye at how miserably India were folding to SriLanka. Mendis was exceptional! What a find.. Its amazing how a youngster can perform after all the hype he has got prior to the tournament!! That reminded me of Nadal at Rolland Garros 05, where he was a debutant and hyped as a superior clay player... and he lived to it.. and still does..!
Coming back to where i was, duh.. where was I?? [:P]!
Ah yes.. 2-2 fifth set deuce.. what more.. And Vj Amritraj was saying " Federer has got he momentum now... blah blah... (its not that i hate vj.. i kinda get bugged by commentators who blah a lot :D)
And i thought .. hmm , first rain break helped fedex.. so this should help Nadal and hence my prediction that Federer will lose in 5 sets will hold good...
Then down come 2 aces by Fedex.. I was shocked.. Imagine coming back from the locker room and not touching the ball . I kinda felt bad for Nadal, and at this point my mind and heart were waging war on the inside. Even they were confused at whom i really supported. As both the players keep their serve [fedex coming back from 0-30 was just WoW.. (btw not world of warcraft :P ) ]
You just felt that was what champions are made of... watching fedex somehow cling on to his serve.. As the sms's were still going on and Nadal yet again getting the first point on the Fedex serve, I got the feeling (yes yes very strong one :P) that this was the game Nadal would break Fed..! And as i sent the sms, Fed was getting back.. and then break point for nadal, deuce , blahh blah.. finally Nadal gets the break of serve !! Ah yes.. I thought to myself.. You could be the next Nostradamus! :P
Uh.. coming to think of it , this post is more about me that Nadal.. So let me shower some praise on the Mallorcan.. I love the way he punches his fist and says "VAMOSSSS"
He seems to keep his game really simple.. return, return, return, run, return, fetch,stretch,return, fore hand top spin.. gg point over..
So kudos to Nadal for winning Wimbledon finally! And you really gotta admire the sportsmanship of the two champions.. its just a treat to watch and reminds of Pete Sampras and Agassi! But these two seem to be on another level at such a young age.. So there is Nadal, 22 years old and here I am, a year younger and writing about him.. !!
Ah its 3:15 am... I better get to bed now .. But it was a final to remember and talk about forever for sure .. i mean the tennis , not the cricket...!
I'll end this post with ... VAMOS!!
