1. Tennis is a gentleman’s sport. Women’s tennis is another thing, but I’m talking about the fact that you can’t fault the top players of the sport when in comes to conducting themselves in the tennis courts and in public. You have Federer and Nadal, who both seem to be genuinely nice guys. Now, even the initially brash types like Andy Roddick and Andy Murray have seemed to have matured into respectable, well-mannered individuals. Some may find that boring, but I don’t. Totally out of topic, but this is a proof that transformation is not boring: Roger Federer before (in a tuxedo shirt in 2003) and after (in a fab suit in 2009).
2. The Williams sister are indeed the best of their lot. This past Wimbledon made me a fan of Venus. She has the game, the spirit, and the mindset of a true champion. Serena, on the other hand, has the game to unnerve her older sister. The women’s doubles event proved the drawing power of the sister. Centre Court was packed, compared with the poorly attended mixed doubles event (or this can be attributed to the very long match that preceded it – the epic Federer-Roddick final).
3. Several up-and-coming women players are promising, but I still miss Justine Henin. Her game was both powerful and beautiful. Her backhand stroke alone was dubbed as the most beautiful stroke tennis has ever seen, and that’s not a light compliment at all.
4. Doubles is an entirely different game from singles. It’s a shame that power ruled over guile and deft hands during the Williams/Williams vs Stosur/Stubbs match. I was still cheering for the underdog.
5. I really thought Mirka will go on labor during the men’s final. Such tension-filled match.