My thoughts, I guess. I’m a bit fickle minded these days, too. Last week, while watching Wimbledon, I decided that I am a Maria Sharapova fan because although she lost that round 2 match against Gisela Dulko, she demonstrated the ferocity and fighting spirit that she is well known for. Come the quarters, I saw Sabine Lisicki, a teenager from Germany that they are now calling “the new Steffi Graf”, and I thought that this one’s very good, too, and is definitely to watch out for. Then it was the semis and Elena Dementieva almost beat Serena Williams on their semifinal match and I was also very much impressed. Well, I think I’ll pick Dementieva to cheer for by August during the U.S. Open. During the men’s semis, on the other hand, I was alternately astounded by some Andy Roddick  shots and then some absolutely brilliant winners from Andy Murray, that even though I was never much a fan of either of them, I watched their match in full and at the edge of my seat, so to speak. Despite my frequent change  of hearts on who to root for this past Wimbledon fortnight, one thing remains – I am giddily anticipating Roger Federer’s win tomorrow. Time to break the records. To me, that’s almost a done deal. I’ll drink some from the shower faucet if I’m proven wrong (*fingers crossed*).

This Monday, all roads will lead to SW19, that southwest London address that houses the hallowed turf of the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, for a tournament known worldwide as The Wimbledon Championships – the most important and prestigious tennis major. If you are new to this site, then I’m making my advanced proclamation that Roger Federer will get back his title, his 6th. Color me sad in three weeks if he doesn’t.

Star Sports Asia has been showing the Official Wimbledon films of the past couple of decades and I was fortunate enough to have seen most of them. I still get chills – good chills - whenever I see that Steffi Graf win over Jana Novotna in 1993 (final) or Roger Federer’s historic win over Pete Sampras in 2001 (4th round).  Watching those clips makes me realize how much I have grown to love tennis as a sport, even just as a remote spectator. Andre Agassi once said that tennis has taught him how to deal with life. I, for one, believe that statement. If only I can play the sport regularly, that would be better than taking the best diet pills out there, for sure.

If New York Yankees tickets are what American sports enthusiasts go crazy about, there’s one event on the European side that I am very much looking forward to. Of course, I won’t get to be there in person but just the thought that Wimbledon greats Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are going to play at Centre Court on SW19 after all these years is a dream come true for any tennis fan. For any tennis fan who don’t hate these two. But why would anyone hate either of them? Geez. So I’m a total fangirl when it comes to the Agassis (Andre by association; Steffi is my tennis hero along with Federer).

The husband-and-wife team will play a doubles match, in front of 15,000 audience members, on May 17, five weeks before the Wimbledon tournament. The event is dubbed as “A Centre Court Celebration” and the opposing team will be composed of Kim Clijsters and Tim Henman. This exhibition will serve as the try out to check the Centre Court playing conditions under the newly constructed roof. 

From AP:  The program will feature a men’s singles, a women’s singles and a mixed doubles match. The matches will be played in a pro-set format — the first to eight games, with a tiebreaker at 8-8.