It started with that dreadful World Cup semifinal.. How often do we have our top 3 batsmen gone for less than 10? How often do we have Dhoni staying almost till the end (with 30 off 15 required) and we still lose? How often is there a direct hit from that strange angle and that distance? The probability of all this happening simultaneously is probably 1/1000 if not less.. and NZ won with those kind of odds. This hurts so much because this Indian team is better than any other team we have ever had.
Federer's semifinal win against Nadal indicated that perhaps God could still redeem himself. And it felt like that until the 8-7, 40-15 in the 5th set. Then the worst happened. A combination of Federer's bad luck and Djoker's solid determination let that 5th set slip away when it was least expected. It would hurt much less if Federer wasn't the better player that entire match including all the 3 sets that he lost.. read the following on a blog, and couldn't agree more, at least at this point.
Federer's semifinal win against Nadal indicated that perhaps God could still redeem himself. And it felt like that until the 8-7, 40-15 in the 5th set. Then the worst happened. A combination of Federer's bad luck and Djoker's solid determination let that 5th set slip away when it was least expected. It would hurt much less if Federer wasn't the better player that entire match including all the 3 sets that he lost.. read the following on a blog, and couldn't agree more, at least at this point.
Could Federer be known MORE for the following stat in his career than ANY other? Should be?
8-7, 40-15?
After all, he was minutes removed from his 38th birthday, defeated red hot Nadal and extended a red hot Djokovic to five sets - and almost won No. 21. And these clowns are five and six years younger................
The wife tells me there is enough in life to worry about and none of this affects us in any way, so why bother. And, she is right. Yet, this loss still hurts and it is perhaps going to hurt for some more time. The only chance at redemption is by getting Federer to win US open (preferably by beating both Nadal and Djoker), and maybe Australian open too..
After all, one cannot deny that in terms of skill and beauty of the game, Federer is miles ahead of both, and while determination and attitude should be rewarded, there should be a limit to that reward.
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And as if this was not enough, Eng defeated NZ as a result of umpiring blunders and totally stupid rules.
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