Sampras' endorsement, Laver's presence, History beckons.....but a fighter from Mallorca huffed and puffed Federer's dreams away. Never has the Swiss master resorted to such an overt display of emotion as in the presentation Ceremony after the match. Not since he turned Champion, at least.
I remember a match at Monte Carlo, I think, three or four years ago between Federer and Nadal...Nadal was leading 2-0 on sets and had broken Federer in the third. After a wayward shot Roger smashed his racquet , a most Safin-like act. He was at a crossroad then....You see, unknown to many, Roger was not always great. He was said to be a great talent but did not have the temperment or so the experts claimed. Believe it or not, he was once fined by the Swiss Tennis Federation for breaking too many racquets!! But then things changed, Federer changed, hot blood had turned ice...curiously enough it coincided with his meeting Mirka, a fellow tennis player in Swiss team for the Sydney Olympics....maybe a woman is behind every great man ;)......So, back at Monte Carlo, Federer could have lost his temper and his composure and hence the match. But the emotion of breaking the racquet stirred him up. He rallied to win the third and decimated Nadal in the next two.
Oh, and It was on clay.
On Sunday, I felt that Federer was at such a crossroad again. The ice, it seemed, had melted to flow through his eyes. This may be the point where he decides to shrug off Nadal, Murray, Sampras etc and claim his rightful place at the top of tennis or slip off into oblivion or as far away as people with 13 grand slams can slip off to. The onus is on him....or Mirka,perhaps. Maybe the lady has to work her magic once more ;).
Speaking of ladies, I can't let the events in Mangalore slip me by. The moral police were out in force wielding the big stick of culture. The victims were young women and men and the Indian culture!! The Ram Sena workers took law into their own hands..no....they became the law. Mr. Muthalik and many others felt that whiskey and women are too dangerous a cocktail for us. The NCW came dangerously close to sounding pitiful for the perps. they said that the poor guys were just emotionally outraged that their women were indulging in such a moral travesty. Talking of culture, Is beating up women a part of ours? There is a moral brigade out there against the rising hem lines and dropping necklines and women drinking and the "pub culture " in general. But if you care about women so much, why not stop prostitution and eve teasing first? And if you want to shut down the pubs then shouldn't we start with the liquor shops? Oh, its fine as most are state-run...The revenue helps and its only the men doing the drinking??
Moral policing should stop at the doorstep....Maybe its time we came out and talked about this in the open. Supressed emotions are not good, be it for Federer or the Ram Sena.
I remember a match at Monte Carlo, I think, three or four years ago between Federer and Nadal...Nadal was leading 2-0 on sets and had broken Federer in the third. After a wayward shot Roger smashed his racquet , a most Safin-like act. He was at a crossroad then....You see, unknown to many, Roger was not always great. He was said to be a great talent but did not have the temperment or so the experts claimed. Believe it or not, he was once fined by the Swiss Tennis Federation for breaking too many racquets!! But then things changed, Federer changed, hot blood had turned ice...curiously enough it coincided with his meeting Mirka, a fellow tennis player in Swiss team for the Sydney Olympics....maybe a woman is behind every great man ;)......So, back at Monte Carlo, Federer could have lost his temper and his composure and hence the match. But the emotion of breaking the racquet stirred him up. He rallied to win the third and decimated Nadal in the next two.
Oh, and It was on clay.
On Sunday, I felt that Federer was at such a crossroad again. The ice, it seemed, had melted to flow through his eyes. This may be the point where he decides to shrug off Nadal, Murray, Sampras etc and claim his rightful place at the top of tennis or slip off into oblivion or as far away as people with 13 grand slams can slip off to. The onus is on him....or Mirka,perhaps. Maybe the lady has to work her magic once more ;).
Speaking of ladies, I can't let the events in Mangalore slip me by. The moral police were out in force wielding the big stick of culture. The victims were young women and men and the Indian culture!! The Ram Sena workers took law into their own hands..no....they became the law. Mr. Muthalik and many others felt that whiskey and women are too dangerous a cocktail for us. The NCW came dangerously close to sounding pitiful for the perps. they said that the poor guys were just emotionally outraged that their women were indulging in such a moral travesty. Talking of culture, Is beating up women a part of ours? There is a moral brigade out there against the rising hem lines and dropping necklines and women drinking and the "pub culture " in general. But if you care about women so much, why not stop prostitution and eve teasing first? And if you want to shut down the pubs then shouldn't we start with the liquor shops? Oh, its fine as most are state-run...The revenue helps and its only the men doing the drinking??
Moral policing should stop at the doorstep....Maybe its time we came out and talked about this in the open. Supressed emotions are not good, be it for Federer or the Ram Sena.
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dai do you wann ram sena guys also to cry ... :-) instead of their rioting
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