Fortuitous Scheduling
3:52 AM
Thank goodness I don't have class on Fridays. This is just a tremendous, high-quality tennis match between the two lefty Spaniards, with some of the best rallies I can remember. They won't let me sleep!
Three hours in, and they're only 4-4 in the third, one set apiece. Already four service breaks this set! Gina's going to wake up before it's over (and probably roll her eyes at me).
Nice Verdasco profile on ESPN. This guy is easy to root for, and I think he's going to be in the mix for a couple of years. But I want Nadal/Federer VII. They're long overdue for a Grand Slam final on the hard stuff.
6:08 AM
Nadal wins the longest Australian Open match ever, at 5 hours and 14 minutes. I was emotional for Verdasco at the end. The guy played like a champ. It's a shame it had to end, and since there are no fifth-set tie-breakers, I was hoping for an extended, 15-13 conclusion. Instead, Verdasco fell behind love-40, fought off two break points with swinging volleys, then finally double-faulted to lose 4-6.
Here are two of the best points of the match, and they're representative of how the whole thing went:
Thank goodness I don't have class on Fridays. This is just a tremendous, high-quality tennis match between the two lefty Spaniards, with some of the best rallies I can remember. They won't let me sleep!
Three hours in, and they're only 4-4 in the third, one set apiece. Already four service breaks this set! Gina's going to wake up before it's over (and probably roll her eyes at me).
Nice Verdasco profile on ESPN. This guy is easy to root for, and I think he's going to be in the mix for a couple of years. But I want Nadal/Federer VII. They're long overdue for a Grand Slam final on the hard stuff.
6:08 AM
Nadal wins the longest Australian Open match ever, at 5 hours and 14 minutes. I was emotional for Verdasco at the end. The guy played like a champ. It's a shame it had to end, and since there are no fifth-set tie-breakers, I was hoping for an extended, 15-13 conclusion. Instead, Verdasco fell behind love-40, fought off two break points with swinging volleys, then finally double-faulted to lose 4-6.
Here are two of the best points of the match, and they're representative of how the whole thing went:
posted by Chang Kim at Friday, January 30, 2009
3 Comments:
Dammit. I only saw the first two sets before I had to go to bed. I was hoping the best tennis had already been played.
I watched the replay on ESPN2 yesterday (mostly just the 3rd and 4th sets before I had to leave) and that 2nd link you posted... ridiculous. I just couldn't believe that had happened.
Too bad Verdasco was on the one leg. I also wish he wasn't 25... he's basically over the hill for tennis, which is too bad because I hate Nadal as much as I hate the Lakers. Not true, but close.
Poor Fed :(
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