Interruption Due To Wimbledon
I’ve just watched Rogerer Federer slay Mario Ancic in a 20 minute set. In the last 4 games he only lost 1 point.
But who cares about that? Andy Murray’s playing in the other quarter-final, later today.
Go Andy Murray ! Do it for us, baby! Forget the overwhelming odds against you and play your wee Dunblaney heart out!
Back to Hector soon. Andymonium has entered our sitting room for the day though and Wimbledon fortnight is a black hole of unfinished tasks for me, anyway. My children grow pale and undernourished as I forget to feed them. The cat grows listless and sulky as I terrify her from her slumbers with my sudden, animated ooohs! and aaaahs! at the telly. My husband has to tell me to wash my face and comb my hair. Moss starts to grow in the corners and the neighbours call to ask if everything is alright only uncollected mail is starting to fly off down the street and plaster itself to the windscreens of oncoming traffic bringing about horrible, squishy tragedy. All the weeping and screaming hullaballo, all the bleeding car-crash victims and their outraged relatives, I will nod to and absently acknowledge but will remain effectively oblivious to, til Sunday night, when Wimbledon is over and the authorities come to take my waif-like children away and we all get in the papers because I hole us all up in the house and shoot at county officials in the street. Happens every year.
Go, Andy, go!
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Go, Andy, go!
He’s gone, Sam. When are we going to see a bonnie Scotch lass thrash it out on the centre court with Sharapova or a Williams sister?
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Bah!
16 Russian women tried to do it, Nanas, and there’s only one left. It could well be another all Williams final which would be exciting.
Oh well, Andy, never mind. You gave us a good show.
Who to be up for now? I like both Federer and Nadal. But who do I like that wee bit more? Maybe Federer because he’s such a gentleman. Nadal’s a bit heavier on his feet. I just hope the final’s not all about serving.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
oh he got it rough…..no love there…not even a hug after…..poor fella…..
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Good for you, pcb – I haven’t got to see it in 5 years. That’s one of the things I miss about not having children!
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I’m afraid Andy had no answer to Rafa’s aggression, but still, didn’t he do well to get so far, and him only a kid?
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Hi Sam, I wrote about it, I did. But it’s a bit pervy, my ramblings, not Wimbledon of course. Eldest son’s hero is Nadal, Andy got muscled out. Tennis died for me when Anna Kornikova ( i defy you to correct the spelling) retired. Such a loss to this great sport. Andy’s good though, he’s got that different thing in his growls and fist shaking and mad hair thing. I think he shouldn’t shave until he wins the dam thing just like Bjorn didn’t, helps with the equilibrium you know.
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Just watch the speed that a Brit will turn to Scot in the papers.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Sniffle: I believe the correct spelling is ???? ????????? ??????????
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I really liked that old Santoro fella of the slow squirmy shots, that Murray beat. Heroic stuff. But I can’t be doing with the noise of that Sharapova one, not to mention playing dressed up as a waiter (no offence Manuel).
That quarter-final aside I’ve really enjoyed Murray this year and look forward to more of him, but what I enjoy the most is the crowd going “wooooooooooooo…..” to greet the Hawkeye replay. I reckon tennis on the road would have been so much more fun when we were kids if somebody had been appointed as Hawkeye (somebody with a funny hat ideally) and then when we disputed things such as the ball being hit high enough to clear an imaginery net, we would turn to Hawkeye and go “woooooooooooo…..” for him or her to deliver their verdict.
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
S&C, if Murray doesn’t shave till he wins Wimbledon I’m afraid he’ll trip over his beard & kill himself.
The girl I work with worships Nadal’s muscles. Do you all agree or is she just mad?
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Manuel – he’s got the fire in the belly though – you can feel it. Maybe next year.
Jo, I have two 6-year-olds so this is the first year in ages that I’ve been able to pay it any sustained attention. It’s great. They’re big enough now to just say “Shhh, mummy’s watching Wimblin” they watch it for a bit, get fed up with it and then run off to play. Most of it’s on here at night anyway, when they’re asleep, which suits me just dandy.
Bock, he did.He had to miss out last year because of injury but the quarters are the furthest he’s got and he gives us all a thrill to see one of our own out there.
Sniffle, he has a wee brother who’s his image only with redder hair. Just 20. He was still in the doubles the last time I looked. Jamie Murray I think it was. Or something like it. You’ll be none too pleased to hear this troglodyte on Anna and other female players.
Vincent, ha! Yep, I bet that’ll happen.
Bock, hark at you with your funny Russian writing accent!
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Eolai, Ancic was a bit grunty too today but nevermind, that’s two grunters out. Murray really used the crow to psyche himself up, didn’t he? He seemed to be a wildman out there for the roaring and fist-pumping.
Tinman, mad. He is way too muscley adn it just makes him look bullish and stomping on the court, not quick with his footwork like Federer who seems to be more agile and classic tennis athletey. Federer’s more fun to watch. But i’m not a huge fan of over-muscled men, anyway. Too much muscle and it smacks of vanity and it’s not attractive when men pay that much attention to their appearance.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Sam, get the girls rackets right away, how do you think the Williams sisters got to where they are today? You too could be a tennis Mom just like, er… Mammy Murray?
Murray and Nadal are roughly the same age, by the way. This year’s Federer vs Nadal final (don’t see it turning out any other way) should be vintage given the way Nadal rubbished Federer in the French Open final. Williams vs Williams also looks likely, but the Chinese woman might give Serena a surprise.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:54 am
This is not the place for harsh criticism, but Andy seemed to have given up before the end, a bit (but only a bit) like the England football team. OTOH, Nadal’s muscles impressed the hell out of me.
(Troglodyte – excellent.)
July 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am
My funniest Wimbledon moment so far was when Serena was told she could be facing her sister who of course, said the luckless interviewer, was the favourite. Have you ever seen skies darken and quaked at the distant rumble of thunder. Bless her she never lost her cool but the message was loud and clear. Serena rules!
July 8th, 2008 at 4:33 am
Did you watch the final? Sensational! Nadal deserved to win ‘cos he’s got a lovely bum.