Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Roger Federer and the lucky number 13

I woke up to the good news this morning. I watched ESPN till about midnight last night and no sight of the final, so I reluctantly fell asleep. I hate the fact that I missed it but at least my nerves were well rested upon waking up. No pulling out the remaining 27 hair on my head.

Note to myself, maybe that`s the way to do it? Wimbledon final 2009, I`ll take a nap at 15:00 when it starts and wake up at 20:00, to be given the good news. Nope, that ain`t gonna work.

As I predicted, Roger did it fairly easily. In fact much easier than even I, the biggest Roger fan in Somerset West (I`m 97% sure of that fact), could have hoped for. I suggested 4 sets, Roger needed 3.

It`s great to have him back in the winning circle. Now it`s forward to number 14 (Aussie Open 2009) and then 15. By my calculations 15 will be the French Open, where he`ll bury Rafa in the final.

We can dream, can`t we?

For now I`m just very happy that Roger, who is half South African I might add, has another Grand Slam under his belt.

Viva Le Federer Express, Viva...

2 comments:

Kevin said...

He is an impressive guy - but last night my Denver Broncos took the field and opened up their season crushing the Raiders. So I too was up late watching ESPN and it was glorious!

The Running Golfer said...

Congrats my man! Do you reckon the loss of Tom Brady will impact badly on the Patriots? It`s bound to. Who are the favourites for this season? I try to follow but due to the time difference it`s really tough. I watched the Superbowl last season and was blown away. I know the main guys, like Tom Brady, Eli and Peyton Manning and Brett Favre (ok I only know a few quarterbacks!).

I`ll be following your Broncos and the Eagles (Heather, a blogging buddy of mine`s team).