Well, as I said on Facebook to much amusement – I am as happy as a flasher on a railway embankment!
Today, my backside has been stuck to the sofa. I only got up to make a toasted bacon and tomato sandwich for lunch. Yum! I have indeed died and gone to Heaven! Wimbledon and bacon and tomato sandwiches. What more could a girl ask for?
Well, for Rafa Nadal to still be in, for a start! What a shock exit yesterday. It was obvious almost from the beginning that something was wrong. He was limping and although he brushed it aside at his press conference and refused to use it as an excuse (what a fabulous bloke he is!!) it looks like he’s in trouble with his knee again. What a shame! Perhaps nine tournaments in just under three months – seven of which he won, one being the French Open – was just a little bit too much. I really hope it’s not the end of his career. He’s always such an exciting player to watch and humble in victory and defeat. He’ll be sadly missed in the latter rounds of Wimbledon.
Great, of course, to see Andy Murray go through. Now that Rafa’s out I want to see him win. Anyone but Federer! Sorry, but I feel about him the way a lot of people feel about Man Utd. And well done to Laura Robson who put out no 10 seed Maria Kirilenko. She now plays Mariana Duque-Marino (or as the commentators kept saying Duke-Marino – it’s duQUE!!) We almost had another woman through – Tara Moore. She fought so hard in a blinding match against Kaia Kanepi -and on Court 17 – no Hawkeye – was the victim of a couple of very dodgy line calls, including one over-rule by the umpire that would have put her ahead 6 -5 in the final set. She did not deserve to lose.
The only thing spoiling it is the grunting of Sharapova – I have to turn the sound off – and the commentaries! My God! The comments from some of the British never-rans are absolutely banal and trite. I wish they’d shut up!! I like Virginia and Sue – two British women Grand Slam winners. Unlike Castle and Lloyd and a couple you’ve never heard of who were usually put out by the ball girl on Day One! Why don’t TV companies realise that just because you once played a sport it doesn’t make you a commentator?
There’s something about it though, that has me mesmerised. I LOVE TENNIS! I was trying to write today while I was watching but had to give up in the end. My efforts were the writing equivalent of Les Dawson’s piano playing. Or to paraphrase Eric Morecambe – I was writing all the right letters but not necessarily in the right order.
My Singles have had to have a break in their tour round India.
Normal service will be resumed as soon as Murray lifts the trophy Sunday week!
