Does she even play anymore? Not that it really matters.In news that will surely not impact your life at all...the world's #1 tennis player was upset yesterday in the Australian Open. I am a fan of tennis (especially when it is broadcast in beautiful HD) so when I woke up this morning and read that Roger Federer lost to some dude with a last name I can’t pronounce (Novak Djokovic) I was a little shocked. Granted Djokovic is ranked 3rd in the world and so he isn’t too shabby of a tennis player (I mean I could probably beat him, but that is beside the point), it is still a big loss in the tennis world.
What is shocking is that the record 10 straight Grand Slam finals that Federer has managed to reach is done. This record is one of those that will probably never be broken unless Federer breaks it himself. He has won 12 total Grand Slam titles and that number is just going to go up. He has been #1 in the world for 208 straight weeks. In terms of greatest to play his sport…he probably is. There is a reason you see him walking next to Tiger in those incredibly dull Gillette commercials (yeah, those other two guys walking with Tiger are actual athletes as well…not some random guys they pulled off the street).
I realize that most people, especially in America, don’t care about tennis and therefore don’t care that Roger Federer lost last night…but he is an incredible athlete. To put this loss into perspective…it is like Rich beating Sean in darts (Sean has beat Rich 36 straight times…Rich’s record against Sean is 0-36). The finals for Sunday are set, and no one will watch. Djokovic and some 22 year old named Tsonga are going to duel it out. If in 5 years anyone that is not related to either one of these guys remembers this year’s final paring and who won I will give them $1.50 in cash money.
What is shocking is that the record 10 straight Grand Slam finals that Federer has managed to reach is done. This record is one of those that will probably never be broken unless Federer breaks it himself. He has won 12 total Grand Slam titles and that number is just going to go up. He has been #1 in the world for 208 straight weeks. In terms of greatest to play his sport…he probably is. There is a reason you see him walking next to Tiger in those incredibly dull Gillette commercials (yeah, those other two guys walking with Tiger are actual athletes as well…not some random guys they pulled off the street).
I realize that most people, especially in America, don’t care about tennis and therefore don’t care that Roger Federer lost last night…but he is an incredible athlete. To put this loss into perspective…it is like Rich beating Sean in darts (Sean has beat Rich 36 straight times…Rich’s record against Sean is 0-36). The finals for Sunday are set, and no one will watch. Djokovic and some 22 year old named Tsonga are going to duel it out. If in 5 years anyone that is not related to either one of these guys remembers this year’s final paring and who won I will give them $1.50 in cash money.
