Go Nadal go!

This blog is usually reserved for dieting and footie, but today I feel compelled to dump my disappointment regarding today’s Wimbledon Final result!

I am not going to be as graceful or as sporting as Nadal was in defeat…I absolutely cannot stand the fact that Djokovic is No 1 and even worse that he beat Nadal in the Wimbledon final. Yes I know that all you 9jas will be shouting yeah, bad belle..bad belle..well yes I admit it, in fact I will shout it from the roof tops… I have bad belle that Djokvic won!  I don’t like the man, I feel he is arrogant and all that screaming and chest beating winds me up…

I know that this is not a logical reaction as if you don’t get the ball over the net, and past your opponent you can’t win…its not rocket science.  This did not happen for Nadal today…   and it was not even the best tennis match.

I was a late starter in Tennis, I got into it during the 1980 Wimbledon, and immediately fell in love with McEnroe! Had to listen to the final on the radio as we were on the way to a Biology field trip and Mrs Copley our teacher in charge was not for tennis! I mean that had to be the case as this was the epic final of Borg v McEnroe… confined to on one minute off the next on the radio…well that notwithstanding my love affair began!!!! I loved McEnroe, I loved his outbursts, I loved the fact that he seemed to be able to serve an ace at will in fact I just loved him, I think the next man I loved was Stefan Edberg, followed by Andre Aggassi, Pete Sampras. Not to mention Goran, Invan, and even  Michael Chang. These were really likeable characters who played lovely tennis in their own ways. I was always upset when my favourite lost, but mostly I would be able to say fair dos. Not today though, I am sorely disappointed.

I realise that when it comes to our sporting heroes we like who we like.. My brother in law only likes Federer, and will not admit that he just does not like the others particularly Nadal! He feels the need to justify by saying he does not like how Nadal plays, (I could not understand the technicality of this despite several explanations) furthermore he actually went on to say that Nadal does not take his opponent along with him..sorry last time I looked, tennis was a competitive sport. Am pretty certain he would be happy about today’s result. My colleague too loves Federer, his tennis is beautiful, Nadal’s is ugly, Federer has the whole Package, he is stylish and has better manners on and on she crooned.  That’s fine they are entitled to their choices, but I find it interesting that these Federer lovers feel they are superior for their choices and that is what really guiles me!