[loveprint]

^
Unfair? Don't get me started.

Some more Roger.












Where are the shippers? xD

[forgivenx]

I nearly gave up watching.
4 hours and 15 mins. Oh boy, i'm a resilient kid. LOL~ I nearly pulled out all my hair at the last part. Close fight!

YAY FOR FED~~
I feel kinda bad for Roddick, but i really want Fed to win Roddick did well too~

[symphonee.]

And because I particularly enjoyed reading this from the Telegraph...



Reaction from the great and the good of the sporting world after Roger Federer won his 15th grand slam by defeating Andy Roddick in the Men's Singles final at Wimbledon.

Rod Laver "Roger's got too many shots, too much talent in one body. It's hardly fair that one person can do all this - his backhands, his forehands, volleys, serving, his court position... the way he moves around the court, you feel like he's barely touching the ground, and that's the sign of a great champion."

Pete Sampras "I'm a fan of how he plays, what he's about... he's a class guy on and off the court. He's fun to watch. Just his athletic ability, what he's able to do on the run. I think he can and will break every tennis record out there."

Bjorn Borg "He simply does not have any more weaknesses left in him. It is such a pleasure to see him play. To me, Roger Federer is the right model for anyone aspiring to be a tennis player. It is such a pleasure to just watch him play. His shot-making has got better and I doubt there is any shot he cannot make in any part of the court."

Jimmy Connors "[In the modern game], you're a clay-court specialist, a grass-court specialist or a hard-court specialist... or you're Roger Federer."

John McEnroe "He's the most gifted player that I've ever seen in my life. I've seen a lot of people play. I've seen the (Rod) Lavers, I played against some of the great players - the Samprases, Beckers, Connors, Borgs, you name it. This guy could be the greatest of all time. That, to me, says it all."

Mats Wilander "I'd like to be in his shoes for one day to know what it feels like to play that way."

Tim Henman "I don't think there's anyone that hits the ball like that. Sure, if you take Roddick's serve and (Andre) Agassi's returns and my volleys and (Lleyton) Hewitt's speed and tenacity, then you've probably got a good chance against Federer."

Tiger Woods "What he's done in tennis, I think, is far greater than what I've done in golf."

Tracy Austin "I've never enjoyed watching someone playing tennis as much as Federer. I'm just in awe. Pete Sampras was wonderful but he relied so much on his serve, whereas Roger has it all, he's just so graceful, elegant and fluid - a symphony in tennis whites. Roger can produce tennis shots that should be declared illegal."

Serena Williams "Roger is obviously a pinnacle athlete across all sports and he just does a great job. He's so graceful out there. I love watching him play. I learn so much from him."

Andy Roddick (on Federer's 21 consecutive grand slam semi-finals): "It's almost impossible. That's one of the most impressive stats that we'll see in tennis."


c; telegraph.co.uk

[souslesun]

Holy crapper, I can't believe Roger won! I'm not going to lie, when I saw that Andy was able to break Roger's serve a couple times, I thought for sure it was going to happen again in the 5th set. And he was very close to doing so at one point where he was about to, 15-40, but Roger came back with some awesome service winners.

16-14. Phew! Who'd a thought there'd be another awesome Wimbledon final?

I cried for Andy. Really. Poor guy played THE MATCH of HIS LIFE. He came out there, no-nonsense. His backhands? My goodness! Major kudos to Larry Stefanki(sp?), Andy's coach, for sure!

I'm so happy for Roger. I screamed when they showed Pete Sampras walking to his seat. lol. My mom was like, "Is that...." I was like, "PETE FREAKING SAMPRAS!!!!!!!!" XD

But in all seriousness, I totally bet Roger's thinking, "I know EXACTLY how you feel right now, Andy. I was there last year."

[Volts]

For me, the highlight of the game was the 2nd set tiebreak when Andy had 4(?) set points and couldn't convert. Had he won the second set and being up two sets to none, i think his chances were a lot better.

[dOotsiez]

^ those 4 set points will haunt Andy Roddick for the rest of his career. It's impossible not to feel bad for him, I wish they could have a draw, but I have to say Federer winning was the lesser of the two evils for me.

[souslesun]

^^ Yep. That 2nd set TB... I really thought it was over at 6-2.

I thought this was so cute!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhKKaGDnxPI

[Wadizzle]

Ok, that's another loss to Federer but Roddick played the match of his life so he has nothing to be ashamed of.

[iRad]

Seems that Roger didnt cry because he just want the whole thing/nightmare to be over.
Roddick is out of his mind playing at the final. Its just like the real andy is hiding in the closet lol.

[loveprint]

ATP's got a nice tribute to Fed's 15 major titles here.

Aaand

[cecilia]

I'll need vids of everything that happened after Pete's interview cause damn ch. 9 left it there. So if anybody happens to find any, link me?

And gosh, Andy didn't just look distraught, he looked pissed at one point. Did anybody else think that when he said 'but you've won five already' to Roger during his interview he just looked really harsh?

went to sleep last night at 4 coz of the match and this morning i was SUPER late for work
my alarm died and i woke up at 11:30
wahaha
i was like SHxx!!

anywayz cant believe the match was like that
didnt expect another epic

here's what happened after the match when roger met up with sampras and the other legends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4-xTKCpbus

what sampras, laver & borg thought of the victory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvktOf9RP4o

nike's tribute to roger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqlDOqrcnkc

haha this is funny... just wait til the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhKKaGDnxPI

[dOotsiez]

man the ATP website looks like Federer's backyard right now. Celebration overkill. LOL

But it's just starting to dawn on me what a fantastic records Federer's achieved, I was too busy feeling sorry for Roddick before this! GO FED!

[loveprint]

Thanks for those videos, Cecilia. I was angry Ch. 9 just cut it all. D:
Those interviews are great.

Roger looked stunning at the dinner. T_T

[dOotsiez]

Oh yes, the dinner. Dream come true for me to see both Roger and Serena fend off spirited challengers in Roddick and Dementieva.

Couldn't be more happy to see them standing side by side as the winners!

[cmshrty]

tennis thread??i didnt even know lol woowww..i remember playing doubles my freshman year but couldn't go back cos my partner ditched lol..but this year i decided to come back maybe as a single player and get thiss im a damnn senior now. lol but idk i havent played in awhile so just jumping right back in kinda scares me..i think im gonna go out and get some playing time tomorrow thoughh.but seriously anyone got any advice on how i could get my game on again??

[dOotsiez]

Not the best quality I can find, but this almost made me cry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga2C6Dl6D8U

and this too:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGRFvus8v5M

[loveprint]

^
Beautiful videos.
I feel so blessed to be in this tennis era and to be able to watch Roger play. I really do.

[cecilia]

wahhh
no kidding
those vids made me want to cry as well
so beautiful!!!!!!!!!

[loveprint]

Spammage.

Here's one to stop you in your tracks.

[cecilia]

omg that is a beautiful picture
WOW