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TENNIS: The Beijing Olympics
Aug. 15th, 2008 11:11 amI haven't quite got to grips with the Olymipcs. The Games seem to be ever-present in the BBC schedules, but I seem to catch the less interesting sports (or even 'sports') and the tail-end of the more interesting sports. Well, more interesting to me, which is an eclectic selection. But I am getting sick of watching the commentators get excited by the attempts of the plucky Brit coming sixth out of eight in a sport that will not be shown again for another four years.
What tennis I have managed to catch was Andy Murray losing - the other guy played out of his skin, and while it is nice for Murray that he has Plans A, B, C and D when so many players are one-dimensional (and why he really could be among the cream of the crop if he could bring it all together week in and week out), it is a shame none of them one. One wonders whether Judy Murray's comments will be proved right regarding freshness and the US Open though.
I also saw the final two games of the Federer/Blake quarter final, although it was hard to get involved as they'd flashed the results on the ticker-tape a few minutes before. Poor Federer, by his standards, this is an abysmal year His reputation was carrying him in the talk of a gold medal this year rather than form and results, and I felt he really, really needed it. But now he won't get it. This makes the men's game even more fascinating, and well done Nadal on the No. 1 spot. I have absolutely no idea what his or anyone else's chances are with the medals, but I think that I'll take this opportunity of being online to check up on that rather than continuing to whinge.
What tennis I have managed to catch was Andy Murray losing - the other guy played out of his skin, and while it is nice for Murray that he has Plans A, B, C and D when so many players are one-dimensional (and why he really could be among the cream of the crop if he could bring it all together week in and week out), it is a shame none of them one. One wonders whether Judy Murray's comments will be proved right regarding freshness and the US Open though.
I also saw the final two games of the Federer/Blake quarter final, although it was hard to get involved as they'd flashed the results on the ticker-tape a few minutes before. Poor Federer, by his standards, this is an abysmal year His reputation was carrying him in the talk of a gold medal this year rather than form and results, and I felt he really, really needed it. But now he won't get it. This makes the men's game even more fascinating, and well done Nadal on the No. 1 spot. I have absolutely no idea what his or anyone else's chances are with the medals, but I think that I'll take this opportunity of being online to check up on that rather than continuing to whinge.
