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TENNIS: US Open 2009
Sep. 14th, 2009 07:43 pmI am typing this before the men's final begins.
I was really jealous of someone at work saying that they'd stayed up all night to watch the tennis. Every time I've remembered to switch on Radio 5SL, they've been either advertising their US Open coverage or apologising for rain delays, so I haven't had an opportunity to get used to listening to radio commentary as opposed to listening and watching TV commentary. At the middle of the slam, I have to say that I thought it would be Serena and Federer. (I thought Murray would be back in the finals too, but I thought Federer would be too strong. As it turned out, Cilic was. I think the world no. 1 should be too strong for Del Potro, using the word 'strong' to mean as a player.
Anyhow, well done Kim Clijsters - as the world expected after the semis. Good for her to come back and see the hard work that came after her decision to return be repaid so handsomely (and she manged what Davenport and Hingis did not. But then, perhaps she should take late-flowering Capriarti as a morel). I think that it says something about the weakness of the women's game, specifically the top women's game. I don't know how serious the Henin rumours are, but she's got to be tempted. We'll see if Clijsters manages to sustain this level.
Ha, 'see', when I certainly shan't see the men's final!
I was really jealous of someone at work saying that they'd stayed up all night to watch the tennis. Every time I've remembered to switch on Radio 5SL, they've been either advertising their US Open coverage or apologising for rain delays, so I haven't had an opportunity to get used to listening to radio commentary as opposed to listening and watching TV commentary. At the middle of the slam, I have to say that I thought it would be Serena and Federer. (I thought Murray would be back in the finals too, but I thought Federer would be too strong. As it turned out, Cilic was. I think the world no. 1 should be too strong for Del Potro, using the word 'strong' to mean as a player.
Anyhow, well done Kim Clijsters - as the world expected after the semis. Good for her to come back and see the hard work that came after her decision to return be repaid so handsomely (and she manged what Davenport and Hingis did not. But then, perhaps she should take late-flowering Capriarti as a morel). I think that it says something about the weakness of the women's game, specifically the top women's game. I don't know how serious the Henin rumours are, but she's got to be tempted. We'll see if Clijsters manages to sustain this level.
Ha, 'see', when I certainly shan't see the men's final!
