Federer and Wimbledon
Who watched the Men's Wimbledon final? Roger Federer is a kind of Houdini, an escape artist who finds serves and shots and points when he needs them to stay alive. This year, it looked like Rafael Nadal would upset Federer, but despite being down 15-40 in two of his service games in the final set, Federer won that set 6-2. TV announcer and former champion John McEnroe had to talk about Federer's troubles and diminishing odds as the match progressed, but I've learned you can never tell with Federer. You can never say he's done, he's out, he's beat.
I remember a match Federer had with Nadal a few years ago, it was a five setter that Federer won after being down 2 sets to love and 1-4 in the third. The match was televised, but I wasn't able to watch it live, so I recorded the match to catch it later. By the time I got around to watching the match, I knew the final score and that Federer had won, but I watch tennis matches even when I know the outcome because I can learn from and appreciate the talents. Anyway, I was watching that match and got to the point where Federer was down 2 sets and 1-4 in the third, and I could not believe that Federer would go on from that point in the tape and win the match. That fact seemed impossible. Federer looked so out of a match he'd won that I was actually wondering if he would still win on the tape. Of course, he came back and history did not have to be rewritten. I saw that day, however, that no matter how bad Federer can look up to any point in a match, he's not out of it until the final point. Not even against the top players.
I remember a match Federer had with Nadal a few years ago, it was a five setter that Federer won after being down 2 sets to love and 1-4 in the third. The match was televised, but I wasn't able to watch it live, so I recorded the match to catch it later. By the time I got around to watching the match, I knew the final score and that Federer had won, but I watch tennis matches even when I know the outcome because I can learn from and appreciate the talents. Anyway, I was watching that match and got to the point where Federer was down 2 sets and 1-4 in the third, and I could not believe that Federer would go on from that point in the tape and win the match. That fact seemed impossible. Federer looked so out of a match he'd won that I was actually wondering if he would still win on the tape. Of course, he came back and history did not have to be rewritten. I saw that day, however, that no matter how bad Federer can look up to any point in a match, he's not out of it until the final point. Not even against the top players.
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