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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Wimbledon 2011: Random Thoughts

I'm in northern Europe at the moment and the weather here is dreadful. As I write this note, it's sunny and pouring rain. If the next couple of weeks are anything like the last two weeks, Roger is going to need very good scheduling help. Roger and Team should try and hold the tournament to its center court schedule. There will be pressure from those who suffer from delays on the outer courts to get on center court. This is where Paul Annacone's relationship with the AELTC comes into play.

3 comments:

  1. jeje i hope it(about paul! BTW great blog RR,wcr

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  2. Not sure where to post this but knowing how much you love S&V tennis, did you see this comment by Roger?


    REUTERS: Lots of people have said they wished they could have played like you. Is there any player or a particular shot of a player - past or present - that you are envious of.

    FEDERER: "I am very happy with what I have. Sure I cannot hit a double handed backhand, I wish I could. But it's fine. I wish I had a serve like Sampras but I'm happy with mine. I wish I had volleys like (Tim) Henman or (Stefan) Edberg or (Pat) Rafter but I'm happy with what I have. I have tried to become the best player I can be over all these years and I think I did really well. I'm surprised how well I actually did.

    "I grew up in the era of Sampras, Henman and (Richard) Krajicek and all those guys who kept coming in, I would have loved to have played an even better serve and volley game. Even though I know I can play it well. I don't know if surfaces have slowed down or if my volleys are just not good as the other guys or if the guys return so much better today. I guess it's a combination. I would like to play much more moving forward but it is very difficult in this day and age."

    http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/18/tennis-wimbledon-federer-idUKL3E7HI08M20110618

    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18062011/2/reuters-q-amp-federer-reclaim-crown-2.html

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  3. Great stuff vrazcar. I might put it up as a note in the next post, if you don't mind, since it's relevant to our blog. Thanks so much. Cheers.

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