Tennis: Australian open: The champion
Federer won the Australian open '06 with some work. He was pushed hard by Haas, Nikolay Davydenko in the previous rounds. Marcos Baghdatis came in all guns blazing, and the hopes were high. For a moment, I was expecting the unexpected. It was a brief moment. Federer is a killer of dreams. He got his groove and the rest was expected.
Pete Sampras was a great server, good ground strokes, consistent to the point of being robotic. Both he and Federer had won 7 grand slams at this age. Federer is not the biggest server in the game, but what sets Federer apart is the sheer beauty of his ground game. Unlike Sampras, Federer makes his share of mistakes. But also unlike Sampras, he can hit a winner when he feels like, almost at will. His balance and position on court and are superlative. Experts attribute him to having the amongst the best ground strokes in the game. The challenge (as with Sampras) is clay.
I watched a few matches of the SAP open at HP Pavilion in San Jose last year, the highlight being an Agassi game. Looking forward to this years tounament.
Pete Sampras was a great server, good ground strokes, consistent to the point of being robotic. Both he and Federer had won 7 grand slams at this age. Federer is not the biggest server in the game, but what sets Federer apart is the sheer beauty of his ground game. Unlike Sampras, Federer makes his share of mistakes. But also unlike Sampras, he can hit a winner when he feels like, almost at will. His balance and position on court and are superlative. Experts attribute him to having the amongst the best ground strokes in the game. The challenge (as with Sampras) is clay.
I watched a few matches of the SAP open at HP Pavilion in San Jose last year, the highlight being an Agassi game. Looking forward to this years tounament.
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