Tuesday, September 09, 2008

chekhov's gun

serena. five years! now serena williams is number one again. she may never win the serena slam in the next few years, but she did once. and her victories now are more than reminders of past glory. she's still here! ana, maria, jelena, please learn from this legend. please earn that number one ranking. ana ivanovic won the french open and became world number one so she's better than the two. she's prettier too.

the power shots! that jump! i've never seen serena so happy. this is why you have tennis idols. this is why you believe in them and admire them and hate them when they lose but continue loving them anyway. tennis requires that you see the bigger story even if it never happens. it is about greatness and destiny: everything is significant.

roger. critics write about him like he's the worst tennis player ever. well here's the big fuck you. roger federer beat andy murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2, claiming his fifth consecutive us open title. bill tilden was the last man to accomplish that. no one in the open era did. slam number thirteen. but who's counting.

was that anna wintour in roger's guest box? hmm.

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