Oh, Rafa & Roddick! Plz do it....

It's June, it's raining and the colours of the season are Green and White(no, not definitely the black of the clouds).
And the place to be is at The Championships, Wimbledon.
I'm no connoisseur of Tennis. Nor am I a long time fan. I'm still trying to know more and enjoy the nuances of Tennis.
I, in fact, discovered Tennis only a few years back. I was a long time fan of Cricket till then. But the whole match fixing scandal made me switch my allegiance. And now I love watching tennis.

I love the thunderous aces, the graceful volleys and the never ending rallies. But if there is one thing I like much less than anything else related to the tennis, its The Fed Express's dominance of the game on the Hard courts and on the Grass. Of course, I'm talking about the invincible(at least on the fore mentioned surfaces) HRH Roger Federer. To hell with this man. I love his game. I love his disposition. I love the calmness and composure with which he reacts when he loses a point. I love the way he hits Backhand with single and and amazing speed and precision.
I love the his winners. All the same, I loath the way this man is single handedly dominating the game on Grass and Hard courts. It sucks. Of course, it's none of his mistake.

I wish this changes this time. After his yet another failed coup d'etat at the Rolland Garros, I fear the worst is yet to come. Ravaged by the defeat, he might take his game to yet another new level. I pray this doesn't happen.

I hope at least Rafa(Rafael Nadal) will stop him this time. High on his record equalling success at the Rolland Garros, I wish he'll find some way to stop Fed-Express. Rafa has it in him. The fight he put up in the 2nd and 3rd sets in the last final is commendable. I hope he follows in the foot steps the great Swede Bjorn Rune Borg who made it a habit to win both the French Open and The Championships successively.

Another thing I'm hoping for is the revival of Andy Roddick's form. I wish he wins at the Wimbledon at least this time. The way he just gave up the match last time in 2005 after losing the first two sets made me sick. Of course, you can't often expect a comeback when playing against Federer, but still, I hated that blank, hopeless expression. I didn't expect that he would through in the towel so soon on that occasion. Do we, from a world class athlete?

And here is my prayer for this season:
Our Father in Heaven,
Please let either Rafa, with his enormous reserves of stamina or Roddick, with his beast of a serve take the crown at the Championships this time.
Or let anyone You like, except Roger.
And I promise You, I won't bother You, at least till the next season.
Amen.

Bye....