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NADAL vs GASQUET, 1st round.

FIRST ROUND.  Nooooooo!  I’m not used to seeing them against each other this early!  :’(  Quarters or semis maybe.  *sniffsniff*  I miss them!

*hugs Rafa*  *hugs Richie*

6-2, first set to Rafito.

Then FEDERER plays right after Rafi on Arthur Ashe.  *smiiiiish*  My FEDAL heart.

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The whole thing is here. As always, the men's draw is more interesting than the women's. A lot of interesting first round matches, a lot of veterans on the comeback/their last hurrah, upcoming players against established champions... you name it.

I was reading the draws this morning and one of the things I am so happy about is that Roger Federer ( Read more... )

ROGER FEDERER def NOVAK DJOKOVIC
6-1 7-5


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ROGER FEDERER def ANDY RODDICK
5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14

History, my friends, was made on Centre Court, 5 July 2009.  Gargantuan tennis.

7th consecutive Wimbledon final.
20th Grand Slam finals appearance.
21 Semi-final appearances.
6th Wimbledon Men's Singles Title.
60th singles title.
15th Grand Slam title.
Winning the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back.
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It's official.

Twitter makes me flail.

First, it was Adam Lambert following Cheeks out of just 13 people he's following. Then, Ferras. And the one that had me foaming at the mouth was this.

I thought that was the end of it. But then I saw Justin Gimelstob tweet Ryan Seacrest. It wasn't the first time but still!


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I'm usually a very late sleeper there are so far three people I've been willing to stay up until 3a-4a for. School stuff and all-nighters are understandable but in the name of sheer flove...

First two were Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the 2008 Championship Wimbledon final. It was a Sunday. Needless to say, that was EPIC! I stayed up ( Read more... )

If you're wondering what my life has been reduced to in the past week, click on this:


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At the French Open.  In the 4th Round.

Robin Söderling def Rafael Nadal
6-2 6-7 (2/7) 6-4 7-6 (7/2)

Day 8, 31 May 2009, saw Rafael Nadal lose his first ever match at Roland Garros, ending his 31-match streak.  Lleyton Hewitt is the last man to fall by Nadal's racket and Robin Söderling is the first and only man to defeat Nadal on French Open clay.

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