FIC: You are not FC Basel [G]
Title: You are not FC Basel.
Author: dargai
Rating: G
Disclaimer: All fiction. I make no money off this.
Summary: Rafa watches Roger play his third round match and has suggestions.
AN: For anyone else who was amused by the coincidence of Roger's third set mini-crisis and his showing off football tricks. And immense thanks to touchshriek who poked and prodded at the piece till it made some semblance of sense.
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Wimbledon 2009, Third Round
Roger Federer[Sui] v. Philipp Kohlschreiber[Ger]
Conversation between Toni Nadal[coach] and Rafael Nadal[world no.1], practicing their English for lack of anything more physical to do:
"Que malament!* Three games lose lose lose and now he doing ball tricks with his feet?"
"Vamos Kohlschreiber! He is a good fly in the ear, no? Bzzz! He make Roger to wake up now."
"Tchah. Federer forget the match. No focus."
"He say he is thinking about fútbol scores."
"When he say that?"
"In an interview some years ago."
"Pah! If he like fútbol so much, he to go play fútbol."
"Maybe his fútbol is no good now."
"Focus all gone now. See?"
"Sí, but he do this many times and win."
"Now he catching the ball? No, madre de dios, a chest stop!"
"Stall."
"Pah! Is no stopped. And again the kicking."
"Then I think he gonna get his shoes dirty, no?"
"HAHA! És ver, és ver**, Rafa. But he win this year."
"Perhaps. ...You are angry at him or me for this?"
"No-one angry at you. You have knee pain. He has head pain."
"He is bored."
"Hmn."
* That's bad.
**That’s true.
--
Later that day...
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
tennis not futbol.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
What?
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
is wimbledon. leave futbol for uefa.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
What?
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
hit ball not kick.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
I just won.
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
congrats. was good. hit not kick ok? good luck.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
U 2. US Open.
Author: dargai
Rating: G
Disclaimer: All fiction. I make no money off this.
Summary: Rafa watches Roger play his third round match and has suggestions.
AN: For anyone else who was amused by the coincidence of Roger's third set mini-crisis and his showing off football tricks. And immense thanks to touchshriek who poked and prodded at the piece till it made some semblance of sense.
~~
Wimbledon 2009, Third Round
Roger Federer[Sui] v. Philipp Kohlschreiber[Ger]
Conversation between Toni Nadal[coach] and Rafael Nadal[world no.1], practicing their English for lack of anything more physical to do:
"Que malament!* Three games lose lose lose and now he doing ball tricks with his feet?"
"Vamos Kohlschreiber! He is a good fly in the ear, no? Bzzz! He make Roger to wake up now."
"Tchah. Federer forget the match. No focus."
"He say he is thinking about fútbol scores."
"When he say that?"
"In an interview some years ago."
"Pah! If he like fútbol so much, he to go play fútbol."
"Maybe his fútbol is no good now."
"Focus all gone now. See?"
"Sí, but he do this many times and win."
"Now he catching the ball? No, madre de dios, a chest stop!"
"Stall."
"Pah! Is no stopped. And again the kicking."
"Then I think he gonna get his shoes dirty, no?"
"HAHA! És ver, és ver**, Rafa. But he win this year."
"Perhaps. ...You are angry at him or me for this?"
"No-one angry at you. You have knee pain. He has head pain."
"He is bored."
"Hmn."
* That's bad.
**That’s true.
--
Later that day...
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
tennis not futbol.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
What?
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
is wimbledon. leave futbol for uefa.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
What?
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
hit ball not kick.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
I just won.
Text message from Rafael Nadal to Roger Federer:
congrats. was good. hit not kick ok? good luck.
Text message from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal:
U 2. US Open.