australian open upset
Don't know if there are any tennis fans out there, but watching (38th ranked-basically total nobody) Jo-Wilfred Tsonga defeat (2nd ranked top-spin clay court super star) Rafael Nadal last night in the semi-finals of the Australian Open was one of the most thrilling 2 hours of television I've ever sat through. Nadal had not dropped a single set in his 6 matches prior to this one (understandably, he beats major ass), but somehow, ubelievably, I got to watch as this beautiful, towering black man from France come out of NOWHERE, and just dismantled him in STRAIGHT SETS 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
I mean, I just kept waiting for the young (22) Tsonga to start messing up. It was the the most important match of his career so far, and he played it with the cool nonchalance of a veteran ballet dancer, or a boxer. Half the fun came from listening to the 3 veteran tennis announcers go from curious but skeptical, to raised eyebrows, to the end of the match when they were sputtering in disbelief and giggling like children.
If you're into the whole "a star is born" thing (Tsonga's days as a nobody are over), or if you just enjoy watching the human body move at its poetic finest, you will not want to miss this guy play in the finals (most likely against the best in the world, Roger Federer). The match will air live a half hour after midnight on Sunday, and you'll enjoy it even if you don't know what an ace is.
I mean, I just kept waiting for the young (22) Tsonga to start messing up. It was the the most important match of his career so far, and he played it with the cool nonchalance of a veteran ballet dancer, or a boxer. Half the fun came from listening to the 3 veteran tennis announcers go from curious but skeptical, to raised eyebrows, to the end of the match when they were sputtering in disbelief and giggling like children.
If you're into the whole "a star is born" thing (Tsonga's days as a nobody are over), or if you just enjoy watching the human body move at its poetic finest, you will not want to miss this guy play in the finals (most likely against the best in the world, Roger Federer). The match will air live a half hour after midnight on Sunday, and you'll enjoy it even if you don't know what an ace is.