Well that's it at long last. Switzerland's 6 month wait for a 'Grand Slam' trophy is finally over. They were 'dancing in the streets' of Berne on Sunday morning - whilst poor Andy retreated to his cave in the Highlands, with only tears for souvenirs.
Roger Federer is a phenomenal tennis player, but there's something about him that makes me want to punch him on the nose. Apart from being iritatingly good looking, he has a lovely wife, millions in his Swiss bank, his own cosmetic range, a gold rimmed kit bag, and speaks four different languages. To compound it all, he has even stolen the heart of my favourite rally partner - well that's another story!
On Monday morning, blearly eyed and still battle fatigued, I turned on Radio 2 just as Chris Evans was announcing to the nation that the great man has a flaw. Yes - Mr Perfect Federer has got a bit of a tummy. Of course, when he changed shirts after the 2nd set in Melbourne, all females eyes on the planet were honed in on his Amazon chest - I wonder if he combs it (oops touch of jealousy there) - but the Swiss roll round his middle was there for all to see.
Now I'm going to stop all this churlish talk - but remain focused on Roger's middle. One of the reason's the world's greatest never gets hurt is because he is so perfectly balanced. Have you noticed how he glides across the court. He has "dynamic balance" - the ability to keep his centre of gravity inside his base of support (the area between his feet) even when stretched to play a shot. As tennis players, it's something we can all learn from, even by just keeping our feet slightly wider apart and bending our knees.
As for Andy - well only tough guys cry (I have a Masters degree in it) and one day he'll slip under the radar and win a Slam - when nobody's watching. Aye, right!!
Ps Did you notice the stain on RF's white linen jacket?
Pps Speaking of Chris Evans, you probably don't read my blog Christoff but thanks for playing my favourite song every Monday morning.
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