http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:35:08 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/06/084118.php#comment-731371 I don't have cable. Oh well. 731371@blogcritics.org Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:35:08 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/06/084118.php#comment-731338 blif, set the DVR of Classic ESPN 7pm EDT 731338@blogcritics.org Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:35:41 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/06/084118.php#comment-731337 Yeah, definitely an epic match, even more so than last years. Rafa had his chances last year as well, but Roger just kept holding on. Can't wait to see how they both do in the U.S. Open. Espn has already labeled it the "changing of the guard" and compared it to the Federer-Samprass final. 731337@blogcritics.org Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:35:37 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/06/084118.php#comment-731328 I intended to record the match while I was out all morning, but I forgot to set the DVR! Drat! 731328@blogcritics.org Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:29:10 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/06/084118.php#comment-731315 I don't think I've ever seen tennis played to such a high standard as both players exhibited in yesterday's final. That includes the classic Borg-McEnroe encounters, Becker at his most dazzling <I>and</I> Sampras at his peak. Mac may have had a point when he said that it was the greatest match he'd ever witnessed. Even though it went to 9-7, it was clear from early on in the fifth set where the match was going. Federer was making a few errors; Nadal wasn't making any. Roger had to jack it up a notch each time to claw back the ground he'd lost with his mistakes, but it was just a matter of time before he could no longer do that. I was waiting for Rafa's nerve to crack, but apart from one tiny wobble when he served for the match, it didn't. All credit to him for working tremendously hard not only to adapt his game for grass courts, but also to become the best on that surface. 731315@blogcritics.org Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:57:45 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/06/084118.php#comment-731143 "Federer has a slight 3-2 edge." Not anymore. Great final. Will be replayed on ESPN Classic tomorrow 731143@blogcritics.org Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:18:19 EDT