Alejandro Falla Is Making Roger Work in Wimbledon

Lady Gaga made him a household name even before he hit the manicured lawn in England.  Alejandro Falla is making Federer sweat on the first round.  Now that's pretty unbelievable.



UPDATE:
After R.Fed rallied from behind, Alejandro just got nothing else in the tank to bother with the fifth set and gave it to Roger. Federer once again proves what's made of.

Who Is That White Haired Dude

The captions shall purposely ignore non-essential persons and hangers-on.

The British simply don't care about Ralph Lauren despite the fact that the dude has been dressing the ball boys with ridiculously oversized pony emblem polo shirts for the tournament like two years in a row. Poor Ralph. Well they don't seem to care Mr. Allen's wife either. They seem to like the gladiator though.

UPDATE 7/27/09
I found out yesterday, one title and both captions were all updated with full mention of Mr. Allen's wife Soon-Yi Previn and Mr. Lauren.

Wimbledon 2009

Live Blogging from the England Club ... as seen on TV from the living room.

Andy Roddick is out Federering Federer on Centre Court, hitting the kind of passing shots that Federer hits except better. Roddick is flashing strokes of genious just like when he ousted Murray a couple of days ago.

Wimbledon jetted Pete Sampras and his wife to witness history in the making. In some way it's like saying Federer is going to get his 15th Slam title. I wonder how that makes Roddick feel.

It's still early in the game and nobody should make the mistake of writing anybody off at this stage especially it's Federer that we are talking about.

Roddick's wife, Brooklyn Decker is once again donning a pair of Ray Ban aviator. She probably looks good in any shades but her style of choice is a pair of aviator, a frame that never really goes out of style. Any purveyors of style would come to it, it's just a timeless piece. Decker, instead of weakening the dude's legs, is largely credited for Roddick's resurgence.

Roddick took the first set at 7-5.

Federer took the second set. Inexplicably Roddick hit a few loose balls during the tie break and Federer leveled the game.

Now back to square one.

This is really a test for Roddick. Can he rebound, regroup and fight from scratch after losing a set. A true test of tenacity more on Roddick than on Federer.

******

Roddick lost Wimbledon but he still has Brooklyn

It's over now. Federer won the match. Roddick lost. Bottom line is Roddick lost to a superior player. His comeback was spoiled but at the same time he probably should feel proud about the whole ordeal, nobody would have guessed he would be going to a Slam final let alone facing Federer in the Wimbledon final and beating Murray on his way. He has some time to rest up and regroup and prepare for the US Open, the last Grand Slam event of the year. This should be Roddick's surface. A man that can hit a 140 mph ball, you would have thought he could easily hit more aces than Federer and win the last set. Alas, there's something wrong with his ball placement I suppose. If Roddick continues to let his game speak for himself--keep his mouth shut, and stay focused and work on his game, he stands a good chance in the US Open final.

Wimbledon 2009

Live Blogging from the England Club ... err more like from the couch in front of the TV.

Mens Semi Finals

Haas vs Federer

31 year old Tommy is squaring off with Federer on Centre Court.

Federer took the first set. Haas didn't just give it away he forced Federer to go to tie break.

Haas just hit a few forehands into the net not enough top spins I surmise. Federer is playing well like you would expect from him. Federer is dictating his service game. Just impeccable.

Federer is dominating, taking the first two sets. Haas has no answer to Federer's Swiss army knife kind of plays.

Haas is frustrated while Federer is as cool as ever.

Federer finished off Haas with a flying smashed down hit. Federer really played a flawless match.

Roddick vs Murray
Each one got one set, and Roddick is leading the third set with 4 games to 2. Murray received a warning from the chair umpire for uttering an audible obscenity.
Both players are playing well. But I will give the edge to A Rod for his power serve and seemingly stronger mental stance. The body language of Murray at times seem not as positive as he should be. The last time a British won the Championship was Fred Perry in 1936.

The crowd is very appreciative for the two Andys.

Andy Roddick got the job done. It's just unbelievable for Roddick to pull this off. We have an all American women's final and we have an American in the men's final. What a way to celebrate the Independence Day on July Fourth. Once again, the British are disappointed again.

Wimbledon 2009

Sharapova's Balmain jacket made an early exit in the second round. She put up a fight and saved a few match points but in the end no amount of shriekings and fist pumps were enough to save her from a three set defeat to Gisela Dulko from Argentina. The pundits are saying it's the shoulder surgery, not moving well, got a bit rusty on the court. Well, I agree. Once you got injured, you are in for a lot of troubles. Serena Williams on the other hand seems to be moving extremely well on the grass court, nimbly pounding the ball with enormous power.

Wimbledon Waistcoat

R Fed plays a Japanese Kamikaze, sort of ...

Cougars and senior citizens love R Fed, no doubt.

Is there a mirror somewhere? How's my hair?

Maître d': R Fed, please clean up table 10 and booth A complains the egg roll is too small.
R Fed: Gosh, not the egg roll again!

Federer fashion watch.

White military jacket and matching long pants with golden piping. Together with the oversized white headband, he looks very Japanese Kamikaze.

If you think the jacket is kind of ridiculous, wait till you see what's inside. It's a waistcoat, that Federer leaves on when warming up. God forbid, a white waistcoat in a tennis court worn by one of the tennis greats Roger Federer. I mean he is not waiting table, isn't he? It certainly tops Nadal's sleeveless shirt and clam digger pants. If Federer, for any reason messes up in the tournament, it's definitely the hideous waistcoat.

Balmain Jacket ...

Only whiter and tackier.

Nike also carries the military theme into the women's side. Sharopova wears what looks like a $10,000 Balmain jacket except whiter and tackier.