Laureus and French Open - Bono Fan

Well, first before beginning to update on French Open and everything else related to it, I will thank Sidrah for dragging me, literally pulling me back to blog sphere with her continued insistence and tutorials, which actually made me, sit up and get back to blog world. This time, with not one but TWO blogs to manage! Now that is a surprise itself because that’s coming from a guy who cannot manage a single blog! But anyways, now moving on to the more important matters which right now are

A) Laureus Awards
B) French Open draws and prediction.

Well, as mentioned in the previous blog, Tennis ruled supreme and King Fed won the award again and despite my failed attempt at convincing Sidrah that he deserved it again, I ll try it once more because what fed did last year was more than he achieved in 2004. First up we have to consider the fact that how laureus awards are given and what are the primary decisive factors and one thing for sure is that they always tend to be slightly biased towards solo sports than team ones, man powered than machine powered. That’s a very natural instinct sine the players are doing all they do without any outside help. Which is why I think Fed deserved the award more than anybody else and that is why he was the runaway favorite to win it despite a real strong competition. You don’t win 84 matches and lose 3 in an ENTIRE YEAR. Out of those 3 losses, two came when he was coming back from injuries! So technically, come to think of it, he was just at it all over. He is without a full time coach; he does not have an entourage following him EVERYWHERE unlike other players. His coach Tony Roche, a superlative player in his own time back in `70s does not travel all the time with him. Tennis is a most demanding game and the fact that you are doing it with your sheer skill and god gifted talent, I see no reason anybody else can beat him for that. Winning it 2 years in a row simply confirms the fact that we are living in an era of an all time great athlete, who is not only supremely talented and gifted; he is, above all, a humble human being and a role model. Bottom line; Roger Federer, Sir, You Rock.


Now, French open is starting from tomorrow and the first round draws are just so sumptuous, nothing more than a really good Chilean player, Fernando Gonzalez against mine and Sidrah’s favorite player, the mercicural, the afridi of tennis, one and only, MARAAAAAAAAAAAT SAAAAAAAAAAFIIINN ! Now that should be one helluva match I tell you. Two of the most unpredictable and most entertaining player on ATP tour are against each other and I am expecting some heavy, heavy artillery put out in paris.
King Fed was supposed to play charismatic Santoro but he pulled out with some injury and will be up against a lucky loser from argentina. Nadal, the ultimate favorite to win this slam is against Robin soderling, who despite being a decent enough player will be fodder for the beast from Mallorca and will end up as his 54th victim on dirt which will eventually make nadal as the most accomplished player on clay since Gullerimo vilas won 53 straight. There are quite a lot of other interesting matches pitted in this draw which predicts that fed and nadal should fight it out for the main thing a fortnight from now. Monfils is up against arrogant british snob murray whereas poor roddick, with a heavily strapped left foot will be against Spanish clay court specialist alberto martin !
So now then, wait for tomorrow and let the show begin ! :)