US Journal
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Go, Djokovic!
Yes, we did consider staying home from church to hear the
full report of the Wimbledon Men’s Finals, We don’t have tv, so we hear the
radio report of my favorite sport! But, after watching 5 games, with the score
3-2 Djokovic, I realized that this match will probably still be going on when I
return from church. Besides, I missed our church all last year, and I really
enjoy attending. Also, there’s a highlights report with pictures on the
computer that we can get later. I opted to go to church, then come home
quickly.
Sure enough, Djokovic and Murray were in their 3rd
set when I skidded back home in Thelma! The BIG SURPRISE was that Murray had
won the first 2 sets! He only needed to win this 3rd one to win the MATCH!
Fortunately, Djokovic was ahead 4-2 in
the 3rd set. It would be hard, but he could win this set and the
next 2 to pull out the championship. In the back of my mind, I was remembering
the almost 5 hours semi-final he won from Del Potro only 2 days ago. What a
smashing match! (You can hear British
English just so long before you start talking that way!) I couldn’t even
imagine what anyone’s body would feel like after 5 gruelling hours in hot sun of
hard, strong tennis…many of the points had 25+ hits, but Djokovic was in
fantastic shape, and if anyone could come back 2 days later with another
difficult win, he could do it…He’s number 1 in the WORLD, afterall!
After losing 3 match points, Murray looked like he was
faltering, but it was just a mirage. With unbearable screaming from the mostly
British crowd, Murray still took the championship 3 sets to 0!
Djokovic is still #1 in the world, and his gracious response
on the winner’s platform proved that in spades. He complimented his life long
friend Murray for his terrific tennis that day and acknowledged the well-earned
pride of the British people for finally, after 77 years and 4 days, having a
British man to win the Wimbledon Men’s Championship! I was proud of him. He
reminded me of Federer… but, that’s a whole ‘nother story!
Go Djokovic!
Colleen
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