Sunday, June 7, 2009

How Do I love Thee?





You are looking at the greatest tennis player of all time, my secret boyfriend, Roger Federer.  Isn't he beautiful?   Today he won the French Open and as I watched the emotional trophy presentation ceremony,  I became a little teary-eyed, as if I knew him personally.  Here are all the reasons I love Mr. Federer:

  1. He is so smooth!  Just look at this photo...yummy!
  2. He is the most graceful player I have ever seen.  He makes it all look so easy - never even breaking a sweat as he faces hours long matches.
  3. He always keeps his cool. He never has outbursts (like McEnroe or Djokovich) and even when things aren't going his way he presses on until the tide turns in his direction.
  4. He accepted the French Open trophy today in a speech given in both french and english, and could have thrown in some swiss-german if he wanted.  Again, smooth!!
  5. His backhand is a thing of beauty.
  6. He is not afraid to cry.  He cried when he lost Wimbeldon to Nadal.  It was heartbreaking! He has cried when he has won too, including today. I cried a little too.
  7. He is now tied with Pete Sampras for 14 major slam victories - the most of any player ever.  
  8. He has now won all 4 majors  - French Open, Australian Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon, on all surfaces.  He is a machine!!
  9. He accepts defeat with incredible dignity - always giving props to his competetors and giving them the credit they deserve.
  10. And last but not least....HE IS BEAUTIFUL!!  I will watch him play any day, in any match.
And now, I will leave you with some photos for your viewing pleasure.  Ladies and Gentlemen, Roger Federer.




















11 comments:

  1. It really was an awesome match! And you forgot to say that he has VERY nice legs ;)

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  2. Tennis is the one sport I don't really follow...but I think I'm gonna have to now!

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  3. I also forgot to mention that I love his outfits - he always looks good on the court!!

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  4. nadal would have beat him again ;)
    r

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  5. Bite your tongue Regina!! Nadal is not nearly as graceful or beautiful as Federer, and Fed needed to win to tie Sampras's record. I don't think I could bear watching him miss out on that record because of Nadal...that would've been too sad!

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  6. Wow! He IS cute!!
    And I thought this was going to be a post about all the Sonic you loved on your free day. Silly me!

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  7. I remember that Wimbledon loss...it was heartbreaking and one heck of a match. Definitely some great tennis that day.

    Roger is an AMAZING tennis player!!

    Nadal needs to buy new undies that he doesn't have to dig out of his butt after every play. Really. It's distracting.

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  8. If you search you tube for "Federer crying" there are a LOT of clips to watch. Some people think he's a crybaby, but I think he just works so hard and his career means so much to him that he gets very emotioal about it. He is very calm and collected during match play, but after it's all over, whether he wins or loses, he cries during his speeches. It takes a real man to not be afraid to cry in front of tens of thousands of people :)

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  9. My seret boyfriend is Vin Disel...you should see my desktop on my laptop....HEAVEN!!!

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  10. he might not be as graceful but he is obviously better. since he might be out for wimbledon rog should win again (and if nadal plays he has a bum knee so who knows how far he will get). lucky lucky federer.
    r

    and you know i dont watch or give a hoot about tennis, just thought id get you motivated for your workout today. . . anger can be motivating ;)

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  11. Good trick R.....I have to admit that I had the same thought about Wimbledon - but it's not a clay court so that kind of evens the field as far as Nadal is concerned. It would be a good match for sure!

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