*Gasp*
Yes, i actually wake up early in the morning now - well, not that early but early enuf to go for a quick jog and then to work. So this means no more staying up til the wee hours of the morning.
But the other day, i managed to catch my first match - and it was the quarter-finals between Clijsters and Stosur. I must say it was no classic!!! Still, being a fan of Clijsters (more by default as no other woman player is interesting to watch these days), i watched the entire game, rooting for her.
The game went into the deciding 3rd match - and it was almost farcical! They were breaking each other's serve!!! yes, in the end, Clijsters managed to hold her serve and won it at the end. But for a long time, it did not look like it was gonna happen. But then again Stosur wasn't giving much of a fight either!!!
Looking at the stats, Clijsters made a total of 43 unforced errors!!!! Yet she still won. But i must say, she ended strongly and won convincingly.
Now this is the sign of a true champion - no matter how bad they are playing, they still somehow manage to dig deep and produce the shots to get the results. I remember how a fren was complaining about the M'sian shuttlers, specifically, the doubles team who lost recently. He said that once they lose a set, they never seem to be able to recover from that. They can never pull themselves up and win the next set - they have not done so yet.
Perhaps that's why we never produce any champions.
But Clijsters is one - but if she plays like that again against Venus in the semis (later), she's not gonna have much of a chance for a finals appearance this year. But who knows? She could and she can dig deep again and lift her game onto a higher plain.
ADDENDUM: Clijsters beat Venus and is in the finals! Woohoo!
*Their breakthrough hit! Still sounds good.
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