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For the past fortnight, our family came home and are glued to the TV set on what have become our yearly ritual, to watch the Australian Tennis Open. This year is made special by the classic match of Federer vs Nadal on the semis and the longest finals in tennis history – Jocovic vs Nadal, who are also the current number 1 and 2.
I actually watched the Federer vs, Nadal twice as it’s really awesome tennis. There were a lot of magical points between them. We wanted Federer to win but Nadal is close to our hearts as well. Unlike the second semis where we really favoured Jocovic against Murray. This was also a nail biting 5 set but the returns are not as impressive. There were very long rallies and Murray could have also won this. If anything, the game gave me a bit more respect for Murray.
Well the fortnight is over, Jocovic won over Nadal in possibly the most thrilling tennis finals we have ever seen. Azarenka had humiliated my favourite (Sharapova) in the Women’s finals in a quick game lasting just a few minutes longer than the first set of the Men’s finals. We now have to go through a few days of tennis withdrawal until the same time again next year. I’m seriously considering subscribing to the sports channel of Foxtel to follow the grand slam throughout the year – but I’m sure the air time of the games will be in odd hours here in Australia.
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