Perfect Australia Day

My ideal Australia Day was to see Arazi and Federer win that would be fantastic, but more on these later.As usual there was the fiasco at ticket collection they always seem to never have my tickets when I get there, and there is this game we are always playing. It usually involves a few phone calls, but it usually gets sorted out in the end, but never very quickly.

I went to see the great Gaudio/Karlovic combo taking on Nestor/Knowles which I didn’t expect them to win and they didn’t, but it was fun seeing them together I probably should have got a photo it would have been interesting.

One of the Argie friends was going to see the Nalle vs Canas match, I had a feeling that Canas would be a bit flat after his two 5 setters and lack of tennis. He told me Nalle played very well and could win this match whenever he felt like it and it’s a very good sign for the quarter finals. It was a very good comeback tourney for Canas and he has a very good base to get his ranking up there again and give the Argies an extra option in the Davis Cup.

I went over to watch the Pavel v Ferrero match, which was of a very good standard because both players had lower unforced errors than they did winners which is a very good indication of the playing standard. Ferrero claims he has an injury, but I am far from convinced, he was moving very well and didn’t seem too effected by it. Pav started a bit slowly in the 1st set and Ferrero took it 6-4.

Pav then broke Ferrero in the first game and after a very difficult 1st service game for Pav he held on and managed to hold his serve with a great drop volley. They continue on serve while Ferrero was strong from the baseline with his forehand working well and Pavel serving very well in this set and he attacked the net quite a lot as well. He held to 15 to take the 2nd set.

The third set continuing on the same vein whilst there was this cocksmoker who kept heckling Pavel as he was about to serve, he should have been chucked out, but he shut up shortly after, Pav saved 4 break points at 1-2, but Ferrero broke at 4-3 to lead 5-3, when he served for the set he had 40-0, but Pav fought back and took it deuce and he lost the set on a weak error.

Ferrero broke at the beginning of the 4th and was playing solidly, Pavel looked a bit weary as he hasn't had that much match practice and the conditioning was lacking this showed up in his play. He kept fighting but Ferrero was too good. He actually decided to sign some autographs for a change and his English has improved he's not at the level of Corretja or Moya but it's getting better.

Allezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Arazi yes what a fantastic performance but him, yet on Australia Day the Poo had less passion that I would if I was confronted by 90 yr old, 200kg woman in a thong telling me to get it up and perform. He was listless, but Arazi made him look very silly when he hit those great shots and the Poo was being generous in his errors. After his stomach injury last year Thierry must have a found a way to get through to Arazi. Even if he loses to Ferrero, a QF appearance is a very good result for him, hopefully Younes can be back on deck for the Davis Cup vs Argentina. Part 1 of my Australia Day double is complete, now just onto Part 2.

Onto part 2 Federer vs Hewitt one of his bogeymen in front of a very full house. Nearly everyone was there former Aussie players, politicians and other sportspeople trying to cheer on Hewitt, with very few Swiss fans there. The first set well Hewitt came out ready to play and broke Rogi early and held through to the first set, but Rogi seemed very composed even though he wasn't very well in the beginning and this was a great sign against one of his more difficult opponents.

He slowly came into the groove halfway through the 2nd set and some of the variety he was starting to show was very high calibre and duly won the second set. Then the 3rd there was someone at the other end called Hewitt, but I think he was only a passenger in the Roger Federer show, and in the 4th Hewitt just keep hanging in there and he played very well but the masterful Federer was in his own world and playing better than anything Hewitt could come up with and it was a great victory.

Lead by myself the Swiss fans and others led the chant " Na na na na na Hew- itt goodbye", "Lala , lala, Hew-itt goodbye".

So yes it was a very good day for myself.

I think I should post this on MTF, nah stuff them they don't deserve it.