in one afternoon, i watched two exciting sporting events and experienced one through live updates on the internet from a tennis fan and the live scoring on the official site of the rome masters (atp) final and eurosport! so for another one of my venerable lists, check out this exciting afternoon experience!
take note, all events started at 1400 hours, so i shall list them in the order of their finishing time; in other words, the first one on the list ended the earliest, the last, ending last. duhhh hehehe
- fernando alonso’s stirring win over michael schumacher and fellow renault driver fisichella in the spanish grand prix at the catalunya circuit, right in front of his countrymen! way to go, el matador. that was a LOT of champagne the podium winners showered on their supporters and team mates. renault is doing well in both the driver and constructor running… ferrarri, too. my kimi raikkonen finished with a respectable fifth from his starting ninth position. according to pundits and my good friend, f1 fan andy, his car is pulling him down. i doubt he’ll get the championship this year.
- nadia petrova’s convincing and compelling victory over justine henin-hardenne at the german open in berlin, three sets!
- the ace to my day… rafa’s heart-stopping win over federer at the rome masters finale! five hours and 3 minutes!!! i guess you could argue that federer lost it more than rafa won it but if you saw how rafa came from behind in the fifth set and the subsequent tiebreaker, then you know that clay is definitely rafa’s turf. but he better watch out because federer’s learning curve on clay is frighteningly steep and fast. like nadal himself said, it’ll be easier for roger to win at roland garros than it will be for him to win at wimbledon. i will have to agree with my tenacious mallorcan bull. still, i love him! i am so glad you won today…
i added some photos to the above post here
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