tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25920237033152551882024-03-14T01:17:09.547-07:00Tennis from beyond the baseline...Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-40824711022947074142012-05-28T19:32:00.001-07:002012-05-28T21:43:05.170-07:00Broland Garros<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s been a little while since I’ve posted here (you know,
just a year, no biggie!) But I’m still around, promise, and I do still care a
lot about tennis. I will try and write here a bit, but if that doesn’t happen,
what with my busy life and such, you can always catch me on Twitter at @JodiMcA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is for PJ, LJ, Cecilia, and everyone who begged
(BEGGED!) me to write another episode of the Rogelio Show. </span></div>
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LOCKER ROOM AT ROLAND GARROS<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: And then I hit another winner – all blam! blam blam
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Sorry. I drifted off for a minute, no? I was...
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #2 [EXT] –
RAFA’S MIND. A WATER COURT IN ABU DHABI.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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NOLE: <em>[waving his hand
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RAFA: Sorry, Novak. I’m listening now, I promise. </div>
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NOLE: It’s all right. I was just telling you about how I won
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NOLE: You don’t want to imagine it? All right. I won.
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RAFA: Well done.</div>
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NOLE: Thanks.</div>
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<em>A long silence. A
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NOLE: Nice weather we’re having.</div>
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RAFA: Yes.</div>
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NOLE: I’m so glad we can hang out like this, Rafa. Number #1
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RAFA: <em>[animatedly]</em>
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NOLE: It is so stupid!</div>
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RAFA: It is the stupidest!</div>
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NOLE: It is stupider than on court coaching!</div>
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RAFA: It is stupider than a one year ranking system!</div>
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NOLE: It is stupider than Roger’s hair.</div>
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NOLE: Are you... brokay?</div>
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NOLE: Sorry, sorry, sorry. I know how it feels. I’ve BROken
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NOLE: The stupidest. Would it make you feel better if we
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue’s a stupid
colour, Rafa</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay really
bites</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue’s a stupid
colour, Nole</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even without lights</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s slippery and it
plays real bad!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That stuff makes me
really mad!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is stupid!</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Only morons like that
shit!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We hate it!</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We don’t like it one
little bit.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA and NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cover it with red
clay, Madrid</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cover that stuff up.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Until there’s no more
blue clay round here</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We will not shut up.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If it stays, we won’t
go there!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You’ll just have
Roger and his hair!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is evil!</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It makes me
physically ill.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is crap!</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Are you listening,
Ion Tiriac?</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA and NOLE:</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay.</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
clay makes us feel like cows on ice.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
clay isn’t very nice – not at all nice!</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
clay will go at any price – any price!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Any price, anything,
any means, anyway!</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA and NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ll do anything to
defeat blue clay-ay!</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Go to hell!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Without you, we did
really well.</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Go away</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We didn’t need you
anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You suck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Roger won just by
pure luck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay, why do you
like Roger more than me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You’re the worst</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rafa, stop putting
Roger first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Blue clay)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oh blue clay! Oh...
Roger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue clay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Roger)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rafa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Call me, call me, my
Roger...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: Bro, what happened! The song was going so great! We
were singing about how much we hate blue clay and then you got all mushy on me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: The memories are just so fresh, no? And don’t call me
–</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enter ROGER and PAPA
LJUBS.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Hi guys! I heard you singing! I have to say, I think
you’re being a bit unfair to blue clay. I know it’s slippery but <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">real</i> champions can adjust to any surface
and –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Get out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: Yeah, Roger, get out. Rafa’s with me now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Oh. Okay. Sorry to come in. To my own locker room.
Sorry to have offended you so, Novak. I must <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mind my manners</i> around you, Mr I Have Five Slams. Oh sorry, what
was that? I have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sixteen,</i> bitch, and
–</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Not you, Rogelio. Him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Ivan? He just popped in to say hi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: He is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dead to
me!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #4 [EXT] –
RAFA’S MIND.</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">AX Cue 4.1 – O Fortuna<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PAPA LJUBS
spontaneously combusts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #5 [INT] – MEN’S
LOCKER ROOM AT ROLAND GARROS</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: ...why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">PAPA LJUBS: Something I said six years ago. He’s still mad.
Let’s go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Six years? Rafa, that is a long time to hold a
grudge. You need to move on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Exit ROGER</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and PAPA LJUBS</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: Much as it pains me to say it, he’s right, Rafa. You
do have to move on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> [sotto voce, a
single tear rolling down his cheek]</i> I can’t. I can’t move on.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #6 [EXT] – THE
PATH TO THE PRACTICE COURTS<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER is walking to
the practice courts, rackets etc in hand.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[internal
monologue]</i> Rafa sure has been behaving strangely lately – wow, look at my
hair in that nearby shiny surface. It looks awesome – like swirls of Lindt
chocolate. I am the GOAT of hair. Self five.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER high fives
himself.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[internal
monologue]</i> But something is definitely up with Rafa. We had such a good
time at that Netjets thing, but then I heard from FeVer that he went back to
his room and cried for five hours because it was ‘the last time’. Of course, he
might have been crying because he was looking at FeVer’s hair – it’s hard to
tell. He doesn’t have awesome hair like me – wow, Rog, you are looking soooo
smooooth today. The all black is a rocking look. Very sharp. Like evening wear.
Hey, I wonder if I can wear a tie to play in at Wimbledon this year. That would
look BAD ASS. Mental note: talk to Nike re getting a badass awesome sports tie.
What was I thinking about? Oh yes. Rafa. I hope he doesn’t think we had a fight
or something. I don’t think we had a fight. If we did, I was distracted. I
mean, I know we disagree about that whole ranking system thing, but please, I’m
right, and he should listen when I tell him he’s being stupid. He knows he’s
not allowed to have his own opinions. It’s not good for him. It musses up his
hair. But come to think of it, he has been looking a bit bald recently... oh
dear. Mental note: check to see if I accidentally had a fight with Rafa without
noticing. After I hit up Nike about that tie idea. Maybe it can be gold. A gold
tie. How rad would that be?</span></div>
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to MY FRIEND STANLEY and LA MONF. The practice court is strewn with huge
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: It’s time for my practice. You didn’t think the crowd
of fans ten deep at the fence with the Swiss flags was for you, did you? What
are you doing? Why have you mussed up my court with all this stuff?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Gambling? Oh My Friend Stanley, not again. I thought
I gave you a pep talk about this terrible addiction of yours when we were in
Australia for Davis Cup. Remember, I let you have the top bunk that one night?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Yeah... I fell asleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: You fell asleep while <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I was talking?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Well, I’d had a big day! Lleyton and I
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: I don’t want to hear it. I’m leaving. I’m going to
find a court that hasn’t been all ruined by your terrible habit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Rafa? What are you doing here?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: G-g-going to my practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Can I practice with you? Look what My Friend Stanley
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Not so fast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Well, you see... that is... Roge –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[sotto voce]</i>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: There’s something I have to tell you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: What is it, My Friend Stanley?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: You’re right. We’ve been gambling. And he’s been
losing. Badly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: I’m nearly cleaned out, Roge. I’ve bet
everything and lost it all. The only things I have left are my Homer Simpson
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: And what, My Friend Stanley?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: And –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: And his bro. That means you, Roger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: What? No! You can’t bet me like that! For starters,
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: If Stan loses this point, then you’re my bro –
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: His name is Rogelio!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: What? Did you hear something? I didn’t hear something.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: My Friend Stanley, I am very cross with you. I am
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Your serve, Stan.</span></div>
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STANLEY navigate their way around the piles of stuff to the actual court. MY
FRIEND STANLEY serves. He and LA MONF play an epic point until LA MONF does the
splits then does a backflip and hits the ball between his legs one handed while
standing on his other hand. It’s a winner. MY FRIEND STANLEY hangs his head. LA
MONF celebrates like a lunatic.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: You’re mine now, Roger! You’re my bro! I always
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: What?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: What?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: What?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: I challenge you to a tennis duel for the bro-hood of
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Is that a thing? That you can do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: You won him off My Friend Stanley, who did not
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Rafa, I – I’m so flattered – I –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Fine. I choose Paris.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Well, duh. Home crowd advantage. And as if either of
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: This afternoon.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Close up on LA MONF’s
face as he grins.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Blue. Clay.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #9 [EXT] – THE
ONE BLUE CLAY COURT IN ALL OF PARIS BECAUSE SHUT UP THERE TOTALLY IS ONE THIS
IS FICTIONAL ALL RIGHT AND IF I SAY THERE IS A BLUE CLAY COURT IN PARIS THERE
IS A FREAKING BLUE CLAY COURT THERE<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">AX Cue #9.1 – O
Fortuna<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The camera pans around
the stadium. It’s less of a stadium, more of a random practice court. Despite
the epic grandeur the camera and the music are trying to create, it’s pretty
much empty apart from a few random spectators, who are all ATP players.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #10 [INT] – THE
LOCKER ROOM AND THE ONE BLUE CLAY COURT IN ALL OF PARIS.</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Compared to the Roland
Garros locker room, the locker room here looks like a shed. This may be because
it is, in fact, a shed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA is lacing up his
shoes.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[to himself]</i>
I have no chance of winning. I hate blue clay, no? I will have to bring my best
tennis to even win a point. Is impossible for me to win.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enter ROGER.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Rafa...?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Roger! What are you doing here?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: I wanted to wish you luck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Thank you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: And... I know we’ve had some rough times recently. We
haven’t been as close as we once were. And... that makes me sad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: It’s been hard. I’ve missed you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: I missed you too. Once I noticed we were fighting. I
can’t thank you enough for doing this for me, Rafa. I don’t want to be bros
with La Monf. I mean, he’s all right, but he’s not –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: My Friend Stanley?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: You.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A single tear trickles
down RAFA’s face.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Oh Rogelio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Don’t cry, Rafa. You have a tennis match to win. And
you are going to win it. I believe in you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: I will give my best tennis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: You always do. And – maybe this is too much to ask,
but – will you wear something for me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Wear something for you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: You know, like in those medieval jousting
tournaments, where the ladies would give their favourite knight their
handkerchief so he could wear it as a token of their favour. Will you wear –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ROGER</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">solemnly produces a black sock.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: - this for me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: With pride, Rogelio. With pride.</span></div>
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ONE BLUE CLAY COURT IN ALL OF PARIS BECAUSE SHUT UP THERE TOTALLY IS ONE THIS
IS FICTIONAL ALL RIGHT AND IF I SAY THERE IS A BLUE CLAY COURT IN PARIS THERE
IS A FREAKING BLUE CLAY COURT THERE<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">RAFA and LA MONF</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">stand at the net.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Oh no! We forgot an umpire! What are we going to do
about that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: La Bronf... I like the sound of that. What, sorry?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: An umpire! We need one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Who’s here watching? Surely we can ask one of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Good plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Oh look – Ivan Ljubicic just walked in. He’s a
great guy, very fair, and –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: He is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dead to
me!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Um, okay... how about Tomas Berdych? He’s over
there, and –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: He is also <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dead
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Wow. You have a lot of rage, man. What about Robin
Soderling? I don’t know what he’s doing here, but –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: He is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deadest
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Is there anyone here that isn’t <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dead to you</i>?!</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enter MY FRIEND
STANLEY.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: I’ll do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[at the same
time as LA MONF]</i> What? You won’t be fair!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[at the same
time as RAFA]</i> I don’t think that’s a good idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Think about it. I don’t want either of
you to have Roge for your bro. Whichever one of you wins, I lose, so I don’t
really care which one of you wins.</span></div>
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baseline. LA MONF cartwheels to his. MY FRIEND STANLEY clambers up to the
umpire’s chair.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Welcome, everyone, to the one blue clay
court in Paris that totally exists because shut up it does! We’re here today to
see who gets to be bros with Roge. To the left of the chair – Gael Monfils. And
to the right of the chair – Rafael Nadal. I can’t be bothered with all that
coin toss and warm up business, because, let’s be honest, this is already too
painful for me, so Rafa will serve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Vamos, Rafa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: For you, Roger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Is impossible for me to win. Or... is it?</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pan down to RAFA’s
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #12 [EXT] – THE
ONE BLUE CLAY COURT IN ALL OF PARIS BECAUSE SHUT UP THERE TOTALLY IS ONE THIS
IS FICTIONAL ALL RIGHT AND IF I SAY THERE IS A BLUE CLAY COURT IN PARIS THERE IS
A FREAKING BLUE CLAY COURT THERE<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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passes in a blur of RAFA awesomeness and the occasional bit of random extreme
gymnastics from LA MONF.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Jeu, Rafa. Jeu, Rafa. Jeu, Rafa.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finally, it is match
point. LA MONF is serving. RAFA slides ten feet into a crushing forehand return
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Jeu, set et match, Rafa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Rafa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Is this all right? Can I hug you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Of course you can hug me – Rogelio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: I’ve missed hearing you say that.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">AX Cue 12.1 – Sophie
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: I’ll miss you... Roge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Cheer up, Stan. He’ll come back to you. He always
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A single tear rolls
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF: Want to get out of here and play some Playstation?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">MY FRIEND STANLEY: Sure.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">LA MONF and MY FRIEND
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Let’s get out of here. I know how you feel about blue
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: I’m warming up to it. Not much, but still. Where will
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Anywhere you like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Just a second – there’s one thing I have to do first.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA pulls out his
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #13 [INT] –
NOLE’S HOTEL ROOM</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">NOLE is tucking into a
crème brulee when his phone beeps. He checks the message then drops his spoon
and claps his hand to his mouth in horror. TROICKI</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">comes running at the sound.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TROICKI: What is it, master – I mean, Nole?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TROICKI: No... le?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: This is no time for jokes. Rafa just BROke up with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TROICKI: I’m sorry. If you need a new bro, I’m available.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: Shut up, minion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOLE: He never even called me Creme Brole.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENE #14 [EXT] –
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: I like it better with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: I missed you. Ever since I realised this afternoon
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: Nothing in the world is as nice without you, Rogelio.
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The lights go down,
the music comes up.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Federer, Federer [to the tune of ‘Whenever, Wherever’ by Shakira, words
by Jodi]</span></i></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA:</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Roger, when we spent
that time apart I</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Really thought my
heart was breaking</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Roger, when you’re
gone it’s feels like I’m</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In a prison of my own
making</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Roger I would play on
blue clay solely</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If I thought it would
make you gleeful</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You are the one, my
one and only</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With you I’m always
cheerful</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">
Rogelio-oh-oh, Rogelio-oh-oh</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t you know</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am your bro!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Federer, Federer</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re meant to be
together</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am here and you are
near</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re together, my
Roger.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ljubicic, and Berdych</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll make peace if that
is your wish</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you say so then
they won’t be</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So extremely dead to
me.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Roger, when you’re
gone you make me feel blue</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like blue clay – I’m so off-balance.</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Roger, you’re for me
like I’m for you</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That Nole stuff was
just a dalliance.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Roger, when you’re gone
I feel all empty</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Like a locker room on
the last day.</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you’re not
around my hair’s unkempt-y</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">By the way, your
hair’s great today.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rogelio-oh-oh,
Rogelio-oh-oh</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hope you know</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am your bro!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Federer, Federer</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re meant to be
together</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am here and you are
near</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And that’s the deal,
Roger.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Soderling – anything</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll make up if
that’s a big thing</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That you would like
me to do</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll do anything for
you.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rogelio-oh-oh,
Rogelio-oh-oh</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you missed it </span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll say it again</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rogelio-oh-oh-oh!</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll say it one more
time</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t you know</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am your bro!</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Federer, Federer</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re meant to be
together</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am here and you are
near</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re together, my
Roger.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Together, Federer</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You are my destiny!</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m happy just to know</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That you really want
to be my bro.</span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Federer, Federer</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re meant to be
together</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am here and you are
near</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re together, my
Roger.</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Together, Federer</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You are my destiny!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m happy just to know</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That you really want
to be my bro.</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: Great song, Rafa! And I do
you really want to be your bro.</span></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: I thought it was impossible
you would want to be my bro. I am so happy!</span></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ROGER: I really like your song.
Sounds like Shakira. Did she help you write it?</span></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">RAFA: A little.</span></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">AX Cue 14.1 – ‘Federer, Federer’ (Coda) plays as ROGER and RAFA walk
off into the sunset as the dying light shines on the red courts. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
</span><br />
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</div>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-72521869369954972712011-06-11T04:08:00.000-07:002011-06-12T04:15:58.977-07:00Sunshine and RosesYo kids! Two posts with actual paragraphs in a row, though this is going to be a short one, on account of I have no access to televised sport at the mo and cannot tell you what actual tennis actually looks like right now.<br /><br />Though taking this proviso in mind and noting that I have no idea what is actually going on on court, I am super impressed with Ahndee Mooray right now.<br /><br />For serious. I have never been a fan of Toothface, but it would take someone with a heart of stone not to look at a non claycourter dude who's made the semis at Wimbledon on one good foot and also gone on to make the Queen's final and not to admit a modicum of respect. There's also a modicum of 'dude, be real, Wimbledon is coming up and playing on your bum ankle is a moronic idea' but there's something about the idea of almost ridiculous chutzpah which is very appealing. Well done, Andy. Kudos.<br /><br />And then there's James 'I'm so obscure I haven't even heard of myself' Ward and his semis run, only halted by a Rafa-beating Jo-W. The Brits are doing so well at Queen's that their national hopes are so high that they are destined to all lose first round at the main event. Even Ahndee. But for now, everything is sunshine and roses.<br /><br />So yeah. Well done. I'm easing myself back into the blog world and cannot make many more insightful comments. Except Jo. Wow. That dude is playing RAD. That means he must be due for an injury...?Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-84369156225426533602011-06-10T19:30:00.000-07:002011-06-10T19:43:10.561-07:00Long-Belated RG Round UpToday I shall aim to write something with paragraphs. I'm hoping this life upheaval is a temporary thing, as far as blogging-interruptage goes, but if it goes on I might have to reconsider this whole daily thing. Though the blog isn't going anywhere! maybe just these updates going 'yeah, I'm busy'.<br /><br />Anyway, the grass court season is all started and crazy and Rafa Nadal is losing to Jo-W Tsonga and Halle is getting all pissy that R-Fed never showed up and I haven't even recapped Roland Garros yet, so let's do a bit of that now. I think we can all see that - even in the wake of this random Jo loss - it is a very, very foolish person who counts Rafa Nadal out of anything. As far as form goes, I don't think anyone would call him the form player of the tournament. But he's the one that won.<br /><br />For Rafa, this victory was a little like Roger's in Australia in 2006 - despite not playing particularly well, he still found a way to win. This is the hallmark of a real champ, I think - the one who finds a way even when he's not really at his best. This is the most vulnerable Rafa's looked at Roland Garros for a long time. But the place still belongs to him. It's still his house. And I don't know if we'll ever see someone this dominant on clay again.<br /><br />The 'form player of the tournament' award has to go to Federer, who, despite losing in the final, really lifted his level significantly and, we cannot forget, was responsible for breaking the Djokovic streak of doom. The way people were talking before this tournament, you'd think Nole had already lifted the Coupe de Mousquetaires. Federer's victory over him - and Nadal's subsequent victory over Federer - really made it a three horse race again, I think. I would be very surprised if someone who was not one of these three won at Wimbledon.<br /><br />But then, that's hardly news.<br /><br />And we have to spare a thought for Andy Murray. His injury looks pretty bad and I really don't think this is going to be his year at Wimbledon; but to make it to the semis on one leg on his worst surface, including a two-sets-down comeback? Murray has a lot to be proud of here. Last year, his post-Australia rut lasted till well after Wimbledon. I think he's exorcised his demons a little earlier this year. Good on him.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-80015020849346418362011-06-09T19:29:00.000-07:002011-06-10T19:30:22.287-07:00Worst EverWorst daily blogger EVAH. (Is me.)Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-40973897852724215292011-06-08T19:43:00.000-07:002011-06-10T19:44:30.959-07:00Back In The DayI remember when rock was young and I used to have time to blog every day...Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-78635263396157200682011-06-07T05:30:00.000-07:002011-06-08T05:31:37.035-07:00Bad BloggerThat is me, Jodi the Bad Blogger. I am also Jodi the Busy Blogger. These two things are related.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-8545878124621334942011-06-06T05:29:00.000-07:002011-06-08T05:30:39.948-07:00Like A BeeBusy busy busy. Back soon. Sorry. I am such a bad blogger these days.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-2032246267054047972011-06-05T05:29:00.000-07:002011-06-08T05:29:47.109-07:00Congrats to Rafa!Congrats to Rafa! Busy busy day - full lowdown laterz.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-83062185305222272052011-06-04T23:01:00.000-07:002011-06-04T23:28:25.973-07:00Good NewsSo, I've been away for a few days, but I am by no means unaware of what's going on. ROGER FEDERER YOU LITTLE BEAUTY!<br /><br />Ahem.<br /><br />So I can be all, like, calm and sane and stuff, let's start by discussing the women's final before I get into full Federsqueeage.<br /><br />Li Na. Francesca Schiavone. There was no way this final was not going to be a good news story, unless a bolt of lightning struck the court and obliterated Philippe Chatrier stadium or something like that. Thankfully, that didn't happen, and we were treated to a match which, while not The Greatest Match Ever Played or anything like that, was well fought in a good spirit by two women who thoroughly deserved to be there.<br /><br />I was pulling for Frankie to pull the double, but only slightly, because seriously, how can you not love Li Na? Despite her Australian Open run, I don't think anyone was picking her to even be a factor in this tournament - largely because she pretty much played like poo for several months there between the two Slams. But she seems to have picked up a Serena-style peaking technique, and she freaking BROUGHT IT in the final. I don't think I've ever appreciated just how BIG her forehand can be when she lets it. She can rip it and rip it hard, and I think that was what really made the difference. Frankie made a few too many errors, but a lot of them were forced.<br /><br />The fact that Li Na is now Asia's first female Grand Slam champion... the importance of that for the sport cannot be overstated. This could lead to an utter explosion of popularity of the sport - effects that might be felt twenty or thirty years from now. This is massive. But let's not forget the effect for Li Na the individual either as well. Because this is - a first Slam is always - HUGE.<br /><br />And speaking of huge...<br /><br />ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGER FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDERER!<br /><br />Seriously, I had a bit of a feeling that I did not dare articulate for fear of jinxing it. Roger Federer is THE MAN this tournament, and the fact that it took a man on a forty-odd match win streak to take a set off him says something about his level of play. When we've been hearing about Roger at all this year, it's been about how he's on the way out, on the way down, how everyone must age and fall eventually.<br /><br />Well, reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated.<br /><br />Rafa is still obviously the favourite going in to the final. I mean, at Roland Garros, Rafa is going to be the favourite against anyone, whether they be a journeyman or Bjorn Borg at the top of his game. But if Roger's going to get him on the Paris clay, he'd be hardpressed to get a better opportunity. And at the end of the day, Roger is the best player ever. He is capable of beating anyone, anywhere if he plays GodFed tennis. He can do it. Whether or not he will is another matter, but it's not a question of ability.<br /><br />It says something about Djokovic's streak that it took the best player ever playing godlike tennis to break it. I'm not a Djokofan and probably never will be, but it would take a crazy person to not acknowledge that what Creme Brole has achieved this year is completely outstanding. Streaks have to be broken to truly appreciate them, to put them in perspective and enable them to exist comparatively - and comparatively, this has to be one of the best streaks in the history of tennis. Well done, Novak. There is a lot of good tennis ahead of you.<br /><br />But the day now belongs to the Hispano-Suisse domination machine - the two men to whom the recent era of tennis truly belongs, two men who will be forever linked in history and in record books. Rafa. Roger. Like the women's final, this is all good news. No matter who wins, it's all good. And no matter who wins, tennis is guaranteed to be a huge victor on Stade Philippe Chatrier.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-20559119281216486182011-06-03T23:29:00.000-07:002011-06-04T23:29:55.601-07:00...Come Fly, Come Fly Away...plane, jetlag, I can't tell. But I'm freaking exhausted.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-54170295552564962332011-06-02T23:28:00.000-07:002011-06-04T23:29:05.829-07:00Come Fly With Me...Yeah, I'm on a plane. Back soon.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-44074319143072290962011-06-01T05:14:00.000-07:002011-06-01T05:41:23.000-07:00A Few Spare SecondsWhy, why, what is this? Jodi with a few spare seconds of her life to write? Is it because she is sitting in an airport? Yes... it is.<br /><br />I have been following Roland Garros - oh yes I have, even if I haven't been writing about it - but the time difference between Australia and Canada and France is so mighty that I am not quite sure when it is or what time it is anywhere. So instead of writing about the past day's play as would be my normal wont, I'm just going to write a little more generally over what's going on. Specifically, about the major players.<br /><br />If we were giving out scores on a report card for a tournament so far, despite the fact that he is flying under the radar and is not the favourite to win - in fact, he is being almost actively counted out - you have to give Roger Federer the highest marks so far. Being not the rose but near the rose has done him no end of good. He has been imperious so far this tournament, with shades of the godlike Federer we know is in there. People have said that he is ageing, that he is past it, but that tennis is still there. And if he plays it... I don't think there is anyone that can stand against him.<br /><br />The question is, can he play it? Will he play it? If he brings it against Novak Djokovic, and Djokovic continues to play in the way that has won him this epic streak... that has the potential to be one of the greatest matches of our time. If Federer plays his ultimate tennis, I'm going to pick him every time, no matter who the opponent, no matter the place, no matter the time. But a) even so, Djokovic is a tough match and b) will Djokovic let him play his best stuff?<br /><br />Djokovic is the next best performer, his Roland Garros report card marred only by the set lost in the tough tussle with Juan Martin del Potro. The biggest question with him so far is how he will be affected by the long break in the middle of the tournament, given the withdrawal of Fabio 'Captain Controversy' Fognini. Personally, I don't think it will affect him that much, given that beating FabFog probably would have taken him all of four seconds anyway. He's probably the betting favourite for the tournament, and there's a reason for that.<br /><br />But now he has to face Federer. A Federer who he's playing like he did back in the day. A Federer who used to administer admonishing swats to Djokovic's figurative backside. (Australian Open '07, anyone?) It's a match that I'm not going to pick, but honestly? the man that wins this match will probably win the tournament.<br /><br />This is a harsh thing to say given that Rafa is still in the draw. But we all know what's going on there. He's not playing with confidence, he got taken to five in the first round, he's depressed, he's pessimistic, he's down on himself, he doesn't have the essential Rafa-ness that so oftened surrounds him like a cloud of glory at Roland Garros. And now he has to play Soderling, the man that dished him out that one defeat here... even if Rafa did smash him like a guitar in last year's final.<br /><br />But you know what? Rafa's still there. He may not be playing well, but he's still fighting. And even though I did it, what, two paragraphs ago? it would be a very foolish person who would bet against the mighty R Nadal at Roland Garros.<br /><br />The one 'big' contender left who really isn't a contender is poor wounded badger Andy Murray. He has about 0.00000000001% chance of winning the tournament, considering a) he ain't no claycourter and b) he is injured like whoa. And yet I have somehow gained more cred for Andy Murray in this tournament than I have for a long time. To be playing on virtually one leg and to come back from two sets down against Viktor 'vile minion of Bert' Troicki... well, that was impressive. And if he can come through Chela and make it to the semis... that is very, very impressive stuff from an injured non-claycourter.<br /><br />Of course, given how close Wimbledon is, is it smart? Maybe not. But it is brave. And I guess I just find that very, very appealing.<br /><br />And before I go, a few words on the women's tournament - FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE FOR QUEEN OF THE WORLD. If she repeats her 2010 victory, I will be very, very glad.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-30097631446360575442011-05-31T04:35:00.000-07:002011-06-01T04:37:17.656-07:00Not Like ThisBlogging-wise, Wimbledon will be better. Promise.<br /><br />Also, GO ROGER. I am not so distracted that I cannot see how AWESOMELY you are playing. Even if you do not win another match and do not break the Dread Streak of Bert, you have done better than last year and, as far as I'm concerned, are ROCKING THE HIZZOUSE. Rock on, Mr Federpants.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-10526368202036373252011-05-30T04:34:00.000-07:002011-06-01T04:35:29.365-07:00Far Far AwayStill in a land far far away (aka Canada, getting my academic on). Back soon.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-18934690110932627892011-05-29T04:32:00.000-07:002011-06-01T04:34:43.066-07:00Dreamweaver, TimestealerLet's face it, I'm not going to get any tennis writing done while I'm in Canada. This whole 'being at a conference' lark has really stolen all my time. I'm sorry, Roland Garros! I am following you! I do love you! And I hope you've put Albert Montanes on suicide watch!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-28198858059590556382011-05-28T12:01:00.000-07:002011-05-29T12:02:41.196-07:00DistractedYeah, so this whole 'being overseas' and 'recovering from jet lag' thing is distracting. But I promise things will be back to normal by... Wimbledon. At the latest. Promise.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-36507589246924882562011-05-27T14:02:00.001-07:002011-05-27T14:02:54.224-07:00Spill<span xmlns=''><p>There is something about the women's draw at Roland Garros which reminds me of the Australian election last year. Not so much that there are two main contenders or anything, because there's clearly not. Rather, there's a sense of wide-open-ness, of total unpredictability. And as the top seeds continue to fall, it seems like the time is right for a leadership spill.<br /></p><p>We lost Kim Clijsters to a wonderful come-from-behind victory from Arantxa 'no, not that Arantxa' Rus; and now Daniela Hantuchova has unceremoniously turfed out Caro Wozniacki in easy, easy straights. Given the wide-open-ness of the draw and particularly given the draw of Clijsters, one might be forgiven for assuming that the path to a Slam for C-Woz was paved with rainbows and glory. But not to be, not to be. Whoever wins the women's draw is going to be both predictable and unpredictable at the same time – we can comfortably predict a surprise.<br /></p><p>But then, we could probably do that before the tournament anyway. There's no frontrunner, no Chief Coterie of Awesome. In a way, there couldn't be a leadership spill in the WTA, because who exactly would be the K-Rudd to the spiller's Julia?<br /></p><p>It's not like the men, where of the big guys, Rafa is cruising, Creme Brole is locked in a tense battle carried over to tomorrow with JMDP, and Roger (bless his cotton be-RFed socks) is cruising through under the radar. If one of that lot doesn't win this tournament – in fact, even if Roger does win it – then we will have a big f*cking surprise on our hands. But in the women's draw, we have no surprise and all the surprises all at once.<br /></p><p>Yes, I am still jetlagged. This may be why that doesn't make a whole lot of sense.<br /></p><p>Match of the day was supposed to be Djokovic/del Potro, but I don't know if you can really call it that, given as they only got two sets in before dark. Tomorrow for them will be a best of three sets shoot out, and while you have to like Creme Brole to win, I don't think anyone's counting big Juan M out of this one. Whoever wins, you have to like them to overcome Richou in the next round, so we pretty much have our quarter finalist right here... this is a tough, tough third round match. Come back to the top ten, Juan. We need you there.<br /></p><p>Match of the day actually ended up being Jo-W's loss from a seemingly impregnable position to My Friend Stanley, who obviously wants to spend some more time on court hanging out with his beloved Roge. Rafa isn't going to be happy about this, mark my words... he's already flown in Other Lopez to be his back up bro. Speaking of Spaniards, David Ferrer is going through this draw like a knife, and whichever Swiss he faces in the quarters (I don't know who he plays in the fourth round, but I assume he'll beat them), he'll give a very rough time to. He is playing really awesome right now. Awesome-r, one might claim, than Rafa, who appears to have sent Shmafa along to play the first two rounds. All this said, the proof will be in the pudding... the pudding made of clay and tennis balls and next Sunday and the Coupe de Mousquetaires.<br /></p><p>I'm going to stop writing now. It's obvious that I am in a delirious place. GO ROGER.</p></span>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-87580436733052275862011-05-26T04:12:00.000-07:002011-05-27T04:13:14.929-07:00Jet LagYeah, so, this whole epic change of continents thing is not very conducive to blogging. I am keeping up with the tennis but am so freaking exhausted that writing about it is not going to happen today. Or whatever day it is. Back soon.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-55577928901530991212011-05-25T10:15:00.001-07:002011-05-25T10:15:33.092-07:00‘Sup<span xmlns=''><p>Short one today, as I am actively in transit (on my way to Canada for a conference. It is a REALLY LONG WAY.) But we cannot leave it without writing about Rafa.<br /></p><p>Rafa. 'Sup, dude?<br /></p><p>On any other surface, I would not be surprised to see Isner take Rafa to five. With that serve, it is what he does. But on clay...? with Isner playing as not-well as he's been playing recently... yeah. 'Sup, Rafa?<br /></p><p>I have an awful feeling that Rafa is going to go crashing out early. I don't have much to base this on, but there seems to be something a little demoralised about him at the moment. It's not that he's losing to Djokovic, it's... I don't know what it is. Something is not right, to quote Miss Clavell of Madeline fame. Maybe it's just in my head. But I'm keeping my eye on you, Rafa-boy.<br /></p><p>On the flipside, maybe a tough five setter to get him into the groove was what he needed. But I doubt somehow that when he was two sets to one down against a dude that serves from a tree that he was thinking 'oh my, a tough five setter, what larks and funnage!' <br /></p><p>And before I go and catch another plane – Andy Murray is looking good. I never thought I'd say that after the Aussie Open this year, especially on clay, but he's looking good. Not winning the tournament good, but... good. Well done, Ahndee. </p></span>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-42581637111326755832011-05-24T00:00:00.000-07:002011-05-23T22:08:05.273-07:00Bye Bye Berdie<p><span>I am sure I am not the only one to have dreamt up this hilarious sylleptical play on words about Tomas Berdych's loss. But that doesn't make his loss any less... stupid.<br /></span></p><br /><p><span>I said it yesterday (about something else) and I'll say it again – is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Was Tomas Berdych seriously two sets up over French journeyman Stephane 'SteveBob' Robert before losing? Was he also up a break in the fifth? What has happened?<br /></span></p><br /><p><span>I can't say I'm especially sad about this turn of events – not only is it always a bit exciting to see a home-grown journeyman like SteveBob pull out the goods, I'm not exactly Big Berd's biggest fan. But considering he made, what, semis here last year? This is a dreadful result. The top ten really is in a state of flux right now. People talk about the decline of Federer, but one feels like they're not looking at the players ranked directly below him. Get down in the #6-10 range and it's getting hard to find someone who can keep the ball in the freaking court.<br /><br /><br />Before 2010, Tomas Berdych was thought of as a missed opportunity – an immense talent who never came good. And then suddenly it seemed like he did come good but making Roland Garros semis and the Wimbledon final and generally playing awesomesauce. But... yeah. I can't help thinking that Berdych might yet go down in the history books as a flash in the pan yet.<br /><br /><br />Let us spare a moment, however, to completely ignore the downfall of Big Berd and heap congratulations on SteveBob. That is some mental toughness right there. You do not beat a top ten player – much less one to whom you are two sets down – without a heart the size of a planet and a mind made of steel. Keep it up, SteveBob. And may your fellow French journeyman Monsieur Nicolas Mahut play as awesomely as you.<br /><br /><br />Berdych was the big upset of the day – mostly, the usual suspects made it through. Djokovic was in cruise control and Federer played some seriously good stuff to come up with the goods against Feliciano Lopez. The women were mostly pretty staid as well, apart from Anastasia Rodionova upsetting Nadia Petrova. I'd say something about it... but I can't think of anything to say, so let's just leave it.<br /><br /><br />The other name to go crashing out, though, was Milos Raonic, who went down right at the end of the day. Somewhere, Fernando Verdasco is cackling...</span></p>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-87982381523888282652011-05-23T04:20:00.000-07:002011-05-23T04:30:03.470-07:00The Most Comprehensive of Fails<div><div>Wow. Paragraphs. Two days in the row. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?</div><div> <font color="#ffffff">*</font></div><div>Pity the first day of Roland Garros was so spectacularly dull. It's hardly worth writing about, but seeing as I have been so ragingly neglectful, I feel like I should. So let's see what we can come up with.</div><div> <font color="#ffffff">*</font></div><div>Remember a few years ago when I picked out a few guys as Stars of the Future? Well, yeah, my track record is not the best, as it turns out. And it started so promisingly. The two prize horses in my fold, Marin Cilic and Ernests Gulbis, began - and ended - Roland Garros with an epic fail.</div><div> <font color="#ffffff">*</font></div><div>Cilic hasn't been playing well of late, and he went out in straight sets to Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, who hitherto has been best known for almost beating Roger Federer one time a few years ago. Cilic has done precisely nothing this year, but still, this is not a match he should be losing. But he did. And that is all there is to say about that.</div><div> <font color="#ffffff">*</font></div><div>And yet he is the less comprehensive of my fails. </div><div> <font color="#ffffff">*</font></div><div>Ernests Gulbis has now lost 2o straight sets at Slam level. TWENTY. F^&*ING TWENTY. Is a single person left on that bandwagon? Seriously, what a waste of a stupendous talent. He was beaten by Blaz Kavcic, who is coming up LIKE WHOA, but that doesn't excuse anything, to tell the truth. Gulbis should be top ten, with his talent. And he's not even close. Ugh. It's... well, it's pretty much disgusting.</div><div> <font color="#ffffff">*</font></div><div>Over in the ladies, the big upset of day one was Flavia Pennetta, who went out depressingly to Varvara Lepchenko. I say depressingly on account of I have no idea who Lepchenko is, and seriously, Flavs should be winning and going deep at events like this. She hasn't really been a force this year and I find this sad.</div><div> <font color="#ffffff">*</font></div><div>But enough of this despair. Sam Stosur had a cracking match to win, and I am very happy about that. I don't know if there is any finals-making in her future again, but this is very good so far. Good signs. </div></div>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-9091701676156346682011-05-22T06:06:00.001-07:002011-05-22T06:06:42.474-07:00Based On Nothing<span xmlns=''><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>OH MY GOD.<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>PARAGRAPHS. TODAY'S BLOG POST WILL HAVE THEM.<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>I don't know if I'm back to daily yet, but I am going to attempt to cover Roland Garros in a vaguely normal way. I cannot promise anything, because I am, like, GOING TO CANADA on Wednesday, and I'll be a bit busy doing such things as presenting papers and touring Prince Edward Island, but I will make an effort to keep in touch with what is going on in the tennis world. Hey, maybe the tennis timezone issue will be better.<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>When I chose the leaving date for my job, I deliberately chose May 20 so I could stay up late and watch/listen to Roland Garros. This whole Canada thing has messed up that plan a bit, but I am so excited about the lack of obligation that being functionally unemployed/subsisting on scholarship will contain!<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>I've been out of touch with the actual tennis for so long that I can't offer any kind of insightful commentary on what will happen and who's in form and who's not. I heard something about this Djokovic kid. Apparently he's good. And he's, like, winning and stuff.<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>So the question is, can he win the French Open? The answer is, of course he can. We all know this. It's been within the realms of possibility for a few years now. Will he? is of course an entirely differently question. And the answer remains to be seen.<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>The Djokovic streak is tennis's current freight train, and I'm not sure who is equipped to break it right now. I can see a future wherein Djokovic wins the French Open, but I just don't know if I'm feeling it. Is this wishful thinking? Probably. He is the form player coming in and... <br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>Yeah, it probably is wishful thinking. And I really wouldn't be surprised if he ends up #1 after this tournament. All he has to do is make the final. He has a tough draw, but who can stand against him at the moment?<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>The story that's being told is obviously Djokovic vs Nadal, and it would be very fitting if this was the final we got. But maybe it's just because I'm out of touch with tennis, but I feel like we might not get this final. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see two randoms in the final. Nadal is not playing his best, and he has Soderling - his Roland Garros bugbear - near him in the draw. And if his body gives out, well...<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>Djokovic looks unstoppable, because he's been winning. And with winning comes a f^&*load of tennis. Can he sustain it over this amount of time? Can a diet change really do so much? Maybe. Probably. But...<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>Yeah. I have a niggling feeling that this could be a Roland Garros of astounding upsets. Hopefully Federer will dole them out, but I always hope he wins. On what am I basing this? Nothing. But when there's a Mahut vs Haas final, you heard it here first.<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:white'>*</span><br /> </span></p><p><span style='font-family:Georgia; font-size:12pt'>(PS. Mahut has a draw which I think is eminently winnable. ALLEZ NICO!)<br /></span></p></span>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-32498117810677368472011-05-21T05:40:00.000-07:002011-05-22T05:41:56.758-07:00Still Not Here<div>Yeah, real life is a bitch.</div>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-13914881205350483882011-05-20T05:39:00.000-07:002011-05-22T05:40:43.148-07:00Guess Who Is Not Here...?<div>If you guessed me, you would be right.</div>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592023703315255188.post-71976802159548321182011-05-19T05:34:00.000-07:002011-05-22T05:38:58.197-07:00Coincidence?<div>Is it a coincidence that when Djokovic is winning I have no time to talk tennis?</div><div> </div><div>...no. But it is plausible.</div>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09355057648774003889noreply@blogger.com0