Joanna - you are the best! Hey, why let beautiful shrimp sit there uneaten? I'd have joined you .. but then you'd have to listen to me 'coach' the players. :D We were so rattled watching Andy Roddick lose to 'Tipsy' we couldn't stop ourselves from 'coaching' Andy the entire match. The Brits sitting around us were more amused watching us sweat the match in Andy's hands than with the match itself. We muttered 'Go IN! Short cross-court drop shot, Andy ... NOW!!' for three hours. Ah, it was a heartbreaker. But ... I digress.

It's quite possible Federer and Nadal get a Sampras-Agassi kind of rivalry going again for a while. That would be simply wonderful for tennis.

I wholeheartedly agree - both Roger and Rafa are classy guys who love tennis. are really skilled, respect one another and never give up. That makes for simply amazing tennis. I also loved seeing Serena and Venus raise their game for Wimbledon. The women's bracket would be sorely lacking were it not for their level of play these days.

How many days 'til the US Open? Methinks both Serena and Roger are going to make a big statement at that tournament or die trying. :app:

Cheers, Anne