Sunday, February 01, 2009,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :Danother 1 eligible for NC16 now hor...lucky u! :D :D :D I still got...8 months!!!>.<
(you know who you are ;))
Hahax yesterday was so eventful!!! 1st at training, we beat Benjamin and Wesley (good players, esp Ben!) 6-1! We played only 1 set as you can see. ;) But definitely we only thought about keeping it tight. I learnt a lot from that 1 match. Learnt to just keep on holding your own serve until you get an opportunity to break your opponent's game. Mental edge!~ ;) And learnt to hit return ACES. Oh ya! I hit 1 brilliant return ACE against Ben. Woohoo!!! He tried to approach the net after his hard 1st serve, but then I just swung my racket and the forward moving Ben went too far forward and missed my so-called passing shot!!! Woohoo! I think I actually shouted at that time!
Hahax so I have Verdasco to thank, for 'teaching' me how 2 shout with passion, and more importantly, the awesome passing shot that beat Ben! Woohoo!!! Pity Verdasco lost to Nadal after 5hours and 14mins!!! O.O :( The score tells it all. 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-1!), 4-6. It was so tightly-contested, total world-class tennis there coming from the world no. 1 and apparently, world no. 14 only!!! O.O Gosh I don't even know if I can play that long of any kind of tennis, not even noting that this is PROFESSIONAL TENNIS!!! Like the newspaper say, it's sad that there has to be only 1 winner in that match. :( :( :( At least I can be sure, Verdasco should be one of those to look out for in this year's tennis tournaments. I heard that his achievements of reaching the semis has guaranteed him of moving into the top 10 ranking! Should be number 9! Woohoo! Up, Up and up, he'll climb! ;)
Just look at the curling shot by Nadal and admire it 100%. I remember only Fernando Gonzalez did a similar shot before, and his shot curled even more! O.O It's shocking how they get so much spin in the shot and still control it!!! o.O
It's great to see both players smiling at each other after the point. Both had really good laughs here and there, and as said, it's sad that there can only be 1 winner in this cruel cruel world~~~ :(
Below is the full highlights:
I like Nadal's attitude. After the match ended, both players collapsed to the ground, exhausted. But Nadal, showing the kind of sportsmanship World No. 1's or any human being should have, he got up and climbed over the net to thank Verdasco for that wonderful match. He even applauded Verdasco as Verdasco dejectedly left the stadium. Really an example for many to follow! ;)
Anw back to my tennis. :D Actually, doubles I can coordinate quite well with Nicholas leh. We know wad each of us wanna do quite well. ;) Leave it 2 coach to pair up ba. :D
After tennis dat day, I went to my maternal side's aunt's house to celebrate CNY. O.O Hahax funny, coz I realise Guitar Hero is quite fun. The tilting of a guitar is so weird, and it made me miss duno how many notes. >.<
Oh, and the tests are back to haunt me again... :S
I support Verdasco to push for top 5. :D
Can't keep on loving you
from a distance...
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