VAMOSSSS RAFFFAA!!!

Turf: laying around the bed
Dash: just watched Roland Garros final

1 Timothy 4:12

Be example to the believers

in word,

in conduct,

in love....in faith,

in purity.

the tears of joy

There could be a thousand words to describe the feelings of winning the game you almost wish for as a nice birthday present. It's been 5 consecutive titles that Rafa won in Roland Garros from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 it's his 6th titles tying with Bjorn Borg (a Swedish player too) who first gained the 6 titles in Roland Garros in 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, and in 1981. Its history and Rafa is just creating history for the future tennis champion. The match between the Spaniard and the Swiss is at a boiling point they have their own desire to win -- Rafa for his 6th titles to tie with Bjorn Borg who created history then in 1981, Roger to make a comeback and prove himself to the clay court as he only a 1 time winner at Roland Garros on 2009 after beating Robin Soderling who then becoming the first and, to date, the only player to defeat Nadal at the French Open in the same year in Roland Garros. On the first set of the match Roger was in a high spirited he led to 5-2 until Rafa gets back his rhythm and finish the 1st set to 7-5, 2nd set turns into Rafa's favor as he leads it and finish the 2nd set with 7-6 it's a really tight match as you can see. Rogers' makes a hit in the 3rd as he lead the set and finish it with 5-7, but you can't expect what will happen next as if your grasping into a shallow dark night as everything turn into a surprised and unexpected result in every set end, then 4th set was finally a decision making for Rafa if he will allow Roger to make a return then it would be a tie breaking set for the two in the 5th set of the match, but then Rafa is really unstoppable at the moment, and Roger unluckily commit so many unforced error in the match, as it make it easy for Rafa to lead on the 4th set and Rafa ended it with a glorious score of 6-1.

the fruit of his labor

I can't hear people supporting of who's who they're shouting for, all I can hear is myself saying "Go Rafa" "Smash it Down" (sorry I'm a bit bias on this part for I really bet Rafa) I'm shouting out loud in my own kingdom in the middle of the night as if I'm also inside Court Philippe Chartrier (but I was helplessly watching in front of the lappy via a live streaming - thanks for the wonder of the fiber-optic-lines) as if Rafa can hear my utmost support for him to go on and make a win for the match. So, indeed Rafa is shouting to his own boosting words "VAMOOSSS RAFAAAA!!!!". I could hear him loudly as if I was just in front of him, it's how he pushes himself to go and fight the good fight and take the winner's seat. Each one of us has its own boosting words to uplift our confidence it's how we are calling the good vibrations... as other says "GV GV GV or good vibes good vibes good vibes". Well, it helps a lot though sometimes we think what the use of shouting a word like that what's going to happen for some reason we might not see the apparent result of it, but in general it boosts our confidence in some ways.

...I'm smiling at the moment and so thankful to GOD that Rafa's win for this is one of my wish and prayer for him. I can say I have a good night, good morning... whatsoever, it's late in the evening and early in the morning at 2:53am but I'm here writing a pathetic blog. hahaha. Sorry for that, just want to share the ecstatic feeling I had one right now.

♥Quotes♥

O Christians, remember, you bear his dear name,

Your lives are for others to view;

Your living examples--men praise your or blame,

And measure your Savior by you. --Anon

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WHOSE TENNIS ERA NOW?

Turf: in front of my laptop

Dash: writing blogs

Psalm 119:133

Direct my steps by Your Word.

It's been a long year since I was fascinated in tennis it was introduced to me by accident non other than by my late father I was then a ?Teener's and my father was a self-confess sports fanatic from boxing, basketball, tennis, golf, or even hard sport like wrestling I adopted watching all of them but I wasn't confused of my gender..err..know I'm certified straight. Nobody can turn the knob on the TV or hold a remote control when my father is watching so definitely I'm glued to whatever he is watching on, so I'm very much updated who won the grand slam of the so and so sports per se.

It was at the heights of Agassi and Graf tennis career then which both end up being husband and wife. Agassi was then taking all the glory - the long hair wham look, the headband, and has been called the best service returner in the history of the game. He won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments in 15 Major finals and he was the first male player to win all four Majors on three different surfaces (Hard, Clay and Grass). 2nd male to receive the Career Grand Slam and also 17 ATP Master Title Series. Agassi is the last American to win the French Open (1999) and the Australian Open (2003). He retired at the age of 36 on September 3, 2006 after suffering from sciatica caused by two bulging discs in his back, a spondylolisthesis (vertebral displacement) and a bone spur that interfered with the nerve.

Side by side of Agassi's glory is Steffi Graf she won 22 grand slam titles second among female and male players, became the only tennis player who (male or female) to achieve the Calendar Year Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. She also holds the open era record for finishing as the year-end World No. 1 the most times, having done so on eight occasions. She won 107 singles titles. Her versatility across all playing surfaces, having won each of the four Grand Slams at least four times, the only player to do so. She won six French Open singles titles (second to Evert) and seven Wimbledon singles title.

She is the only singles player to have achieved a Calendar Year Grand Slam while playing on all three major types of tennis courts (grass courts, clay courts and hard courts). She reached thirteen consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, from the 1987 French Open through to the 1990 French Open winning nine of them. She played in 36 Grand Slam singles tournaments and winning 22 titles. She reached a total of 31 Grand Slam singles finals. Graf is considered by some to be the greatest female player. Billy Jean King also said in 1999, "Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time". She retired in 1999 with the rank of a World No. 3. When she was 13-year-old Graf was ranked World No. 124. She won no titles during the next three years, but her ranking climbed steadily until World No. 98 in 1983, No. 22 in 1984, and No. 6 in 1985. 

Before the two former world no. 1 tennis player fades away in the scene, my passion in tennis is gradually fading too until I finished school and had my own bread and butter. Since then I never knew who was then taking all the glory in the tennis world, until last year 2010 of May when I accidentally open the Television set and it was Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer playing on that moment, the style of Rafa was caught me unattended that he took my attention of watching the tennis again after a long time of missing it little did I know that it was also the heights of his comeback who was then won 9 grand slam singles title and also been called as the "King of Clay". I saw in him the Agassi Era and it was Rafa who brings back my passion for tennis until then I'd never failed a single match to watch especially his match.

But before the end of 2010 a few times Rafa lost in the final and when 2011 has begun things got better to him when he won 2 times in clay in Monte Carlo and Barcelona everybody is eyeing on him that he is going to win on the Madrid Open his homeland but Nole won instead, they face again in the final in Rome, Italy but then it was Nole again who won. Now both are playing in Roland Garros, will Rafa stay as World No. 1 or Nole will as the year end.

The question is who's tennis era now, will it be Rafa again or Nole?

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My Bible is a guidebook true

That points for me the way,

That gives me courage, hope, and cheer,

And guidance for each day. --Anon

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