I used to hate the name even until 3 years back. I smiled whenever he lost, the way i do for Federer now. It was because i loved Sampras. Once Sampras retired, i kind of started liking Agassi, for i always knew he was a good player...a very good player. This is Agassi's 20th straight year at the US open, starting from 1986. Am not sure if anyone else has this kind of record...simply unbelievable. At 35, he's still the king of service returns, which was amply on display in his Quarterfinal game against compatriot James Blake last night. This was one of the best games of tennis i have ever got to see and i am thankful for it. Down 3-6, 3-6, 1-3, only Agassi could have possibly taken it to the fifth set, let alone...win it! I kept believing that he'd somehow pull this one off and he did! Agassi won 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(8-6). He did not give Blake a single matchpoint, which was not great only because it was Agassi. I started feeling sorry for Blake right after Agassi evened things out in the third set at 3-3 and almost lost my confidence when Agassi was down a break in the fifth. For all his worth, he broke back and took it to tie-break. There he was down 1-4 again! Agassi was on the comeback throughout the match, where he showed a lot of character. If he gets to meet Federer in the Finals, it'd be an awesome game where Federer would be made to give his everything to win, which is itself becoming a rarity these days. Ofcourse, there's Ginepri waiting to pounce on the old tiger to enter into a Grand Slam Finals for the first time in his career...but after seeing the way Agassi played in the QF, Ginepri would be hoping for something more than just his talent to beat the legend...
Another bad day for the Aussies in the Ashes. England are 319/7 at the end of the first day's play in the fifth and final test. Atleast, it wasnt too bad relatively based on what has happened in the last 3 games. I thought that losing the toss was a blessing in disguise, for this will give them enough time to take 20 English wickets. Hope rain doesnt take too many overs away from this game and spoil a well fought series...
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wb ram..:)
whoa dude!
i just finished writing, more like kottifying something similar... :) unbelievable match that Agassi-Blake...
cheers mate!
-ak
agassi-a madhikathavanai en pattan thaduthalum viden ..
enna vidunga, enna vidunga .. indha ram-a oru kai pakkaren naan ..
Sri- thanks
Arun1!- nice coincidence :D
Arun2!- dei...nalladhu sonnaalum adikka varuviyaa? :P- thirundhunga da :D
ram, i think u r allowed to like both sampras AND agassi :P
i liked both of them...but if sampras played agassi..i supported sampras ;)
"I smiled whenever he lost, the way i do for Federer now." seems like its been a long time since u smiled :->
and yeah...WHATTAMATCH!!!! :o
i saw the first two sets...and was wondering what was going wrong with agassi... and then it was getting late..and i slept off :((
but i saw the news and the highlights too :D
i think agassi has a good chance of beating even federer if he plays like this!!! but..depends on how well federer plays...if federer plays as he can, he will win..and most prolly in straight sets!!
PV- liking both? that'll only make supporting one when both play, tougher. I can always do away with such dilemmas even if it means not liking one of them...and as must be obvious by now, i dont like someone just because he's good. To me, heart plays a bigger role in deciding whether i like someone or not rather than the brain, as in your case, mostly :D
seems like its been a long time since u smiled - thankfully, i have a million other reasons that make me smile...
really sad to know u missed the live action :P
i have more confidence in Agassi beating Federer than in Agassi beating Ginepri...let's see...
what u say is true to an extent... like today when i was watching sharapova and clijsters.. i like both of them equally..not that i am MAD about them..apart from looks of course!!
i started watching the 2nd set..when clijsters was ahead..and abt to finish the match... i supported sharapova then..in the third set..i supported clijsters... but when it looked like sharapova was going to lose badly..i again supported her... and she actually won that game!!!
eventually clijsters won ;)
i am waiting to see the agassi ginepri match...
"thankfully, i have a million other reasons that make me smile..." thankfully, u admit that federer doesnt let u smile too often!!
thankfully, u admit that federer doesnt let u smile too often!! - ofcourse, i do...i also believe that he might make me smile a lot in a few years from now, not because i'd smile when he'd lose but because i'd have started liking him by then :D
useless fellow
u think so too? :O is Federer? :P
did u see the aappu which he served in large helpings to hewitt?? :P
agassi has got to play out of his skin, by god!!!
but i am praying for an agassi win!!
who knows, he might not play another grandslam again :(
hewitt's another guy in my hate list- so that was a smile-smile situation for me :P...yeah Agassi can win if the match goes the distance..illenaa romba kashtam...
wow...sampras....is just TOO good! he made agassi play the best games, i think....gosh, i miss also those sampras vs. agassi matches....one of the best clashes ever in tennis history!
and haha, i used to hate agassi too, until sampras retired... :D
vani- yeah, classics indeed and hehe- join the fan club ;)
SI- u must probably mean the '02 US open finals game...all their games were gr8, no doubt. thx for dropping by...
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