I can’t believe I missed the Men’s Final at Wimbledon last Sunday. I had a prior commitment with my dad at the Mohegan Sun. We left after Nadal won the first two sets with relative ease and I thought it was over. But the champion Federer battled back to force a five set, I remember looking at the TV in the casino and thinking I can’t believe this match is still going on. After three rain delays this was the longest Wimbledon men's singles final in history at four hours and 48 minutes. In my last post I predicted that Nadal would beat Federer; I just did not know it would be a classic. If John McEnroe said it is the best final ever than I have to say it was.
The other news last weekend was the US Olympic trials in Track and Field as well as Swimming. The main story at the swimming trials was 41 year-old mother of one Dara Torres making her fifth Olympic team. By the way, she set a new American record in the 50m freestyle to make the team in two events the other is the 100m freestyle that she will not swim in Beijing. To beat kids in their teens and early 20’s is just awesome. There is hope for us all. I hope I’M in that kind of shape at 41. The story at the Track and Field trials is that Tyson Gay’s dream of a 100m and 200m sprint double is over. Gay suffered what his manager called a severe cramp in his left hamstring. This brings up the point that Track and Field is the hardest team to make because the top three athletes in each sport go to the Olympics. If you have a bad day or you get hurt that’s it no second chances, no chance for recovery. I like the way Women’s Gymnastics does it. They name the top two and the rest are chosen at training camp. Diving does this as well. Better chance of making the team.
This weekend in sports
I have to say this is not the best weekend to be a sports fan. There is no big event this weekend. I’M looking forward to next week’s All-Star events in New York. Monday is the Home Run Derby that is always a great show. Tuesday is the All-Star Game. Baseball’s All-Star Game is the best because the winning league gets home field advantage in the World Series. I believe this gives the players something to play for.
Have a great weekend. Talk to you soon, sports will heat up next week.
Good night and good luck, (stolen from Keith Olbermann who stole it from Edward
R. Murrow)
Jamie Lazaroff
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