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Happy masters of the grass.
The middle of the Slam season is here and so far the year has given us some of the real good stuff! Score one for being happy and excited on a tennis court (Rafa and Venus), all-court mastery (Justine and Roger) and valiant efforts by media darlings (Davenport, Sharapova and, now, Andy Roddick).
Men’s Tennis
Roddick was gracious, humble and even strikingly funny in the face of defeat at Wimbledon. (Much better than that Saturday night Live appearance a couple of years back.) His media and match persona erased memories of his outburst versus an Italian journeyman during the first week of The Championships. After playing well, yet still being outclassed by Federer, Andy joked that he was in the "mood for a beer", and that the way to get to Federer would be to, "punch him, I don’t know". Got us all laughing at the visual, but then you get the feeling Roger would dodge Andy’s biggest and best blow, and artfully swivel around and throw Andy to the ground.
Roddick: gracious, funny, outclassed, disappointed.
Let’s explore some interesting questions: What is so great about Roger Federer’s game? What has gone on this season…