All things Tennis. One slice at a time.
Because anything we have to say about the rest of the happenings on Day 4 at Wimbledon would be completely overshadowed by any mention of the longest tennis match ever, we will keep our Reflections brief:
Top 6 Things That Happened Today at Wimbledon
John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 in the longest [...]
Most Exciting Match: Andy Roddick (6) vs. Jarkko Nieminen, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3.
Least Surprising Upset: Kimiko Date Krumm vs. Dinara Safina (9), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. In light of how she has performed at every single one of her last Grand Slams, we’re sadly not surprised by Safina’s upset at all.
Retirements: Eduardo Schwank (against Blaz [...]
Q: Did Venus buy all of those hats yesterday?
S. Williams: The past few days she has been in hat mode: She has been in all the foregrounds and I was in the background. She loves to shop so I was a little disappointed.
Q: So she is going to bring back a bunch of hats. What do you take back…
S. Williams: Usually something that goes on my ass (…Laughter).
we see you looking, Xisca
