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Rafa is Wimbledon champion!

Rafa is Wimbledon champion!

I don’t know what to say. Onwards to the US Open!

Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god.

I’m speechless. I’ve never been this engrossed on a tennis match before. In fact, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a match like that before. It was just plain unbelievable. And for Rafa to beat Federer on Wimbledon? Amazing. Incredibly amazing.

Finally, no more plates for my boy.

I am desperately in need of a TV… because I am desperately in need of my Fernando Torres fix!

I’ve been following the Euro 2008 finals between Spain and Germany through Eurosport’s live match commentary but nothing beats watching it live even if it’s only on TV. Refreshing my browser every ten minutes is not as exciting as screaming at the referee and biting my nails. It is better than nothing at all, though. Definitely way better than having to follow it through my mobile phone’s browser like the World Cup finals two years ago and missing the drama that is Zizou’s headbutt.

Fernando Torres, my hero. I’ll be wearing my Spain shirt tomorrow in honor of your winning goal. Spain’s incredible form throughout the competition more than makes up for their disappointing World Cup. Well, to me at least.

I’m missing my Spanish boys - Fernando, Fernando and Rafa. Ooh la la. Hot.

My boy Djokovic lost his second round match to Safin at Wimbledon! Suddenly Roger Federer has one less problem to deal with in his quest for a record 6th straight Wimbledon trophy.

If Roger Federer’s Wimbledon is in jeopardy this year, as Novak and Borg once said, the challenge won’t definitely be from Djokovic but, most likely, from Rafa Nadal and Andy Roddick. Or maybe some up-and-comers like Stanislas Wawrinka, Andy Murray or, uh, Reeshard Gasquet? Lleyton Hewitt, perhaps? This season is getting pretty interesting.

I’m not really sure if that was in 3rd grade or in 4th grade but what I do know is that The Crystal Maze used to be our favorite show on cable television. We were so fangirls that we even had our own Crystal Maze during lunch breaks. Memories, memories. Hahaha. Wala lang. Hahaha. Walking down memory lane can be therapeutic, no?

Speaking of fangirls, I have run out of words to describe Rafa Nadal. Somehow HOT just isn’t enough. I very rarely watch sports on TV these days but Rafa’s hotness and his biceps are just too hard to resist. And this is coming from someone who gets turned off by overly muscled men. Ugh.

The Australian Open men’s finals on Sunday promises to be one explosive affair. My other boy Novak Djokovic (who beat Federer in straight sets!) will take on my boy Rafa’s conqueror, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

I would have wanted Rafa to be in the finals but then again there’s always the clay season for me to look forward to. Oh well.

While surfing around the web for recent Formula 1 news, I found out that Fernando Alonso’s new teammate in Renault will be Nelson Piquet Jr who was the team’s test driver last season. When I first saw him a couple of years back during his days in A1 Grand Prix, I thought he was quite good looking. But damn, the guy is hot in the Giancarlo Fisichella kind of way.

Time for me to watch F1 again!

The exhibition match won’t settle the debate over who is the greatest tennis player of all time but I hope it will be just as exciting as their Wimbledon 2001 match.

If you’ve read any of my previous posts about Formula 1, you’ll know that I’m not a big Schumacher fan. Nor am I a fan of Ferrari. But I must admit that, for me, Ferrari was the team of the season. With Kimi and Felipe, they have drivers who have mutual respect for each other. That hug between Kimi and Felipe after the Brazilian GP was a sign that, indeed, they are teammates and friends. The same cannot be said when it comes to Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton over at McLaren. To be honest, the hype surrounding Hamilton’s maiden F1 season put me off a bit. Watching F1 races with British F1 pundits who are all fawning over Hamilton just doesn’t seem right to me. I don’t know, I just didn’t buy it. Now McMerc are wishing and hoping that their boy Lewis would win the WDC because of fuel irregularities on the part of BMW and Williams whose drivers (Rosberg, Heidfeld and Kubica) finished ahead of him. Really now, Ron. He choked, pure and simple.

I think it is only fitting that Kimi won his first WDC crown with a team that really works as a team. Ferrari’s fair and equal treatment of their drivers have always been one of their strongest points (think Irvine/Reubens and Schumi). And for a Kimi fan like me who has watched since his Sauber days, the Brazilian GP was indeed a memorable race.

Photo from the BBC.

The first week of the US Open is coming to a close and I’m yet to watch a single match. Though the only thing I’m looking forward to is the possible semifinal between Djokovic and Nadal, I find myself intrigued to see Roger Federer’s new tuxedo-inspired new Nike kit.

An all-black ensemble plus shiny shoes? It brings back (not-so-good) memories of Serena Williams’ catsuit five years ago.

Only The Special One is worthy of, well, The Special One.

13 Jose Mourinho and Jose Mourinho
The Chelsea manager/Special One oozes self-love. And he’s handsome, rich, successful and brilliant, so why not?

IMO, Jose and Jose should top that list. He’s sexier than most of the guys and gals on that list.

From Times Online’s list of 50 Sporting Couples.