The Syndicate

Golden wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2017 4:20 pm I hope he gets another.

The Croat caved after just one missed break point chance. One. By the second set, he was crying during changeovers. There wasn't even a case of Federer resilience or something - his opponent woke up today and couldn't lift a backhand past the net.

And this earns him #19 and #8.

*throws hands in the air*

Good bloody grief.

Nah, tight 2nd set, but 3 sets.

Only thing left for me to decide now is whether I'll have zero drinks as to not celebrate any of this or every drink in the house as to anesthethize myself.

*sigh*

Might as well warm up that congratulatory FB post for Sunday, Alex. At this point, I don't see the rest of the tournament leading to another outcome. It's still kinda crazy for me how it takes two Big 4 players' form to dip (oh, and there's Nadal failing eternally on this surface) for everything to revert back to "fedwinslol". As for the runner-up spot, I guess the chance of a lifetime is Querrey's more than Cilic's (he's been labeled more as a dark horse), but I'm sure they'll both just face a brick wall in the final, anyway.

I started off the match opening a beer and toasting it to the realization that another Fedal, despite all odds, is happening and whatever unfolds, it's a joyous occasion. I mean, one dude with 17 Slams was competiting against one with 14, after all, right?

Of course, I ended up being real sad, because I take this sport too seriously. Four sets would have easier to cope with, but that fifth set offered too much to hope for.

*checks the year in the calendar*

what the heck

Federer finally had surgery? Never thought I'd see the day. Unless they've all been secret before.

Don't we already have a thread for this sport, the best of them all, though?