Ellie chronicles

Am supposed to write this entry a week ago...due to the foreseen circumstances (malas actually) so it takes me today to pen my thought on this (basi dah kot yaa)

What is Flushing Meadow? FM is tennis ground in New York, USA..a place which I would love to be..one day!!! FM just like Wimbledon in UK or Rolland Garros in Paris. Thousand of tennis fans gathered to enjoy the aces, baselines, strokes under the scorching heat of summer in US.

This year US Open crowned a new but familiar facade, especially in Men category. Rafael Nadal put shoes in the pundit's mouth as he eventually crowned as champion to the only grand slam that he craved for years. The final between him and Djokovic as if David vs Goliath. Djokovic should displayed his performance when he beat FeDex in a match which I thought Fedex could easily walked out from Arthur Ashes arena as winner. I was gutted to see FeDex lost in a match which he nearly 2 games to win..Sigh!!! Last year he lost to Juan Martin Del-Potro, the young and lanky Argentine. Of course Federer will bounce back and I would anticipate his sheer presence in Melbourne come January 2011.

Kim Clister defended her title and it was pure disbelief that the Williams failed to shine in their favourite, home-ground tournament and the only uproar came from Venus's dazzling fashion on the turf and none on her performance.

So what next?? Davis Cup...and guess what tennis showdown in Malaysia...but no FeDex, no Nadal...ermmm Soderling pun ok what..hehehe...

picture credit to Reuters

Quick update

This year, the king of clay claimed himself as King of grass...only this year!!!
I wont crown Rafael Nadal as King of Grass yet, as this title still (for me yaa) belong to Roger Federer. Sad to see him fell to 3rd in the ranking and lost the title, lost in the semi to Tomas Berdych. Losing is just a painful experience to all of us. I do understand that sinking feeling and to see him wept in Australian Open last year and to see his straight, frustration face in French Open,Wimbledon really really an agony thing.

So next tournament will be US Open. Cant wait to see that too...


World Cup

Like I said and predict, the Azzuri team unable to pass the first hurdle, first round. What a disgrace!!! Same can be said about the French team, and even worst Anelka was sent home in the midst of the tournament. The so called big names failed to shine and who have thought that Ghana in the quarterfinal, Brazil was hapless in the Netherlands hand, England was lost somewhere and Argentine despite the hype, lost to German. So what a surprise!!

So it goes back to the basic, anything is possible in football!!!
Who is going to be a champion??? Just wait and see...........

TaRa

picture credit to AFP

Nadal will always be a king of clay, he claimed his fifth title here...He did try to speak few words in French and received applaud from audience...hehe.It denotes how significant this tournament to him and to win in with style, beating Robin Soderling who previously crashed the reigning champion FeDex. Nothing much to comment on other players since not all players other than Nadal can be so good on clay court. His tenacity, pace, powerful backhand really scary to watch.

For Women category it was astounding to see Francesca Schiavone won the tournament. No Williams sisters, no Henin, no Sharapova, no Jankovic and not even Ivanovic (probably quite busy Verdasco) played in the final. Women category always be in topsy-turvy.


Look at his picture above taken at Disneyland Paris, that definitely bring back all the memories.....

Next will be my favourite Wimbledon Open in London...

picture credit to Agency/kosmo

sesajer jer aku letak gambar Del Potro.. a man to watch in tennis arena...

Hari nih dah start puasa 6, harap dapat tahan cobaan esp bila ramai pulak pihak2 buat makan2 nih...adeii...

Frankly aku tak der benda menarik nak share, so let talk about tennis. Bagi yang mengikuti tennis sure dah tahu sapa yang menang Wimledon title nih, none other than Mr Roger Federer. Congrats Roger, you have shown that you can get up from last year agony, lost both grand slam to Nadal and this year Oz title too..That is the spirit really aspired me as a fan to wake up and get up regardless of hurdles awaiting in my life. Kalau Fedex kalah boleh bounce aku pun leh buat laa....

Walaupun match 2009 tidak dapat menandingi epik perlawanan Fedex dan Rafa final 2008 match kali nih pun akan sentiasa d ingati gak. Pertarungan 4 jam gak, yg really pumping my adrenalin set terakhir tuh...Hail to Andy Roddick!!! U made this match live up to the expectation. Andy adalah antara pemain yang aku minat (berapa banyak daaa...hehehe) aku suka kan gaya dia serve esp bila ace dan very fast tennis. Dia dah bina imej tersendiri, so kalau aku tengok pmain bertopi pakai hitam atau putih shirt aku tahu tuh mmg Andy...mmg itulah imej dia....Tetapi satu lah yg aku tak suka dengar Andy nih dia nih species kureng ajar sket...tak friendly langsung...huhuhu...

So next grand slam will be US open..harap sesangat Nadal akan dapat bermain masa tuh dan challenge Fedex..15th Grand Slam to Roger..whoaa!!! What an achievement!!!
Ermm..actually aku nak komen gak ttg bola esp perpindahan Ronaldo, Real MAD..tapi entahlah tiada mood buat masa sekarang...later lah...

Wimbledon datang lagik horee...mmg nih adalah my favourite Grand Slam sbb ianya d adakan d Wimbledon England...satu hari nanti aku nak tengok tennis match d sinilah...tapi tahun bila tuh tak tahulah....huhuhu....Masa tour London ari aku was so totally forgotten nak carik Wimbledon ground maklumlah intoxicated with the London mayhem...hehehe. Grand Slam nih mmg unik sbb ianya d adakan atas gelanggang rumput so klasik dan memakai serba putih. Bila outfit serba putih (players akan d penalized kalau pakai attire yg ada kaler lain) flying bola kuning atas gelanggang hijau (jugak official, scoreboard pun sume hijau) tuh mmg awesome, contrast yet matching sungguh! hehehe

Masa tulis pasal Wimbledon nih teringat plak aku pada Wimbledon FC, team bola nih mmg tak famous mana pun sekarang tapi back in late 90's mmg antara team yg kental macam Hull citylah sekarang, taktik depa mmg suka hantar bola jauh2 ke depan to get the goal, hard to beat sbb pmain dia mmg physical dominant lah esp captain depa Vinny Jones..Player nih bukan sahaja tough (macam pemain rugby lagak dia nih), also his no nonsense approach to the game...mmg sanggup buat apa sahaja to win....that was in the past...

Dah pasal bola..Last year winner was Nadal and Williams (Serena).....tapi kali nih aku pun tak tahu nak cakap sapa yg akan menang...yg pastinya epic and revenge match antara No 1 and No 2 yg d nantikan tak terjadik tahun nih...huhuhuk...Nadal plak tarik diri dari tournament due to his never ending knee injury...so nampak gayanya Roger Federer may be in the final probably against the local lad Andy Murray or Djokovic. Yg female aku harap Safina, Sharapova dapat challenge Williams sisters yg mmg expert lah grass court nih...diorang punya record dasyat...swapping title btwn them...nak harapkan beauty lad Ana Ivanovic nampaknya tidaklah...she is too young to handle no 1 spot, so does Yelena Yankovic...to win this big tournament (teringat plak kat Justine Henin...napalah dia retired in such an early age...if not mesti lagik syokk tgk female match)

As a tennis fan,Nadal will sorely miss!!! Hope to see u in US open...so nak sokong sapa nih??? hehehe...tak kisahlah sapa pun yg menang kalau boleh the underdog and surely aku akan sentiasa enjoy the art of playing tennis from FeDex, the way he turns his body to do forehand....to hit the baseline...

So, aku akan update dan komen pasal tournament nih pulak later (final match)
As for now let enjoy the final last year, it was 4 hours match...

Rasanya ramai dah tahu Roger Federer eventually menang satu2 nya piala yg tak pernah dimenanginya...French Open at Roland Garros, French. FYI yg bukan tennis fan, ni adalah Grand Slam yg ke 2 selepas Australian Open (Melbourne) last Januari. Beza dengan OZ open ialah the surface...OZ adalah hard court, French Open nih adalah gelanggang tanah liat (Clay court). Selepas nih Grand slam ke 3 gelanggang rumput d Wimbledon UK dan akhir sekali US open (Flushing Meadow)hard court.

French Open nih adalah cubaan Roger yg ke 4, selepas 3 kali d nafikan oleh Raja tanah liat Rafael Nadal....no wonder lah FeDex weeping masa terima trophy, karier Fedex pun mmg down since kalah pada Nadal last year Wimbledon (his fav tournament) and lost once again dalam OZ Open this year pada Nadal (title pertama utk Nadal utk hard court) so bila dia menang nih aku dapat rasa sweetnya...

Gitulah dalam idup nih, too many ups and downs and it is not easy to gain success...Roger has to wait 4 attempts to land the title...reflective pada aku....kena truskan usaha walaupun mmg payah, d nafikan beberapa kali, break my nerve many times, kena truskan usaha...jangan give up and jangan berputus asa dengan rahmat Allah dan apa yg d tentukan....harap sangat Allah beri kekuatan to be strong and makbulkan segala harapan dan doa...

Roger...Congratulation!! Rafa...hope ur knee injury will recover soon..Vamos Rafa!!!
Hoping to see u both of u in the Wimbledon final...another epic match this year?? hehe


p/s Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving to Madrid...wicked!!!

I think it has been sometimes that i dont talk about tennis, one of my fav sport. Now, Madrid open in Madrid, Spain for sure....what a surprise by looking at the results...Nadal lost to French lad Simon and FedEx lost to Murray.....Earlier stage, Djokovic also failed so I guess no 1,2,3 spot will remain the same unless Djokovic wins another 2 ATP tournaments in Paris and Shanghai. Will he? for sure Sr Nadal retains no 1 crown even after he lost to Gilles Simon. This year saw the emergence of many young talented players likes Gulbis, De Porto, Tsonga, Simon and no surprise to see Andy Murray advances to a better ATP ranking next year...

so Final match showdown between Murray and Simon...my prediction?? Murray for the title, he came close last time, only to be denied by FedEx in US Open so he will this time.........

Alhamdulillah aku dah raya utk puasa 6.....