Hey, Nice Roof
The only greater unlikelihood than good weather at Wimbledon: an American woman whose last name isn't Williams making the second week of the tournament.
17-year old Melanie Oudin defeated Jelena Jankovic in three sets. Oudin, who has only been on the pro tour since 2008, was just trying to qualify here - which she had to win three matches to do. She traveled with her coach, although she suspects that her parents
are going to try to surprise her and show up next week. Hopefully Oudin doesn't get discouraged by the way Jankovic went after her in the post-match press ("She doesn't make so many mistakes, but she doesn't do anything either"), and gets some of the credit she deserves. She hung with the former No. 1 for 2 hours and 52 minutes, including three sets and a tiebreak in the first. Basically she's fresh-faced and adorable and everyone is going to love her for the next two days. Hooray!
Next up on Centre Court is Andy Murray, the day's headliner and Greatest Man Ever to Live in Britain. The roof remains open, so hopefully he can close out Troicki before the clouds roll in and everything goes back to normal.
--Lena M. Glaser
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I was watching the Wimbledon match where Serena Williams hit three aces in a row to close out the set forty love. The two "sports commentators" didn't even mention this fact. They prattled on and on about the court, the crowd anything but the match. It was as if they were totally disinterested and bored and as a result they were quite boring. Perhaps they'd rather be doing something else. Perhaps they should be.
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