The French Open started off well. Good weather up until the end, good results for my faves, and some upsets in the mix. Most importantly, Ana and Novak won! They weren't playing their best, but they pulled through. And tomorrow we have both Rafa and Roger playing, as well as my faves Mario, Marin, Amelie, Viktor, Richard, Jelena, and MariKiri. Crazily ESPN2 is not having coverage tomorrow. But I don't get ESPN2 at home so I guess I don't care. Oh well.
Guga's match was the true highlight of the day, and from his interviews I really wish I could have watched him play. He seems to have the biggest heart ever, and truly is a beautiful person. Unfortunately his glory was before my time, so all I have is his parting words and the image of a great man, humble and gracious and loving. His retirement from singles is now official; the recent retirements have contributed to the nostalgia that I am currently "suffering". We all grow up someday; grow up, grow out of, grow apart. The weathering of time changes us; we both want to keep and tear away parts of our past. And I didn't really start following tennis until 2004...4 years and I have already formed so many bonds, seen people like Tim Henman mark my heart and forever leave it scarred, other people like Joachim take a bit when I wasn't watching, other people like Andy Roddick find it hard to weather the storm. Days like today remind me to celebrate the human heart as well as the human spirit, to remember the tennis player's service to the world as a person and not just a tennis player. And so far it has not been hard to find a reason to smile through the sadness.
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