Versus

Rafa and Coria in the end. The final I'd been hankerin' for. What bugs me is that I missed their semis. Damn Star Sports. In this part of the world, soccer is what people watch, read, bet on, argue about, analyse, wear, play - and according to one old fogey who claims that the Football Association of Singapore don't care about the state of soccer here - eat, sleep and shit too. Soccer on ESPN, soccer on StarSports, soccer when I glance at the grassy knoll outside my window. Not that I have anything against soccer, I actually do watch it. Premier League, La Liga, Serie A. Once upon a time I even took up Italian in the name of Demetrio Albertini. It's just overkill, week after week, the dissection of what this kick did, what substituting that player meant, how this coach is bitchin about that other coach. Wonder if I could persuade StarHub to get the Tennis Channel.

It's a funny situation when you see your favourite players battle it out. Guess the plus side is whoever wins, you don't feel like trouncing his opponent. Gaston Gaudio wins hands down the player who I'd love to pelt with something rotting. His attitude when he's losing, his antics, his socks, his anything, is just grating. No such problem tonight, 3 hours to go.