Let Me Share This Collection Of Poorly Made Old Gifs With Everything Else That Breaks My Heart About

let me share this collection of poorly made old gifs with everything else that breaks my heart about australia ‘09, besides the obvious:

roger angrily mouthing “shit” to himself when he can’t get his tears under control

the twitch in rafa’s cheek and the way he looks like he’s in literal pain watching roger fall apart up there

the achingly boyish way roger cries, those sweet clumsy gestures

little reassurance thigh/tiddy taps

“rog, sorry for today, I really know how you feel” and roger’s brief flicker of a smile and the way their eyes lock (again) and his little nod

the way rafa turns and looks on as roger leaves like all he wants to do is go after him. the way he looks lost for a moment standing there alone.

and I guess we don’t need a gif to know what happened later that evening…

Tennis players in the Hunger Games

Novak Djokovic - Acts all funny before the games, turns quite psycho in the arena. Could kill anyone. Wants to form an alliance with Rafa and Roger, but gets rejected, which hurts his feelings and he targets them first. Weapon of choice: throwing knives - fast, quiet, and effective.

Roger Federer - His brains are the most dangerous thing about him. Doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the skills, he has the most skills in the arena. Everyone expected him to be in an alliance with Rafa, so they didn’t even ask - except Novak. His weakness: kind of expects others to play fair. Weapon of choice: bow and arrows, but a spear also goes - aim and accuracy are the key.

Rafael Nadal - He’s the muscles of the pair. Very hungry for survival, has the skills, but sometimes acts before he thinks. The traps of the arena are a bigger deal for him than the tributes. Weapon of choice: something that requires brute force, an axe probably.

Dominic Thiem - Too nice to kill anyone and anything, especially animals. Lives on berries and hopes everyone will kill each other and forget about him somehow. Refused alliance with Sascha because he thought he’d slow him down, regrets it ever since. Weapon of choice: pocket knife to cut berries and tree bark, what else would he need it for?

Alexander Zverev - The golden boy, Capitol loves him, he actually loves the Capitol (the food and all). Killing is no problem, not getting killed is trickier. Has two weak points: his clumsiness, and Dominic. Weapon of choice: sword - he’s not really inconspicuous, so one-on-one fights will inevitably happen, and sword looks cool, too.

Denis Shapovalov - Extremely fast. Lives by Rue’s motto “If they can’t catch me, they can’t kill me.” Looks sweet and innocent, but once he’s in the Games and he will bite if he has to. Weapon of choice: poison darts - small to carry, can be used from the distance, quiet enough not to attract attention to him.

Andrey Rublev - The silent killer in the arena. Lone wolf, fends for himself, alliance is out of question. Doesn’t look like he can do much, but is actually pretty lethal. Weapon of choice: knife - can be used for many things, not just killing.

Nick Kyrgios - Very likely to win the games, unless he does something stupid. Ruthless killer, no feelings at all, will form an alliance and then kill his ally in their sleep. Weapon of choice: anything that can be used as a weapon. He doesn’t care, really. Won’t say no to a machete, though.

Stefanos Tsitsipas - Plays the mysterious guy that never reveals his secrets, which works with the Capitol folk, but is quite useless in the arena. Hopes he will become the symbol of the revolution like Katniss. Nobody’s told him he has to win first, apparently. Weapon of choice: bow and arrows - he doesn’t want to come too close to his victims. Blood is gross, so…

David Goffin - Very quiet and inconspicuous, but actually very skillful. Prefers not to kill people directly, but relies on their stupidity. Has a very clear strategy. Weapon of choice: electricity and explosives - “let them kill themselves” is his motto.

Grigor Dimitrov - His charisma is his main strength here - he won’t get hungry because he has many sponsors to send him food, doesn’t have to fight for a weapon in the bloodbath, because he will obtain one otherwise. Wants to win for the fame. Weapon of choice: a fancy bow he got from his sponsors.

Jérémy Chardy - His strategy is to run and hide, and just pretend he doesn’t exist. Weapon of choice: net and rope - to make traps for animals. He’s not there to kill people, but he has to eat something.

John Isner - He’s too tall, so everyone can see him from afar, dammit, they should have made the trees higher in the arena. Nice guy, but will kill in self defense. Weapon of choice: slingshot - he likes serving things at his opponents at high speed, so…

Pierre-Hugues Herbert - Not made for this stuff. Too pure. Will probably die as soon as he gets off the platform.

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completeyrandomstuff7

5 years ago

*Ryan trying to hurry the kids on*

Kids wanting a shoutout: