Stef Having A Mini Mental Breakdown Because Sascha Is Blocking His View. Also This Is The Cutest Thing

Sascha Zverev crashing Kyle Edmund’s interview with his popcorn.

“Yup, I’m enjoying my life right now. That’s what I’m doing today.”

Made this thread on Twitter and I thought I’d share it on here since I rarely post any original content so enjoy

Did some say Guide To The Top 10 ATP Players Plus Notable Others? No? Well here it is anyway. Please watch this hot mess with me 

Semifinals are set!

Ok, why didn’t anyone tell me Borg vs McEnroe was so emotional? I was expecting some comedy drama sports film with bitching and instead was floored by this fucking tragic story of both Borg fighting his demons and McEnroe fighting everyone and himself. What a film. I knew Borg had problems but I didn’t expect them to highlight them so profoundly, and I definitely didn’t expect McEnroe to be portrayed sympathetically and actually paralleled with Borg. McEnroe has said he doesn’t like the film because it makes him look like a jerk, but I couldn’t disagree more, it makes him look human. 

Brothers 💚💛.

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A few years ago Rafa did a feature on his website where he talked about some of the most important matches in his life. It was deleted when his website was updated but I’ve just found a copy of it!

Some highlights (all real quotes):

“In the semi-finals, I faced Federer, and it is true that I felt plethoric on clay… as true as the match seemed intimidating, I felt respect. I am not saying fear. Never. My start was explosive. I knew that Rogerio (as I friendly call him) was not used to hitting so high and would take a few games to get used to my lifting.” - RG 05

“Another final against Federer. I correct. It is never ‘another’, it is never ‘one more’. Every meeting is the first and the last, and this would be no exception: a victory of sweat and courage, with flashes of great tennis.” - Monte Carlo 06

“I jumped on to court in front of more than 15,000 people. I looked at my parents and then at Federer. I was ready, or that is what I thought. Roger gave me a real thrashing in the first set. He soon got 5-0 up, and showed tremendous solvency and serenity: drives along the line, a concluding, resolving backhand at the net.” “Federer is not only a champion, but also a gentleman and an elegant rival. He did not try to humiliate me, he did not draw blood. I don’t think he wanted to win like that against a frightened opponent who hardly put up any resistance. He wanted to win against Rafa Nadal.” - RG 06

“I know Federer beat me in the final, although as far as I am concerned, I played the best tennis of my career. Wimbledon was Rogerio’s garden, his private domain. He strolled around the court sweeping away any opponent who dared to tread on his grass with overwhelming superiority.” “The game that Fed-Ex develops on grass is… well, you know what I am talking about. I am not going to write an ode (he has got his own web for that, hasn’t he? ;-D) though sometimes I felt the impulse to stay there watching his technique.” “Roger, an extraordinary fellow with or without his racquet, spared me no praise in his declarations, congratulating me for a great match and addressing me a few words that consoled any twinge of disappointment, ‘you also deserved it.’” - Wimbledon 07

“I am not capable of putting into words what this victory meant to me. Maybe I need perspective, maybe I still haven’t taken it in. Since I came on to the professional circuit, even before his, I related the word 'Wimbledon’ with 'Roger Federer’. It is something subconscious and automatic: the All England’s Club court is something like his garden.” “Nothing around me was important, time stopped, the voices faded and the stands were no more than mist. Roger and I were alone.” “I was aware that Roger and I had just played the best tennis match of all time; that I had just won the most prestigious tournament on the circuit; that… I had made my dream come true.” - Wimbledon 08

  Selfie time

the plot twist of the century

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…