Team U.S.A.

I am a sick sick tennis fan. I don't care who is playing or how long ago the match was played, I'll watch it. We have the tennis channel! I LOVE IT!!!

I have been watching the Olympics like crazy! I didn't think i liked them that well, but WOW i watch them all the time. It doesn't matter what time i have to get up in the morning I'll watch it until its off the air.

Unfortunately i haven't been able to watch any of the tennis matches at the Olympics this year. KILLER! Andy Roddick decided not to play in these Olympics. He's not a tennis player anymore, he's just another pretty face! (Hopefully I'll eat my words and he'll do great in the U.S. OPEN starts Aug. 25) He feels the the U.S. OPEN (Aug 25) is his best chance to win a slam this year. Anywho.. The greatest(debatable) tennis player ever Roger Federer (Switzerland):

He has been the #1 player in the wold for 4 1/2 years. I believe he has super human powers. He moves better than anyone I've ever seen in tennis. His game is almost flawless. Part of me wonders if he's a vampire, but she doesn't sparkle in the sun. He lost about a month ago to
Rafaek Nadal (Spain):
at Wimbledon in one of the most amazing, intense tennis matches I've ever seen! It was unbelievable. I'm so grateful for tennis. I have a point i promise! There is another tennis player who is amazing! Nothing to Federer or Nadal but still pretty awesome!
James Blake (U.S.A.):
He beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinal of the Olympics this year. I would have LOVED to see that! I love Federer but sometimes it's a good reminder for him to lose! HERE is the article if you want to read it!
AMAZING! So here you have James Blake, (by beating him he dropped to the #2 place of the worlds best player, Nadal now holds that!) In the semi-finals Blake played Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) I refuse to put his picture. Of course i missed this match but it sounds like it was an amazing one. Blake lost but when i found an article to read about the match, i found an article entitled Blake Fuming After Semifinals Loss of course had to read it what happened? Did he not play well? Did he get hurt? Nope, they now call Fernando Gonzalez the Cheatin' Chilean! in a nut shell, part tennis counts on your integrity, if you tip a ball before it goes out, it's your responsibility to admit that you tipped it. James Blake hit the ball and it was going out of bounds and the Cheatin' Chilean tipped it and the judge didn't see so it was called out and Blake lost the point. He doesn't think it would have changed the outcome of the game but he was mad that Gonzales didn't admit that he'd tipped the ball. Here's some of what Blake said, it's pretty powerful, i think:

"Playing in the Olympics, in what's supposed to be considered a gentleman's sport, that's a time to call it on yourself," said Blake, with cold and controlled anger. "Fernando looked me square in the eye and didn't call it. I make mistakes, but I try to do it with integrity, so my parents would be proud of the way I played. If that happened the other way, I never would have finished the match, because my father would have pulled me off the court.

"I've spoken all week about how much I've enjoyed the Olympic experience, how much I love the spirit of it, how much I love the other athletes, what they've sacrificed, and you appreciate that ... That's a disappointing way to exit the tournament when you not only lose the match, but you lose a little faith in your fellow competitor."

"Should I expect him to do that?" said Blake. "Maybe not. Maybe I shouldn't expect people to hold themselves to high standards, sportsmanship," said Blake. "But, yes, I did expect it a little more so in the Olympics, when we're all competing under the banner of this event being to promote sportsmanship, to promote goodwill amongst countries."

...and that's why i love James Blake! Go U.S.A!