Djokovic Wins First Grand Slam Title
I wasn’t planning on watching any of the Australian Open final live. Well - I take that back. Yesterday morning, I had every good intention of taking a nap and then staying up for it. Pacific Coast time is nice for matters such as that. But I went to bed and, after getting woke up by my neighbor’s bass music at 1 in the morning, I decided - why not?
So I watched a couple sets of the men’s finals in Melbourne. After seeing Novak Djokovic grab the second set and take the momentum in the third, I decided to go back to bed. I knew who was going to win. Once Novak takes momentum like that in a match like that playing like he has been - well - he just doesn’t give it back.
I woke up this morning to find that nothing earth-shattering had happened. Djokovic did indeed win the Australian Open in four sets over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6). It was the first Grand Slam trophy for Djokovic after being in a succession of semi-final and final showdowns. Novak’s victory also gives some distinction to Serbia - his trophy the first Grand Slam title the country has seen.
There is one thing I really couldn’t stand about the final match though, and it had nothing to do with the players on the court. After Tsonga won the first set, one of the announcers kept saying, “Well, the best two out of three.”
Seriously? Come on. How long have you been around tennis? I swear he said it at least two or three times - “the best two out of three.” This is a men’s final. On the men’s side of the draw. This is the singles championship for the Australian Open men’s title. Apparently the rest of the tournament playing the best 3-of-5 meant nothing on championship night.
I couldn’t believe it. At the very least, I wanted one of the other commentators to correct him. And when no one did, I really wanted to reach into the television set and give him what-for. There is a lot of stuff I’ll stand for but when you screw up something that simple. Well - go back to preschool and when you think you’re ready to try playing with the big kids again, make sure when you’re talking about a men’s Grand Slam tournament that you remember it’s the best 3-of-5.
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