Sad to see that Flintoff has retired from cricket. When the other England bowlers were being hit all over the park, Flintoff was the go-to guy, who could keep things tight &/or make the decisive breakthrough with a wicket. With his larger than life personality, the Preston lad is truly a cult hero, & apparently a champion of carousing too –most infamously hiding the after-effects with dark glasses for the 2005 Ashes victory open-top bus parade.
US Open Tennis
So much for the theory that hardcourts are Nadal’s worst surface (due to the pounding on his knees). His domination of the big events this year has been astounding. Quarters in Australia, then semis or better in all the Slams & Masters events, except for Cincinatti (QF). In the July blog I tipped the Fed to bounce back in the US hardcout season. He was runner up in Toronto & won in Cincinnati; I expected him to make the final at the Open, but for once Djokovic got the better of him at Flushing. I wonder whether he can still win Slams. Andy Murray’s 3rd round exit was a worry for British fans hoping he can win his first Slam. Every time he seems poised to win a major, he loses a match he’s expected to win-Cilic, Wawrinka, Roddick. Still, I would love him to prove me wrong.
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