Federer's Fifth

As I expected, Roger Federer won the 2008 US Open, his fifth, earning him a total of 13 grand slam titles. At least, the year did not end without him winning a major. I believe there is still more left in Federer. He can still win more grand slam in the coming year.

But the thing is, it's not Rafael Nadal who he beat to win the US Open trophy. It is Andy Murray, a first time grand slam finalist who beat Nadal in the semi-finals. Twice this year, Federer and Nadal met in two finals, French Open and Wimbledon, and in both times, Federer lost. Now, I think he must thank Murray for breaking the curse. Maybe if it was Nadal he played with, just maybe, he would lost again.

There was a rain delay for the US Open on Saturday so the men's finals was moved to Monday. I forgot it would be aired at 5 pm on NBC. I waited and waited thinking it was at 8 pm. When I tuned in at 7:45, NBC was showing a replay of the Serena-Jankovic match and I could only wonder why. Then after the match, the announcer was thanking everyone for patronage of the 15-day coverage of the US Open. It showed clips of Federer holding the trophy. And then it occured to me that the men's finals went very quick that's why they had the women's finals replayed just to fill up the remaining time. I felt bad I forgot that the airing of the men's finals was at 5 pm. My loss.