RF +SW = BFF and more?

Forty Deuce and others have speculated about Fed and Wawrinka's "special" relationship. (ie: Refer to the picture.)

Here's what Fed had to say about the hugging, kissing, jubilant celebrating, etc..

"Well, I mean, the thing is, I can't just hug a stranger when I win singles (smiling). I could, I guess, but it's just not something you do. The guy would go like, Are you crazy or something? I would just rather not do it. I think that's the difficulties, you know, I guess in singles play, that you're all alone on the court. You win, you sit down. Going through the ceremony is quite different. I'm not the type of guy that's going to run up into the stands and start hugging my family and all my people who came. I never did that; I will never do it. It's a different approach to winning. In Davis Cup we've had some crazy moments, you know. People who know me, they know I'm very open and outgoing. It showed today. That's usually how I really am."

double the gold

"It is like a fantastic dream come true. I feel really happy to win the gold medal. It is great. I enjoy that. I have tried for several times, and I came really close to the medal in Sydney where I finished fourth. . . . Since then I can't stop thinking that if I am the best player in the world, I should do the same in the Olympics, and then finally I made it. It is really special also because it is for Switzerland, you know, you country cannot get so many medals at one Olympics, maybe one or two, but this time I got a gold medal, it is for my country. I really feel different, as it is for my country. It is different from the Grand Slam where I did it for just myself." -TMF after winning the gold in men's doubles.

Congrats to the Swiss duo and all the medalists! Click here to read more about the win!

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The pictures say it all. What an eeyore of a day. At least he's still in doubles?

speaking of the chinese...

This issue is hotly debated in the gymnastics world, but I wasn't aware of it until I watched the women's gymnastics prelims yesterday. Apparently, there's speculation that some of China's athletes are underage. Currently, rules declare that you must be 16 years old to compete. Do the girls above really look 16??? or even over 10?

Check this New York Times article for more info.

upsets galore in beijing

Yen-Hsun Lu beat sixth seed Andy Murray 7-6, 6-4.
Zheng Jie beat 11th seed Agnes Szavay 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Another Chinese player, Li Na, beat third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.

The forgotten Serb Janko Tipsarevic beat David Ferrer 7-6, 6-2.

The Chinese are on a roll! What home court advantage (and having a billion chinese fans cheering) can do for you!

beijing mugshots

I still remember when I closed my eyes for my 6th grade ID pictures, and the tech lady wouldn't let me take the picture over again. The horror, the horror! Here are the official mugshots for the 2008 Olympics...

According to this Tennis.com article, American Sam Querrey said this about his Olympic Village roommate dreams. "I'm hoping for LeBron James." This "could be the closest he comes to Olympic gold" according to writer Christopher Clarey. Ouch!

Too bad LeBron is a Federer fan. Here, he's seen donning TMF's gear. cross-promotional marketing for nike?

Roger Federer will carry the Swiss flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympics next Friday, which also happens to be his 27th birthday. Here is a picture of Federer carrying the Swiss flag in Athens. He lost in the second round to Berdych.