Sad Ending..

Eventually, all good things must come to an end. The lack of match play and stamina became evident as the match progressed. It became too painful to watch towards the end. He could barely serve. He hardly ran for balls. He tried to keep the rallies short by hitting outright winners but they all turned out to be unforced errors. Despite putting up a mini-comeback and giving me a brief sense of hope, it was simply not enough.

The unblemished winning record in finals has become history. The 34 match winning streak is finally broken. At least he showed great sportsmanship by hanging in tough and not retiring. He knew the fans wanted more. He did not go down meekly. He could have stayed home and recuperated in the first place but he chose to fly half the continent to take part. His efforts should be greatly commended.

No birthday present from Rog this year. Anyhow, I'm proud of him.