I'm sure the heatwave is taking its toll on everyone some more than others particularly those in Melbourne and South Australia. What is even worse is that despite the 40 degree heat, it is still deemed suitable for play at the Australian Open because the humidity is not high enough- one of the many reasons why I feel for the players this year. Another reason is the enforcement of the time penalty, whilst at times I felt it was justified, other times it really felt too harsh and when I went to the Open last year I can guarantee you that you really don't notice the time between points. And since I'm critiquing those behind the Open, I might as well mention how stupid the schedulers are for giving two Australians more priority than the four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic, are they out of their minds!!!!! As if anyone will be tuning into the tennis during primetime if all you're going to show is pathetic tennis, it's just sad to see them talk up all the Australians because it just makes me want to see them crash and burn even more. Take the Bernard Tomic v Rafael Nadal match last night, not being a scornful bitch but I'm not surprised at the result, from what I gathered of his character having watched him in the last two years I'd bet that yes he may have been slightly injured but it shouldn't have been serious enough to impair his ability to see through the match. I mean considering everyone was going on and on about this match up I really feel for the people who bought tickets to see this match considering they waited at least 2 hours to see it as the match prior to it ended up turning into a 5 set match with the person prevailing not being Hewitt (YAY). So imagine waiting 2hours to watch a match that has been discussed for 5 days only to see less than an hour's worth of play. To add insult to injury, tomorrow will be the second time for as long as I can remember that Federer has been scheduled to play at Hisense Arena instead of the main Rod Laver Arena, fortunately last year his opponent has to withdraw and he was given a walk over so he didn't have to set foot there (shudder) but it really seems as though the schedulers are giving any consideration to the crowds and viewership that Federer attracts. My god, he's a 17-time grand slam champion with a legion of fans, not sure if I'm a 'fan' strictly speaking but I do harbour enormous respect for his attitude and play. That said, scheduling must be difficult considering Federer, Nadal and Murray are all in the top half of the draw but screw Murray if you dump him back in Hisense (where he belongs quite frankly) I don't think anyone would really make a fuss.
End of rant
In other news I've updated my third blog http://bittershzggrecaps.blogspot.com.au with the latest recap, fingers crossed I can write a recap a week (not a high goal but it is certainly hard to achieve)
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