Before delving into more pressing matters, I would like to point out an odd little observation I've made:
Last week in Paris, the two semifinals (Soderling vs. Llodra and Federer vs. Monfils) were veritably remarkable, not only for their tremendous drama and entertainment value, but for their congruency- each match ended most unusually, with one man saving several match points while serving at 5-6, then roaring back to claim victory in a decisive tiebreak. Seeing this most unusual phenomenon take place and reflecting on it in its aftermath, I was reminded of an eerily similar occurrence which transpired at last year's French Open, when Federer and Soderling, competing on the same national soil, also participated in back-to-back epic semifinals which were distinguished by their uncanny similarity to one another; first Federer squeaked past Juan Martin Del Potro 6-4 in their fifth set, then Soderling rallied to overcome Fernando Gonzalez by precisely the same finishing score- 6-4 in the fifth- in a match with the same net duration time, to the minute.
This compels me to wonder: do Roger and Robin have some kind of bizarre pact to faithfully imitate one another's semifinal showings on French soil, are they psychically linked, or- to close out this little post with a nauseatingly cheesy pun- is it just something in the cheese?
