{"id":34778,"date":"2018-07-02T07:02:06","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T07:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=34778"},"modified":"2018-07-03T06:39:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T06:39:22","slug":"tennis-wimbledon-2018-begins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/tennis-wimbledon-2018-begins-today\/","title":{"rendered":"TENNIS: WIMBLEDON 2018 BEGINS TODAY!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

WIMBLEDON 2018 BEGINS TODAY!!!<\/h1>\n
\"Roger<\/a>

Roger Federer has arrived in Wimbledon.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tennis is one of the weirdest sports. Just when it seems that you know where someone is ranked for all eternity, everything changes. Just a few years ago, everyone, even those supposedly in the know, was writing off the great Roger Federer, saying he would never win another tournament. Then he got injured, and, for the first time ever, had to sit out a few tourneys. But when he came back\u2014wham–he won the 2017 Aussie Open! And then last year\u2019s Wimbledon! And then this<\/em> year\u2019s Aussie Open again! OMG!<\/p>\n

And now, despite his arch-nemesis, Rafa Nadal, winning his record eleventh French Open just one month ago, Roger overtook him to be back at #1 in the world!!! At almost thirty-eight-years-old! (But then, sadly, Rafa took it back last week. Even so, Roger is still the #1 seed at this year\u2019s Wimbledon. So, yay to that!)<\/p>\n

Also interestingly, Novak Djokovic, who just a year and a half ago looked unbeatable, is down to #21 in the world! And his<\/em> arch-rival, Andy Murray, is #149!!! Wow. [Note: But Andy just had to withdraw from this tourney because his most recent injury hasn’t finished healing yet.]<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>One word about the Ladies\u2019 side: Despite Serena Williams being ranked #181 in the world now, Wimbledon bowed to pressure and seeded her! And not just at #32, the lowest seed, but all the way up to #25! I think that\u2019s awful. She politicked to be moved all the way up because she was out on maternity leave, of sorts, not because of injury or poor performances. But I see it as being unfair to the other females. No other tennis players who have babies have had this privileged treatment before. The point is that Serena chose<\/em> to have a baby, so she knew the rankings consequences of that. But it always seems that all these tournaments are scared of her, in one way or another, so now she\u2019s all the way up there. Not fair, but oh well; nothing can be done about it about it now.<\/p>\n

So this 2018 version of Wimbledon is very confusing. And it\u2019s just beginning!<\/p>\n

But what\u2019s not<\/em> confusing is this\u2014the fact that I will rarely be communicating with anyone during these two weeks! I\u2019ll still be posting new columns thrice weekly, at least, but that\u2019s about it. No chatting on the phone, writing emails, or even reading the news. I will be in my Wimbledon cocoon.<\/p>\n

But I will<\/em> be tweeting my daily thoughts, and pix, so if you don’t already follow me on Twitter, @MajorCelebrity<\/strong>, this would be a good time to do so.<\/p>\n

So, that\u2019s that, and now there\u2019s only one thing left to say for now\u2014may the best man win, and that\u2019s Roger<\/em>!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WIMBLEDON 2018 BEGINS TODAY!!! Tennis is one of the weirdest sports. Just when it seems that you know where someone is ranked for all eternity, everything changes. Just a few years ago, everyone, even those supposedly in the know, was writing off the great Roger Federer, saying he would never win another tournament. Then he<\/p>\n

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