{"id":40544,"date":"2019-07-01T15:13:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T15:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=40544"},"modified":"2019-07-01T15:13:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T15:13:06","slug":"tennis-wimbledon-2019-begins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/tennis-wimbledon-2019-begins-today\/","title":{"rendered":"TENNIS: WIMBLEDON 2019 BEGINS TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>WIMBLEDON 2019 BEGINS TODAY<\/h1>\n<p>For only the second year, this classiest tennis tournament is beginning in July! It usually kicks-off in June, and often early enough that it ends around July 4, not the late <em>middle<\/em> of the month, as it will <em>this<\/em> year. So I\u2019m already starting off a bit confused.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40553\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.02.51-PM-e1561715034399.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40553\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40553\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.02.51-PM-e1561715034399-300x133.png\" alt=\"The official name of the Wimbledon venue.\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.02.51-PM-e1561715034399-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.02.51-PM-e1561715034399.png 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The official name of the Wimbledon venue.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I really don\u2019t have much to say about the current Wimbledon going in. After my crushing defeats in the Men\u2019s Semi-Final and Final at the recent French Open, (which I don\u2019t have the head to even write about now,) I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m even putting myself through this stress again.\u00a0 I keep telling Mr. X that I have to be cut-off from watching sports.\u00a0 But I can\u2019t help myself\u2014I love this genre so much!\u00a0\u00a0That so many people can perform these feats of athletic prowess is just fascinating to me! (And the Toronto Raptors defeating the very unpopular Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship a few weeks ago lifted my soul back up a lot.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40552\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.00.31-PM-e1561714694154.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40552\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40552\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.00.31-PM-e1561714694154-300x154.png\" alt=\"Roger Federer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.00.31-PM-e1561714694154-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-2.00.31-PM-e1561714694154.png 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger Federer.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course, I\u2019m always rooting for The Stranger I Love Most, Roger Federer, who recently won his hundred-and-second ATP singles title! What an amazing achievement! On top of that, he\u2019s the classiest person in sports ever! My dream is to see him play in person one day. (Hopefully one day<em> soon<\/em>\u2014he\u2019ll turn thirty-eight in just over a month!)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40547\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/15099484-7168621-image-a-72_1561148518942-e1561715135717.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40547\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40547\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/15099484-7168621-image-a-72_1561148518942-e1561715135717-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Martin del Potro, injuring his knee.\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/15099484-7168621-image-a-72_1561148518942-e1561715135717-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/15099484-7168621-image-a-72_1561148518942-e1561715135717.jpg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Martin del Potro, injuring his knee.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And I\u2019m sparing<em> several<\/em> thoughts for the Gentle Giant, Juan Martin Del Potro, who fractured his right kneecap for the second time in eight months during a recent match. Everyone loves that guy, who has won one Grand Slam in his career, (which is a feat in itself in this era of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic,) so this is very depressing and distressing for all his fans and fellow players, as well as for Juan and his family. He\u2019s thirty-years-old, and his big body has been plagued by many injuries and surgeries, so this is possibly the end of his career. It would be so sad if he has to retire, with so much talent still waiting to be tapped.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40550\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/John-McEnroe-reveals-problem-Federer-Nadal-and-Djokovic-have-given-new-generation-1140923.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40550\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40550\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/John-McEnroe-reveals-problem-Federer-Nadal-and-Djokovic-have-given-new-generation-1140923-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"The Big 3 in Men's tennis:  (L-R) Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and the best one--Roger Federer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/John-McEnroe-reveals-problem-Federer-Nadal-and-Djokovic-have-given-new-generation-1140923-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/John-McEnroe-reveals-problem-Federer-Nadal-and-Djokovic-have-given-new-generation-1140923.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Big 3 in Men&#8217;s tennis: (L-R) Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and the best one&#8211;Roger Federer.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I don\u2019t have a female tennis player about whom I particularly care this time around.\u00a0 That might be because between both college and pro basketball, and watching the success of the Yankees despite their plethora of injuries this season, with some ice skating and football mixed in, I haven\u2019t paid much attention to tennis this year.<\/p>\n<p>So my obsessive tennis-watching, which I seem to have abandoned since last September, resumes<em> today<\/em>.\u00a0 (If you\u2019ve been reading INAM for years now, you know that I watch every single second of the fortnight of Wimbledon!\u00a0 Hence, my assessment that I\u2019m obsessed.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40551\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-21-at-7.27.47-PM-e1561715191517.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40551\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40551\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-21-at-7.27.47-PM-e1561715191517-263x300.png\" alt=\"Centre Court, with the roof closed.\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-21-at-7.27.47-PM-e1561715191517-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-21-at-7.27.47-PM-e1561715191517.png 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Centre Court, with the roof closed.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The worst part of the entire two weeks for me is being subjected to creepy ESPN anchor Chris McKendry mispronouncing words that end in \u201cw.\u201d She always adds an \u201cl\u201d to them for some inexplicable reason. For example, she says \u201csawL\u201d for \u201csaw\u201d and \u201cdrawL\u201d for \u201cdraw\u201d!!! What is wrong with that woman?! I\u2019m sure I can&#8217;t be the <em>only<\/em> one who has tweeted at her, (multiple times, to boot,) to please stop that ignorance! At least, don\u2019t foist it on <em>us<\/em>, the viewing public.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of tweeting, I will, of course, be tweeting my daily thoughts on all the proceedings, as usual, along with perhaps a photo or two. So if you don\u2019t already follow me on Twitter,\u00a0<strong>@MajorCelebrity<\/strong>, this would be a good time to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, until that first update, my only thought right now is: Go, Roger!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WIMBLEDON 2019 BEGINS TODAY For only the second year, this classiest tennis tournament is beginning in July! It usually kicks-off in June, and often early enough that it ends around July 4, not the late middle of the month, as it will this year. So I\u2019m already starting off a bit confused. 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