Watching Some U.S. Open Tennis Matches

During the last few days I've been watching the U.S. Open tennis tournament, one of the major events in the sports world.  ESPN and ESPN-2 have been showing the various matches, which for both the men and women are now down to the quarterfinals stage.  Right now France's Kristina Mladenovic has her hands full with Italy's Roberta Vinci...both players were unseeded for the tournament.  Tonight will be the much-hyped match between the Williams sisters Serena and Venus, with Serena going for the first calendar-year tennis Grand Slam since 1988.  Yesterday, England's Andy Murray and Switzerland's Roger Federer each had close matches against their respective opponents Kevin Anderson and John Isner to try to qualify for the quarterfinal round.  Murray lost his and Federer won...it was interesting to compare the demeanor and behavior of the two as they were tested like this.  Murray was agitated and cursed while under adversity, while Federer was poised and confident...just as much when his back was against the wall as when he was triumphant.  There's a lesson here: whom do I want to emulate the most in my own personal walk through life??!!

I am by no means a tennis fanatic as my parents were for decades, but I can see how one could get drawn into the sport.  It's not like football, basketball, hockey or soccer where the clock determines the sport's parameters...no, tennis is more like golf or baseball in that, as a player, you can be only one hole or out...or in tennis, just one point...from victory. But that last hole, out, or point MUST be accomplished or ultimately you lose...