A funny thing happened on the way to the much anticipated Novak Djokovic - Roger Federer semi-final Wimbledon clash.
Marat Safin.
Yup, the mercurial Russian (the very epitome of that description), for whom the phrase "on any given day..." was practically invented, sent the World No. 3 and champion Federer trash-talker packing in the second round.
Man, I was kinda hoping for a Federer - Djokovic clash because it would be a nice way for Federer to answer his critics by taking out his two biggest rivals for his sixth Wimbledon title (the other rival would be Rafael Nadal, who he is slated to meet in the final).
But I'll take a Safin Surprise any day of the week!
Of course the crazy Russian will lose in the very next round, but for a brief second it was nice to have been reminded about his singular brilliance.
Sigh!
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