i just want vika’s pair of nike zoom vapor 9 tours that she wore to the australian open.

ugh, so dreamy~

So I just caught the last few games of the Sloan v. Serena match and I can’t believe it. A 19-year-old just defeated Serena Williams. SERENA. WILLIAMS. Like, Serena is Sloane’s idol. Imagine that, playing in a major against the person you look up to, your hero, and defeating them. It’s just crazy. The idea of just playing Serena (or any of my other tennis heroes) is completely nerve-wracking. But Sloane kept her composure and fought hard. Props to her for keeping up and taking that match.

It’s incredible to see the future of tennis, people from my generation, come to light.

So tonight was our first tennis outing whatever.

And it was hands down the best part of my day.

The end.

I watched the first set and parts of the second and basically died.

I kept up with the rest of the match through the official twitter.

It was nail-biting, nerve-wracking, and straight up intense.

Unfortunately, from what I watched,

there were some long (and sometimes boring) rallies,

too many unforced errors,

and a lot of impatience (especially from Djokovic).

But overall, congrats to Andy Murray for his great effort.

I don’t like him,

but I can’t deny he’s worked hard for everything he’s received this year.

theblondewiththebody:

As I watched the women’s US Open tennis final last night (Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka in a nail-biting 3-setter), I was absolutely disgusted by the comments made by my boyfriend, family and Twitter friends about how “manly” and “unattractive” Serena Williams is. I was so angry at one point I had to leave the room. Here are some of the atrocities uttered:

“No woman should be that manly, it’s just not right.”

“Hey thunder thighs.”

“Serena looks awful on a widescreen, I wouldn’t play if I were her because I’d hate watching myself back afterwards.”

“She has bigger guns than me! That’s disgusting!”

“She should be made to enter the men’s draw.”

“It’s like watching a playground bully of a man pick on a sweet little schoolgirl.”

And so on and so forth. Firstly, I won’t even get into the fact that so many of these came from my mother that it’s little fucking wonder I’ve struggled with so many body confidences issues. And secondly, WHO GIVES A FUCK IF SHE’S MUSCULAR! She’s incredibly talented and powerful and is one of the greatest female tennis player in history.

Should be not be celebrating the fact she’s not just another tall blonde Russian stick insect? The fact that she’s an unbelievable sports woman, absolutely stunning, fit as a fiddle, top of her game at 31, passionate and gracious in defeat? Instead of shunning her, should we not be pinning her up as the kind of role model young women should aspire to be like, instead of a certain British cocaine-snorting supermodel who fueled so many eating disorders with the phrase “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”? Seriously, what kind of fucking life motto is that anyway?!  

And from a feminist point of view, do you ever hear men judged on their appearance while playing sport? The same sport, in fact? “Roger Federer’s legs are a bit skinny” said no-one, ever. So why the hell is that? And how do we go about changing the attitude of a whole population that is intent on picking fault with every female sporting icon there is? Sharapova grunts too much, Paula Radcliffe is too skinny and miserable, women shouldn’t have six-packs like Jessica Ennis. You get the picture.

The worst part is that it’s us that’s doing it! The women of the world. Is it driven by jealously? Or an attempt to justify yourselves for being too lazy to work out? Or because you feel threatened by successful women? Or genuinely believe there’s nothing more to life than how you look? Either way, it has to stop. I beg you, reader, start a revolution and stop body-shaming such fucking incredible women and start celebrating them for the heroes they are.

Stop wasting your energy on insults and hatred and start encouraging the same kind of self-love and body positivity that you’d want for your own daughter.

I couldn’t agree more. A-fucking-MEN

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Okay, I just caught the final game of Sharapova v. Azarenka.

And now that Maria is out, my final picks are

Serena Williams

and

Novak Djokovic.

My predictions better be right.

Welp.

Tonight, we can’t play tennis because it’s raining.

So instead, I’m watching Roddick v. Del Potro

and later, we’re going out for wings.

Fair enough.

Guise, I’m kind of bummed that lately I’ve been missing the US Open.

But at least I’ve been trying to focus more on school.

My picks are Sharapova and Roddick.

But as much as I support Maria, I have a feeling Serena will win

and I’m completely fine with that. She rules.

Also, I’d love to see Andy end his career with one more slam.

It’s going to be sad to see him go.

Anyways, I’m playing tennis tomorrow night

and I hope I don’t totally suck.

The US Open begins today.

Thank god I don’t have to convert to different time zones.

But too bad I’m too busy with school to watch all the matches.

Eh.