2011 Fashion

i enjoyed the luxury of tuning in to most of the middle day of the marathon match between john isner and nicholas ("no longer ma-who?") mahut.

unlike the players, i had to take bathroom breaks, and then there was lunch....coffee...

and finally 57-56, i had to make my way out to brooklyn for an event, which i regretted a bit, but i couldn't have taken much more anyway. (it turns out i didn't miss a lot, since play was suspended a few games later at 59-59.)

it isn't my favorite kind of tennis--big, big serves, short rallies (and it seems like those of us who watch wimbledon on espn/2/u missed a high quality match where roger federer weathered yet another early round challenge, this time from ilia bozoliac)

but i was in awe of the nerve of both players. isner didn't capitalize on a few chances, but i expected one player to blink or falter on his own serve, at least. i wondered if one would just give up "duran" style. didn't happen. that impressed me a lot.

i LOVE that everyone is talking about the match.

here are a few shots from the middle day. i should say second day, just in case.