Watching Wimbledon

Will Wimbledon be a case of same old, same old? Interesting possibilities are still possible. Can Safina manage her Grand Slam nerves and prevent another boring (sorry, but it is, because the crowd can't figure out who to cheer for) Williams vs. Williams sister act? I hope so. Serena is mercurial; on any given day she can beat anyone, but on any given day her A-game might just not be there.

Men's side: kudos to Tommy Haas for keeping up his "I nearly upset Roger Federer and I'm engaged to a hot girlfriend [Sara Foster*]" pace. I don't expect him to continue, because look who's going to be across the net again in the Wimby semi? Federer is looking like his usual nearly unbeatable self -- which is why I could hope desperately for a Haas pulls an enormous upset scenario, and Murray takes out Roddick, setting up a Murray-Haas final. Probably not going to happen. More likely is a Murray vs. Fed final; if that happens, the British stiff upper lip tradition had better be ready to handle another disappointment in the ultimate round. But Murray is capable, occasionally, of beating the King of Swings, just not often and just not likely at all on grass. But if he does -- they'll shut down Merry Olde England to celebrate.

One can hope.

*Worth searching: ["Sara Foster" Maxim] Tip: she looks good in minimal white.