I suppose you think I am going to tell you I woke up and had a nice breakfast whilst watching a live soccer game from England……WRONG>>>>>>>>>>>I woke up and had a nice breakfast whilst watching a live tennis match from Brisbane……. and a memorable one at that!!!!
Roger Federer's Brisbane International title comes eight days before the start of the Australian Open
Roger Federer in 1,000th career win with Brisbane International title
Top seed Roger Federer secured the 1,000th victory of his career as he beat Milos Raonic to win the Brisbane International title.
Swiss Federer, 33, beat the Canadian, 24, 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 on Pat Rafter Arena to clinch his 83rd career title.
The world number two becomes the third man, after Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl, to secure 1,000 ATP wins.
"I've played a lot of tennis over the years so to get to 1,000 wins means a lot to me," said Federer.
"It's a special moment, no doubt about that. I will never forget this match."
The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who lost to Lleyton Hewitt in last year's Brisbane final, is the first player since Lendl in 1992 to reach the milestone.
He has now won at least one tournament every year since 2001, an unbroken run spanning 15 seasons.
Federer now heads to Melbourne to begin preparations for the Australian Open, which begins on 19 January and is a Grand Slam he has won four times.
The Swiss has been in fine form in Brisbane, brushing aside Australian qualifier James Duckworth in 39 minutes and then beating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in 53 minutes to reach the final.
Federer began strongly in final, breaking Raonic's serve in the third game before going on to take the set 6-4.
He broke in the opening game of the second set, but Raonic broke back for 2-2 and then dominated the tie-break, winning seven successive points to seal the set and level the match.
Federer was under pressure early in the third but Raonic failed to capitalise and the Swiss recovered to break in the 10th game and secure victory in two hours and 13 minutes.
Raonic said: "We all know today is a significant milestone for Roger. When we came out and they listed all the things you've won, I thought you must have been playing for 2,000 wins."
Roger Federer becomes only the third player, after Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors, to win at least 1,000 matches
Milos Raonic, nine years Roger Federer's junior, pushed the Swiss close in a final which lasted two hours and 13 minutes
My hiking buddy Pierre could not go hiking this week and a friend of mine a teacher at the school where I teach invited me to go to Queretaro to visit a family that live in the campo there and take them some supplies so I decided on a road trip instead of a hike…….
The morning was lovely and the city is only about one hour’s drive away and the first stop was at the convent where we met Sister Deb, a lovely woman who made us lunch and then came with us to meet the family….the circumstances of the family is that there is no Father in the picture and the Mother died last year leaving 6 children…the oldest a young lady of 18 is now head of the family and the youngest boy is 6 years old….the children were all so delightful, smiling and full of energy. They are currently staying with a cousin and her 2 year old adorable baby girl but soon are to move into a small new house of their own…the foundations have been built and now they are waiting for the roof and floors to be finished……come along with me and enjoy the photos of a very poor but rich in love, family!!!!
I brought the kids a soccer ball and a paddle tennis type game..silly me thought the older boys would love the soccer ball but no..try getting it out of the baby’s hands!!!!
Sister Deb with the two older girls!!
This is going to be their new home!!!
Again it was another journey into a different land and culture, the family is of Otomi heritage and they were so kind and friendly towards us and a reminder of how blessed I am….
Yashi Kochi!!!!
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