My Memories of US Open 2009

Do you see how dejected Roger Federer looks in this photo? Well, if you add anger and frustration with an urge to murder a CBS executive, then I think you would know exactly how I feel. My US Open 2009 experience started on that Monday evening. My in-laws were over, and my wife was taking them out to get ice cream, which would leave me alone for a while to watch the match (which by then had already been in progress for a while).  I was enthralled with the highs and lows of the match, certain that Roger would eventually finish the job since he was mostly ahead. I was disappointed when he could not take a 2-0 lead.  The match was reaching a crescendo in the fourth set, and I was glued to the TV set to see what would happen next. Nothing could tear me away from the moment...nothing except...ACCESS HOLLYWOOD. The match was violently ripped away from my vision to be replaced by Access Hollywood. Now I could not let out a scream yet because I thought it was just a commercial bre...