That’s why in September of 2007 I watched with surprise-horror-admiration how my all-time-favorite, Fernando Gonzalez, was defeated by Dudi Sela. And there was little that I could do to cheer my hero: the only thing I could think about was to repeat the classic “Come on, Fernando” over and over again.  Even after watching the Davis Cup and Wimbledon for years, my knowledge on tennis was reduced to Woody Allen’s prerogative on MatchPoint: it’s all up to luck.

Now, his team is back to the game entering the play-offs of the Worlds Group, and will play against Australia between September 19^th and the 21^st. So in the meantime, I’ve been training myself: by watching FastLaneTennis, coached by Joe Dinnofer, I now know How to do a Wrist Snap in Tennis, How do an Inside-Out/In Tennis Forehand, and especially, The Importance of Serves in Tennis. And I’ve learned that it’s not all up to luck when playing tennis. So instead of wishing good luck, I wish him a good game.