Well Said

McEnroe served and volleyed as Borg stood stoic at the base line contesting points so complex and involved they felt like short stories. The best moments came at the end, a 34-point fourth set tiebreaker, won by McEnroe, followed by a 8-6 fifth-set loss so thrillingly close that Borg's fifth consecutive Wimbledon victory spoke to the brutal, bright-size-life way that singles tennis has of revealing a man and displaying what he is made of. It is a martial game: eliminate or be eliminated.

In other tennis news, the U.S. Open starts today! The Future Ms. Leaf and I will be there on Sunday! Can't wait. I bet Roddick doesn't make it past the quarters. He looked horrible at the Legg Mason. I also predict I am going to eat at Bonnie's at least once during my stay in NYC.