We are a family of three that is crazy about tennis.
We each have our designated loyalties to our favorite players - Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal - so, it does get tense when these heavyweights are playing each other and we have to watch them as a family. Sometimes, we watch really important contests on separate devices so as not to walk over each other. And there is always gloom because one favorite lost!
But this is not the point. We relate our lives to the game. We use tennis metaphors in real life because tennis symbolizes the struggle each of us faces in our school or career. As a game in which success or failure are largely dependent upon individual performance, tennis represents life better than any other individual sport.
So welcome to our blog where we catalog our take on what is happening in the world of tennis. We may look like amateurs but we are as opinionated as the most well-known commentators in the world - Fred Stolle, Robbie Koenig or John McEnroe. We have watched Stan Wawrinka hit 220 Kmph forehands in Chennai and Federer destroy Jeremy Chardy in Monte Carlo. We have touched and felt the lockers that Rafa and Roger use at Roland Garros. We can identify most courts and past matches on sight.
So, come join us as we explore world tennis. Look at tennis through the Rao Family lens. And feel free to leave your comments.
We each have our designated loyalties to our favorite players - Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal - so, it does get tense when these heavyweights are playing each other and we have to watch them as a family. Sometimes, we watch really important contests on separate devices so as not to walk over each other. And there is always gloom because one favorite lost!
But this is not the point. We relate our lives to the game. We use tennis metaphors in real life because tennis symbolizes the struggle each of us faces in our school or career. As a game in which success or failure are largely dependent upon individual performance, tennis represents life better than any other individual sport.
So welcome to our blog where we catalog our take on what is happening in the world of tennis. We may look like amateurs but we are as opinionated as the most well-known commentators in the world - Fred Stolle, Robbie Koenig or John McEnroe. We have watched Stan Wawrinka hit 220 Kmph forehands in Chennai and Federer destroy Jeremy Chardy in Monte Carlo. We have touched and felt the lockers that Rafa and Roger use at Roland Garros. We can identify most courts and past matches on sight.
So, come join us as we explore world tennis. Look at tennis through the Rao Family lens. And feel free to leave your comments.
