Black Cats, Ladders, and Broken Mirrors...

...They've all got nothing on me. I am officially a jinx on anyone I root for at the Australian Open. Case in point number one: Maria Sharapova. After making it through the early rounds, she loses to Serena Williams in the semifinals by running out of steam. (Sharapova steamrolled Williams in their two encounters last year

Case in point number two: Andy Roddick. Tonight was his semifinal match against Lleyton Hewitt. He had gone the whole tournament dropping just one set, and there I was sitting in front of the TV watching him drop two successive ones. I couldn't bear to watch any more, so I switched it off. When I turned it back on again fifteen minutes later, the channel was showing a volleyball match, meaning Andy lost.

To get the results I want, then, maybe I should root for Williams and Hewitt?

I don't know. I think I might jinx myself. Ü

(Originally posted on January 28, 2005.)

posted by Noelle De Guzman @ 11:40 AM