My yearly tennis

Last year, I spent a day at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in D.C. watching preliminary matches. It was alternating between intense sun and rain.

Last night, I went back to the Legg Mason tournament, this time to see a semifinal game. And the weather was amazing. The game started at 7 so by the time it began, the sun had gone down just enough to make it pretty pleasant. (It's a nice weekend as opposed to one of those scorching hot ones.) We were hoping to see Andy Roddick play — and we would have, except that he didn't advance that far. So instead we watched a guy who beat the guy who beat Roddick. So to make the match of Marin Cilic and David Nalbandian more interesting, my friend and I made a bet. I chose Nalbandian, the unseeded 28-year-old (who came out of Roddick's bracket). He got Cilic, the fourth-seeded 21-year-old.

Nalbandian dominated, winning in two sets, 6-2 6-2. (I almost wish it would have gone to three just to make the whole thing last a bit longer.)