Well the guard has changed,
The old guard fought well,
Fought well to keep his place,
His place ahead of the competitors,
But this time he lost
And the new guard took over.
For ten years the old guard has won,
Won the championship,
A great player among the three,
The three that dominated to game.
But now he was the one left
And on this day he lost,
Lost in one of the best matches,
One of the best matches I have ever seen.
Shots were hit that seemed impossible,
It had to go to the final set
And in that set brilliant play was seen
As it had been all the match.
Two outstanding sportsman
Giving their all to their game,
Playing for almost five hours,
Their strength and stamina was amazing.
But then it happened,
Carlos Alcaraz hit the winning shot
And Novak Djokovic had lost,
Lost his crown,
As the new guard placed it,
Placed it on his own head.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: July 17th, 2023 00:59
- Comment from author about the poem: The Wimbledon Gentleman's final was probably the finest tennis match I have ever seen, well done Carlos Alcaraz.
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Comments5
He threw his toys out of his pram, wrecking a racquet! lol
He certainly did Orchi but he is such a good player - he probably heard you singing and that was what upset him. LOL
Andy
Yes, I was there, I ruined it for him! lol.
One of my friends was at Wimbledon she was outside though in the rain. 🤗 Best wishes to this player.
Yes it did get a bit damp there on occasions. Yes he is a good player in the new generation.
Andy
The changing of the guard has been in place for some time as a ritual. We forget the reason, people grow weary. Even the strongest of us age and grow tired. Tennis or any other sport, there comes a time to change the guard. Nicely written Andy
So true soren, it happens all the time.
There is a saying "The cemetery is full of indispensable people".
Andy
Not sure if he's finished?
No he probably isn't but unfortunately like all of us age is creeping up on him.
Andy
I'm not a big tennis fan .. shove ha'penny is more up my street although I did teach a martial art for almost 26 years .. Neville
I used to play tennis 'back in the day' and in the 1960s I became the Kent Youth Club Champion. But table tennis became my sport and I played that for over 30 years. Now I am stuck on Croquet.
If you have taught a martial art though Neville I will not argue with you and we will have a game of shove ha'penny. See you in the pub.
Andy
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