The tennis has been very entertaining. I'm looking forward to seeing Nadal in the final, because his energy is infectious, and I keep finding myself in awe of his ability to get to the ball no matter where he and the ball are on the court. Yet with all of the really great tennis that's being played, I find myself waiting for the camera to do it's pans of the crowd, and in particular when the camera switches to the player's guest seating to show the reactions of the coaches, and girlfriends, and other hangers on. For me though, I've been having the most fun when Djokivic's girlfriend (Jelena Ristic) appears.
Yes, yes... I know you're probably thinking that I'm married and all of that. I'm just looking!! But seriously, while Jelena is IMHO a very beautiful looking girl, it's less about naughty fantasies of Jelena, and more instead that I keep seeing my wife sitting there cheering Djokovic on! My wife doesn't see the resemblance of course, but it fascinates me seeing this person who I think looks a lot like my wife does. I asked a family friend the other day if she saw the resemblance. I asked my kids today. All have agreed that Jelena looks like my wife.
OK, So you're hearing all of this talk, I guess I had better find a couple of photo's to put up side by side so you can judge for yourself:
Ok, I know what your probably thinking... their smiles are a little different, and their eyes are not quite the same. I can't help that I can't find a photo of my wife at the tennis cheering her man on to a victory, and that the only photos my dear sweetheart ever allows anyone to see are when they are taken from her best side, so this is the best match we could come up with at short notice... but surely you can see the resemblance?!!
Of course the best part about all of this is that I get LOTS of opportunities to tease my wife about it! There's been "darling, you're on TV!", "sweetheart, why don't you show me as much support when I mow the lawn, as you do for Novak when he plays tennis?", and "Either you've been having an affair with a tennis player, or I'm the luckiest guy on the planet for being able to steal the tennis player's girlfriend!!"
It's been a lot of fun, but sadly the tennis is drawing to a close or another year. I'll have to wait until the next time I have an opportunity for spotting my wife's doppelganger, which will probably be the 2013 Australian open. My lovely and very patient and understanding wife will be spared being compared to Jelena for the next 50 weeks, and I'll have to find other things to tease her with in the meantime.
On a related note, I spotted someone that looked almost identical to one of my brothers the other day. It seems to be happening a lot to people as well, because I've been hearing of many instances where people I know come across strangers who look almost identical to someone they know. Either there is a mass hallucination happening, or there are a lot of people running about looking like each other. Weird either way. :-P
As for the whole Jelena vs Missus issue, while I do think that Jelena is very hot, I have to admit that she pales in comparison to the wonderful lady who agreed to be Mrs Me. Yes, it's true. I AM besotted with my wife, and I suppose that is the real reason why I've been so fascinated by seeing someone so familiar looking on the TV. It puts things into perspective for me. Seeing this other person on the TV with someone famous and successful, and in the public eye, well it makes me realize just how lucky I am to have found someone who could have been all of that, but who chose instead to make her life with me.
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