It's over, I think.. may be not.. we have to wait and see..

It's over, I think.. may be not.. we have to wait and see.. it's official and over. Yes, I am talking about Airtel Super Singer. The program reminded me of a MSV dialog from one of my all time favorite movie "காதலா காதலா"

"நான் என் பையன்னு சொன்னேனே, அவன் என் பையன் இல்ல, நான் என் மாப்ளன்னு சொன்னேனே அவன் என் மாப்ளே இல்ல, என் பேரன்னு சொன்னேனே, அவன் என் பேரன் இல்ல.."When they eliminated someone, the person was actually not eliminated (Vijay, Raagini coming back right after getting eliminated). When they selected someone, the person actually got eliminated subsequently (Ranjani getting eliminated ahead of Prasanna). The show was stretched so much, it was a relief for everyone including the participants when it was finally over. The worst part of the show was the elimination of Ranjani after her brilliant performances in the finals (which was actually not a final) which brought rich accolades from the great MSV and Sudha Raghunathan.

The winner was always a toss up between Ajeesh and Ravi. Though personally I thought Ravi became a much more improved singer on all genres as the show progressed and even sang a rap towards the end of the show (the one I thought was the end). The noticeable issue with Ajeesh is his nasally voice (at times) and his pronunciation of some of the tamil words that has அ sound and ம sound. Srinivas was critical about this initially and gave up after some point. But overall, Ajeesh showed enough promise right through the competition and deserve to be a winner.

If you are wondering when this post will end, here it is. But, before I end, listen to this master piece and tell me if any of our Super Singer finalists would stand a chance in front of this little genius Parvathy Kutty.

And Finally...

And finally...the great Rafael Nadal is beaten at Roland Garros. What a moment for Robin Soderling! He played brilliantly firing so many aces and no double faults in the entire match. The highlight of the match was Robin's forehand which was so effective against possibly the best defensive player on this surface.

I have always felt that you need more than one of the following to beat Nadal on clay:

1. Very strong ground strokes and reasonable back hand to keep Nadal in defensive position
2. Good net play and volleys to cut short the number of shots played to win a point
3. Reasonably tall player to combat short balls, which will come in plenty - Remember Federer playing most of the balls about shoulder high or above (most of them on the back hand side too) in the last few finals?
4. Smaller court (not an option @ French Open since Nadal always plays on main court)
5. Dry and sunny weather, so the court plays a lot harder

Robin had so many things going in his favor yesterday and he played a blinder to win an epic match. Nadal will now understand the difficulties and pressure that comes with #1 ranking.

Nadal was dominating so much @ French Open that everyone almost failed to understand what a good player Roger Federer is on this surface (Losing finalist in the last 3 editions). Now, the ball is in your court Roger!