Don’t                                        believe it                                 

Defies age                               this Swiss maestro

It was never                             au revoir. Was it?

Watch him                              emerge from the tunnel, halo over head

The Fed Express                    graces the court again                       

Forehand cross court             viscious top spin

Backhand kept low                  Down-the-line             

watch that back swing             technique from God

Poetry                                      in motion

This is played                          in the mind

Deft slice                                 only just clears the net

caresses                                 the well-manicured grass

Drop shot                                sublime

Meditates on next shot            sublimates the tension of a tie break

Opponent swears                   Roger looks at the heavens

game, set, match and             a gracious wave                     

Tennis elevated                       to a spiritual level