The Spider Personified

Just one chance a year. And he had lost 12 times in a row. At 34 today he might be conceived as a threat to none. Well not really. Jonas Bjorkman rose above all the adversaries to reach his first Wimbledon semis last night after 12 previous attempts. The marathon five setter win over Radek Stepanek, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 was a treat to watch!

A jubilant Jonas Bjorkman wants to hug the crowd after defeating Radek Stepanek to reach the men's semi-finals for the first time.

"It was very emotional, because I didn't think this was going to happen at this stage of my career," said Bjorkman, at 34 the oldest man to reach the Wimbledon semifinals since Jimmy Connors in 1987. "I realized that I achieved something that I never thought I would do again.
It's just the greatest moment for me."

Triumph of the human spirit. Had King Robert Bruce been around the lush green Wimbledon courts yesterday, he would not have had to sit in a scary cave and need a spider to teach him what Bjorkman established "Try Try Try Again"

The post match J. Bjorkman Interview