Sunday, March 22, 2015

First timer bonus!

As I said, when we picked our 3 days for tickets, we had no way of predicting who we might see. Well today, we got royally rewarded!

Our first match was again in Stadium 2, so we got a very intimate experience. The first Scot to win Wimbledon, Andy Murray, was pitted against the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. While Mannarino put up an admirable effort, the champion Murray showed his colors and was able to defeat him in straight sets.

Next we watched a 3 set match between Romanian Simona Halep and Carla Suarez Navarro. The only match we have seen so far to go the distance, Halep lost the first set and then went on to dominate Navarro for the rest of the match – it was really top notch.

Our third match of the day was no big deal – Frenchman Giles Simon against the Woman’s favorite tennis player of all time – Rafeal Nadal! The tennis was spectacular, the excitement riveting – but the best part was when Rafa changed his shirt between the first and second set – I thought the Woman was going to swoon!

Our third match was appropriate for the Palm Springs area – senior tennis royalty of Roger Federer against young American big man, Jack Sock from Omaha Nebraska – what could be more heart of America than that! While the dude is old, Mr. Federer had no problem dispatching Mr. Sock in two sets.

So far, we have guessed at tickets and we have seen Djokovic, Nadal, Murray and Federer – God, I love Indian Wells!

Talk to you soon!

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