Wednesday: Rafa Set to Do Double Duty
Just got to the tennis center. I checked out of the Hyatt this morning. No more Rafa sightings, but then again, I got back to the hotel late, and left early today. I've got things to do, so no waiting around for Rafa. ;-)
I was SO tired last night, but I think I'm finally recovering from all the work I had to do to get a few days off.
Uncle Lopy woke me up this morning. We ARE going to try to get together today. I can't wait to hear about his adventures, too. It seems he made his way into a corporate suite last night. A couple times I heard some guy yelling, in a deep voice, "VAMOS RAFA." I now know who that was. Good going, Lopy!
Lots of great tennis today. I probably will stay up here and blog during the Grosjean match. I'm watching Baghdatis/Berdych now, and am looking forward to Gasquet/Federer.
It would be so wonderful if Rafa could get through, but Seb won't give this match away. Rafa is going to have to earn it. Vamos, Rafa!!!
Oh, Chis from Ace Authentic has invited me to sit in the box seats again for tonight's match. But Rafa could be playing at that time. But what an offer! I'd like to be down there for Blake/Haas. You rock, Chris.
I went out to watch Baghdatis/Berdych, which turned out to be a disappointment. The most exciting thing was when Marcos had a problem with his contact lens, and they had to stop play to fix it. Marcos played well, and served well when it was needed. But Tomas was serving horribly, and getting very frustrated with himself. Nothing was working. When he went down 2 breaks in the second set, I left and went to the cafeteria. Sarah and Claire were having lunch with two guys from Tennis Radio, so I joined them. The guys were great, and Mark invited me up to their booth so they can give VamosRafael.com a plug. :-)
While we were eating, Marat, Dinara (she just lost her match with Hingis), sat down at the table next to us. Peter Lundgren was with them. A little while later, Juan went by, so I figured Rafa was done practicing. I had heard he was practicing. Sure enough, a few minutes later Rafa and Francis come strolling by.
Marat saw Rafa and yelled, "El Toro, El Toro." Rafa cracked up, and was laughing. They exchanged a few words in Spanish, and then Francis stopped to chat with Marat while Rafa moved on.
I'm watching Andreev/Roddick right now. I'll probably stay here at Stadium until after Rafa's match. So I can do my blogging here. Vamos, Rafa!!!
I was SO tired last night, but I think I'm finally recovering from all the work I had to do to get a few days off.
Uncle Lopy woke me up this morning. We ARE going to try to get together today. I can't wait to hear about his adventures, too. It seems he made his way into a corporate suite last night. A couple times I heard some guy yelling, in a deep voice, "VAMOS RAFA." I now know who that was. Good going, Lopy!
Lots of great tennis today. I probably will stay up here and blog during the Grosjean match. I'm watching Baghdatis/Berdych now, and am looking forward to Gasquet/Federer.
It would be so wonderful if Rafa could get through, but Seb won't give this match away. Rafa is going to have to earn it. Vamos, Rafa!!!
Oh, Chis from Ace Authentic has invited me to sit in the box seats again for tonight's match. But Rafa could be playing at that time. But what an offer! I'd like to be down there for Blake/Haas. You rock, Chris.
I went out to watch Baghdatis/Berdych, which turned out to be a disappointment. The most exciting thing was when Marcos had a problem with his contact lens, and they had to stop play to fix it. Marcos played well, and served well when it was needed. But Tomas was serving horribly, and getting very frustrated with himself. Nothing was working. When he went down 2 breaks in the second set, I left and went to the cafeteria. Sarah and Claire were having lunch with two guys from Tennis Radio, so I joined them. The guys were great, and Mark invited me up to their booth so they can give VamosRafael.com a plug. :-)
While we were eating, Marat, Dinara (she just lost her match with Hingis), sat down at the table next to us. Peter Lundgren was with them. A little while later, Juan went by, so I figured Rafa was done practicing. I had heard he was practicing. Sure enough, a few minutes later Rafa and Francis come strolling by.
Marat saw Rafa and yelled, "El Toro, El Toro." Rafa cracked up, and was laughing. They exchanged a few words in Spanish, and then Francis stopped to chat with Marat while Rafa moved on.
I'm watching Andreev/Roddick right now. I'll probably stay here at Stadium until after Rafa's match. So I can do my blogging here. Vamos, Rafa!!!
posted by Susan at 11:45 AM
9 Comments:
lovin' your match reports susan! the little details you give really make us feel as though we're there! can you please give some brief commentary of the gasquet/federer match? i can't watch it on tv and no one on the net describes matches as excitingly as you... thanks a lot, and i look forward to reading the reports of rafa's two matches tomorrow morning!
De nada. I may do a blog on TW re Gasquet/Fed if there is interest there. I'll post the thread here if I do. But I'll be ready for Nadal/Grosjean. Vamos!!!
Oh Susan can you do the report about the match Federer against Gasquet???? Please !!!!!! lol.....
I like your report about the matches, there are some details....., You are very lucky for look some matches in live......
Vamos Rafa , he go step by step to the final , an other one.....( perhaps , is more possible , he arrive to the final against Roger as in Dubai???? maybe but it can have a surprise......
(sorry for my english loooool )
Susan, I finally managed to catch up on your blog - why is it that I always have more work during the best tournaments? :-(
Thanks so much for your reports, they're the next best thing to being there. :-) We'd never know all the interesting little details without you. *hugs*
So Lopaka is VAMOSing in a deep voice? I must pay more attention to the audience when I watch Rafa's next match. ;-)
ROFLAMO at Marat! He's such a character, I can just imagine him shouting " "El Toro" to Rafa! :-D
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mallorn
I will do Fed/Gasquet at the Tennis Warehouse spoiler thread, as there is interest there, too. Then I'll come back here for Nadal/Seb.
Fed/Gasquet Blog
Laura ^_^ said:
How anecdotic for you to see Marat yelling "EL TORO" to Rafa, I cant imagine how Rafa looked like, remembering how expressive is our Rafita *lol*!!!
It's a funny experience after all that hard work as you said "to get a few days off"
That is sumfing really surprising.
Thank you a lot for sharing your experiences for that. And waiting for more great pics!
Enjoy it! :0-)
thanx a million for blogging federer/gasquet!!! now i don't have to stay up late and tomorrow morning i can read roger and rafa's matches at the same time, and it will feel like destiny is drawing them together to the final (does everyone get this feeling, or is it just me? lol).
Hi Susan,
My, Roger sure knows when to up the pressure - 6-3 6-4 in 57 minutes flat sure is 'el numero uno' sending a message loud and clear!
Have you noticed that your new friend Pete has posted a piece on Rafa - Ballpuncher! - on his Blog today? You and VR.com get a mention..
Enjoy Rafa's match and put in some Vamoses for us all!
nou.amic
Wow... great entry!
Especially the amazing crossing of Rafa and Marat! Amazing! Soo Jealous! *envy* haha! thanks! great entry! Keep up the hard work! Much Appreciated! Peace. 8)
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