atarisboy86
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I got there at about 8 30 am, half an hour before the gates opened, and once they did began my very fun and interesting day of tennis. I immediately went to the practice courts and watched some of the lower ranked players warm up....then I went to a stage area where they had Mikhail Youzhny doing a Q/A session....
after that I went back to the practice courts and was watching Nicolas Kiefer warm up when all of a sudden I see a man w/ a backwards black hat and flowing blonde locks.....
Hewitt it was.....
I watched him for probably about 10 minutes or so.....when one practice court up....another pretty good player was warming up.....
Federer.....the crowd was big so I didn' bother staying much....so I walk around.....and who do I see but Lindsay Davenport on the next court up as well as Carlos Moya on the next court over....I thought I was in heaven......until
on this little grass field a TALL russian girl was jogging around.....very lanky and akward running style.....but yes, it was Miss Sharapova
My friends and I decided to go take a little break...while watching Federer from a distance as he must have practiced for at least two hours.....and out comes a VERY tall individual....some of you might recognize him, Mark Phillipoussis.......I was able to get a picture of him, which was great.
Mary Pierce and Amelie Mauresmo came out almost right after one another and then.......a lot of children were mobbed around a certain tennis player with salt and peppered hair...somewhat tall as well, by the name of Tood Martin...amazing how he was getting ppl saying 'you shouldn't have retired' and stuff like that
I was basically doing nothing until I saw at the Tennis Warehouse tent that Tommy Haas was going to sign autographs.....so I waited in line and he did just that.
There was a little Q&A session with Taylor Dent and Lisa Raymond, and when they left, Lindsay Davenport took their place......
There was an exhibition to raise funds for tsunami victims, featuring the top men's pros doing a single tie breaker.....
first match = Nalbandian vs Coria.....very nice tie breaker to watch as both were doing trick shots and just having fun.....Nalbandian won
second match = Srichaphan vs Henman......it was nice to see Henman doing his good old serve and volleying versus the talented Thai.....Srichaphan won
third match = Roddick vs Safin.....this was really funny....both were joking around....and at one point Roddick gets right to the net and Safin taking it easy, gives him about 4-5 volleys and Roddick makes them all....he then aces Safin and people 'boo'....and he states, 'hey, I just made four volleys in a row!' nice to know he's got a sense of humor.....then Safin and Roddick bet money to try and ace each other...at one point the chair umpire states...Andy, 150.....he 'only' hit 148.....Roddick won
fourth match = Hewitt vs Moya.......this was also a good match.....Hewitt and Moya at one point start volleying very close to one another, going from baseline to basicaly the net....and when Hewitt was down three- one in the tie breaker.....he did it, yes.....'COME ON!'.....Hewitt won
fifth match = Agassi vs Federer.....it was nice to see the the two guys going at it very well....and having a fun time at it.....Andre would taunt Roger calling him the most overrated player of all time and stating the fact that Fed's isn't a legendary player....(at least now yet), and he would also call Fed's serve and forehand weak and made fun of the fact that Feds was constantly fixing his hair.....the other tie breaker matches were first to 7....this one was specially changed....and Agassis won 11-9
overall it was a REALLY good day.....and I got a lot of autographs from my favorite players, Hewitt, Federer, Davenport and too many others to list...
after that I went back to the practice courts and was watching Nicolas Kiefer warm up when all of a sudden I see a man w/ a backwards black hat and flowing blonde locks.....
Hewitt it was.....
I watched him for probably about 10 minutes or so.....when one practice court up....another pretty good player was warming up.....Federer.....the crowd was big so I didn' bother staying much....so I walk around.....and who do I see but Lindsay Davenport on the next court up as well as Carlos Moya on the next court over....I thought I was in heaven......until
on this little grass field a TALL russian girl was jogging around.....very lanky and akward running style.....but yes, it was Miss Sharapova
My friends and I decided to go take a little break...while watching Federer from a distance as he must have practiced for at least two hours.....and out comes a VERY tall individual....some of you might recognize him, Mark Phillipoussis.......I was able to get a picture of him, which was great.
Mary Pierce and Amelie Mauresmo came out almost right after one another and then.......a lot of children were mobbed around a certain tennis player with salt and peppered hair...somewhat tall as well, by the name of Tood Martin...amazing how he was getting ppl saying 'you shouldn't have retired' and stuff like that
I was basically doing nothing until I saw at the Tennis Warehouse tent that Tommy Haas was going to sign autographs.....so I waited in line and he did just that.
There was a little Q&A session with Taylor Dent and Lisa Raymond, and when they left, Lindsay Davenport took their place......
There was an exhibition to raise funds for tsunami victims, featuring the top men's pros doing a single tie breaker.....
first match = Nalbandian vs Coria.....very nice tie breaker to watch as both were doing trick shots and just having fun.....Nalbandian won
second match = Srichaphan vs Henman......it was nice to see Henman doing his good old serve and volleying versus the talented Thai.....Srichaphan won
third match = Roddick vs Safin.....this was really funny....both were joking around....and at one point Roddick gets right to the net and Safin taking it easy, gives him about 4-5 volleys and Roddick makes them all....he then aces Safin and people 'boo'....and he states, 'hey, I just made four volleys in a row!' nice to know he's got a sense of humor.....then Safin and Roddick bet money to try and ace each other...at one point the chair umpire states...Andy, 150.....he 'only' hit 148.....Roddick won
fourth match = Hewitt vs Moya.......this was also a good match.....Hewitt and Moya at one point start volleying very close to one another, going from baseline to basicaly the net....and when Hewitt was down three- one in the tie breaker.....he did it, yes.....'COME ON!'.....Hewitt won
fifth match = Agassi vs Federer.....it was nice to see the the two guys going at it very well....and having a fun time at it.....Andre would taunt Roger calling him the most overrated player of all time and stating the fact that Fed's isn't a legendary player....(at least now yet), and he would also call Fed's serve and forehand weak and made fun of the fact that Feds was constantly fixing his hair.....the other tie breaker matches were first to 7....this one was specially changed....and Agassis won 11-9
overall it was a REALLY good day.....and I got a lot of autographs from my favorite players, Hewitt, Federer, Davenport and too many others to list...
, but wow, before this, I liked Hewitt, but didn't like his 'COME ON!' factor and how that was 'unsportsman' like....but just looking at him and watching him play....backwards hat and blonde locks, plus his 'thanks mate' after I wished him luck, he's just really cool....you can tell he's confident with himself as a player
