so, we went all day today, it was amazing. saw most of the top 10 players, got 6 autographs. got to within 10 feet of nadal and federer. my sister got to have a chat with gasquet, im jealous of her for that
but what a great day. just all the tennis was amazing, great value for money thats for sure. walking around the practice courts was nice too. just out of interests sake, the nicest pro's that we ran into (ones that signed autographs, didnt look as if they didnt want to be there, joked around, had patience for the crowd and signing, etc.) were: blake, safin!!! (he was awesome, we saw him going on the little car thing and we waved and he waved back with this big smile. funny guy), davydenko (he posed for tons of pictures and everything, didnt say "no" to a singal signing or picture), gasquet, ginepri (spelling?). guys that werent too great were djokovic (he was really bad, no autographs, no waving, nothing), federer was so-so, he signed one autograph and sprinted inside as there was a 100+ mod coming at him
, nalbandian wasnt nice either (he had an autograph session for which probably around 80 people showed up. around that... and they cut the line off, i just made the cut by about 5 people. then when half the people remaining were done, he decided to leave. some little kids were really sad, i was too though i wasnt little.. haha. but yea i didnt think that was right, especially cuz he'd already practiced a couple of hours and had plenty of time).
i developed a new found respect for blake, davydenko, gasquet and safin especially.
anyways, to anyone considering going, definitely go. its a great tourney. lots of stuff to see and tennis stuff to shop for
to mr. federer: thanks SO MUCH for your help, it really came in handy. there were a lot more people than i thought there would be based on what you said, but still, it was great and your inside info led to some more autographs and time in the stands of both main courts. THANKS!!