It totally threatened to rain before hand - handy really when you are testing a roof!
We arranged to meet with some friends once inside and they were predicting rain during the day
Quite cloudy – perfect roof testing weather
Been to a ball just after Wimbledon – and the courts are all battered and bruised from the playing etc – this time – everything pristine – just waiting for the season to start
Headed to the courts – Sue Barker as MC
Lots of classical music stars to sing the roof shut (yes really!)
Kathryn Jenkins
Faryl Smith (a classic singer who was on Britian’s Got Talent)
Blake (male classical vocal quartet)
Amazing Grace & Hallelujah – amazing to have it closed
Mixed between Kim&Tim (heh) and Andre/Mrs Agassi
Andre’s speed of return up close (quite close to the front) was fierce – incl the shot that hit Kim fair in the stomach
H/C – 7-6(6)
Agassi/Tim – 6-4
Agassi taking it pretty seriously in terms of shot making – Tim making faces about having to run for the ball – often letting them whistle past him
Single break but very good fun to watch – but only really got shots of Tim at the end!
Highlight was Clijsters/Graf (64)
Never seen Kim play – had seen Graf MANY times – but clear she had lost NONE of her competitiveness
Especially after a couple of wayward shots – Graf was about to roast the guy, and checked herself, remembering where she was and plonked herself on the edge of the court to have a gentle chat with him!
Oh yeah – and it THREW down and at one stage in the match – Kim looked up at the roof where you could hear the rain thundering.
All in all - the guys gave it the thumbs up - there had been a couple of slips from them every now and again... but it seemed to have stood up well.
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