I love the US Open and attend every year.
Unfortunately, my 2011 experience has been a washout. All three sessions were either canceled or delayed so badly by rain, I didn’t bother to make the trip to Flushing.
I was tempted to blog my frustration, but realized you had heard that all before during a similar rainy stretch in 2009. So I kept my mouth shut.
(You’re welcome.)
But I can’t not mention the fact that I was lucky enough to get a ticket to today’s Men’s Final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal!
SCORE
I know that moving the final to Monday probably means a lot of people couldn’t attend the match, hence the large number of seats at resale. These are seats that weren’t available before the tournament began.
I’m pretty stoked. I’ve never been to a final before. And I am a HUGE fan of the Joker.
So, if you watch the match today, look for me in Arthur Ashe. I’ll be the tiny dot way up in the promenade section, having the time of her life.
Hurts so good
I’m tired. My voice is scratchy. My body aches.
I’m not sick — I’m just recovering from last night’s US Open Men’s Singles Final.
And I didn’t even play.
I don’t think enough has been written (or studied, for that matter) on the physical and mental exertions of the spectator.
Especially in major championships like the US Open – or the Super Bowl or World Series — people watching these events live in the stadium expend a lot of energy cheering on behalf of the athletes.
I don’t know how many times the chair umpire had to tell us to quiet down.
Communist.
And rumor has it, within the next 24 hours, they will both be catching flights to Europe so they can play tennis on Friday in Davis Cup matches representing their respective countries.
Man, I don’t know if I’ll be rested up by then.
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