What a day today was! I woke up at 5:45 this morning and got ready then went on my way to the Championships at Wimbledon to get in queue to get a grounds ticket. And guess what? I GOT IN! I spent all day at Wimbledon. Such an experience. It was AWESOME. I’ve watched Wimbledon on TV pretty much every year since I can remember (thanks, dad!) and it was completely surreal to be there inside the park, with big names such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadel, and Serena Williams. Although I didn’t have centre or 1,2,3 court tickets to see the high ranked matches, you can sit out on the lawn and watch them on the big screen. I was in disbelief watching the match and hearing it happen from inside the stadium at the same time.
We were able to find seats (on the front row) on court 18 for John Isner (USA) vs Nicolas Almagro (Spain). It was like a homeland match (my real country vs my second home country). It was really cool seeing someone who represents my country (and my state- he’s from Greensboro, NC) out there playing in a tournament with players from all around the world. Unfortunately, he lost, but the match was fantastic. It was very competitive, and the tensions were tight. On one serve he hit 141mph… freakin amazing. He also had 28 aces. You may remember him from the 11 hour game that was played last year. This one only lasted like 5 or 6, I think. Minus the 2 short rain delays, the weather managed to stay really nice all day. I might even be a little sunburned on my cheeks. I even had the full Wimbledon experience and tried strawberries and cream. Quite delicious.
Now, I’ve got to pack all my belonging in my suitcase so I can be ready to go to the airport when I wake up in the morning. I’m a little concerned about how taking the bus and the tube will be with all of my luggage, but I’m sure it’ll be fine. Even though I’ve had an extremely awesome time in Europe, I can’t wait to be back home with all my friends and family and pets.
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