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One of the things I always enjoy doing is passing the time of day with the hard working souls on the press desk. After the stress of the potential travel disruption setting the tone for the day, it has to be noted that Day 9 seems to be a bugbear in Slam coverage.
As if the pouring rain that beat my alarm clock to the pip this morning was not enough, a strike by tube workers (that’s the underground/metro to you at the back) made for a fairly grumpy start to the day.
When is a roof not a roof? No, really this is a serious question. On perhaps the most inclement of days at Wimbledon 2015, when should the roof be pressed into service?
With the bottom of the Ladies Singles draw pretty much ripped apart after Jelena Jankovic bounced defending champion Petra Kvitova out of the draw, the scene was set for more surprises on Manic Monday.
After the rain, the thunder and the lightning of last night came fireworks and glitter for all as Jelena Jankovic pulled off arguably the shock of the tournament so far, ousting defending champion Petra Kvitova 3-6 7-5 6-4.
Has it really only been a week? Well with just one more day of the first week left, the first of the second-weekers booked their spots on a fiery Friday.
With Wimbledon literally melting yesterday (including a small fire in Centre Court late into the evening) it was probably with some relief that the day started a gentle sprinkling of rain...
Phew what a scorcher – that is generally the perceived feeling as this searing ball of flame in the sky is sending everyone all of a dither.
It was all about the ladies at the start of the day, but goodness me, if you’d blinked you missed it. Petra Kvitova has been one of our ones to watch.
Oh my – it’s FINALLY here. Did you see that blur? That was me, whizzing to the head of the Pimm’s queue, asking sweetly for not too much ice, surreptitiously pocketing a sachet of sugar to sweeten the strawberries and cream.
There must be something in the water in Switzerland. These Swiss seem to have a knack on playing on the green stuff, which is strange as Bencic admitted to us on Friday that they don’t actually have grass courts there.
It is always a bit mental on Wimbledon draw day. Those of us who scamper into the media centre listen intently to the draw being done on the ‘wireless’ (albeit digitally via our electronic typing machines), and we frantically analyse every last permutation before galloping out for a bit of tennis.
Having scooted off to get a first look at defending champion Novak Djokovic on the grass (and that included the whole helicopter deal) your intrepid Global Chick galloped back to Eastbourne as fast as her steed could carry her to be back in time for the Men’s draw this morning.
Once again the Slam draw on the women’s side could be one of the most open draws we have seen in recent times.
It really is a different slice of life, driving two hours inland to Stoke Park for a day at The Boodles, where defending champion Novak Djokovic was taking a turn on the green stuff.
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