Fantastic Friday!

Friday = Wimbledon.  The week had just flown by, and before I knew it, it would be time to fly home.  I was so excited for this day.  Madison & I had waited and anticipated attending Wimbledon for so long and we were super excited.  We wanted to get there early and see EVERYTHING!   Matches did not start until 11 or 12 (depending on the court), but we still wanted to get to the courts early.  We had Centre Court seats and Debenture Lounge tickets.  We got there around 11:30 and we strolled around the complex.  I never realized how big some of the small courts were because it was on TV.  Madison bought a program and a shirt, I bought a Wimbledon shirt and a key chain and my dad bought a hat.  Before settling in to watch some tennis, we made our way up to the lounge to find sandwiches, a salad bar, roast chicken, desserts, drinks, and of course, strawberries and cream.  Everything looked and tasted great.  The first match on Centre Court was Nadia Petrova vs. Justine Henin.  No one in my family likes Justine too much, so we went to our seats towards the end of her match.  My family was dying to see Lleyton Hewitt vs. Gael Monfils.  We love both of these players and we didn't care who was going to win.  Gael didn't play his best, so Lleyton won, but it was still an enjoyable match.  Roger Federer followed them.  My dad is the only one who roots for Roger, as my mom, sister and I think he wins too much.  And of course, what did he do, he won.  Since the three matches of the day finished ahead of schedule, we were treated to some mixed doubles as well, with Brits Jamie Murray (Andy's brother) and the teenage sensation Laura Robson (she is Madison's age!).  They played Vera Zvonareva and Andre Sa and the crowd cheered them on with much gusto.  The Brits did not win, but it was quite fun when the crowd oooohhed and aaaahhed.  The whole day was incredible and I must say, I think it was my favorite part of our whole London adventure.  I am so glad that I was able to attend Wimbledon.

(This picture is of Madison and I next to a directional post with a map of the Wimbledon grounds.)