Such a joy and a privilege to actually be able to GO to Wimbledon.
Not that I am greedy about it...no indeed!
I do not camp out overnight and queue for hours for the limited tickets for courts 1 , 2 and 3 at discount prices.
£58 ( first days) £ 130 ( last days)
I go around lunch time, queue for an enjoyable hour or so, and pay £17 .
This gets me into the grounds , and any match (space allowing) on courts 4 to 18.
It's enough for me!
I will never be able to afford to pay the thousands and thousands of £'s for finals tickets.
£28 000 for this years men's finals I think.
At 5 pm, there are the resale tickets, £5, which goes to charity, that's how I got to see Federer in the quarter finals on centre court . Worth queuing for. Of course, not too many people put the final days tickets up for resale! Not impossible though, emergency for a doctor, death in the family, house burning down...it happens...
This year, I saw Martina Navratilova on court 18.
She was playing doubles with Pam Shriver in the women's invitation.
If I never get to go to Wimbledon again, I will die happy.
Tennis wise, seeing Martina is all I have ever wanted. I love her.
Not in a mad stalker way. Just in if she ever asked, I would leave The Hubby for her way.
Of course, the other 38 000 people in the grounds were on Henman Hill watching Murray.
I don't like Murray. I think he is petulant.
The Hubby laughs at me, because Murray can do nothing right in my eyes. And admittedly, I do go on about him a bit. Ok, quite a lot. At home.
Boy oh boy...never say this to The Great Pom Public.
All I said ( in the corner shop) was that I thought he would have a hard time beating Novak Djokovic.
I didn't even start the conversation.
It was like a pack of hyenas turning on me.
For a brief moment, I contemplated saying that I thought he was a sissy whiny crybaby.
Sanity prevailed and I left while the going was good.
I don't not like him because he is a Pom.
I was happy ( for Britain, not him) when he won at the Olympics.
I didn't like Boris because he always spat on court.
I didn't like Wayne Ferreira because he, like Murray , was always a bridesmaid .
I didn't like anyone who beat Martina.
Nothing to do with nationality.
I actually have a very vague idea of where Serbia is, but I like Novak because he is a good player with a good attitude.
I think it is fantastic the way the Poms get behind their players.
Good for them.
I just don't think Murray will win.
If he does, I will post an apology on twitter, how's that?
Wimbledon is a very personal experience for me.
Best I keep enjoying it by myself!
I don't even play tennis.
