Waiting is no fun

My second day at the Madrid Open started not much better than the first day. This time I arrived with a shuttle bus that travels between Legazpi and Caja Magica, the venue of the tournament. There was a long line for ticket holders and one even longer line for ticket buyers. The problem was once … Continue reading

Eastbourne in pictures

I slept in today and now it´s already time to go to see another day of tennis! As a result, I keep my posting today very short, just adding some photos I took yesterday. I think I do quite well with my little camera. Others carry heavy equipment, but my camera fits to a handbag. … Continue reading

Better luck this time

On first Monday at Wimbledon Victoria Azarenka didn´t fall, didn´t get injured and didn´t give up. The same stage was just misery for Vika 12 months ago. She hurt her knee badly in a fall and had to withdraw from her second match. Victoria played her first match for many months in Eastbourne and lost … Continue reading

Genius Genie

Could my wait be soon over? In the last several years I have been waiting and waiting for a new established woman tennis star to emerge without much success. We have had several good German women coming up, but none of them has been consistent enough. We had Sloane Stephens, who had not really come … Continue reading