Not all New Year's Resolutions have to be unpleasant or stressful!
Among mine was "Following tennis more closely" - definitely one of the more fun ones! And I am proud to say that I succeeded! Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and now US Open. I watched many, many games, the vast majority on TV but some just recently live and on location in Flashing Meadows. I was lucky enough to see at least one match with my idol Roger Federer (SUI) at Arthur Ashe. The other two matches that I saw at a different night at Arthur Ashe were Andy Roddick (USA) and Maria Sharapova (RUS).
I saw more games at the much smaller Louis Armstrong for which I've purchased reserved seats for Saturday and the Tuesday after Labor day weekend. I saw the German Tommy Haas loose against the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. I saw Novak Djokovic (SER) beat the American underdog Jesse Witten in a dramatic match.
I cheered for Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG - photo) when he finished Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) in 3 straight sets. And kept my fingers crossed for Fernando Gonzalez (CHL) when he advanced against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) just to see him loose against Rafael Nadal today on a cold and grey day in New York. This one only on TV.
My desired final would be Federer vs Del Potro and still, I would cheer for Federer! But either way, to really complete my New Year's resolution, I would need to be able to see the game but I am working! A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! I'll find a way.
Game on!
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-- By Elke
