Meanwhile, On The Other Side Of The Planet...

[poliphilo]

All that wonderful Antipodean sunshine and they stage the Australian Open indoors. It seems wilful. Sulky even. I hear voices from my childhood saying things like, "It's a lovely afternoon; why don't you go out and play."

The other thing that always shocks me a little is the blue floor. I mean, they don't even go through the motions of pretending it's grass.

I haven't really been watching. I turned the TV on for my mother this afternoon and happened on a recording of the Kerber-Sharapova match. Sharapova got swept aside. She was never my favourite and the noise she makes is hideous- like the whooping bit in whooping cough. I always thought she got more attention than her talent deserved because of her long legs and yellow hair. 

Comments

[halfmoon_mollie1]

I love the blue, it's restful on the eyes and no, they aren't trying to make it look like grass because it's a hard court tournament. They can fit more people into the arena than they could if it was outside. AND, I agree with you about Maria S. Although I just read her autobiography and ...well, I still don't like her but I have a bit more sympathy for her.

[poliphilo]

I grew up watching Wimbledon- and none of the other tournaments- so it's still a bit of a culture shock for me to watch the game being played on anything but grass.

[halfmoon_mollie1]

Wimbledon is still the best, the most exciting and yes, the only one left played on grass. I always hoped to visit there...but I guess it's not going to happen.

[poliphilo]

I spent the first few months of my life in a flat in Wimbledon. Can't say I remember it though.