Monday, July 2, 2007

 

 

Sorry I didn't blog yesterday, but to tell you the truth I needed the day off, and there wasn't too much happening. I had a nice sleep-in, practiced in the early afternoon, then settled in to watch the concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium. Joss Stone was a big favourite of mine, so was James Morrison. Can't really go past Elton either! And I must say I think Prince Harry is a spunk! Diana's legacy certainly is living on through her sons, it's great to see!

I left for the courts this morning at 9:45am. I've just returned to my apartment and it's 11:20pm! A solid day fair to say; a heap of waiting around time, can't believe I managed to fill in the day without going mad! One positive was my partner Mara and I completed and won our second round doubles match against the Bondarenko sisters. We knew it was a race against time to get it finished; I could hear the murmurs of the crowds from neighbouring courts as the rain fell in sheets. Thank God I pulled out an ace on match point just as the clouds opened!

And what does a player waiting to go on do for most of the day? Let me tell you, I was involved in a very lengthy conversation/debate about dating protocol with a number of girls in the corner of the locker room! Corina Morariu was a lively contributor, so was Meghann Shaughnessy. They wouldn't stop raving about the cute 'Olivier Martinez' lookalike that was serving them dinner the previous night! Anna-Lena Groenfeld was listening in intently and giggling the whole time, so was my partner Mara. Janette Husarova was laying down in the corner pretending she wasn't listening and would suddenly pipe in when she thought she had words of wisdom or advice to offer! So basically boys were the topic, what else! Dramas, dilemmas, dating - you name it, we talked about it! So in a way I look forward to more rain. It's inevitable at some stage this week our conversations will resume!

I haven't played my first round mixed with my partner Jonas Bjorkman yet, and strangely enough we aren't even on the schedule tomorrow. Wimbledon is backed up big-time despite what the tournament organisers say, no two ways about it! I'll practise with Mara tomorrow, making sure I get out of the tennis early as I know its going to be a long, long week with plenty more waiting around. Tomorrow night I'm going with a group of friends to watch an Australian comedian, Adam Hills, perform at a tiny pub in the city - can hardly wait. Will be great to get out of the village and do something a little different. Although the tennis circuit can be quite a comedy act at times, I look forward to seeing a REAL show!

 

Bye for now...

 

Alicia Molik

 

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