I'm not a big sports fan. But I decided that with the French Open happening in my own back yard, I should go see it. Our Austin friends, Charice and Amy, were in town visiting, so the four of us spent the day at Roland Garros. Sarah can give you the long story about the painful long wait to get tickets a few weeks ago. I can't portray her suffering adequately.
We arrived to an unruly mob outside the gates, but it moved quickly. We had great seats on court 1. Court 1 is smaller than the two big courts, but still has assigned seating.
I've never seen a live tennis match, and I usually have trouble staying interested in matches on TV, so I wasn't sure what to expect.
It was a blast. You really get a sense of the two players going after each other when you are there live, and it's much easier to get into the game. We watched one game that was especially good, Monfils vs Rochus. Monfils just had a blistering serve. One of his serves was 215kph (135mph).
I also had a lot of fun watching the ballboys/ballgirls work their tails off, and my jaw dropped being around so much high priced camera equipment.
The obligitory pics are at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/suzypics/RolandGarros
