Wimby 2 Thursday, June 28, 2007

After 3 days of Wimbledon....the following has all happened.

1. Jamie and I have still not played a match. We are scheduled for the 5th match on court 2 today, I'd say the odds of us actually playing fall between "slim" and "none."

2. We have managed to do about 100 interviews over the past 3 days. It's definitely fun being a star, but the questions revolve around the same couple q's.
a. Is it great to be playing in London with all the support? Yes.
b. Due to your success, is this a partnership for the future? Yes.
c. What is the status of Andy's wrist? We don't really know.

3. I was approached by Justin Gimblestob who didn't really care for what he called few "backhanded compliments," which I wrote in a previous article. I didn't think players actually read anything I wrote. Have to start being a little more careful.

4. I tried to get a locker in the changing room and was told my name wasn't on the list. I quickly rushed to my bag to shove my player's badge in the locker room attendant's face to prove that I was a player, when he pointed out that I had special credentials to be in the locker room reserved for former champions, singles seeds and davis cup players. Apparently playing with a Davis Cup member is good enough (thanks Jamie). I finally found my name sandwiched between Henman and Ljubicic...pretty much right where I belong (Yeah, right).

5. Spent some time yesterday with one of my best friends Chris Varga who travels with Boyd Tinsley (violinist for Dave Matthews Band). Boyd, besides being extremely genuine and kind individual, is a huge tennis fan and they are over here for the week. Today we got out on the grass and played a set of doubles. After we went back to his suite at the Ritz to chill for a bit and grabbed some food at a great little Mediterranean restaurant. I swear I didn't sign up for stuff like this when I started playing tennis. It just keeps getting better and better!

6. This morning I am off to warm-up Henman for his match with Lopez. Since I'm a big lefty, I'm hoping to groove his return for the match. I think I'm actually more nervous for my warm-up hit with Tim than I am for my actual match. I feel like I have a direct influence on a match the entire country will be following. I hope I can pull him through.

C'mon Tim!

- Booty