Wimbledon 2008

Hi all...sorry but this isn't Cynthia. Cynthia is sitting in the airport in Los Angles waiting for the flight that should already be here...to decide to actually fly here. That's one of the glamorous parts of this job...airports, flight delays, luggage problems...I could go on and on. Believe it or not, she's not the only one with flight problems. I'm sitting in the press center at Wimbledon as I write and there are many empty desks. While I realize that shouldn't be too surprising at almost 2am, I have received emails from others having flight delays. So everyone keep their fingers crossed that she makes it across the pond safely and quickly!

On this, the first official day of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, all the favorites, Federer, Serena, Ivanovic, and Djokovic made it through to the next round. Monfils withdrew due to a shoulder injury and Nalbandian lost to Dancevic. Just in case you don't know, Frank Dancevic is Canadian.

With over 39,000 people on the grounds today it was crowded. The sun was shinning and matches continued past 9pm. The most interesting...at least to me...thing I saw was the unique place Bethanie Mattek had an advertisement...on her left upper arm. It was one of those temporary tattoes advertising JAZ skin care products.I don't think the powers that be at Wimbledon can say anything about what is located on her body...interesting. Now she not only doesn't wear "regulation tennis clothes" but she doesn't even carry a racket bag. She won her first round match against Bremond of France. According to the guy that owns JAZ, we should continue to watch Bethanie as he plans to move the "ads" around to different spots on her body. Some may cause excitement!
Andy Roddick, James Blake, Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport are all playing tomorrow. Check back tomorrow and don't forget...keep your fingers crossed that Cynthia finally gets here!
Susan