April 2, 2009

9:00 AM
I start my day with a walk in Coconut Grove.

Established in 1873,

“The Grove”, as the locals call it, has attracted the creative crowd of every sort, artists, writers, and musicians, and a good share of eccentrics and free spirits. The shaded streets, gardens heavy with fuchsia bougainvillea, are inviting, and cool in the morning.

An Indian restaurant has beautiful long silk hangings blowing in the breeze. I can’t resist stopping to take photos. Lovely. I’m going to use the idea somewhere in my house.
By 10: AM the village starts to wake. I browse in the art galleries, and yes, have a look in some of the shops. Pink, orange, turquoise, and bright floral clothing, entice you to purchase something totally impractical and fun. Something that says’s, “Miami”.

1:30 PM
Okay, I can’t put it off any longer; I have to go do some photos of Kuznetsova and Azarenka.

2; 40 PM
Fashion watch, if Fila hopes to sell that red and white outfit, Kuznetsova is the wrong person to be wearing it. The long stripe of white in the middle would only look good on someone built like Hantuchova. On Kuznetsova, its not only unattractive, it’s downright embarrassing. The baby doll neckline and the little short pleated skirt are just not Kuznetsova. She needs to be in something more tailored and athletic.
As For Azarenka, I’m sure a male must have designed her dress; no woman would design something to play tennis in that should only be worn with a strapless bra. Come on Nike, you can do better than that… again, not a good advertisement for selling this dress.

7:20 PM
Nadal and Del Potro. This was definitely the best match of the tournament so far. It was like a Davis Cup Tie. Argentina against Spain. The Argentine’s outnumbering the Spanish, chanting “Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole! DelPo! DelPo! Dueling Spanish and Argentine flags waving wildly on every point. In the heart stopping last game, Nadal fought off 3 match points... two with ace’s, but couldn’t keep the momentum up and lost the breaker. I’m thinking that he may need to let his hair grow longer again, and get a new hotter outfit. He just didn’t look like the same Rafa.

Curiosity watch; have you noticed the way Del Potro hitches up the left leg of his shorts when he returns serve? Does he think this makes him run faster... but doesn’t he need to run fast when he serves too? Someone said that maybe it’s a superstition. Now, I’ve heard of a lot of crazy superstitions, but this would take the prize.

8:35 PM
Andy Murray has just wont he first set against Fernando Verdasco 6-1. It may not be a long evening after all.

9:13 PM
I hear the announcers say “ANDY MURRAY!”… The TV monitor tells me it was
6-1, 6-2. Very nice Andy, and thank you, I’d love to get out of here before midnight tonight.

11:05 PM
Looks like getting out of here by before midnight was not in the cards. The sisters split, and it’s 4-1 Serena in the third. I’m going to finish this up, and catch the midnight shuttle.
Good Night!