Day 10–Saturday, July 4

It’s almost noon and I need to go catch the bus for Wimbledon. Ladies’ finals today with Venus and Serena. Can’t wait! Also looking forward to seeing the Bryan Brothers in their men’s doubles final and Venus and Serena in the women’s doubles final. Great day of tennis ahead. Weather is cloudy and cool. Maybe they’ll close the roof?I couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was sunny but breezy for the Women’s Singles final at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus were awesome to watch in the first set. Not so much in the second. I have a theory: The sisters have agreed that whichever sister wins the first set wins the match. To support this theory, I offer the following evidence: 1) the sisters have never played a third set in any finals match; 2) instead of getting better, the level of play dropped drastically from Venus after Serena won the first match; 3) after not being broken once in 34 games throughout the tournament–including the first set, which was won by Serena in a tiebreak–Venus was broken twice in the second set (through unforced errors and two double faults) and lost 6-2.

My favorite example of this phenomenon is a final they played where Serena won the first set, and then was in a deuce situation with Venus where she had to win the point to win the second set. Venus needed 10 unforced errors–through a series of deuce games–in order to let Serena win the match.

Conspiracies are hard to prove and fascinating to contemplate.

I saw a lot of serious bling on the women at the finals. My favorite: the woman sitting next to me with a six-carat square-cut diamond ring on the same hand as a thick black sports watch with five .33 carat diamonds rolling around inside the face. Most impressed by: her brand new gorgeous tan leather sandals with a leather wristband on the opposite hand to match.

I headed inside for scones with jam and clotted cream and a hot cup of tea during the first set of the men’s doubles finals with the #1 Bryan brothers. Unfortunately they lost in four sets. 

My two adorable grandchildren

It was still sunny as ever at 6:00 p.m when the Williams sisters played their doubles match against Stosur and Stubbs. Great tennis to watch. I finally took off about 8:45 (still bright as day) for the bus back to Wimbledon. Long (12 p.m. to 9 p.m.) wonderful day of tennis!

DAY 11–Sunday, July 5

Most of all, it was so nice to be back home with my children and grandchildren.  They make a homecoming even sweeter.