I enjoyed a great day at the U.S. Open today as the guest of a Choate player and his dad. I've long thought Arthur Ashe Stadium was built much too big, but of course sitting courtside is a great vantage point from which to watch world-class tennis in any setting!
The day session on Ashe was a bit unusual. We watched a pair of women's matches that ran quite long, nearly three hours apiece--17-year-old Melanie Oudin upset #4 Elena Dementieva and then #5 Jelena Jankovic also was upset--and then the beginning of James Blake's match (I had to leave New York by 6:00 since I am on duty in Memorial House with the captains who arrived on campus tonight).
I got to see some of the top male players in action as well. When I arrived at the National Tennis Center, I went straight to the practice courts and was treated to Federer, Nadal, and Tsonga--among others--working out.
The weather was great, the company was enjoyable, and the tennis was terrific--a great day at the Open!
