hey cheryl
sadly I missed your first blogs :(

but now am following

you nearly got traffic accident ! watch out please and thanks god that you are not harmed any way

poor Novak , his facial expressions are so touching when he lose :(

just enjoy it since you are one of the luckiest journalist out there
by the way , what about the red bus?

aha , they say lodon have a wondreful lebanees resturants , if you like lebanees food
try some ! I really LOVE IT
Sadly I'm from jordan , not lebanon
:p

Understandbly so (re: grumpy)! Nole IS tired and evidently so especially during that second set when he just ran out of steam. I still hope he will put up a fight against Rafa. Those two are always fantastic when they play and I hope neither will have the "heck care" spirit.

Cheryl, gotta be careful and watch out for the traffic. Enjoy your grimly delightful tours :)

Ha ha Cheryl the traffic thing always happens to me when I'm in Britain ... and I grew up there. I guess I learnt to drive, though, here in North America and to me, driving on the left side of the road seems like a suicidal urge, (somehow it freaks me out more if I'm in a passenger seat rather than a pedestrian though). Please keep safe!!
How was the practice?

nole will be fine. near season's end, most top players are tired. he needs a rest in the very short off season than back to melbourne. no more racket changes please nole!

Like Paris-Bercy, the WTF is orchestrated to squeeze every last dollar out of tennis - - usually at the expense of the players.

Hence the lunatic scheduling dictated by TV resulting in key matches being played into the early hours of the morning when most of the paying public had to leave before the end to catch the last train, bus or boat or risk being stranded in the boon docks for the night. The weary players then have to fulfill media obligations before attending to their needs (physio, food etc) and finally dragging themselves back to their hotel for some much needed sleep.

Scheduling the evening session WFT Doubles matches after the Singles would solve this problem but would result in lower prime-time TV viewing figures.

You can argue the players get their share of the TV honey pot so dont mind losing a bit of sleep sometimes, or having to play when they are completely knackered!

Maybe I am suffering from fatigue watching too many matches, but as a tennis fan I feel cheated by these autumn tournaments - watching exhausted players struggling to reach the end of the season, hobbled by injuries and playing way below their best or as often happens putting in a very desultory performance.

ed25: it does seem almost criminal, doesn't it?