Australian Open ‘08…..long overdue…

Australian Open 2008 commenced on the 14th of January 2008,a Monday..So I was damn bloody excited about it ; hoping to see tennis stars like Federer,Nadal, Sharapova and others – not that serb,jokovic…However,I did see him at the practice court…At least a hundred of fans wanted his signature…I could have him sign my book but I was kinda nervous because I couldn’t find his page in the Official Program…So,on the eve of Oz Open,I asked Chin Wei to join me and he did..I bought him a ground pass for the first day for $29 but mine was a five day ground pass which costed me $99…On the eve of Oz Open,around 10pm,Chin Wei came from Glen Waverley to the city by train..I met him at the station and went back to my sis’s apartment..Chin Wei and I prepared our food and other stuff…Cooked some really yucky tuna with some japanese curry paste…I ate all of it in the end on the first day of Oz Open..So,on the first day,we took a free shuttle tram to Melbourne Park in which situated the tennis centre that consist of Rod Laver Arena,Vadafone Arena,Margaret Court Arena and like another 25  courts…I…We reached there around 8.15 in the morning and there was already a queue…Here are some photos of Day 1….  Where the world comes to play…the freaking long queue ……hmmm…should have seen this notice earlier…………..four cans of tuna…………………gone! police officers…. a couple of musicians entertaining us…… first tennis star that I saw….Mr. Dmitry Tursonov….his serve is a monster……………..Big Head and I went to Margaret Court Arena  as Tommy Robredo was playing first…He played against some unknown German player but the german guy was pretty good… having solid gorundstrokes and a serve and volley game which was pretty effective against Tommy…The match went to the deciding set and the time of play was a little over four hours…Chin Wei and I watched the entire match…The match started at 11 am and ended around 3 pm…After that,I was pretty tired…The sun was scorching…….. Then ,I saw Amelie Mauresmo….She was warming up for her match which was after Robredo’s….Got her autograph btw…hehe  ahhhh….Don’t know what happened to Tommy…Didn’t play his best…Low first serve percentage and too many unforced errors…anyhow,in the end,he won.. after that long grueling match,Chin Wei and I left the arena and went to show court 2 to watch Davydenko…But before that, we went to eat and entered the Australian Open Shop,Nike Promo Shop,Wilson and other brands… the apparel of Federer and Nadal….  Federer’s shoes….Air Zoom Vapour 5……The shoe has his initials which is ‘RF’ ,and the three swiss flags which denotes the number of OZ Open titles he has won.. 
Nadal’s shoes…If I’m not mistaken,the left side of his shoe has a picture of a bull and the other side has his name ‘Rafa’…hmm…cool shoes…$200 a pair and the cheaper versions are at $120…  man….really like this bag….looks bloody cool….  People at Garden Square in Melbourne Parkz   Nikolay Davydenko…He is seriously skinny…  He’s not a flashy player…so,it wasn’t really that exciting…For some reason,on day one,there were many left handers playing…I saw at least 5 players.. Then,it was Carlos Moya’s turn to play…Night session begins at 7.00 pm…It’s really ironic…During the day,I complained that it was too hot and it really was but at night,it was freezing cold…. Moya…..  Inside out forehand.. well…Moya’s match ended around 11 pm…Kinda disappointing as he lost but Stefan Koubek was pretty impresive..oh ya…Chin Wei almost caught Moya’s wristband…almost…haha..Another girl was too quick for Chin Wei…hehe…hmmm…that was day one….  Donald Young,a promising American youth…  the effect of day 1…sunburnt….dang….forgot to button up my shirt…what a waste that I didn’t take a photo of Chin Wei’s face…His face was pink…damn funny… hmmm….didn’t go for day 2…I was just too tired.. well,to be continued………………………