Wimbledon 2010

I got home from the Prom last night (funny to say that) and Lenny had a little surprise for me. He had managed to get us tickets to Wimbledon for the women’s finals and the men’s double’s finals at Center Court. How he does it, I will never know! This one seemed easy enough…. They release a certain number of tickets on Ticketmaster at 8:30 p.m. for the following day. The amazing part of this is that most Brits don’t even know about it!

Amazement aside, we got up the next day and headed off to Wimbledon! It was a really wonderful day. Not only was the weather amazing, but we got to enjoy all the best of the venue. The grounds at Wimbledon are amazing. They have gorgeous flower baskets hanging all over. It is hard to explain but it is just beautiful. Most of the women are wearing smart dresses and hats. Gentlemen have on button down shirts and pressed shorts or slacks. Everyone really looks like they are going to an event. I don’t feel like that happens very much anymore. (It used to be the theatre… but don’t get me started on people who wear jeans to the theatre nowadays!)

We were able to get a cool glass of Pims and settle into our seats just as Serena Williams and Vera Zvonareva headed into Center Court. I felt that the crowd was cheerleading for little Vera. And to be honest, it made me a bit mad. Lenny assured me that it was just their way of encouraging a good match. Well, maybe she needed it more because Serena whooped her cute little behind very quickly!

We headed out for some Strawberries and Cream and a bit of a stroll around the grounds. Good thing we headed back to Center Court quickly because basically the same thing happened again for the men’s doubles final. Melzer and Petzschner beat their opponents so quickly it didn’t feel like much of a fight.

But it was a really wonderful day and a great England experience.