On my way in to the first match of the day I spotted this guy, who was gracious when I asked to take a picture with him. I 110% knew I would see at least one person with some sort of Buffalo Bills gear on at some point during the tournament. I was on the look out for it, but mostly when I saw Jessie Pegula play. When I was packing I debated long and hard about whether to bring any Sabres gear and I decided against it just because I had to cut some things and what I own isn't as easy to mix and match and some other items I brought. I've already forgotten this guy's name, but I remember that he was European (Irish maybe?) and had relatives who lived back in Orchard Park. He and his girlfriend were really nice in the few minutes we chatted. What's funniest about this is that when I posted this picture to Instagram I received several messages from people asking if anything romantic was going on with this guy. Apparently this guy and I look like we could be a couple.
Elina Svitolina (5) v. Garbine Muguruza
I like watching Garbine receive the ball because she has a pattern that she makes with her feet so that she's not flat footed when she attempts to return the serve. With each foot she sort of drags her toes back. It reminds me of the motion you first learn when learning how to tap dance. I was taught to make a "fa-lap" with your feet. You sort of drag your toes and then smack them down on to the surface. After Garbine does that she bounces back and forth on her toes. That part kind of reminds me when a dog "dances" and has happy feet. You can see in the picture below that she just finished this motion and is in the air jumping to put herself in position to successfully return the ball.
Daniil Medvedev (4) v. Alexei Popyrin
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