Better Than I Imagined (Day 4)

Garbine Muguruza v. Ajla Tomljanovic

By day four I realized that all of my pictures were probably looking the same. I had the immense privilege of sitting in generally the same spot for most of the matches I attended, which meant that my vantage point was pretty much the same each time.  I also watched a lot of the same players play, which was cool, but didn't make for a lot of variety in pictures. I kept clicking away during the matches and then afterward when I got home I decided if they were good to look at or not.  It turns out I only took one decent photo during this match.  You can tell that I still had a killer seat, but to the left of the player's box because of the glass right in front of me. 

Daniil Medvedev (4) v. Pedro Martinez

I'd be lying if I told you I remembered anything about this match. 

D. Krawczyk/J.  Pegula v. I. Begu/ Kr. Pliskova

This was the first doubles match I watched.  I didn't take in as much doubles as I expected. The schedule wasn't always in my favor. When there were players I wanted to see I tended to be at other matches and when I had free time some of the matches were suspended due to weather.  Plus, I had already seen so much tennis. It's hard to keep your focus on matches you aren't that invested in. I did, however, make a point to go see Jessie Pegula play. I wanted to see her singles play, but wasn't able to.  

I remember being really tired at the end of this day, but also not wanting to go home.  I tried to find a cool place to eat dinner that was somewhat near my Airbnb. I knew that as I relaxed and really sank into how tired I was during dinner I would dread having a long haul home after I finished.  I failed in that most places near where I was staying were closed. Things ended up working out well for me though.

I landed upon this charcoal chicken place and planned to stay to eat in a little seating area they had outside, but there was some miscommunication between me and the owners of the shop. When I received my food it was already in a take away wrapper, so I just went with it. It worked out for the best because it was quite breezy and cooling down.  I took it home and ate.  Anyway, I ordered this sandwich - chopped chicken, tabouli, and french fries on a bun.  It sounds weird, and it kind of was, but it was also delicious. I remember devouring it on my couch while watching Nick Kyrgios play on tv.