by mark | Sep 1, 2011 | Tennis
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE US Open Monday 28th Aug 2011 490 racquets in one day!!! That is the most racquets strung in a single day at a Grand Slam event. It was fun and painful all at the same time. We knew it was going to be a busy day with the...
by mark | Aug 31, 2011 | Tennis
Day 11 – US Open Sun 28th Aug 2011 I wake up around 9am. I have slept for 17 hours. I feel average. I need fruit. There is none. I have no energy. I stay in bed for another 5 hours. I look bad and sound worse. I go out in search of food. A few of the cafes close...
by mark | Aug 31, 2011 | Tennis
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Day 10 – US Open Sat 27th August 2011 No one really knows what is going on with the hurricane coming. All public transport stops operating from midday. This means that the shuttle buses are our only way to and from...
by mark | Aug 31, 2011 | Tennis
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Day 9 – US Open Fri 26th Aug 2011 Busy day. A lot of the main draw players are starting to arrive. We did around 250 racquets. It is more than we did the same time last year. All up we have done 1050 for...
by mark | Aug 31, 2011 | Tennis
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Day 8 – US Open Thurs 25th Aug In my dream last night I only had one leg. My left leg was a prosthetic but it was an inch shorter than my right leg. The fact that I wore Skins compression pants over the prosthetic...
by mark | Aug 26, 2011 | Tennis
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Day 7 – Wed 24th August 2011 My new cutters have tasted blood. I returned from breakfast to find a racquet waiting for me and due to be picked up in 10 minutes. I cut the string a little too hastily and went through...
