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...
by mark | Aug 26, 2011 | Tennis
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Day 6 – Tuesday 23 August I had a dream last night that my unit was flooding. I had friends over and the carpet was all wet. I used a vacuum cleaner to suck the water up. I expected to be dreaming about...
by mark | Aug 24, 2011 | Tennis
Day 5 Monday 22nd August 2011 Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Slept like a baby last night. I think I am on New York time finally. Had a ham and cheese croissant for breakfast. It was good but the cheese is different. So yellow. I have never seen...
by mark | Aug 24, 2011 | Tennis
Day 4 Sunday 21 August Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Woke up at 1.30am this morning. Could not go back to sleep. At 5.30 am decided to get dressed and go to the gym. Today was my first day stringing. We met downstairs in the lobby at 8am and caught...
by mark | Aug 24, 2011 | Tennis
Day 3 Sat 20th August Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Sleep patterns are an issue. Had 8 hours sleep the previous night and felt great. Last night I went to bed at midnight. Slept through my alarm and woke up at 2.15pm. I think that was my body...
by mark | Aug 24, 2011 | Tennis
Day 2 Friday 19 August Things I learned today 1. Lack of sleep leads to headaches. 2. Nurofen Zavance does not act THAT fast. 3. Reese’s peanut Butter Cups are addictive. 4. Reese’s Peatut Butter Cups contain 10grams of protein per 100grams which justifies...
by mark | Aug 24, 2011 | Tennis
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Day 1 18th August My first day in the States and I’m spending it sitting in the American Airlines terminal. I can think of much better ways to waste 7 hours. So far as airport terminals go...
