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**QxmFwtlam** · 08-29-2008, 05:59 AM

I take a more flexible approach... Look at which matches might interest me, but then play it by ear once I'm there. If a match that I had interest in going to is at 6-0, 4-1, I'll take a pass. If a match I hadn't planned on attending looks like it will head to a third (or fifth) set, I'll try to get there.

You can plan til the cows come home, but as dry said, one five-setter (or withdrawal, retirement, injury timeout, etc) will change the best laid plans.

That's risky, though... Under a similar scenario, you might have missed Dinara's defeat of Sharapova at Roland Garros... Though I'll admit that rarely happens.

I think tomorrow, for some, might be a nice day to camp out at Grandstand all day. They may not finish until well after midnight. I'm just not all that interested in who's playing on that court except perhaps for the last two matches. But it could still be dynamite tennis on Grandstand all day.

08-29-2008, 05:59 AM	#18
QxmFwtlam Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 527 Senior Member	I take a more flexible approach... Look at which matches might interest me, but then play it by ear once I'm there. If a match that I had interest in going to is at 6-0, 4-1, I'll take a pass. If a match I hadn't planned on attending looks like it will head to a third (or fifth) set, I'll try to get there. You can plan til the cows come home, but as dry said, one five-setter (or withdrawal, retirement, injury timeout, etc) will change the best laid plans. That's risky, though... Under a similar scenario, you might have missed Dinara's defeat of Sharapova at Roland Garros... Though I'll admit that rarely happens. I think tomorrow, for some, might be a nice day to camp out at Grandstand all day. They may not finish until well after midnight. I'm just not all that interested in who's playing on that court except perhaps for the last two matches. But it could still be dynamite tennis on Grandstand all day.
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