[VYholden]

My daughter and I sat on the couch, in the same positions, for the entire match. Thank goodness for rain delays!
At the end we were holding hands. She almost broke my eardrums with her screams of joy. I'll always remember that.

Aww, see, now that makes me feel a little better about Nadal winning. A young girl (I presume) making a tennis memory with her mom.

[tuszit]

my first GVG special! I'll always treasure it

[Roorseprate]

my first GVG special! I'll always treasure it

I miss those Yodas. I got used to them.

[blenIgnigeSef]

I was at my parents' after going to a family wedding the night before. I was watching in peace and quiet (except for the pounding headache because of not getting enough sleep) until some of our relatives called and said they're coming over in 20 minutes. They talk incessantly and they have 2.5-year-old twins. So, I was sitting there in the noise, ignoring everyone and trying to concentrate on the TV.

Then, they left and my mom wanted to spend time with me before I went home, but I mildly told her to leave me alone with the TV and go away which led to her slamming the door and... leaving me alone with the TV

Then, the second rain delay came and I thought play was probably done for the day and went home (after apologizing to my mom). On the way home, I decided to check if the match by any chance had been playing and saw on livescore off my cell that the score was 7-ALL. So, I made sure to avoid every possible chance to see the final score and watched on delay as soon as i got home.

And that's the story

[WhonyGataxott]

I watched most of it on Wimbledon Live while at work .

I was due to finish at 07:00 but there was no way I was leaving work until the match was completed.

At 06:55 (NZ time) the rain started and I literally jumped for joy.
I finished my shift and raced home in the car trying not to break the speed limit.
I got in the door, fed the cats, made myself some hot chocolate (it's Winter here ) and settled down in front of the TV just in time for them to come back on court!!!

Great match.

[quottrethew]

Middle of the night for me so I was in bed watching the match. I fell asleep for a bit during the first rain delay and woke up during the third set.
Managed to stay awake for the rest of the match. It was 6:30am by then, thought I would take an hour nap before I had to get up to go to work.
Woke up 8 minutes after I was suppose to leave the house. Ended up running about 15-20 mins late but made it to work only 5 minutes late. Which was lucky because the delivery guys were waiting for me to deliver new stock for the store and also good thing I was by myself and the store was quiet so I could sit and somehow try to recover from about 2 and a half hours of sleep.

[VYholden]

I watched most of it on Wimbledon Live while at work .

I was due to finish at 07:00 but there was no way I was leaving work until the match was completed.

At 06:55 (NZ time) the rain started and I literally jumped for joy.
I finished my shift and raced home in the car trying not to break the speed limit.
I got in the door, fed the cats, made myself some hot chocolate (it's Winter here ) and settled down in front of the TV just in time for them to come back on court!!!

Great match.

Hot chocolate during Wimbledon! Love it! (You probably think it's funny that I enjoy hot chocolate during the Aussie Open.)

Is the speed limit a big deal in New Zealand? In the States, we wouldn't have obeyed the speed limit.

[WhonyGataxott]

Hot chocolate during Wimbledon! Love it! (You probably think it's funny that I enjoy hot chocolate during the Aussie Open.)

Is the speed limit a big deal in New Zealand? In the States, we wouldn't have obeyed the speed limit.

Not that big a deal, but they're sneeky and have hidden speed cameras. The fines are fairly steep (with the price petrol is here - I couldn't afford a fine too!).

http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/55.html

Speeding fines increase progressively from $30 for speeds less than 10 km/h over the limit, to a maximum fine of $630 for speeds up to 50 km/h over the limit.

If your speed is more than 50 km/h over the limit you could be charged with careless, dangerous or reckless driving, and at more than 40 km/h above the speed limit you could also get a 28-day licence suspension.


The speed limit in a built-up area is 50km/h.

[Rffkwfct]

my sunday

1-2 pm: Lunch with room mate, pretending to be relaxed
3 pm: getting angry with dsf for still refusing to show live tennis, starting channelsurfing/ sop cast
3.39pm: yelling at laptop because internet is too slow and channelsurfing and sop cast get stuck; as a result: getting slightly irritated look by room mate and switching to live scores
3.40 pm: room mate asks me who we are cheering for again. use the chance to tell her all I know about roger & rafa. in the mean time, roger loses the first set. I google matches- roger-won-.after -losing-the-first-set.
Around 5.15 pm. Strongly dislike live scores who tell me roger lost the second set after being up 4:1. explain to room mate it’s over and draft congrats rafa posts. Also, pretend not to look at live scores anymore and to read a book.
5.51 pm: rain break. On TAT craig hickman explains how rain breaks mean roger wins. Delete my congrats rafa posts.
7.07 pm: the match continues. Tie break: room mate has to look at scores while I wander outside on our balcony.
Around 8 pm: another tiebreak. Rafa is up 5:2. I explain to room mate it’s over. Think about those congrats rafa posts again. Go outside on our balcony. Room mate yells its 5-all. Start to understand why people smoke.
9 pm: we have a fifth set!! I cant believe it. For the first time in hours I start to believe roger may win.
10.10pm Rafa breaks. Explain to room mate it’s over.
10.22 pm I was right. The balcony trick didnt work anymore. I am crushed. Write the congrats rafa post. I really mean it. He is amazing, he deserves it. Still, I am way to depressed to watch the match summary on dsf.
The next day: read about it being the best match ever, ever,ever. realize that while I havent seen a single rallye of this match, I propably know all the worst-match-ever contenders. still love tennis

[blenIgnigeSef]

nice, Tinamarie