Good morning all. I spent a second day at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club yesterday, and again have a selection of my pictures for you on this link. I don't have time to write much today, because there's a strike on London Underground, and that means that my usual method of transport to the Club isn't working. I haven't yet figured out how I'll get there, but it has the potential to be a huge nuisance when travelling with a heavy load of camera equipment, as walking any significant part of the way really isn't an option, and whatever method gets me there needs to also take me home.
Yesterday the remainder of the first-round matches were played, and the second round got under way. The award for being "most fun to photograph" goes to Gael Monfils, who played (and eventually won, in a third-set tiebreak) his match against Andrey Golubev. It's not merely Gael's expressions and body language - his bumble-bee outfit also stands out beautifully against the grass, the blue hoardings, and the yellow lettering illuminated on the scoreboard, which stood out more than usual under yesterday's gloomy grey skies. I have to say that I wasn't initially taken with the new blue colour scheme for the courts - the bright red that belonged to the previous sponsor had for me become an essential part of the tournament. But as time goes on I'm getting to like the blue; it's soothing, and exactly the right shade to flatter everyone who's pictured against it. And let's face it: if Rafael Nadal had been playing this week, he probably would have been wearing his Roland Garros outfit - but let's say no more of how that might have looked against a deep red background.
