by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director
Hi, everyone! How’s everyone feeling about the Davis Cup final? I was obviously rooting for Gilles today and hoped he’d prove the naysayers wrong. It wasn’t to be, but I’m not complaining. As long as the final stays competitive—and with the day ending at 1-1, that seems likely—and no riots break out, I’ll be happy.
But back to Gilles for a moment: I was listening to today’s Tennis.com podcast and laughed out loud when Ed, Pete, and Steve all scoffed at the idea of anyone waking up at 8 in the morning to watch Gilles. If they only knew . . . (In fact, 8 is pretty late. I think I did a 3:30 AM wakeup once. Gilles vs. Rafa at the Australian Open. Never underestimate a tennis fan.)
Let’s move on to more important matters—like the marvelous TWibe photo above, taken at the World Tour Finals in London! I contemplated doing a guessing game, but I’d rather give these beauties a proper acknowledgement. So, from left to right, that’s Annie, jewell, gauloises/Hannah, Nic, and Or. What a lovely group. (And how fitting that Annie and jewell are directly in front of Rafa's mug. You planned that, don't lie.) Ladies, we thank you for sharing that with us, and I’d love to hear some details about the get-together!
A few weeks ago, we gave out our WTA Awards (click here to see that post), and now that the ATP season has drawn to a close, it’s time to honor the men. I’ve kept the awards consistent with what we’ve done in the past, but as always, feel free to get creative and make up your own.
2010 ATP Awards: Name your picks for . . .
As I mentioned above, play around with this as much as you please, and consider dubs as well as singles (that should make greenhopper and Arun proud).
Enjoy the rest of the DC final, and have a great weekend!