A day at Wimbledon for the Davis Cup
30/09/07 18:41 Filed in: Sport
Great Britain played Croatia for a place in the World
Group of the Davis Cup last weekend (22nd September).
It was the last Saturday before my sister, Sally,
went off to start her new life in Australia. We
decided we would go to Wimbledon to watch the
doubles. What a great day it turned out to be.
Despite the iffy tube journey getting there, we were seated on Number 1 court 20 minutes before the start of play. Even though we were in row x we had a great view. They really have designed the stadium well. No restricted views and the atmosphere was tremendous. I had taken my Canon 400d hoping to get some good shots, but was worried we would be too far back. My wife had leant me her 70-300 lens and as you can see it could zoom in to the court without problems.
Not only were GB trying to get into the World Group, but Tim Henman was also playing. If he and Jamie Murray could win, it would send Tim into retirement a winner. The crowd was firmly behind Great Britain, but Croatia had a strong following as well. They were in full voice as the won the first set, but slowly the two Brits found their feed and came strong. Croatia never gave up and the quality of tennis was very high. The BBC match report is here.
The match was almost three and half hours long, but the time just flew by. Fate was kind, and Tim hit the winning shot and I caught the moment.
More of the pictures I took are here.
I really must get back to the Wimbledon for the championships in July.
Despite the iffy tube journey getting there, we were seated on Number 1 court 20 minutes before the start of play. Even though we were in row x we had a great view. They really have designed the stadium well. No restricted views and the atmosphere was tremendous. I had taken my Canon 400d hoping to get some good shots, but was worried we would be too far back. My wife had leant me her 70-300 lens and as you can see it could zoom in to the court without problems.
Not only were GB trying to get into the World Group, but Tim Henman was also playing. If he and Jamie Murray could win, it would send Tim into retirement a winner. The crowd was firmly behind Great Britain, but Croatia had a strong following as well. They were in full voice as the won the first set, but slowly the two Brits found their feed and came strong. Croatia never gave up and the quality of tennis was very high. The BBC match report is here.
The match was almost three and half hours long, but the time just flew by. Fate was kind, and Tim hit the winning shot and I caught the moment.
More of the pictures I took are here.
I really must get back to the Wimbledon for the championships in July.
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