Tennis Action in Warsaw

I was feeling a bit glum earlier this year when the annual WTA tennis tournament in Warsaw was cancelled when the sponsors J&S pulled out. Luckily there was a hastily arranged replacement event in the form of the Suzuki Warsaw Masters to take its place.

Less fortunute was the fact that we hadn't seen the event advertised so we didn't hear about it until its fouth day, and by then the biggest name in the event, Lindsay Davenport, had been knocked out.

Still, Sunday was finals day, it was a nice sunny day in Warsaw, and with the courts only a ten minute stroll from where we live, I went along to watch both the 3rd/4th game and the final.

We discussed for a while going along as a family, but decided that it might get a bit much for Audrey, as at 8 months old the tennis might be lost on her. We imagined her calling out 'Dadada' at a vital duece point. As a result I went along, while Amy had 'girl time' at home with Audrey.

The final was an excellent game between two Russians - Svetlana Kuznetsova (ranked no.4 in the World) and the considerably more glamourous Maria Kirilenko (ranked only 27 in the World, but with her own fashion range!). In the end Kuznetsova was much the stronger player, and had both a faster serve and better ground strokes. She won at a canter (6-2 6-3).

Kirileko serves

Kuznetsova collects her cheque

Then signs some autrographs

Amy and Audrey enjoyed their time together - Audrey is just started to move around the floor - so we're going to have to be careful from now on about leaving things on the carpet within reach of tiny hands.