This year summer has been unusually chilly, but as soon as the Australian Open rolls by, it warmed up instantly. We bought ground passes to the first day of the Open and saw some record crowds there this year. It seemed like everyone's caught the tennis bug and want a piece of the action.
We had to queue up to all the matches we wanted to watch, and fight the crowd for everything, including in the washrooms and the queue for food.
While I was waiting in the long queue to buy our lunch, I saw a couple who pretended to have a robust discussion about upcoming matches right next to me. I knew what they were up to... they wanted to jump queue! Either they were too ill mannered to go to the back of the queue and wait their turn, or they were really hungry, like the rest of us. In the end, they found that they couldn't slip in front of me and settled for a spot behind me in the queue
We visited some sponsor tents - ANZ provided a cool hand held fan which had LED lights that light up and spell words when the fan is switched on, they also had a virtual tennis game which was quite fun to play, Mount Franklin had a tent which continuously blew bubbles into the air.
It was very hot that Monday and the sun burnt into our skin while we watched the tennis. Besides a really good match between two Frenchmen, another good experience was when I found a Korean food stall selling a most delicious bibimbap. I think sporting venues in Melbourne have really upped their game in the quality of food provided on the premises.
I leave you with my favourite picture of our day at the tennis - quirky!
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