Falling for Tennis

On Friday night I went to the Guzzini Challenger Recanati 2012 with Michela and Gregorio.  There we were able to watch professional tennis players.  The tennis tournament is played over many days, and many tennis players from different countries come to play.  I was able to watch Korolev (Kazakhstan) v. Menendez- Maceiras (Spain).  Tennis is such an intense sport, and Menendez was so serious during the match.  He complained about every five minutes about the crowd being too noisy, or he would throw his racket down after Korolev would win a set.  With that being said, Korolev won, and I am happy he did!

After the match was won by Korolev, we grabbed pizza and then returned to watch a doubles match.  The match was the Australians v. Italians.  I have always only watched singles, so it was interesting to see a doubles match.  There were some technical difficulties during the match because the microphone system was getting out of whack causing noises.  It was very distracting to the players.  After the Australians won the first set, we left to go home for the night.

This summer I have become really interested in tennis.  Wimbledon was the beginning of my love affair with tennis.  Watching Gregorio play throughout the week at lessons and matches has also made me more interested in tennis.  Finally, last night at the tournament made me really start to like it.  I think I might have to go buy a racket.