Wimbledon Tennis Tournament

The All England Lawn Tennis Club will be holding the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament beginning on June 23rd. This starts off with the Men's and Ladies' Singles. How exciting this is to those that are interested in tennis. An event that one looks forward in seeing for a year! Watching the players progress to certain stages.

I try to watch this each year. A friend of mine and I would watch this and the next day discuss either in person or on the phone how we thought it went for the tennis players. We would actually try to predict who we thought was going to win or loose. Towards the end of the tournament we were really heated in a good way of course. We had some lively conversations that is for sure. haha

We always talked about going to one tournament. Just to spend a week or so to say we were there. How much fun this would be not just to be there but to go site seeing as well. He having been to England knew that I would totally enjoy this. So each year we joked, poked and got annoyed with each other over the various players the other liked or disliked. We may not have been there but the thrill of the event was definitely there with us! Cheery and jeering.

This year I did look into tickets. I wanted to see just how expensive they were. I did not know that there was a lottery for these. Oh, don't get me wrong you are able to purchase tickets through brokers. But the vast amount of tickets are simply chosen by a draw. I did run into a few Wimbeldon tickets from such a broker. Each day had a number of tickets available for purchase. Of course the closer to the end of the tournament the more expensive they were but to people like my friend and I very well worth the money. It isn't the cost it is about seeing the athletes compete and the ambiance of the event its self. One of those fantasy vacations I think.

This year though will be very different. Since his passing this year I will surely still watch it-alone. There will be none of the banter of years gone by. It will be a memorable time to watch it this year. As there will be some sadness and laughter while thinking about him and the tournament I am enjoying.