We really enjoyed our front row seat at one of the outlying courts where we saw a 9th ranked women's doubles team from China play. The up-close action was great despite a ball that nearly hit Diana. Two days later on TV we saw the player on the right (Zheng) upset Ana Ivanovitch on center court.

I intended to catch a picture of the brackets behind Diana, but delayed too long and got this stunning photo of the website link!

We sat in the top row of court 18 so we could watch a ladies single match as well as a men's doubles match on court 19. It was a great day of tennis matched only by the FANTASTIC weather!

The nice part about the standing area of court 2 was the great view over neighbouring courts.

After a while we got tired of standing and walked over to "Henman Hill" where we caught the last few minutes of Ana Ivanovitch's (#1 seed) close victory on the big screen TV.

Cameras were everywhere! Most cameras were held, but a few were operated remotely on 200' high cranes and extended mounts (see below).

A memorable moment occurred on the way to watch the Bryan twins (American #1 doubles) play on court 19 (below). One of the players struck a ball while we were walking toward the court and it soared high above the walkway where Al caught it without breaking stride. Great timing! It's now in our house along with the tickets and queue cards.

We caught a fleeting glance of former champion Mauresmo on court 11, but couldn't find a seat so we moved on.

On Wednesday, June 25th, Diana and I drove up to the Wimbledon area, caught the park and ride to the stadium and joined "The Queue"! We arrived at 11am and entered the stadium at 1pm. We enjoyed hot dogs and conversation with a football coach from Charlton Athletic.

We entered the stadium with a grounds pass that allowed us to view the action at courts 3-19 and the standing area in court 2. The center court and court one were off limits. We enjoyed watching Serena Williams and Lleyton Hewitt (last winner before Federer).