{"id":75,"date":"2016-06-01T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2016\/06\/anyone-for-tennis.html\/"},"modified":"2016-06-01T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T21:45:00","slug":"anyone-for-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2016\/06\/01\/anyone-for-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone for Tennis?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Wow, Roland Garros 2016!!!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I never expected to be back in Paris,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">let alone at my second tennis Grand Slam of the year.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">&nbsp;I am as surprised as some of my Facebook friends<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i>&#8216;Are you at Roland Garros?&#8217;&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I&#8217;m asked.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Well, there&#8217;s just no sneaking into Europe&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">unannounced these days&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">is there?!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhNFICal1EQ\/V0ivIZnIWnI\/AAAAAAAAIyE\/CHFck7TnNRAdemLgtYHqgQuCBGxQ2FGDwCLcB\/s1600\/RG2016.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhNFICal1EQ\/V0ivIZnIWnI\/AAAAAAAAIyE\/CHFck7TnNRAdemLgtYHqgQuCBGxQ2FGDwCLcB\/s640\/RG2016.jpg?resize=640%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">It is with massive thanks to Irina Falconi&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">that only a few hours after arriving in France&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I&#8217;m pinching myself with the excitement,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">jet-fresh from Hong Kong, to be courtside at Roland Garros.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: center;\">They were pleased to see Melbourne Mum,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: center;\">I brought the sunshine, they said.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: center;\">How sweet, I smiled.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i>&#8216;No really, it&#8217;s been freezing!&#8217;<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">So I don my big, floppy &#8216;I come from a land<i> Down Under&#8217;&nbsp;<\/i>hat, you know the one rescued from the <a href=\"http:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/04\/inverloch.html\" target=\"_blank\">river in Inverloch<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; &nbsp;style being my middle name, and feeling a lot like Crocodile Dundee, I set out to explore what&#8217;s new this year. We&#8217;re in before the crowds which give me the opportunity to have a nosey around whilst it&#8217;s still quiet, just me and a few film crews&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-oIXLU_aJ56k\/V0vo7QznPdI\/AAAAAAAAIy4\/36fU7eZzk9wuMKRBTZPz6C5n3iRH9IslACLcB\/s1600\/RG2016e.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-oIXLU_aJ56k\/V0vo7QznPdI\/AAAAAAAAIy4\/36fU7eZzk9wuMKRBTZPz6C5n3iRH9IslACLcB\/s640\/RG2016e.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Gosh, it really is just so swish! You could certainly have the most amazing week simply people watching and ogling what is going on off the courts.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Let me take you back a step. We arrive at Roland Garros in an official &#8216;Voiture VIP&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">In France, these are sleek black Peugeots. The drivers, are of course equally as drop dead gorgeous as their shiny, polished vehicles. They must be all models surely?! In Australia, the Kia tournament cars are driven, well the ones I meet by retirees, who have driven the Aussie Open players for years. In 2014 the cars were emblazoned with &#8220;enjoy the ride.&#8221; It sums up the difference between the two tournaments:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><b><i>Le style v&#8217;s Le fun!<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-N3NgJOK40Bc\/V0vwB8YMxgI\/AAAAAAAAIzI\/-LAcpqODO1IOM0DRFu-8o2FRM9mJEddHgCLcB\/s1600\/RG2016g.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-N3NgJOK40Bc\/V0vwB8YMxgI\/AAAAAAAAIzI\/-LAcpqODO1IOM0DRFu-8o2FRM9mJEddHgCLcB\/s640\/RG2016g.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sleek black Roland Garros Peugeots and below the Aussie Open transport with Crazy Poodle in our street.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">In fact, is it just me, or is Roland Garros a land of totally beautiful people? Please tell me they have some really inappropriate recruitment policy.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Roland Garros is so, so elegant. Any Grand Slam that has their linesmen in designer cardigans&nbsp;and their ball girls in skorts is making a style statement. In Australia, we make our ball girls wear a bottle green long sleeved top from the neck down to their knees, with a not-so-stylish, but great for the sun, legionnaire hats.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-89bCL3qzLic\/V02s2vUpaOI\/AAAAAAAAIzY\/uc_rSpSqMEMEpLPNw6FHHznzgibpYHxIwCLcB\/s1600\/RG2016h.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-89bCL3qzLic\/V02s2vUpaOI\/AAAAAAAAIzY\/uc_rSpSqMEMEpLPNw6FHHznzgibpYHxIwCLcB\/s640\/RG2016h.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Top: Le Style Bottom: Le Fun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Then when you have stopped gawking at the Roland Garros staff there is the crowd! The real difference with Melbourne is that I see no tennis ball outfits, or national flag caps, there is hardly a painted face, unless we are talking a perfectly made up with Chanel or Dior.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">The next thing that is striking is the smoke. Don&#8217;t try sitting anywhere on a bench by a bin at Roland Garros, as that is where the smokers gather. In Australia, we have a three-mile smoking exclusion zone around our sporting venues, our elite athletes don&#8217;t have to walk through wafts of smoke&#8230; But not so in France!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Sadly, it doesn&#8217;t feel as if there as many International tennis fans here as last year. It would be interesting to know whether numbers are down for overseas ticket holders. One thing that is definitely up is security. Wandering amongst us are the serious looking K9 dog handlers and I catch my breath when I see the Charlie Hebdo magazine with the picture of Egypt Air emblazoned on its front cover.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tyy2BAAiZnU\/V0kiglaJ8MI\/AAAAAAAAIyk\/riLOiJP0E7UTd9UfJIxAw4m3WyksT9FXgCLcB\/s1600\/RG2016d.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tyy2BAAiZnU\/V0kiglaJ8MI\/AAAAAAAAIyk\/riLOiJP0E7UTd9UfJIxAw4m3WyksT9FXgCLcB\/s640\/RG2016d.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I stop and have a chat at the booth promoting the Noveau Roland Garros. The French Open has quite a challenge being in such a compact city area, but there are plans ahead to improve the site for players and spectators. The Australian Open now has three covered stadia and yet despite the weather forecast for more rain ahead this week in Paris, it is only the main Phillippe-Chatrier 15,000 seat court which will get a retractable roof by 2020 &#8211; only one I ask?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Aside from the eateries and merchandising stands, there is not a tremendous amount of off-court entertainment for tennis fans, unlike at Melbourne Park. We have music with live bands, sponsor promotions, giveaways, and competitions, with of course one magic ingredient which can be lacking in Paris, the weather! In Australia we have a day and evening program and our fans can relax well into the night, watching tennis on a ground pass ticket, on the outside courts and big screens.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">In Paris, you need to hunt out the off court amusements. I always enjoy looking around the Roland Garros Museum and this year there are some interactive tennis games to be found there, I come back with a few photos of myself and I drink a gallon of Tropicana fruit juice which is handed out for free but not to worry as we are all here for the tennis, aren&#8217;t we?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YJftjRz78VE\/V09I4V5sZxI\/AAAAAAAAIzo\/KOxiI0ZzHvo7KZQgg52GK6gD8OqKfFJJwCLcB\/s1600\/RG2016h.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YJftjRz78VE\/V09I4V5sZxI\/AAAAAAAAIzo\/KOxiI0ZzHvo7KZQgg52GK6gD8OqKfFJJwCLcB\/s640\/RG2016h.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sam Stosur, Irina Falconi, and Shelby Rogers 2nd round matches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I suppose you want to know all about the tennis don&#8217;t you?&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Well, you know what they say don&#8217;t you?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><b>&nbsp;&#8216;what happens on tour stays on tour!&#8217;<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FW5WQk7nkWE\/V0i9HnZyg1I\/AAAAAAAAIyU\/rq7ClMOEpUEwMNs7ycpCfjmrtooEXnV-wCLcB\/s1600\/lww_2.png?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FW5WQk7nkWE\/V0i9HnZyg1I\/AAAAAAAAIyU\/rq7ClMOEpUEwMNs7ycpCfjmrtooEXnV-wCLcB\/s320\/lww_2.png?resize=320%2C106&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Sharing with thanks to Paulita at&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/paulita-ponderings.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dreaming of France<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">and to Phoebe at<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loumessugo.com\/en\/blog\/entry\/all-about-france-17\" target=\"_blank\">All About France<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g?blogID=8740369435590837459\" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image\/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g?blogID=8740369435590837459\" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image\/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loumessugo.com\/en\/blog\/entry\/all-about-france-link-up\" title=\"Lou Messugo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lou Messugo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.loumessugo.com\/images\/easyblog_images\/121\/AllAboutFranceBadge.jpg?w=1170\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, Roland Garros 2016!!! 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