We had an early morning today. My alarm went off at 4.23 am so I could get a shower before we gathered in the lobby at 5.15. We took one of the first trains out of South Kensington (the tube station nearest to the res hall) and got into the queue at 6.30 or so. I was number 2935 for the day, and there were people setting up camp in the queue for tomorrow around 8.30. Nicole and I had breakfast, but in the queue my stomach and back started hurting. It got worse as time went by and I started debating how long I was going to stay once we entered the compound and I found a place to sit for a bit. The compound is huge - there's 19 courts and all sorts of food and shopping places as well.
I was going to get lunch when suddenly I felt really faint and I knew I wasn't going to make it to the food court, so I went to the first aid centre. They steered me to a bed - evidently I was pale and shaking. I think I was underslept, undernourished and dehydrated, just lying down for 10 minutes and drinking some water helped immensely. The guys who were helping me were super nice too.
After that fun experience, I went to find some food and stake out a spot on the hill with the large viewing screen. The sun was out for the majority of the day - it was exciting. And my face is pretty pink now, but it was totally worth it :D
Unfortunately, there was a British female player playing at the same time of Andy Roddick's match, so I only got to see the very ending of it. The match I was watching was Laura Robson v Maria Sharapova, and Robsin gave Sharapova a run for her money. It was a good match, and goodness does Sharapova make a lot of noise when she plays. It's not like she's tired, it started on the first point!
After Andy's match clouds were rolling in and it felt like it was going to rain. I was also getting pretty tired, so I decided to leave before Andy Murray's match. It was unfortunate, I wanted to see that one, but smart. I got back and planned on relaxing and reading some Shakespeare - I got a 1252 page book of all his plays :D
When I woke up an hour and a half later, Nicole was back and I was feeling a lot better. I got dinner and watched some Bones episodes, and I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow :]
Till than,
-Carly
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