On the other side of the net was Alison Van Uytvanck, a red-headed Belgian ranked No. 43. After a year away from the tour, on account of injury, she is ranked No. 1,504 in the world. Williams won the coin toss, shook her long legs a little loose, and walked to the baseline to warm up.
It’s not that she doesn’t mind- she does mind-but her attitude has always been that she doesn’t need a spotlight to deserve one. She has played out the past few years of her career proudly, but quietly, and often on the outer courts. The winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles, Williams is one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the most influential. The lack of ceremony was unsurprising, even appropriate-the tournament could hardly throw a retirement party for a player who has, for decades, brushed off talk of retirement. Only a vigorous little shake of her racquet head gave a hint of the quick-twitch ferocity beneath the smooth exterior. She walked to the coin toss with her usual air of stillness and equanimity. She wore large gold hoop earrings, a navy visor, and a forest-green crop top and skirt with white piping as clean as a baseline. She still knows it one look at her on Tuesday could tell you that. (He said he’d had to get home for dinner.) But she knew her worth, and wasn’t afraid to say so. “Where’d you go?” Even then, you had the sense that she didn’t actually care if the President was in attendance or not. “So what happened?” Williams asked the President. He’d missed the match he had been there for the men’s semifinal, but rain delayed the start of the women’s final, and he didn’t stick around. Open title, more than two decades ago, Clinton, then the President of the United States, called to congratulate her. Bill Clinton was spotted in the stands, chatting with Dr. Beyoncé made a Gatorade commercial to celebrate Serena’s career. Oprah narrated a montage of Serena’s achievements. Billie Jean King emerged to sing Serena’s praises. Open, and the final tournament, of her career, in front of a raucous, record crowd. The night before, Venus’s sister Serena had played the first match of what will likely be the final U.S. Alcaraz, a phenom expected to win multiple majors someday, was born in 2003, six years after Williams made her first final in New York. Carlos Alcaraz, the third seed in the men’s draw, had just won his first-round match. Very difficult to listen as you watch, since you know what will happen prior to the announcer saying it.Ī typical National League game, well played and fast paced.When Venus Williams stepped out of the tunnel at Arthur Ashe Stadium and into the sun on Tuesday afternoon, the stands were half empty. The radio broadcast was done on a six second delay.I could actually hear fans singing along with the National Anthem.Two things I have never experienced in a ballpark before Maybe Mickey Arison of Carnival Cruise Line could get involved, as he did with the Heat (basketball). I know there are plans afoot for a new stadium, but I’m not sure of the politics involved. Crowd noise is not a factor and I don't imagine there is much of a home field advantage here. This leaves a view of thousands of empty orange seats and really makes you feel as though the game is being played in an empty train station. The upper deck beyond the foul poles is closed. If you don't mind a crick in your neck, there are no bad seats in this park. I believe this seat is $9.00 and it was a major league bargain. I even went back to row 30 and sat there for an inning. However, my $12 seat in the front row of the fourth level behind home plate was excellent. The seats are angled away from play in many instances, forcing you to watch with your neck turned. I really believe it has something to do with playing in a stadium built exclusively for football. I guess tradition requires many years, regardless of wins and losses. This is unbelievable in relation to their recent history. Marlins logo gear on about 25% of those attending.
PRO PLAYER STADIUM 2003 SERIES
This team was begotten in 1993 and already has two World Series championships.
The Red Sox have none in the last 85 years. They have two world championships in the last six years. I am visiting the home field of the 2003 World Champions of baseball. The left field wall is called the "Teal Monster."
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