After missing last year's event due to illness, we made it on Wednesday to the O2 for a second round singles match between Tomas Berdych and Marin Cilic.
We set off early so we could stop off an Canary Wharf for a tea and cake at a fairly deserted Jubilee Place before rejoining the Jubilee Line for the one stop to North Greenwich. At the O2 there were huge queues to get into the arena which apparently was quite unusual so it was after 12.30 when we took our seats.
But we only missed a few games of the first set of a terrific doubles match where the American pair Bryan and Bryan took on Rojer and Tecau. The Antilles and Romanian won the first set and were looking like winning the second until the Americans got their act together. The third set is the first to ten points and Bryan and Bryan again came out on top after being behind at the start.
The singles match was a bit one sided, Cilic going through a dip in form after winning the USA Open. But under the lights we were so impressed by how hard they actually hit the ball so low over the net. There is a really good atmosphere in the arena and the they do everything to make the sound and lighting work.
We were out just after 3.30, and as we were hungry, we declined the restaurants at the O2 and returned to Jubilee Place which was much quieter and we had a choice of places to eat. We settled on Nando's and demolished a sharing platter. The journey home was a bit fraught as there were huge delays on the eastbound Jubilee line. So we went the other way to West Ham and took the Hammersmith and City line and walked from Baker Street to Marylebone. Quite a tiring day but unforgettable.
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