I made one little boy super happy when I told him I bought tickets for the Winston Salem ATP tour tennis tournament held in August every summer. So I left the big kids on their own (Robert was gone at a training I think) and drove to Winston Salem for the 3 pm matches. We didn't know who were the men playing that day until we got to the venue.
The first match was between an American and a British guy--Johnson and Edmund. We had quite a crowd cheering for the American guy, of course, and I secretly rooted for the British guy. Edmund won after putting a big fight.
We took a quick break and returned to our seats in time for a Bosnian Dzumhur play South Korean Chung. It was also an exciting match, although the crowds were definitely nothing like the previous match. We actually were able to move to much better seats and enjoy the show. Dzhumhur guy won--we cheered for him maybe because I could pronounce his name correctly or because we sat so close to all the action and he could hear us cheer but after the match he threw Mark his seeaty wrist band😂😂😂😂. Mark couldn't have been more excited 😆. We stopped by a tennis gear tent wuickly to get a plastic bag to carry the sweaty piece of clothing-hahahaha).
Wait! Who is that on the right side of the screen??? Mark and Mama!!! Not every day you get to see your face on TV, well, YouTube, but who cares?
Finally, the evening matches started at 7 pm and Mark convinced me to stay for them as well. This time an American young guy Taylor Fritz (who is only 19) lost to Bautista Agut from Spain (currently ranked #22 in the world).
The atmosphere at this late match was superb, Mark was loving every minute of it so he was trying to convince me to let us stay for the 9 pm match!! I absolutely refused as we still had to grab dinner and drive for an hour and a half back home. So that is what we did--got some pizzas nearby and headed home. I love spending time with Mark like this and doing stuff that we both enjoy. His current goal is to save up enough money to go see a US Open match next fall. He dreams big!
Lyana.
Mark with a Ukrainian flag and a tennis racket on Independence Day in Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Wait! Who is that on the right side of the screen??? Mark and Mama!!! Not every day you get to see your face on TV, well, YouTube, but who cares?
Finally, the evening matches started at 7 pm and Mark convinced me to stay for them as well. This time an American young guy Taylor Fritz (who is only 19) lost to Bautista Agut from Spain (currently ranked #22 in the world).
The atmosphere at this late match was superb, Mark was loving every minute of it so he was trying to convince me to let us stay for the 9 pm match!! I absolutely refused as we still had to grab dinner and drive for an hour and a half back home. So that is what we did--got some pizzas nearby and headed home. I love spending time with Mark like this and doing stuff that we both enjoy. His current goal is to save up enough money to go see a US Open match next fall. He dreams big!
Lyana.
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