One of the semi final games is on TV right now, with Del Poltro playing Anderson. I found it channel surfing. I did not even know the tournament was being played. Once upon a time, we had tickets to the whole series. I especially enjoyed the first few days when you got to watch many games, one after another and you got to see young players working their way up the ladder. The tournament was important to us, for a short time in our lives, many years ago.
For two years, both boys worked as ball boys at the tournament, which was fun. Our friends the Dildines suggested that the boys get involved and they did. They were told the first year that as new ball boys, they would probably not work late into the tournament, but it turned out that David and Andrew did a good job and ended up working the semifinals. The boys were probably 12 and 13 the first year. It was a bit of a look into the future, as both boys learned their task, then excelled, right before our eyes.
Once upon a time, many years ago, tennis was important to all four of us, living in Maryland, just across the District line. Now I did not even know when the tournament was being held. Our world has turned.
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