Yes, not even US immigration officers could prevent me from coming back, and believe me, they tried (long story, tell ya later ;) ) :lol:

Right, after a rocky start at the airport :wacko: I got to NYC and the US Open, and it was a blast, I went 5 days, and saw pretty much everyone, and got a few autographs too, Ferrero's, Blake's and.......Lindsay's!!! :yahoo: I had to wait about and hour, and her auto is very small, but it was worth it :D Too bad my presence didn't lead to a stunning victory :( roflmao I nearly got Elena D and JuJu too, and I was tempted to ask for Oracene Williams auto also whilst Serena was busy signing her one autograph :rolleyes: roflmao

Best match I saw live had to be Blake-Monaco, I was the only one cheering for Monaco in Armstrong stadium, lots of angry New Yorkers giving me dirty looks roflmao Saw Lindsay's full match against Koukalova/Zakopalova, plus Serena, Fed, Justine, Marat, A-Rod and Hingis, unfortunately two of the days I went were rained out :rolleyes: Was pleased to see Fed win the men's, as for Sharpie :rolleyes: I've seen enough of her to last a lifetime, although I did love her Nike ad, even though it was on a permanent loop over there :lol:

Did other stuff, the usual in NYC, and am now v. jetlagged :lol: So what's new on CC? :D

Heyupp dav! :D

I'd try and stop you coming back too roflmao

Sounds like you had a great time - and of course we had the ideal champions :)

Hey Dav :D

Glad you had a good time :)

So did you actually get to speak at all to Lindsay then?

You should've made more of an effort to get Serena's auto lol and got one for me too! :lol:

Heck I would settle for Oracene's roflmao

I bet he couldn't get one of Sharapova roflmao

Hey Sam and SW :)

I tried to get Serena, SW! She was on my hitlist, unfortunately she wasn't feeling too generous the two times she left the practice courts roflmao I didn't speak to Linds, I was amongst a big crowd waiting at the practice courts, so an intimate chat was not really possible :lol: She smiled a lot and said thanks when people wished her luck though :)

I must say Sam, Maria played so well, her serve that fortnight :o

She only signs when the camera's on her, the %&$£%! roflmao

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What about Yuri? roflmao roflmao roflmao

glad you had a great time anyway! :D

OMG did they let you back in :o ? I paid my bent mate in immigration to stop you comng back, but the b*astard double crossed me as the Americans were prepared to spend more to get you off their soil! roflmao

You should have let me know, I could have helped chip in roflmao

Damn Serena roflmao

She always says im really friendly come and up and speak to me on interviews and stuff but she's too busy really :rolleyes:

At least you got to see Lindsay and her lovely smile anyway :D



The real question is though Dav why would you wnat Shazza's auto you could just go up to any blonde skinny girl who looked like Masha and get it roflmao

There's only one Serena and Lindsay ;)

In what way would you 'Get it' SerenaW19? roflmao

H Dav. Wondered where you had been. Didn't know you were going to N York. Wish I had known, I have bunked in your suitcase....I'm quite small you know ;)

What else did you do there besides the tennis?? did you sightsee. Were you still there on 9/11 anniversary per chance?

roflmao Yeah colection tins at Sainsburys migh thave helped!

I'm a light traveller, so I'm sure I could have squeezed you in Mo ;)

Thanks :) I was there on the 9/11 anniversary, that's why I had to fly back yesterday, no flights that day, understandably so :(

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Sorry Dav, we are not giving you much of a welcome are we? roflmao

He knows we love him really roflmao

Sam :o roflmao

I didn't realise how bad that sounded roflmao

roflmao I have an eye for phases that I can twist.

btw in Leicester it is probably true about skinny blonde girls... roflmao

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I feel bad now for tarnishing the reputation of blonde skinny girls everywhere roflmao

I'd hardly expect a welcome from you, I'd likely find a warmer welcome over at you-know-where roflmao

Hey they aren't all bad - the barmaid at our local is proof of that :P

*slaps wrist*

*YOU HAVE A GF...* roflmao

:rolleyes:

oh damn i just lost the moral high ground! roflmao

it was only a matter of time roflmao

Welcome back, Dav!

roflmao When have you ever found it??

Thanks Nick :)

I'm a lovely lad nick, butter wouldn't melt in my mouth ;)

YES DAV IS BACK!!!! :yahoo: :clap:

I'm glad you got lindsay's auto :D must have felt like possesing the holy grail :lol:

Well the shazza fans have been having a ball :rolleyes: Sam pratically begged me to sign his appreciation thread of maria roflmao roflmao Still i'm not too bothered Maria won, because at least JHH does not overtake Vee in slams ;) roflmao

Hope you had a great trip :ok:

BTW were you the crazy guy declaring his love for haas and lindsay on the Armstrong in the second week? roflmao

Hey dl :D I was determined to get that auto, sure I trampled on several 8-year old girls, but in the hunt for Lindsay's sig, some sacrifices must be made :D roflmao

You wouldn't have liked it in NY dl, it was Sharpie-overload :rolleyes: Still she did deserve it, I must say I was rooting Justine on (I didn't think about the Slam tallies :lol:), especially after she beat the Queen :(

Err, no, I wasn't shouting for Lindsay on Armstrong roflmao I only saw her live once, and that was in Ashe :D

If i was in nY with sharapova- media frenzy i'd probably want to heave :rolleyes: roflmao

Lindsay lost, but did you see her enthusiasm against Srebotnik :o

Where lindsay and what have they done to her? roflmao

Glad to have you back Dav :clap:

I'm glad you managed to get Lindsay's autograph this time round :ok:

I'm not too surprised that there was Maria-fever over though, with the absence of Venus and Serena on the comeback trail :shrug:

The Lindsay-Katarina match was so nerve-wracking! Thankfully she pulled through, and her she played well in her loss to Justine.

:)

I was so angry that she was shafted onto Grandstand that day, James Blake/Andy Roddick were on Ashe every match :rolleyes:

I loved Lindsay's fight against both Kata and Patty, I was in shock though, only Lindsay can go from a double bagel to saving match points the next round :rolleyes: roflmao unfortunately Justine was just too good on the day :(

Hey LDF :D Yes, I didn't stop for a drink this time :lol: Not that I needed too with the weather :rolleyes:

The media was all Andre (understandably), Roddick and Sharapova, and also James Blake, Linds hardly got a mention, Serena either :huh: It was funny watching CBS advertise the women's final, all they did was show clips of Maria :wacko: roflmao

I got sick of seeing Andy on Ashe all the time. He was the number 9 seed for gods sake :rolleyes:

No Dav, i think only venus can go from a double bagel to saving matchpoints :lol:

Lindsay was filling in for her roflmao

By the way Dav, Lindsay actually asked to be on Grandstand - she was offered the choice of any court and any time, so chose to be first up on that court :)

Well I'm glad to hear that, I thought it was strange that the USTA would do that :huh: Mind you, it wasn't the best choice considering what ensued :lol:

dl, I was actually going to mention Venus too roflmao It's so true :lol:

Well its usually Venus who gives the crowds some drama, so lindsay had to lead the way this time roflmao

considering how uninspired Serena was to an extent :(

Venus was there, she gave Billie Jean King a tribute, it was funny to see her tower over Johnny Mac and Jimmy Connors roflmao

Serena really lacked the aggression of vintage Serena against Amelie, I wanted her to blast past MoMo, as Sharpie subsequently did...