In January 2009 I took my mum to the Australian Open as a birthday present. Prior to that I wasn't "that" interested in tennis. I mean, I would watch occasionally on TV, but I never would have thought I would be as interested in it as I've become.
On that first day at the Australian Open in 2009, we had a ground pass so I told mum to pick which match she wanted to go and watch. She chose a match between John Isner and Dominik Hrbaty on some obscure back court.
From that moment my true love of tennis was born! I had the best 10 days in Melbourne and now I am completely and utterly obsessed.
My favourite men's player is John Isner. He was the first live match I ever saw and I have been following his career closely ever since. Often that involves waking at ridiculous hours of the morning to watch his matches!
One of my favourite things about him is his demeanour on court. His facial expressions never cease to make me laugh! In a sport where most players are either poker faced, or completely over the top in their actions to pump themselves up, his looks of exasperation, smirks, and everything in between make me laugh!
Here is some photographic proof of what I'm talking about:
I'm hoping he will have a good run at Roland Garros this year - he's already looking better than last year! This year he is seeded #10 and drew a qualifier... Last year he drew Rafael Nadal - It's amazing the difference a year makes!!
The Final 8: Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, Bernie Tomic, Sam Querrey, Nicolas Mahut, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish
xx love Breanna
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