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US Open Stringing 2015 - Day 1

Jet lag is always an issue for the first 2 days after arriving. I beat my alarm clock by an hour and wake at 5.30am. This is not too bad. In past years I have woken up for the first day of stringing as early as 4am. I hit the gym and get ready for work. Jim is thrilled by the early wake up call. In past years we have had to take the train out to Arthur Ashe. But this year the tournament shuttle buses have started running early.The shuttle takes about 35min to get to the tennis centre....

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US Open Stringing 2015 - 21st August - Arrival

2 chairs for me. As I sit here catching up on a week's worth of stringing blog I am given yet another reason to dislike New York. It is Friday night. Qualifying matches finished today and we had our first (and probably my last) early finish of the tournament. We made the 7pm bus - back at the hotel just after 7.30.The plan was to have a couple of drinks while writing this blog. The only problem of course is that most bottle shops here do not sell pre-mixes. There are laws against it here in New York. Serenity Now....

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