Totally agree with you, but that's coming from another person who predominantly watches tennis on the challenger tour. I'm sure a person who prefers to watch the top guys would disagree with us.
i mean i will be with you the days you are going of course =D
maybe i will go to eastbourne one of these days instead of going to the qualies though. great venue i ve heard. but monday i will be there for sure, first day of the qualies, and only atp so yeah i will be there. this is if, of course, i can finally go. which is not 100% sure yet
I was thinking Monday, because it's ATP only, and Thursday because it's final round and BO5, so there should be some great matches. Funnily enough I was thinking of going to Eastbourne. Not really researched it or done any planning, but I live close enough to both Roehampton and Eastbourne not to worry about accommodation.
Hypothetical question...hoping to get to Wimbledon sometime in the next couple of years--probably 2015 or 2016.
I put together a couple of possible itineraries/budgets. These are all within a few hundred dollars of one another.
1) Fly in from Chicago on the Tuesday of Qualies, catch the full Wednesday at Roehampton. Get Thursday and Friday to explore London (I studied in the UK a few years ago so I've seen some but there's always more to see), on Saturday take a cheap weekend train to Eastbourne for that final...then Monday/Tuesday, queue for Wimbledon...grounds pass one day, maybe show court the other (overnight). Fly back to Chicago Thursday.
2) fly in from Chicago on Saturday. Queue Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, hopefully getting show court one of those days, and trying to get resale show courts on one of the grounds pass days too. Fly back to Chicago Thursday. This is the cheapest option, but gives me zero free time in London aside from Sunday before getting in the queue.
3) fly in from Chicago on Saturday and going four days of the first week...with one free day in London on the day I don't go to Wimby. This is the most expensive option since show court tickets get pricier by Friday. Fly back to Chicago Saturday.
Right now I think it's probably between option 1 and option 3...though I'll also apply on the ballot as well to see if I can get any tickets that way.
Option 1 is most advisable, I think. Not just because I love Roehampton, but also because I think it's physically well-nigh impossible to queue for three or four days without being forced to leave early.
Ground passes are available throughout the tournament. Earlier in the tournament the matches will mainly be singles on the outside courts but as the tournament progresses you will get doubles, juniors, seniors, etc. on these courts.
You can view the schedule of play for each day from last year here:
i will most likely be travelling this weekend from bsas to london to attend qualies and then first few days of main draw.
i need advice on accomodation and public transportation to roehampton if anyone can help...
Accommodation in London should be easy to find out for yourself. Depends a lot on your budget and taste, in any case. Don't expect to being staying close to Roehampton as it's a posh area.
How to travel will depend on where you're traveling from, obviously. But my route has always been to take the tube to Hammersmith and City, and then the 72 or 33 bus (I think). It's still about a 10- to 15-minute walk from the bus station after that, but it's straightforward down one road. There may of course have been changes this year.
Hammersmith would be a good area to stay in travel-wise, but might be unadventurous otherwise. Anything that's close to a tube stop that's on a line that also stops at Hammersmith & City would be convenient. You should expect to do a fair amount of travelling to get to Roehampton, so it doesn't really matter all that much.
The stop is the Barnes Red Lion football club, I think. You don't tell the bus driver; you press the stop button. Then you just turn the corner and walk down Priory Lane for 10+ minutes. It's a long-ass road. You will pass a nursery (the Bee's Knees I think) on your right, the LTA as well. And then you turn right at some red mail box.
Again, all of this is based on previous experiences, so any changes might invalidate this advice.
Yeah (dodgy train station, by the way). The football club is a little closer to Priory Lane though.
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