Facing east, DF, 6:06am:
Ruth, Marty and I got up at around 7, packed our stuff, and were out the door by 8, in time to catch the 8:30am bus to Acapulco. The bus ride was smooth, lasting 4.5 hours, although with the on board tv's going at full volume it seemed more like 8.
Upon arrival, we were starved, and so hit a seafood place for lunch. Afterwards, we made our way to the new part of town, called Diamante, where we're staying, and where the Abierto Mexicano de Tenis is also taking place. By around 3 we were checked into our hotel.
At 4:30 we went to watch some very good tennis: Jeremy Chardy - Matthew Ebden (pictured below) was probably the highlight, but we also saw other players such as up-and-coming Vasek Pospisil (doubles) and the legendary Kimiko Date-Krumm.
It's breathtaking to see the skill these players have. They sometimes stand up to 2 meters behind the baseline, hit the ball with with the perfect blend of power and precision, the ball clearing the net by only a centimeter or two. Amazing. Fine-tuned machines, they are. Training .. hours and hours of training.
Below are some pictures of the tournament grounds.
The beach, neighbouring the tennis grounds.
We watched tennis until close to midnight, and then walked back to our hotel. It's about a 20 minute walk.
Tomorrow: day 2 of tennis, and we'll be watching Eugenie Bouchard's debut in Mexico.
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