It was a perfect day for tennis today. It was in the 70s, slightly overcast and calm. Jenny Cerff warmed me up and Lyn Mortimer and I started play around 10:30. We even had a chair umpire, Sabine Henn (who will also be in Ulm for the world championships).

I played well today and beat Lyn 62 63. She had played consecutive three-setters, but ran well especially to dropshots and made a lot of winners, but I ran well too and hit a few winners and not so many errors.

There was a prize giving ceremony, then we left. I got ice for my shoulder, and had a racquet strung (and was able to see the 5th set of Fritz/Zverev…there’s no channel here carrying Wimbledon so I’ve only been listening to the Wimbledon channel on my phone). We returned bottles for the pfand (deposit) and had a relaxing evening.

Here are some German words: The first sign  says that this is customer parking for this business and unlawfully parked vehicles will be towed. It’s always important to know how to avoid getting one’s car towed! The last sign says that Tennis Point is the largest tennis store in the world. The other signs are pretty self explanatory.

At European tournaments and especially at German ones, the custom is to have a drink with your opponent after the match. The day before the tournament began, workers were busy painting and putting together a wooden building with a grill and benches and tables under the trees. Here’s the menu:

Tomorrow we are off to Dusseldorf for the day. We will be back on Sunday to practice and see some of the finals before leaving Monday.