Thanks to Hol for posting the link to this cute article on the tagboard =)
Oh, the Games they Play (That is, When They're Not Playing Tennis)
With the courts under water and the schedule of play consistently up in the air, players wandering the halls under Arthur Ashe Stadium have to find something else to do.
Poker, anyone?
Top-seeded players like Kim Clijsters and Juan Carlos Ferrero, who have matches scheduled today and must be ready at a moment’s notice should the clouds part, are keeping their competitive juices flowing with different sorts of contests. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat are present, only now it’s mostly about card games and something called Spoons.
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No. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero, awaiting his fourth-round match against American Todd Martin that was supposed to take place yesterday, had tired of foosball last night and was now tucked into a corner playing cards with his coach and girlfriend. He kept a steely gaze as he flipped cards into the middle of the table.
What are you playing?
“It’s a Spanish card game.”
Who’s winning?
“Not me.”
When asked if he was as good at cards as he was at tennis, the French Open champion looked bewildered, unable to understand the question in English. His girlfriend came to the rescue, wagging her finger back and forth and whispering, “Noooooo.”
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Read the entire article here
Oh, the Games they Play (That is, When They're Not Playing Tennis)
With the courts under water and the schedule of play consistently up in the air, players wandering the halls under Arthur Ashe Stadium have to find something else to do.
Poker, anyone?
Top-seeded players like Kim Clijsters and Juan Carlos Ferrero, who have matches scheduled today and must be ready at a moment’s notice should the clouds part, are keeping their competitive juices flowing with different sorts of contests. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat are present, only now it’s mostly about card games and something called Spoons.
[...]
No. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero, awaiting his fourth-round match against American Todd Martin that was supposed to take place yesterday, had tired of foosball last night and was now tucked into a corner playing cards with his coach and girlfriend. He kept a steely gaze as he flipped cards into the middle of the table.
What are you playing?
“It’s a Spanish card game.”
Who’s winning?
“Not me.”
When asked if he was as good at cards as he was at tennis, the French Open champion looked bewildered, unable to understand the question in English. His girlfriend came to the rescue, wagging her finger back and forth and whispering, “Noooooo.”
[...]
Read the entire article here
