March 27, 2010
Well here I am again, playing for the USA in the World Cup Team Event, an honor to have made the team once again....... The venue is Mexico City, Mexico. At first everyone was very hesitant about coming to Mexico, due to the reported violence etc, but after arriving here, I have a different view of this country. It is very modern, there are alot of people and they are very friendly and nice, and the Tennis facilities here are great!!
I arrived yesterday and tried to just get adjusted to the altitude!! We are 6700 feet up!! I had a headache all day yesterday, which is a common affect of high altitude. The hotel is very nice, and all the players from all over the world began to arrive. It is so nice to see old friends that I met at previous World Team Cup Championships. Just great tennis players, and very nice people!!!!
I just went to the gym and did cardio yesterday, because we came in too late to hit. We went out for a nice Italian dinner and hit the bed early. All of us were tired, either from practicing all day or from traveling. We got up early this am, 6:45, (I have not seen the day at 6:45 in the am in a long time!!!!!), had a great breakfast and headed to the courts for our first workout session. We hit alot, just trying to get adjusted to the balls and fast courts. We are playing with pressureless balls and they still fly!!! Nothing like I have experienced before. Faster than I have ever experienced before!!! I was disappointed because I did not hit the ball well, but it is to be expected and so I took a different attitude. I thought to my myself, it is your first day and you will get used to the conditions soon. After our first session, we ate at the club some Mexican food and it was good!!! Soon afterwards, Mary Dailey and I went out for our second round of hitting.. we planned on somehow finding our timing. Well it helped alot to hit again and I felt much better about the way I hit this afternoon. I am very, very tired now. Will stretch, relax and get ready for dinner with our USA team members.
Team USA- Margaret Court Cup team members are:
Fran Chandler (Tennessee)
Gretchen Magers (California)
Mariana Hollman (North Carolina)
Renata Marcinkowska (South Carolina)
!!! We are last years World Cup Team Champions and I feel really good about our chances this year again!!!
GO TEAM USA!!!
I will try to update daily and will get some pictures up very soon!!!!
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