Well it has been an amazing and happy two days….
Yesterday morning my good friends Teri and Mike and my tennis buddy Gregg left SMA at 8.30 am on the bus heading out to Mexico City!!
The main reason of the trip was to watch the tennis match…..
The bus was first class and smooth and Mike guided us through three stops of the Mexico City subway
and then a short walk to out lovely hotel!!
We walked about twenty minutes to the fantastic bull ring where the tennis was taking place…it was a sight to behold!!!
Almost 40 thousand spectators…..the evening started with an entertaining mixed doubles and then the main event Nadal V Rudd…..obviously the tennis was not as intense as a real competition but the players and crowd were having so much fun and how awesome to be part of a 40000 strong Mexican wave going around the iconic bull ring!!
Rafael Nadal entered the court to a huge round of applause from a jam-packed crowd at the brightly-lit Plaza de Toros Mexico for the final match of his South American exhibition tour with Casper Ruud. The ATP World Nos. 2 and 3 ended a successful tour of South America on Thursday, where they thrilled spectators across six different venues.
Spectators inside the Plaza de Toros in Mexico City lined up to capture photos and videos of the moment Nadal entered the venue, loudly cheering for him. The Spaniard beat Ruud 7-6, 6-4 in the last match of the tour.
The Spanish great spoke about the huge reception he received in Mexico, calling it a "spectacular" feeling. He went on to express his admiration for Mexico and the Mexicans, stating that he has always had memorable experiences during his past visits to Mexico. The 36-year-old Spaniard won the ATP Acapulco Open in Mexico earlier this year, the last of his winning streak of three consecutive titles at the start of the season.
"The reception of the people I feel is spectacular," Nadal said in a press conference after Thursday's match.
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud started their Latin American tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they were also joined by former WTA stars Gabriela Sabatini and Gisela Dulko for a mixed doubles match. The touring duo then played in Santiago, Chile, before moving to Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The next two venues on the schedule were Quito, Ecuador, and Bogota, Colombia, earlier this week, before the finale in Mexico City on Thursday.
The Spaniard and the Norwegian faced each other five times throughout the tour, with the 22-time Grand Slam champion winning four of those matches. Ruud's only win came in Quito, as he pipped his idol 6-4, 6-4. The two players will now enjoy some time off from tennis before kicking off their respective 2023 seasons in Australia in January.
We walked home and arrived back at the hotel around 12.30 am tired but happy.
Today we did a short walking tour with Gregg before he left to come back to SMA and Teri and Mike took me on a walking tour of some of the sights in the city…
Everyone seemed happy and the crowds were not intense and I got a good sense of the city…..
We got back to the hotel around 4pm and relaxed in the rooftop hot tub, heaven!!!
Went next door for a great pizza and now resting in my lovely room and we leave Tomorrow morning on the bus back home….a fabulous three days thanks so much for putting up with me Teri, Mike and Gregg!!
Stay safe and healthy!!
Yashi Kochi!!
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