My Wimbledon Dream That Was Not To Be

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My Wimbledon Dreams

It’s the perfect storm.

The Wimbledon tennis championship is in its final days. Two Canadians are in contention, and I am going to be in London!

Eugenie Bouchard has clinched her spot in the finals of the Wimbledon Womenโ€™s Championship, a first-ever in the open era. Milos Raonic, another Canadian, attempts to replicate Bouchardโ€™s success on the menโ€™s side by trying to win his semi-final match against Roger Federer, who has beaten him in his past four encounters. Federer, a seven-time championship winner, has been vulnerable lately.

A Raonic win is not inconceivable. Canadian tennis is indeed on the upswing.

So it felt logical that I look for tickets to the Wimbledon finals. My Wimbledon dream would come to fruition.

I had no illusions. Tickets would not come cheap if they were available at all. I had missed the ballot. I had no plans to camp outside Wimbledon grounds to be part of the โ€œqueueโ€ in hopes of getting a ticket on the day of the game.

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That left me with Ticket Master.

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What the heck! Itโ€™s not every day that I can boast of having been to the centre court at Wimbledon.

Making sure that I was not redirected to a scalperโ€™s site, I explored my options, credit card at the ready. I knew that I had to move quickly to grab two of the remaining eight seats. I clicked โ€œbuyโ€ to see the price of the tickets. I did a double-take! ยฃ7,810 for two tickets? Quick mental math told me that is over $13,000 in US dollars.

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Clearly, above my snack bracket!

As I pondered my backup plan, it occurred to me that England has not had a lot to cheer about lately. Early exit from the FIFA World Cup and Andy Murrayโ€™s defeat in the Wimbledon quarter-finals have not helped. Perhaps itโ€™s time for the Brits to pick their next favourites – the Canadians.

After all, we still pledge our allegiance to the Queen!

Surfing the web for a tennis-friendly sports bar in Londonโ€ฆ.

Dax Nair

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2 responses to “My Wimbledon Dream That Was Not To Be”

  1. alan.glen@investorsgroup.com Avatar
    alan.glen@investorsgroup.com

    Dax, A man of your means should be able to afford that. Say hi to my family and have a pint on your squash buddies back home. Al

    1. Dax Nair Avatar
      Dax Nair

      I certainly can take care of the beer part Al. As for the means, I ‘ll let perceptions be…

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