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 Womenโs Championship, a first-ever in the open era. Milos Raonic, another Canadian, attempts to replicate Bouchardโs success on the menโs 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 โqueueโ in hopes of getting a ticket on the day of the game.
That left me with Ticket Master.
What the heck! Itโs 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 scalperโs 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 โbuyโ 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.
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 Murrayโs defeat in the Wimbledon quarter-finals have not helped. Perhaps itโs 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 Londonโฆ.
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