For the first time this week, the practise courts weren't in use much today. It was a different story earlier in the week, as many players vanquished in the early rounds remained at the tournament, presumably considering the courts good preparation for Wimbledon. They included James Blake, Caroline Wozniacki, and Shahar Peer. And there was the great experience of seeing the retired Amelie Mauresmo hitting tennis balls again - and playing football -with Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra.
The happiest sight of all had to be Nicolas Almagro yesterday, a day after being stretchered off court with a suspected groin injury. Hopefully the injury wasn't nearly as serious as first feared. He seemed to be swinging and moving unhampered. Obviously a practise is very different to a proper match, but the chances of him making Wimbledon looked a lot more promising than 24 hours earlier.
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