tennis, life and a few things in between

We’ve been struggling with the tennis court line sweepers ever since. Thanks lord we’ve a new one now that looks fancy or so Disney,  and it works.

Playing in the evening has one disadvantage: wine and food are weighing me down – I could only play one set, and lost 2-6.

I swam in the morning 1,260 yards in 30 minutes. Did a little more after tennis – 140 in 3 minutes = 1,400 in 33 min.

My August log: 26,680 yd (15.16 miles: 45.72 min per mile) in 11:33 hr

• ¹ 1,160 in 30
• ² 1,400 in 36
• ⁴ 1,280 in 27: 1,040 in 21 36’28” per mile
• ⁶ 1,740 in 42
• ¹⁴ 1,880: 100 free @ 1:57.74
• ..

Shannon Lam from US, lost to Mia Pohankova of Slovakia (2008-). Lam earned $1,122 prize money … Mia ranks 956 in singles and 1028 in doubles.

Zhang Shuai lost her mixed doubles match today, with Marcelo Arevalo, 6-2, 4-6, 10-12 to two Americans, Rajeev Ram and Katie Volynets.

Jelena Ostapenko (1997-; 2012; $15m) played so well, like in the French Open final in 2017: all angles, daring and went for broke. The score told the story: 6-1,  6-3 v Yulia Putintseva, the Russian born Kazakhstani player (1995-; 2009; $7m). Elena Rybakina is also born in Russia and plays for Kazakhstan, also won her quarters match today. Ostapenko’s hair is remarkable neat.

Elina Svitolina def Wang Xinyu, 6-2, 6-1.

Swimming: 1,160 yards in 24 minutes in free (37’35” per mile), half with flip but all with soft push off. The 500 yards was in breaststrokes, 14 minutes, which is 49’34” per mile. After the update of my iPhone, the time per 100 yards changed to per mile, and I don’t know how to change it back…

Wimbledon 2024, 3rd round, Gauff 6-6, 6-0.

Sonay Kartal (2001-; 2019) fm London; dad was from Turkey. $271,233 with 7 ITF singles titles. She lost to Gauff in the 3rd round, her best showing. In comparison, Gauff who just won their match, (2004-; 2018) has prize winning of $14m.

我以前没见Kartal. 我首先想到的是唐氏综合症. 我确定她不是.

想起小学时的一个唐氏综合症小男孩.他和他的家人住在我姑姑家楼上.他的保姆和我们家很亲近,所以我们的关系还算近.他的保姆对他很好,很善良;很保护他.那时候的保姆一般都很善良能干.我没有见过差劲的保姆. 更不用说杀人放火的那种
顺便说一句,小男孩有一个大姐姐(和一个帅哥约会).她非常漂亮,比我们大院里的刘小庆 (土+肉乎乎的) 漂亮多了, 很有气质.

跑题了? 就是想起唐宝宝, 尤其是他的忠心耿耿的保姆

哈哈, 你说的是罗铮? 他现在的画儿可了得! 你居然看到罗莹谈恋爱? 搞错了吧? 姐姐离婚啦, 现在姐姐,妈妈,他生活在怀柔.

Swimming this month yards in minutes:

1. ³¹ 880 in 21
2. ³⁰ 1,320 in 34
3. ²⁹ 1,860 in 46
4. ²⁸ 1,880 in 52
5. ²⁷ 1,460 in 36: water 85°
6. ²⁵ 1,680 in 29
7. ²³ 1,280 in 30
8. ²¹ 1,160 in 25
9. ¹⁹ 1,160 in 30
10. 

    … the pool is so full after rains

    ¹⁸ 1,020 in 25

11. ¹⁷ 1,580 in 35 ^{1,140 in 24} 
12. ¹⁵ 200
13. ¹³ 980 in 21
14. ¹¹  200
15. ⁰⁹ 1,680 in 39
16. ⁰⁸ 1,660 in 38; 37’35” per mile
17. ⁰⁷ 1,240 in 30
18. 5,960 yd in 142 min ↓
19. ⁰⁵ 1,180 in 25
20. ⁰⁴ 1,960 in 46
21. ⁰³ 1,440 in 36
22. ⁰² 1,380 in 35