ON TOUR WITH CRAIG GABRIEL – 1 September 2009
 
Oh my gosh, it’s that time of year when the toughest of the Grand Slams is upon us. The US Open is a gruelling two weeks of intense action and long, long, long hours. It’s almost like a four-week event because you have two weeks of day matches and two weeks of night matches.
 
On top of that you have the brashness of New York, where if you ask someone how he’s doing, the answer is probably: “Who wants to know?” And let’s not forget the planes that are frequently flying overhead as they take off and land at LaGuardia Airport which is very close by.
 
It’s tough but that’s what separates it from the other three majors. It’s New York all over. As they say “if you can make it there you can make it anywhere”.
 
Lets start with Andy Roddick. He loves the Open, and so he should, he’s American. Andy was on the late night TV talk show with David Letterman and it was very funny. They talk about the Wimbledon final and looked ahead to the US Open which Andy won a few years ago. Afterwards Roddick served a few balls to Letterman who had to duck for cover.
 
They chatted about his marriage which is only five months old and AR laughed and said: “So far so good.”
 
You know Andy owns an apartment in New York City so he’s able to stay at home which is way more comfortable. He was asked what the difference is between that and being in a hotel and Andy said: “I’m not as worried about my dog pooping on the carpet.”
 
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