so here's the evidence, starting off with the grounds. Palm trees, mountain backdrop, fantastic restaurants/shopping, Brita water bottle refilling stations. Not much more you could ask for.
The main stadium is the 3rd largest venue in the world behind Arthur Ashe and O2 Arena, but you still feel close enough to the players even at the top. Contrast that with AA where it's like watching ants hit a grain of sand back and forth when you're in the bleeders.
Cibulkova serving to Li Na. For those looking for more WTnA hottie pictures, I apologize but essentially all the pinups were eliminated by the time I got there. No Genie Army for me this year.
Li giving her customary "let's make fun of my dumb husband" interview
After seeing Milos in two separate tourneys, I can conclude that it's impossible to take a graceful shot of him in action.
Gears ground from all the suckage he's producing against Dolgopolov
The Maestro with his weird faded orange/salmon kicks. At least it was just the shoes, they made Rafa put on a shirt with the same colour scheme.
TMF has mastered tennis, but unfortunately not the art of sucking in for a picture
Berdych on the other hand...says "Hi" to all his fans on CalgaryPuck
Seriously H&M, please give poor Tomas something a bit less tacky to wear, maybe without his own signature. Or at least made of a dri-fit material.
John "Treebeard" Isner. Right before this shot, the guy in red yelled something about releasing The Kraken (probably).
Dolgo practicing before his date with Fed, perhaps a little too vigorously...
...because he sure didn't look like he had anything left for the actual match
Yeah, that patented calm Roger face exists on every single shot
I never got tired of watching the flying camera swoop around the stadium, getting those cool angles you see on TV during changeovers
Nole whiffs on an Isner missile, which is totally understandable even for the world's best returner
In the end though, the behemoth was slain. Djoker goes on to win the title the next day and possibly get his disappointing season back on track.