The tournament, held at the La Costa Resort, is a shadow of its former self. What was once a "Tier 1" event sponsored by Acura has been sold off to a foreign country. Now we're left with a "Tier 3" tournament that is avoided by many of the top women players.
My pet peeve is the venue's "no outside food and beverage" policy. Last year our friend had a bag of Skittles confiscated from her purse! We called them the "food gestapo", and I'm not about to let them intimidate me! So I walked to a Mexican restaurant in the shopping center next door for lunch, enjoying a pollo asada burrito with unlimited soft drinks. All for a dollar less than the venue charges for one small bottle of water.
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| George poses with the tennis world's #4 ranked Agnieszka Radwanska |
Footnote:
We were pleased that Samantha Stosur quietly and competently defeated one of the decibel queens of women's tennis. Screamin' Victoria Azarenka went down in two sets in the final.
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| Screaming Women Who Play Tennis. (Bring earplugs!) |
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