Tennis anyone?

Roland Garros French Open Tennis Stadium

Daniel and I enjoy watching  a match

The next day after my arrival in Paris,  son Daniel who is working temporarily in Paris and I head to the beautiful tennis stadium Roland Garros in the 16th arrondissement. Many years ago, I took a tour of the stadium and learned that the attractive clay courts are used only once  a year for the French Open.  With our day pass, we are allowed entry to any court we desire in addition to our assigned seats at the court Simonne-Mathieu.  Amazingly our favorite tennis player will play in court 9.  What incredible luck as one cannot know  in advance who will play the day of one's ticket.  Our guy is the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, one of the shortest tennis players ever at 5ft7". He also happens to be Jewish which we appreciate as well.

What Schwartzman lacks in size he makes up for in effective speedy footwork and strong returns. Our seats in the intimate court 9 allow us to see him with extreme clarity. He flies across the court with a grace comparable to a ballet dancer.  His opponent, the Portuguese tennis player, Nuno Borges plays well;  the match is a close exciting one.  Diego Schwartzman wins! Daniel and I are ecstatic.