2011 SAP Open Tennis Matches & Autographs

Took a road trip yesterday to San Jose to catch the day session of the SAP Open's 2nd round at the HP Pavilion. I was ready to watch two or three matches, but the day session ended up being five. Ten hours later, we watched all five matches, had some overpriced food and got a few autographs. We had court side seats at the service line, so it was a lot of head-turning and it was easy to go over to the tunnel to ask for autographs.

The schedule was great and included matches featuring Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, Kei Nishikori (top ranked in Japan), and Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. I got autographs from Denis Istomin, Juan Martin del Potro and Tim Smyczek. The losing players typically didn't stop to sign, and of the winners, only Lleyton Hewitt turned me down.

HP Pavilion, San Jose, California

 SAP Open Lobby

 Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, #49 ATP

 Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina, #484 (former #4)

 Ball signed by Denis Istomin

 SAP Open program signed by Juan Martin del Potro