{"id":1409,"date":"2015-06-22T20:17:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T20:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2015-06-22T20:17:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T20:17:38","slug":"a-taste-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"A Taste of London"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1414\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MEB-with-Nelson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1414\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MEB-with-Nelson-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Bueno with Scottie pal, Nelson\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MEB-with-Nelson-234x300.jpg 234w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MEB-with-Nelson-500x640.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MEB-with-Nelson-260x333.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MEB-with-Nelson-160x205.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MEB-with-Nelson.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Bueno with Scottie pal, Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now fully recovered from her recent illness, Maria Bueno has been getting back into the public eye again.<\/p>\n<p>Last week she attended the Aegon Championships at The Queen\u2019s Club in London, another of her several honorary memberships, and had a thoroughly enjoyable day as the guest of Stephen Raphael, a member of the tournament committee and a former tennis chairman of the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to support my various clubs whenever I can and I am extremely fond of Queen\u2019s,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent many hours practising there on the old wooden indoor courts with Emmo [Roy Emerson] and Newk [John Newcombe] before my matches and then we\u2019d eat there before going out to Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1409 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/indoors_court_at_the_queens_club_england_before_1903\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Indoors_court_at_the_Queens_club_England_before_1903-300x205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The indoor courts at Queen&#039;s\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Indoors_court_at_the_Queens_club_England_before_1903.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Indoors_court_at_the_Queens_club_England_before_1903-260x178.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Indoors_court_at_the_Queens_club_England_before_1903-160x109.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1416'>\n\t\t\t\tThe old indoor courts at Queen&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4-300x171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The show court at the Queen&#039;s Club\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4-300x171.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4-500x285.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4-560x319.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4-260x148.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4-160x91.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/325653bf2c0711b7624209ec0493875c994da9b4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1417'>\n\t\t\t\tThe show court at the Queen&#8217;s Club\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/aegon-championships\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-21T154501Z_1_LYNXMPEB5K0GL_RTROPTP_2_TEN-300x216.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-21T154501Z_1_LYNXMPEB5K0GL_RTROPTP_2_TEN-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-21T154501Z_1_LYNXMPEB5K0GL_RTROPTP_2_TEN-260x187.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-21T154501Z_1_LYNXMPEB5K0GL_RTROPTP_2_TEN-160x115.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-21T154501Z_1_LYNXMPEB5K0GL_RTROPTP_2_TEN.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1418'>\n\t\t\t\tAndy Murray wins Queen&#8217;s for the fourth time\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cI had a lovely day with Steve and was shown around as well as enjoying the tennis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing how the club has developed into an ATP 500 event is amazing and very impressive. They have used every possible space to cater for the players, public and corporate guests to make this a must-go to event in London!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo there I was!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria watched the second round match between Giles Simon and Thanasi Kokkinakis followed by the demise of French Open champion Stan Wawrinka at the hands of eventual finalist Kevin Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt must have been the grass but it seemed like they were playing in slow motion!\u201d Maria said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is such a contrast to clay court tennis and it takes a while to find your feet, which is why they [the authorities] have extended the grass court season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe match between Stan [Wawrinka] and [Kevin] Anderson was way more exciting and we all now know that Anderson was starting a great run on the grass since he made it all the way to the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really pleased for the organisers that Andy Murray played so well to take his fourth Queen\u2019s Club title. They were pretty concerned when they lost Rafa [Nadal] in the first round and then Wawrinka but they needn\u2019t have worried since the place was packed out from day one to cheer on Andy!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1409 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/tn2015jun15072912_477119466\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TN2015Jun15072912_477119466-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kevin Anderson from South Africa\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TN2015Jun15072912_477119466.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TN2015Jun15072912_477119466-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TN2015Jun15072912_477119466-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1419'>\n\t\t\t\tStan Wawrinka\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/aegon-championship-kevin-anderson-queens_3317243\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/aegon-championship-kevin-anderson-queens_3317243-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Stan Wawrinka\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1421\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/aegon-championship-kevin-anderson-queens_3317243-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/aegon-championship-kevin-anderson-queens_3317243-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/aegon-championship-kevin-anderson-queens_3317243-160x90.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/aegon-championship-kevin-anderson-queens_3317243.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1421'>\n\t\t\t\tKevin Anderson\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/murrayqueens\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/murrayqueens-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/murrayqueens-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/murrayqueens-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/murrayqueens.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/murrayqueens-260x260.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/murrayqueens-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1420'>\n\t\t\t\tAndy Murray with what must be the biggest trophy in tennis\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Queen\u2019s is also hosting the Davis Cup quarter-final tie between Great Britain and France the weekend after Wimbledon and Maria hopes to be back there to see that too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A Taste of London<\/h2>\n<p>Last Friday evening, Maria went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/london.tastefestivals.com\" target=\"_blank\">Taste of London<\/a>, the largest food festival in the world held over five days in Regent\u2019s Park.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1422\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330.jpg\" alt=\"A Taste of London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330-300x99.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330-500x165.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330-560x185.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330-260x86.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/taste-of-london-summer-1000x330-160x53.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Taste of London<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was an amazing thing to see,\u201d she said. \u201cAn enormous tented food village offering everything you could think of!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was fortunate to be invited to a four-course dinner in the VIP Enclosure and to meet the chef who produced it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must admit that it was all very different and not entirely to my taste but it was interesting to see what is \u2018in\u2019 these days, food-wise, and the place was packed!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1409 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/img_4049\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4049-e1435003157816-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4049-e1435003157816-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4049-e1435003157816-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4049-e1435003157816-500x667.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4049-e1435003157816-560x747.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4049-e1435003157816-260x347.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4049-e1435003157816-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1424'>\n\t\t\t\tLondon&#8217;s Post Office Tower dominates the horizon at the food festival\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/img_4048\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4048-e1435003182945-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1423\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4048-e1435003182945-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4048-e1435003182945-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4048-e1435003182945-500x667.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4048-e1435003182945-560x747.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4048-e1435003182945-260x347.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4048-e1435003182945-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1423'>\n\t\t\t\tSimon Rogan with Maria\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Maria met Simon Rogan, one of the most accomplished and well respected chefs in the UK, whose technical approach paired with his relationship with nature has inspired a style of food with deep roots to its surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>He runs a number of successful restaurants around the country and his latest enterprise is Fera at Claridge\u2019s, an experience inspired by the rhythms of nature.<\/p>\n<p>The name Fera, which means \u2018wild\u2019 in Latin, reflects both the primal influence of nature and the highly seasonal ingredients used in Simon\u2019s cooking.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Fera-Menu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to see the menu from Fera that Maria tasted.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Fera-at-Claridges.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> for more on Fera at Claridges<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lovely evening actually, with exceptionally good company and a lot to see. Something rather different!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Back to the tennis<\/h2>\n<p>Maria has returned to the court to hit after an absence of over a month and is quickly finding her range.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1409 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/img_4059\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4059-e1435003548567-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4059-e1435003548567-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4059-e1435003548567-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4059-e1435003548567-500x667.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4059-e1435003548567-560x747.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4059-e1435003548567-260x347.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4059-e1435003548567-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/a-taste-of-london\/img_4061\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4061-e1435003525701-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4061-e1435003525701-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4061-e1435003525701-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4061-e1435003525701-500x667.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4061-e1435003525701-560x747.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4061-e1435003525701-260x347.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_4061-e1435003525701-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cSee how keen I am?\u201d she laughed, as rain threatened to curtail her latest hitting session with Woodfield Grove Tennis Club pro Josue Valles Madera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got a small window of opportunity and quickly dried off the court but, the minute we got on, it rained again so we just played through it. Apparently that is what the locals do!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1428\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lenka-Michele-and-MEB.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1428\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1428\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lenka-Michele-and-MEB-289x300.gif\" alt=\"Maria Bueno with the two captains at Woodfield Grove, John O'Connor and Michele Roberts\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lenka-Michele-and-MEB-289x300.gif 289w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lenka-Michele-and-MEB-500x518.gif 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lenka-Michele-and-MEB-560x581.gif 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lenka-Michele-and-MEB-260x270.gif 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lenka-Michele-and-MEB-160x166.gif 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Bueno with the two captains at Woodfield Grove, John O&#8217;Connor and Michele Roberts<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maria is an honorary member of that club too and on Saturday she presented the prizes there for tournament finals day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a contrast to what we see at Queen\u2019s and Wimbledon but they are my friends and it is good to support them too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had a great barbecue and afternoon tea, which I love, and although rain stopped the last match in the second set, it was a really good day!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing of all is that I am feeling well again and looking forward to Wimbledon!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Any predictions yet?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1432\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1432\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Wimbledon\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432-500x354.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432-560x396.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432-260x184.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432-160x113.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3513120432.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wimbledon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWell, we haven\u2019t see [Novak] Djokovic yet on the grass but he is the defending champion and world number one so has to be a clear favourite for the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also know Andy and Roger [Federer] are playing well because they have both won the tournaments last week, at Queen\u2019s and Halle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you can\u2019t ever write off Rafa either. He won on the grass at Stuttgart and will have a tough draw at Wimbledon on account of his seeding, but he is always a contender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a bit disappointed in the so-called younger generation, the likes of Dimitrov, who I really thought would be coming on way better by now after winning Queen\u2019s last year, but then you never know when the real break-through will come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the women\u2019s, we have to go with Serena, who seems to find something special at the Grand Slams. She came through in Paris playing badly but on the grass, I think she is un-stoppable. Maybe someone like Lucy Safarova can do something but I rather doubt it. She seems to maintain her status as head and shoulders above the rest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a long way to the final, though, and anything can happen so we will have to wait and see, won\u2019t we?\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now fully recovered from her recent illness, Maria Bueno has been getting back into the public eye again. 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