{"id":783,"date":"2014-06-29T16:41:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T16:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=783"},"modified":"2014-06-29T16:48:07","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T16:48:07","slug":"wimbledon-storms-second-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon storms into its second week"},"content":{"rendered":"<address>\n<div id=\"attachment_788\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Attachment-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-788\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-788\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Attachment-1-199x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Maria Bueno looks back from the Royal Box at Wimbledon\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Attachment-1-199x300.jpeg 199w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Attachment-1-260x390.jpeg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Attachment-1-160x240.jpeg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Attachment-1.jpeg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Bueno looks back from the Royal Box at Wimbledon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>29 June 2014<\/p>\n<\/address>\n<p>After the first week of The Championships at Wimbledon, Maria reflects on the happenings on and off the court so far.<\/p>\n<h2>Wonderful Wimbledon<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been quite a week,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the Royal Box, watched a lot of tennis, made a whole bunch of interviews for CNN, the BBC, ESPN and others, signed a mass of autographs and posed for dozens of pictures! It\u2019s been a lot of fun, if a bit hectic at times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was in the Royal Box on Tuesday, which was Ladies Day when, traditionally, the defending champion opens play.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-783 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/miss-maria-bueno-in-the-royal-box-at-the-championships\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-BUENO-Maria-24-June-2014-003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-784\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-784'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria Bueno with her guest, Andre Nogueira\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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/img_3017\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-785\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-785'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria Bueno interviewed by the BBC\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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/img_3020\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3020-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-786\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-786'>\n\t\t\t\tAndre Bueno, Maria Bueno and Joao Victor\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Since Marion Bartoli has retired, proceedings got under way with last year\u2019s finalist, Sabine Lisicki doing the honours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarion went onto the court to conduct the coin toss with a young girl from the Elena Baltacha Academy before the match when Bally was remembered by the Centre Court crowd and television audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was such a sad moment to remember a player who was playing here at Wimbledon just last year and so tragically died of liver cancer few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know British tennis is mourning her loss and making every effort to raise money to keep her academy going and I wish them all every success with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_789\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3041-e1404057004382.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-789\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-789\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3041-e1404057004382-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Bueno with her host, Cathie Sabin, President of the Lawn Tennis Association\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3041-e1404057004382-203x300.jpg 203w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3041-e1404057004382-696x1024.jpg 696w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3041-e1404057004382-160x235.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3041-e1404057004382.jpg 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Bueno with her host, Cathie Sabin, President of the Lawn Tennis Association<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bally was remembered again at the LTA Ball held at The Hurlingham Club on Saturday night where Maria was one of the guest of honour.<\/p>\n<p>She sat with LTA President, Cathie Sabin and her husband John and had a thoroughly enjoyable evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ballroom was beautifully decorated and nearly 600 guests had drinks outside before dinner where they had this amazing carousel,\u201d said Maria. \u201cIt was so unexpected!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe theme of the evening was the 1920s and lots of people dressed up for the occasion. They even gave out feather boas on arrival so there were feathers everywhere! It was a lovely evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the talk, of course, was of the defeat of Serena Williams that afternoon at the hands of Alize Cornet and the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth were hot topics,\u201d laughed Maria. \u201cBrazil had just scraped through on penalties against Chile in a really exciting match, just as Serena lost in three sets to Cornet after a long rain delay.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-783 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/meb-carousel-hurlingham\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MEB-Carousel-Hurlingham-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-791\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-791'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria Bueno in front of the carousel at Hurlingham\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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/img_3043\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3043-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-793\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-793'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria with Cathie Sabin&#8217;s son and daughter-in-law in great flapper style\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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/img_3038\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3038-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-792\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3038-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3038-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3038-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3038-560x560.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3038-260x260.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_3038-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-792'>\n\t\t\t\tLTA Ball guests at Hurlingham\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Serena&#8217;s early loss<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cShe hasn\u2019t looked right since her early loss in Paris so something must be amiss with her but all credit to the French woman who played a really gutsy match and held her nerve, which is a difficult thing to do against Serena.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_800\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-SHARAPOVA-Maria-RUS-26-June-2014-067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-SHARAPOVA-Maria-RUS-26-June-2014-067-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Sharapova's prospects have improved when Serena Williams was eliminated (photo by David Musgrove)\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-SHARAPOVA-Maria-RUS-26-June-2014-067-300x236.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-SHARAPOVA-Maria-RUS-26-June-2014-067-1024x806.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-SHARAPOVA-Maria-RUS-26-June-2014-067-560x441.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-SHARAPOVA-Maria-RUS-26-June-2014-067-260x204.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-SHARAPOVA-Maria-RUS-26-June-2014-067-160x126.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Sharapova&#8217;s prospects have improved when Serena Williams was eliminated (photo by David Musgrove)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe women\u2019s draw is wide open now for Maria Sharapova to get to the final. She had Serena as a likely quarter final opponent and after losing to her something like 15 times in a row, I don\u2019t think anyone would have given her much of a chance to beat her, but now\u2026 with the two top seeds out of the way, she has to the favourite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Li Na became the first casualty when she was sent packing by the Czech Republic&#8217;s Barbara Zahlavova-Strycova on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some interesting line-ups coming up among the women and we\u2019ll see how Simona Halep and Agnieszka Radwanska do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCornet has to play Genie Bouchard, the promising Canadian, which should be interesting too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe men\u2019s draw seems to be following the form book with the top four seeds coming through without mishap.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-783 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/nadal-rafael-esp-won-his-in-the-3rd-round-match-over-lukas-rosol-cze-at-the-championships\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-NADAL.-Rafael-ESP-26-June-2014-022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-799\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-799'>\n\t\t\t\tRafael Nadal (photo by David Musgrove)\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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/andy-murray-gbr-at-the-championships-wimbledon-2013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-MURRAY-Andy-GBR-28-06-2013-058-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-798\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-798'>\n\t\t\t\tAndy Murray (photo by David Musgrove)\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\/wimbledon-storms-second-week\/federer-roger-sui-played-muller-gilles-lux-in-their-in-their-2nd-round-match-on-at-the-championships\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-FEDERER-Roger-SUI-26-June-2014-033-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-796\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-796'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Federer (photo by David Musgrove)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cRafa [Nadal] has dropped a set in each of his first three matches, but he did the same in Paris and managed to win the tournament so I don\u2019t put too much on that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Novak] Djokovic struggled with Radek Stepanek in the second round and had a nasty fall in his last match when he seemed to hurt his left shoulder but he won in three against [Gilles] Simon and now faces another Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_734\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-14-08.04.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-734\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-14-08.04.34-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Murray and Amelie Mauresmo share a laugh at Queen's\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-14-08.04.34-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-14-08.04.34-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-14-08.04.34-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-14-08.04.34-160x106.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-14-08.04.34.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Murray and Amelie Mauresmo share a laugh at Queen&#8217;s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAndy Murray has had the easiest draw and looks to be cruising as the defending champion. He seems to be very confident and perhaps Amelie Mauresmo is helping to keep him relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe plays Kevin Anderson next, who has been on court for ever, losing sets all the way to the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoger Federer is taking to heart Stefan Edberg\u2019s advice to serve and volley at every opportunity and is a delight to watch, as always.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither he or Andy has dropped a set yet and they have reached the second week without spending too much energy but Roger now meets Tommy Robredo, the tenacious Spaniard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_801\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-DIMITROV-Grigor-BUL-27-June-2014-0151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-801\" class=\"wp-image-801 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-DIMITROV-Grigor-BUL-27-June-2014-0151-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grigor Dimitrov is an exciting outside contender (photo by David Musgrove)\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-DIMITROV-Grigor-BUL-27-June-2014-0151-282x300.jpg 282w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-DIMITROV-Grigor-BUL-27-June-2014-0151-964x1024.jpg 964w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-DIMITROV-Grigor-BUL-27-June-2014-0151-560x594.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-DIMITROV-Grigor-BUL-27-June-2014-0151-260x276.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dm-DIMITROV-Grigor-BUL-27-June-2014-0151-160x169.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grigor Dimitrov is an exciting outside contender (photo by David Musgrove)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cGrigor Dimitrov, the winner at Queen\u2019s, was lucky to escape in five against Alexandr Dolgopolov and looks to be finding his feet at Wimbledon. He is a really exciting prospect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, the draw is shaping up into some really interesting match-ups so the second week should prove very watchable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Any predictions?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot really! I know anything can happen!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria also spent a delightful evening with the new CEO-Designate of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Todd Martin, and some inductees at a delicious San Lorenzo dinner on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a good time swapping stories about the old days, which is always fun as we all have mutual friends so its good to catch up a bit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_802\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-802\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-802\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0044-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0044-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0044-260x172.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0044-160x106.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0044.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTodd has some really good ideas for the Hall of Fame too, which is encouraging. I wish him all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, she asked what she would have been doing on the middle Sunday rest day of Wimbledon, Maria responded: \u201cI always go to Queen\u2019s by tube and practice indoors on the wood for several hours before going out to lunch with friends at a place in Knightsbridge and we would then go to a movie or something.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was all pretty relaxed and much like any other day really. I didn\u2019t think too much about the draw or how things were shaping up for me in my next match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always knew I had to get through a match at a time but by then they were getting tougher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also sometimes had a meeting with Ted Tinling to decide which dresses I would be wearing the following week or if anything needed to be changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 1964 I felt very confident leading into the second week and remember I played really well against Lesley Turner in the semis, who was in very good form after Paris. It was a really good match which I won in three sets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_654\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Buneo-Court.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"size-full wp-image-654\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Buneo-Court.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Bueno and Margaret Court\" width=\"293\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Buneo-Court.jpg 293w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Buneo-Court-260x236.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Buneo-Court-160x145.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Bueno and Margaret Court fought out the 1964 Wimbledon singles final over three sets<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe final also was a fantastic match and I remember they used to have the results in the newspaper on sale at the gate at Wimbledon as we left and the headline said something like \u2018The girl that the whole world wanted to win today\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was considered to be the best match of the decade, that final against Margaret [Smith Court]!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that 1964 final is being honoured during this Championships as Maria is a special guest of The Chairman, Phil Brook and his wife, Gill. Happy times!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29 June 2014 After the first week of The Championships at Wimbledon, Maria reflects on the happenings on and off the court so far. 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