Vamos Brigade at the AO
We are lucky enough to have a few of the Vamos Brigade flying the flag in Melbourne. They have been rushing back every night to tell us their exploits and upload their pictures for which we are truly grateful. Check out the full blogs from Tess, Alex and Emma.
Here are the edited highlights of their first Rafa sightings.
I SAW HIM!!!!!!!!!! I SAW HIM!!!!!!!!! I SAW HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Early this afternoon, me and my friend decided we'd go hang around Crown. So we're sitting down for a while, saw Sharapova , then Fedza.. then we decided, we'd better hang round a bit longer... my friend was hoping that Andy would come through from Kooyong. She turns around and starts shaking me!! I turn around.... the first thing i see is THE HAIR and the GREEN TOP!!!! OMG!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!! I died!!!!!!!
He came back down and I could have fallen back and fainted on the floor!!!!!! Let me just say girls.... tv, photos, and videos.... NONE of them do him ANYYYYYY justice what so ever!!!!! Just. just..... OMG!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
I pulled out my program and at first I thought he had missed it and I was "NO, come back please". And guess what, he did. This guy is so media friendly and savvy. Whether he heard me say gracias I don’t know, but I was so pleased to get it. I was shaking. Oh for God’s sake girl, I have met a fair number of sports people, but none have ever turned me into a piece of wobbly jelly. The shaking lasts for sometime. Oh and his smell was clean, no particular smell, just clean. Personally he was a little smaller than I thought not quite as bulky, but still exceptionally gorgeous and talented.
My Dad & I arrived at Melbourne Park not long after the gates opened & who did we see....................RAFA AHHHHHH OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he was finishing his training session & was signing stuff. There were alot of people on the side of the court that Raf was on so I SPRINTED to the other side & took some snaps ................................ Then we called Toni & asked him if Rafa could come over to sign some stuff & HE DID Then these girls asked Rafa for his towel & he gave it to them & I was like NOOOO GIVE IT TO MEEEEEE!!!!! But then he signed my hat Well................it was my Dads but now it's mine!!
Here are the edited highlights of their first Rafa sightings.
Tess
I SAW HIM!!!!!!!!!! I SAW HIM!!!!!!!!! I SAW HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Early this afternoon, me and my friend decided we'd go hang around Crown. So we're sitting down for a while, saw Sharapova , then Fedza.. then we decided, we'd better hang round a bit longer... my friend was hoping that Andy would come through from Kooyong. She turns around and starts shaking me!! I turn around.... the first thing i see is THE HAIR and the GREEN TOP!!!! OMG!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!! I died!!!!!!!
He came back down and I could have fallen back and fainted on the floor!!!!!! Let me just say girls.... tv, photos, and videos.... NONE of them do him ANYYYYYY justice what so ever!!!!! Just. just..... OMG!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
Alex
Rafa was really good and went round the entire court signing autograph. It was a mixed crowd though predominately women of a certain age all going “you're hot Rafa”, “I love you” which was entertaining to listen to, as they tried to persuade him to come and see them. But come he did and signed programs, tickets, a variety of tennis balls, hats, basically anything he could actually sign.I pulled out my program and at first I thought he had missed it and I was "NO, come back please". And guess what, he did. This guy is so media friendly and savvy. Whether he heard me say gracias I don’t know, but I was so pleased to get it. I was shaking. Oh for God’s sake girl, I have met a fair number of sports people, but none have ever turned me into a piece of wobbly jelly. The shaking lasts for sometime. Oh and his smell was clean, no particular smell, just clean. Personally he was a little smaller than I thought not quite as bulky, but still exceptionally gorgeous and talented.
Emma
Hey Everyone!!!! I went to the AO today, for my 16th birthday My Dad & I go every year on my birthday. Heres how the day went............My Dad & I arrived at Melbourne Park not long after the gates opened & who did we see....................RAFA AHHHHHH OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he was finishing his training session & was signing stuff. There were alot of people on the side of the court that Raf was on so I SPRINTED to the other side & took some snaps ................................ Then we called Toni & asked him if Rafa could come over to sign some stuff & HE DID Then these girls asked Rafa for his towel & he gave it to them & I was like NOOOO GIVE IT TO MEEEEEE!!!!! But then he signed my hat Well................it was my Dads but now it's mine!!