Stella Artois final

Daily Result: £102.8

So after the early scare where it looked like the final wasn't going to be on tv at all because of a delayed Moto GP common sense prevailed, the warm up was extended and the whole match was shown live on the BBC. Even if I did miss the start flicking channels trying to find anyone else showing it!

Pleased with the result though would have preferred a third set to try and increase the green. Was a lot of debate about the odds pre match with Blake being fave. Must admit I was surprised they weren't nearer evens the pair but also didn't see yesterday's semi-finals so wasn't in the best place to comment.

Was looking forward a lot to the Stella Artois. Didn't actually go to Queens to see any of the matches this year but grass is my favourite trading surface. So although I ended up with a small 3 figure green on the whole tournament it was actually a lot lower than I had hoped for. Basically just had a bad run, got on the wrong side of some trades and lost on more games than I'd have expected to.

Well, either that it was the Queens Club finally getting its revenge on me! I was once escorted out by security a few years ago (the day Henman got engaged to Lucy) after blagging my way in. I was a tabloid reporter at the time and was after an interview with Tim. I managed to find an old lady to escort on my arm and got her up the stairs in the club house whereupon some jobsworth had the temerity to enquire who I was and what I was doing. I brazened it out and told said jobsworth I was there to interview Tim. At which point I was led to a room and offered a seat to await his arrival. Alas, as I knew full well, Tim had already made a statement to the press and was doing no interviews. And instead of him arriving to greet me some overly officious security bod appeared and walked me to the club gate before suggesting rather firmly that I didn't return.

Not very English of him at all really. :-)