The prospect of Nadal being back is great, though honestly I don't think he will, and I don't really want him to be there either. I mean after reading his book I gained a lot of respect for Nadal, and these injuries he has seems like they need time to recover. I wouldn't want him to return prematurely and risk getting a career ending injury. The prize money is great and I think most of it is going to early round exits, like it usually does (I learned this this weekend at the Wimbledon Museum.
In other news, Murray begun the defence of his Japan Open title with a straight sets 7-6 6-4 victory, over lucky loser Ivo Karlovic. Karlovic got into the event after Gael (gangster) Monfils pulled out due to injury. A nice victory for Murray against one of the biggest servers in the game. Robson lost in Beijing in straight sets.
As mentioned earlier, I did go to the Wimbledon Museum this past weekend, as well as the tour of the grounds. It was a brilliant experience, and I know it sounds sad but probably one of the best things I've done in life. I'm a Tennis nut, and Wimbledon has always had a place in my heart. The tour was very well conducted, and the museum was also very interesting. I did get one of those audio guide things for the museum, but decided to stop listening to it as I prefered reading the exhibitions at my own pace. Some pictures are below...