We got up around 0700 in order to watch the replays of last night's Women's semi-finals from New York. Watched in awe as little Leylah Fernandez overcame the powerful Eryna Sabalenka in three sets, then settled nervously to watch Emma's game against a muscle-bound Maria Sakkari. Emma breezed through the first set in astonishing fashion. We then had to press the pause button, as I had a 1000 zoom meeting with some of the Savills team. Afterward, we watched, stunned, as she took the second set and booked herself a place in the final, the first qualifier in the history of the sport to do so!!! Breathtaking stuff!!! Had a brief visit from an unwanted guest who rang the doorbell...we didn't go to the door, but tried to communicate through the partially open sash window. He looked a bit rough, youngish, but missing some teeth. He said he was ex-army...couldn't understand much through his heavy Geordie accent, but when I stated that we didn't have any cash he took umbrage saying he wasn't begging, and mouthed obscenities as he backed out of the garden gate. Hope I don't bump into him again in a dark alley! Aki finished packing, and we had some lunch. Drove her and her luggage to Finsbury Park tube station, where she hopped on the Piccadilly Line to Heathrow. She finally breached the departure gates, and headed for the duty free shop to buy the Apple Mac Air she'd been looking over yesterday in store. She gave me a ring from the airport, and we said our fond farewells. I made dinner then watched Medvedev sweep aside Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach his second US Open Final.
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