I'm excited about this weekend's Wimbledon finals, and I hope to watch most of the action from my living room.

Last year at this time, we were in Montreal on a short family vacation.

We watched some of the Venus-Serena final on Saturday morning during breakfast at the hotel.

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(Random memory I: During the meal, Amani grabbed a book from the dining room and proudly identified the letter "O" on the cover.)

(Random memory II: In 2002, the first time Venus and Serena met for the Wimbledon title--tomorrow will be their fourth such showdown--I had just returned to Australia after three weeks in Dili, East Timor on a class project with QUT. The match was on television as our group dined at a restaurant in Darwin.)
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And that epic 5-set marathon championship on Sunday last July between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the match that some have called The Greatest Ever? Well, we saw bits and pieces of the first couple of sets, but were driving back to Boston for most of the dramatics, including the heart-stopping final set.

I'm looking forward to Breakfast at Wimbledon this weekend. I'm calling for a Serena victory on Saturday and a Federer title (no surprise) over American challenger Andy Roddick on Sunday.