With his keen eye, Tompkins spots a lone marsh deer, knee-deep in water, munching on grass.
Nadal's astonishing form on grass has led many to tip him to end Federer's domination at Wimbledon.
Rubber-soled shoes will skid on grass, but on most other surfaces they tend to develop too much friction.
He served well and I could not play my best tennis on grass within these couple of days.
"I'm not worried about finding my rhythm for Wimbledon, " he said after his 37th successive victory on grass.
The final battle this year, and the only one to be held on grass, will be in Pleasanton, Calif.
It is difficult playing my first match on grass to find a way.
If you set out to defend, especially on grass, you'll be found out.
Police have put up cones to stop people parking on grass verges, and are hoping to avoid too much disruption.
It was Murray's second successive defeat on grass, following his surprise early exit from the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club last week.
"I'd still prefer to see every game played on grass, " he says.
After the Ravens approached the league about practicing on grass, the NFL arranged for them to follow the 49ers at the Saints training fields.
Tilden never won the French Open, being losing finalist in the last year it was held on grass courts, in 1927, and 1930 on clay.
That's definitely the best match I've played on grass this year.
Autos required petrol, where horses operated on grass and common feeds.
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Experts are divided over the origin of the jelly which has been found on grass banks away from the water's edge at the RSPB's Ham Wall base.
Since then, Federer has beaten Ancic five times in a row, racked up five straight Wimbledon titles and won 63 - now 64 - successive matches on grass.
The tournament's top seed, Australian Lleyton Hewitt who won on grass at Queens Club in London a week ago, withdrew before his opening game to nurse an ankle injury.
Nadal's defeat also ended his 14-match unbeaten run on grass as the world number one made a number of uncharacteristic unforced errors to hand fellow Spaniard Lopez the victory.
Sharapova reached the semi-finals last year after winning the tournament at the tender age of just 17 in 2004 and remains confident that her form on grass has improved.
Murray came into the match with a 6-2 head-to-head advantage over Roddick and, having won their only previous meeting on grass, the Scot was expected to triumph on Centre Court.
The majority of beef cattle in the U.S. are raised on grass on family-owned ranches before they are sent to feedlots for fattening and then on to the slaughterhouse for processing.
The Olympics will not be affected as, like most suppliers, Thames Water has exempted hosepipe use on grass and artificial surfaces - as long as they are used for national or international sport events.
After the the Davis Cup, both players then turn their attentions to the hard-court season in the United States, but Skupski says they can look back at their performances on grass with a sense of pride.
Based on information provided to the Equine Injury Database, horses suffered fatal breakdowns at a rate of 1.3 per 1, 000 on synthetic tracks, 1.6 per 1, 000 on grass courses, and more than 2 per 1, 000 on dirt.
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Rubin, who has been plagued by injuries throughout her career and underwent knee surgery earlier this year, clearly felt at home on grass as she continued in the same vein that landed her the Eastbourne title last weekend.
No player in the current game has won more times on grass than the six-time champion, who glided through without breaking sweat as he thrashed Fognini 6-1 6-3 6-2 in just 74 minutes -- five minutes quicker than Federer's first-round win over Spaniard Albert Ramos.
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