For some bizarre reason, the Squash Tournament of Champions chose to set up its court in Grand Central Station, so tonight I went to watch the women’s quarterfinals.
For the non-paying spectators, the game is viewed through the massive glass back wall, which means they smack the ball directly at us. I spent the first ten minutes wincing at every shot.
While I’ve played a fair few games of squash in my life, I’ve never watched a serious game, and the speed at which America’s Amanda Sobhy and Australia’s Kasey Brown played was breathtaking. I have no idea how they could concentrate with our mugs gawking back at them through the glass.
![Squash court](http://todaysthedayi.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/image-59.jpeg?w=870)
It’s such an odd idea to put this massive glass box in one of the city’s busiest and most traditional train stations, but I loved it. And best of all, for someone who started the week penniless, it was free!
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