This year’s French Open is sure to be filled with all types of exiting tennis action however could this be the event for Roger Federer to capture his 13 Grand Slam singles win? If it is, the action at Roland Garros will be that much sweeter because a win at the French Open would get Federer that much closer to Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam singles wins. In addition to gaining on Pete Sampras’s record, Federer would have won the French Open which is something Sampras failed to do. Unfortunately for Federer this year’s French Open will be no cake walk as he is sure to face many great athletes including Rafael Nadal who has won the last three titles at Roland Garros. If Federer can win this year’s French Open it would put him on course to become the most successful male athlete in tennis history and maybe the honor of being widely considered the best who ever lived.

Great Atlantic Travel has just a few tickets left to this great event but has tons of great deals for both the upcoming Beijing Olympics as well as the 2008 NFL season.

This upcoming weekend brings us a great couple of days in sports.

The action kicks off Friday night with Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers versus the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. After that game the Utak Jazz will play the LA Lakers in their own game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. So far in this round the home team has won 20 out of 21 games with the lone loss coming from the Magic losing to the Pistons in Orlando in a series that was boring and over quickly. Tonight I have the Celtics finally winning their first away game of the playoffs and ending the Cavaliers season. In Utah I see the Jazz protecting their home court where they have only lost 6 times all year to force an exciting Game 7 in LA where the Lakers will end up winning the series. In the last series I have the Hornets knocking off the Spurs in Game 7 on Monday in New Orleans to clinch their spot in the Western Conference Finals.

The Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown in horse racing, takes place on Saturday in Baltimore. After attending my first Kentucky Derby, which everyone should experience at least once with Great Atlantic Travel, I am throughly looking forward to see if Big Brown can become the 7th out of the past 12 Kentucky Derby winners to take the first 2 legs of the Triple Crown. The 2008 Kentucky Derby winner has been nothing short of impressive in his 4 races where he has won all four by a combined 33 lenghts, which is incredible. Big Brown has opened up at a crazy 1-2 odds and is seemingly scaring away the competition. It has been 30 years since we have had a Triple Crown winner and although some say we need to experience it again, I don’t see it coming this year. Big Brown is starting out of gate 7 where 11 Preakness winners have come from. At the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown won convincingly out of the 20th gate which has only been done once. I think he could’ve won if he started the race from 30 yards behind the gates. I have Behind at The Bar to win with Yankee Bravo placing, Big Brown to show, with Gayego and Kentucky Bear rounding out the top five.

Saturday also features NASCAR’s 24th All Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte. This is a great event to watch as it really seperates their all star game from that of the other major sports. It is always fun to watch and the drivers are still just as competitive as they are racing to win a million dollars. Charlotte rolls out the red carpet too as they make sure the party lasts all weekend. The race is made up of 4 different segments and is a great way to be introduced to the sport. Even though he hasn’t mon a poiunts race this year I have Dale Earnhardt Jr winning the race with Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounding out the top three. Great Atlantic has tickets and packages available to all races including the very popular September Richmond Race which is the last race until the chase - NASCAR’s playoffs.  

Well with the Kentucky derby coming to a close and Richmond’s may race ending in Heat what is next. Things are starting to heat up for UEFA Euro 2008 tickets. As with the past Euro’s this one is going to be an insane soccer battle held in Switzerland and Austria. We’ve got everything from hotel packages to tickets only to the Euro 2008. Go check out some of the coolest places in Europe while watching some great football. Dont worry about transportation as Switzerland and Austria have a great rail system. Check out our selection of tickets and enjoy yourself at one of the worlds biggest sporting events.

A quick THANK YOU!! to the over 1,000 great clients that we had the pleasure of serving at this past weekends NASCAR Crown Royal 400 race at Richmond as well as the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby and Oaks. We enjoyed the priviledge of accommodating our sports loving clients everything from Overnight and Day Packages to Front Stretch tickets to Millionaires Row.

All race fans, were treated to great races whether they were cheering for their favorite driver and car or their favorite throughbreed. Clint Boyer took advantage of a questionable hit on Dale Earnhardt Jr from Kyle Busch to take the victory at Richmond. Out west in Louisville, for the fourth time in 21 years the favorite had won the Kentucky Derby. Big Brown also became the second horse ever to win the most exciting 2 minutes in sports from the number 20 gate.

Packages are available for the September 6th NASCAR Chevy Rock N Roll race at Richmond which is the last race before The Chase. That is sure to be as exciting as any race of the year. We will also have packages available for the 2009 Kentucky Derby in the coming months. Whether you joined us this past weekend or are considering doing so with any of our upcoming events (NFL, Olympics, Euro Cup, Masters), we certainly thank you and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.