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Jonny has been to Denmark before. He actually made a challenger final a few years ago in this country. He couldn’t remember much about the country itself, just one of many that blur together for a tennis player trying to squeak by.
He definitely could say he never thought people in Denmark would care that he was in Denmark. It’s rather amusing that he’s actually being recognized here. He doesn’t even need to be standing next to Freddie for people to remember his name… but since he doesn’t know more than six phrases in Danish, it’s easier if he isn’t alone.
While Jonny grew up in a nation desperate for success, this is a nation that likely never even conceived the possibility. Or if they did, that they’d be doing this for a well-known blonde with her equally-well-known golfer boyfriend by her side, not for two fools with matching goofy smiles embarking on unknown territory.
Althought they do have the summer together, Freddie has made it clear that he intends to work on his singles ranking after the US Open. That he’s actually able to play the US Open for the first time is completely irrelevant.
Jonny doesn’t mean to be bitter when it comes to Freddie but the entire experience is beginning to feel closer to a summer romance than anything concrete. Sure, this fling has ended up being the Best Fling Ever, complete with a shiny trophy to remember the two weeks but is it too much to have someone else to share in the memory beyond that?
There's been talk about them making the World Tour Finals, which would imply they're actually one of the eight best teams in the world. As far as Jonny is concerned, they well could be but that'd mean this truly goes beyond the summer. He only wished Freddie believed their success was more than mere dumb luck.