I’ve spent the last few days in Birmingham attending the Nature Valley Classic. It’s the first time that I have been since 2013 so a lot has changed! My two previous visits were both soggy affairs. While there was some rain, I did much better this time and even saw the sun ☀. This post…
The first round is now complete in Birmingham after an entirely dry day where thankfully the forecasts were all wrong! This was my last day in Birmingham and i’ve really enjoyed these past three days. There will be one final post from the Nature Valley Classic to wrap up my experiences. Read on for the…
Tuesday’s order of play in Birmingham was cut short by the rain which means that four first round matches, including Ash Barty and Venus Williams, are yet to start. It was still an enjoyable day of tennis with two more three setters on Centre Court including the world number one Naomi Osaka in action. For…
Hello from Birmingham! Monday witnessed the conclusion of the final qualifying matches and the start of both the singles and doubles draws at the 2019 Nature Valley Classic. I’m excited to be in Birmingham for the first time since 2013 and will be here until Wednesday. It’s been a busy few months at work so…
It was a much quieter day in Birmingham on Wednesday with the first quartet of second round matches. Thursday’s schedule looks great although i’m not sure I will get to watch much of it as it’s tennis night and probably my last one for a while with all the tennis festivities coming! This will likely…
Tuesday is always the busiest day in Birmingham with the majority of first round matches on the schedule. It was also eventful over in ATP world where Andy Murray made his comeback to the tour against Nick Kyrgios in Queens. I did watch quite a bit of that match which was bizarre on many levels!…
The main draw for the 2018 Nature Valley Classic started on Monday. I’m still not fully into the tennis having missed most of the tennis at work and then a bit of evening baking and watching the football. This post is a sweeping summary of Monday’s action. Hopefully there will be a bit more to…
MTB is back for four weeks of grass court tennis as the season moves to the UK. I’d actually hoped to cover some of Nottingham but had a busy week at work. I had to do a presentation at work on Thursday and spent most of my free time preparing and worrying about it. Then…
The quarter-final line-up is all set for the Aegon Classic in Birmingham and it’s looking good! First up on Centre Court on Thursday was the number two seed, Elina Svitolina against Camila Giorgi. The dangerous Italian, who has had some great results on grass, scored her second top ten win of the year with a…
Daria Gavrilova and Katerina Siniakova kicked off second round action at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham on Wednesday. Gavrilova prevailed in a lengthy three setter, 7-5 2-6 6-4 in two hours and 24 minutes. I watched the first set during my lunch break which was a tortuous affair with many twists and turns. Siniakova still…
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