Today was my last day attending the 2019 Nature Valley International. I’ve had a wonderful week following the WTA tour in Birmingham and Eastbourne. It’s back to the day job for four days before another week off for the first week of Wimby. This post features highlights from my morning in Eastbourne. I’ll still be blogging…
The main draw began on Sunday at the 2019 Nature Valley International in Eastbourne with 12 first round matches on the schedule. It was supposed to be another glorious day but turned out to be quite cloudy and subdued! This post reviews all the first rounders that I got to see, as well as the…
It was another glorious, sunny day in Eastbourne. We were lucky with the weather last year and it’s been stunning so far with a potential threat of thunderstorms for Tuesday. This post focuses on the final round of qualifying from Eastbourne, as well as all the action on the practice courts at Devonshire Park. Read…
Eastbourne was a hive of activity on Friday so I wanted to do a separate post to cover all the player practices, player sightings and random tidbits from around the grounds at Devonshire Park. I really enjoyed my day and am looking forward to the weekend! For the main post with highlights from Friday’s first…
Hello from Eastbourne! I’m excited to be at the Nature Valley International for my tenth consecutive year and will be here just for the weekend. It’s the first time i’ve got down for the Friday of qualifying and it was nice to get down early and see a bit more of Eastbourne. I ventured up…
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…
Roland Garros is in the books for another year for the women after Saturday’s singles final. I successfully managed to make it through the entire day avoiding the result of the final and sat down this evening to watch the match. This post reviews the 2019 French Open final between Ash Barty and Marketa Vondrousova.…
The 2019 French Open final is all set for Saturday! Friday’s semi-finals were a dramatic pair of matches that featured plenty of twists of turns. Following on live scores was a hoot this morning 🤣. I won’t be able to watch the final live on Saturday so i’ll be turning off all social media notifications…
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