Nottingham Open

I was fortunate to be asked to accompany some students from De Lisle Catholic Science College to attend the last ever Nottingham Open tournament on Tuesday.

The first match we saw was Nishikori (pictured left) against Johannsen. After an enthralling first set that went to Johannsen, sadly Nishikori had to retire with an abdominal injury.

Next up was Britain's Alex Bogdanovic who beat fellow Brit James Ward.

Some of the students were able to get autographs.

In all, a good day and just a shame that the tournament will no longer be held in Nottingham.

Inspired by watching so much tennis on Tuesday, my team secured an excellent, if close, victory against Carisbrooke Tennis Club on Thursday night. Bring on Ashby next week!

The Season Continues

Half of the summer season matches are now complete & our teams are having mixed fortunes.
Leading the way is our 4th team who are still well placed for promotion. My team is looking good for survival in division one with some excellent performances, in particular from Annabel & Jenny, 2 of our juniors, who won all their matches against Ashby II.

Watching Rafa over the last couple of weeks has been a joy & an inspiration to us all. However, despite my pleading I cannot convince my students that to keep practicing top-spin is a good thing. Bring on Wimbledon.

For fans of YouTube, try typing in Novak Djokovic & see his impersonations of some of his fellow players. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgjv86JY6Qg

This week I have a trip to the Nottingham Open helping out with looking after students from De Lisle College. Be interesting to see the final line-up. Andy Murray maybe?