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Sallydaisy
10-04-2013, 08:20
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Edgbaston Priory Club, Sir Harrys road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2UZ
http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-eve...AEGON-Classic/ (http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/AEGON-Classic/)
Map/directions link here (http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/AEGON-Classic/About/Getting-There/)

10th - 16th June 2013
qualifying draw - Friday, time unknown, play starts Saturday
singles draw - Saturday 8th June, play starts Monday 10th June
doubles draw

32 draw (??? Qualifying)
Surface: grass
Ball:

INFORMATION
This is a WTA event played the same week as Queens and Halle and is the first chance for players to get some grasscourt practice.

It's well worth going to this event if you live in the Midlands because this is the ONLY ladies grasscourt event this week of the tour. Heather Watson is likely to be back for another year and the field is pretty good although the 'big names' tend to wait another week and go to Eastbourne or Den Bosch w/c 17th June.

TICKETS AND PRICE
Qualifying is free entry on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June. Tickets/prices for the rest of the week here (http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/AEGON-Classic/Tickets/)starting at £10 for Monday rising to £30 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Twilight Tennis: after 4pm, Tuesday – Friday, adults are £10 and children go FREE; there is also a reduced parking rate. Tickets are available for purchase on the day at the onsite box office.

The grounds are open from 10am every day. Play usually starts at 11am on all courts.
Schedules released the day before will confirm start times per day.

PARKING
Decent amount of parking at the club. £10 per day CASH, no advance booking.

SINGLES DRAW
(1)Flipkens v BYE
Oudin v (Q)Tomljanovic
Cetkovska v Johansson
(wc)South v (16)Rybarikova
(10)Hsieh v Hampton
Keys v Tsurenko
Dolonc v Koehler
(6)Barthel v BYE

(3)Cirstea v BYE
Pironkova v Davis
Hlavackova v Puchkova
Bouchard v (13)Jovanovski
(11)Morita v (Q)Van Uytvanck‎
(Q)Sanchez v Cepelova
Giorgi v Vekic
(8)Radwanska v BYE

(5)Lisicki v BYE
Vandeweghe v Kr.Pliskova
Lucic-Baroni v Ka.Pliskova
Putintseva v (9)Wickmayer
(14)Watson v Czink
(Q)Kudryavtseva v Date-Krumm
(wc)Keothavong v (Q)Riske
(4)Paszek v BYE

(7)Robson v BYE
Hantuchova v (Q)Dellacqua
(Q)Nara v (wc)Konta
(wc)Moore v (12)Mladenovic
(15)Schiavone v Tatishvili
(Q)Kichenok v Babos
Svitolina v Erakovic
(2)Makarova v BYE

DOUBLES DRAW
(1)Kops-Jones/Spears v ALTS Castano/Danilidou (wc)Keothavong/Konta
Barthel/Mladenovic W/O v Dushevina/Watson
(3)Barty/Dellacqua v Grandin/Uhlirova
Dabrowski/Falconi v Kudryavtseva/Rodionova

Date-Krumm/Parra Santonja v Aoyama/Moulton-Levy
Jurak/Tanasugarn v (4)Hantuchova/Hsieh
Raymond/Robson v Black/Erakovic
(wc)Moore/South v (2)Chan Hao-Ching/Huber

Sallydaisy
10-04-2013, 08:33
Henman, Rusedski and Watson to team up to open new Centre Court at Edgbaston!!!
This Sunday 14th April 2013 .....


Edgbaston Priory ‏@EdgbastonPriory (https://twitter.com/EdgbastonPriory) 41m (https://twitter.com/EdgbastonPriory/status/321892029569318912) Exciting news @aegonclassic (https://twitter.com/AegonClassic) Tim Henman, @GregRusedski1 (https://twitter.com/GregRusedski1) & @heatherwatson92 (https://twitter.com/HeatherWatson92) to play match to mark the opening of the centre court on Sun...


Edgbaston Priory have invested a huge amount, along with the LTA, to vastly improve this venue.
A huge indoor tennis centre has been added - and is being used this week for an indoor ITF event.

They have also built a completely new Centre Court which is 'sunk' a little to allow bigger stands for the main event each year, the Aegon Classic, and they're upgrading the other grass courts for that event. Not before time - the secondary match courts last year were in a horrendous state by the middle of the week.

They've stated they'd like to host Fed Cup and Davis Cup events there once it's all finished.
The only downside? That new grass Centre Court doesn't have a roof .....

http://www.edgbastonpriory.com/

Caro
10-04-2013, 12:09
Wow! So close for me .... but alas I can't go this weekend. I have to pack ready to move out of our house in 2 weeks when the builders move in!

Will definately try and go to the main tourament this year though. Stressful but happy memories of when I line judged there several years in a row.

Sallydaisy
08-06-2013, 00:45
:grass:

Information to come tomorrow ........

Sallydaisy
11-06-2013, 22:49
Heather Watson is safely through her R1 match today and plays again first up on Wednesday.
AnneK lost, as did Tara Moore, and Robmond lost their R1 doubles which is a bit disappointing.
Scores and stats here: http://www.wtatennis.com/scores-and-stats

OOP for Wednesday 12th June showing the British girls in action.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Ann Jones Centre Court



Time
Match


11:00
[14] Heather Watson (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/16047/title/heather-watson) (GBR)
V
Alla Kudryavtseva (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/10164/title/alla-kudryavtseva) (RUS)


13:00
[7] Laura Robson (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/15680/title/laura-robson) (GBR)
V
Daniela Hantuchova (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/3589/title/daniela-hantuchova) (SVK)


15:00
[5] Sabine Lisicki (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/11771/title/sabine-lisicki) (GER)
V
Kristyna Pliskova (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/13185/title/kristyna-pliskova) (CZE)


17:00
[1] Kirsten Flipkens (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/9680/title/kirsten-flipkens) (BEL)
V
Ajla Tomljanovic (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/14384/title/ajla-tomljanovic) (CRO)


19:00
[1] Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (USA / USA)
V
Anne Keothavong / Johanna Konta (GBR / GBR)




Court 2



Time
Match


11:00
[3] Sorana Cirstea (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/11720/title/sorana-cirstea) (ROU)
V
Tsvetana Pironkova (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/10365/title/tsvetana-pironkova) (BUL)


13:00
Johanna Konta (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/13120/title/johanna-konta) (GBR)
V
[12] Kristina Mladenovic (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/14760/title/kristina-mladenovic) (FRA)


15:00
Marina Erakovic (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/11369/title/marina-erakovic) (NZL)
V
[2] Ekaterina Makarova (http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/10895/title/ekaterina-makarova) (RUS)


17:00
Mona Barthel / Kristina Mladenovic (GER / FRA)
V
Vera Dushevina / Heather Watson (RUS / GBR)




- See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/schedule/tournamentId/438/title/aegon-classic#sthash.b5P6G1pG.dpuf

JAMES4578
12-06-2013, 06:28
Good to see Heather return to winning ways,pity for Anne/Tara. Disappointing Laura/Lisa went down in straights in the doubles,good luck for Laura and Heather today,Hantuchova could be a tricky opener though.

Caro
12-06-2013, 07:41
Was hoping to go after work today - it's only 5-10 minutes from where I work! Alas, the weather forecast is not good though so I will wait and see if it's raining .....

david1610
12-06-2013, 10:48
Yes, really important to get that first win. Well done Heather. Of course even better would be another one! And the other GB girls to do well.

Linda
12-06-2013, 12:05
Heather lost :sad:

Jo & Laura both on court now. Jo a break up but Laura a break down.

JAMES4578
12-06-2013, 12:14
Pity for Heather, come on Laura and Jo!

Linda
12-06-2013, 12:36
They're both a set down now :sad:

Caro
12-06-2013, 12:47
Oh come on Laura!! Am surprised by the weather, it's not rained at all in Birmingham today ..... so far, but looking awfully cloudy now

Linda
12-06-2013, 13:05
They both lost! :crying:

JAMES4578
12-06-2013, 18:19
Disappointing for the Brits today, too bad! Hopes were highest for Laura, even though I thought it could be a really tough start to her grass court campaign. oh well, hopefully more success at Eastbourne!

Caro
13-06-2013, 12:58
Well, it's been pouring with rain in Birmingham today ......

And more rain forecast tomorrow - will they ever get this tournie completed??!

Sallydaisy
14-06-2013, 10:41
Rain stops play at Edgbaston ... and no, this is not a cricket thread.
:wimbrolly:


Aegon Classic ‏@AegonClassic (https://twitter.com/AegonClassic) 7m (https://twitter.com/AegonClassic/status/345488824576659457) Bad news it has started to rain and the covers are coming on - #AegonClassic (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AegonClassic&src=hash)

Caro
14-06-2013, 11:31
Rain stops play at Edgbaston ... and no, this is not a cricket thread.
:wimbrolly:

How strange! - it's not rained at all at work 10mins down the road ....... but it has gone quite dark