The only way you would have known it was the middle of August today would have been to look at a calendar. The weather here in Birmingham has been very grey and overcast but thankfully no rain (yet)! However when you have an experienced tournament organising team lead by Bev Lancaster regardless of the weather you can guarantee many matches played and a great atmosphere buzzing around Billesley Indoor Tennis Centre throughout the days play.
In between all the matches we managed to catch up with Bev and her refereeing team for a quick interview, which you can watch below via our Youtube video channel.
Thankfully by the time the afternoon broke the weather brightened up and on a personal note I was particularly glad about this as it meant I could watch some of the junior tennis on my lunch break! I am never failed to be impressed by the technique some of our junior players have and was treated to some excellent tennis, watching various matches from the U14 Boys & Girls Singles. I am also quite lucky as I have a large window next to my desk in the county office and can carry on watching matches on outdoor court number 3, which I guess is another perk of the job!
Stay tuned for tomorrows blog where we will be interviewing both a player and WLTA team member and taking in their views on the Warwickshire County Closed 2011 and many other things tennis related.