- Mubadala Citi DC Open Men’s and Women’s Tennis Draws and Order Of Play for Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Paris Olympic Tennis Draws and Order Of Play for Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Kitzbuhel Generali Open Draws and Order of Play for Friday, July 26, 2024
- Paris Olympic Tennis Singles and Doubles Draws
- Croatia Open Umag Draws and Schedule for Friday, July 26, 2024
- Atlanta Open Draws and Order of Play for Thursday, July 25, 2024
- Croatia Open Umag Draws and Schedule for Thursday, July 25, 2024
- Laver Cup Tennis 2024 Is in Berlin September 20-22 • Almost all the top men’s players will be playing
- Coco Gauff Named Team USA Flag Bearer for Olympic Games
- Kitzbuhel Generali Open Draws and Order of Play for Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Croatia Open Umag Draws and Schedule for Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Atlanta Open Draws and Order of Play for Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Fils upsets Zverev for Hamburg title, Borges beats Nadal in Bastad
- Kitzbuhel Generali Open Draws and Order of Play for Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Croatia Open Umag Draws and Schedule for Tuesday, July 23, 2024
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AT THE ATP • WTA NATURE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN EASTBOURNE
- Updated: June 25, 2018
Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during his practice at the Nature Valley International in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Sunday, June 24, 2018. The tournament runs from June 24 – 30.
Eastbourne – Upon arriving at the Nature Valley International tennis today in Eastbourne, I felt like it was not going to be like the Fever-Tree Championships, where I was last week. And that’s not a bad thing, this site is just smaller than the Queen’s Club, or so it felt like it.
![Johanna Konta during her practice session with Karolina Pliskova at the Nature Valley International tennis in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Sunday, June 24, 2018.](https://i1.wp.com/www.10sballs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_10341-300x242.jpg?resize=300%2C242&ssl=1)
Johanna Konta during her practice session with Karolina Pliskova at the Nature Valley International tennis in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Sunday, June 24, 2018.
I made my way to the practice courts to check out who was playing, and the first people I saw practicing with each other were Johanna Konta and Karolina Pliskova. I then walked towards the catering garden, where I saw Taylor Fritz, who looked in great form, hitting the ball with Mikhail Kukushkin on Court 4, so I stuck around to try and get a few photos of them.
I took a look at the last practice court, and I noticed Diego Schwartzman hitting a few balls, so I thought I’d go watch him for a bit after I got a couple of good photos of Fritz. Diego moved great and looked ready to play tennis!
Courts Four, Five, and the four practice courts were all down the line, reminding me of Roehampton, where the players qualify for Wimbledon. You can really get up close and watch great tennis as the players get ready for tomorrow.
Many tennis fans by the catering garden, next to the practice courts, were laying on the grass eating strawberries & cream while enjoying the sun and tennis on the big screen. It’s not tennis in the UK without strawberries and cream!
There’s a lot of great tennis action for tomorrow. Andy Murray plays Stan Wawrinka, Americans Jared Donaldson and Taylor Fritz play against each other, and Caroline Wozniacki will play either Camila Giorgi or Irina-Camelia Begu. Andreas Seppi, Karolina Pliskova, David Ferrer, Agnieszka Radwanska, & more also to play tomorrow, so come by and check out some great tennis!
A map of the Nature Valley International tournament. Photo by Alejandro Gonzalez/10sBalls.