Nottingham ATP to be replaced by Eastbourne ATP

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Nottingham ATP to be replaced by Eastbourne ATP

jezzauk · Lower Club Player

It's not good for me, this was one of the highlights of my year. It'll be interesting to see if moving the event to eastbourne really does make a difference to who enters.

Trying to look at it from a neutral point of view though, there are a few places round the country (aren't there?) capable of hosting such a tournament. they can't all host one in one year, so maybe rotate every 5 years or so.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

so no tennis in nottignham unless they bring back the challnger whic hhas also been dropped. ouch.

RedCabbage · Club Coach

Sorry, but.....WOOOHOOOO!!! I'll have to start taking a week off to watch the tennis.

Not sure how they'll fit a joint event into Devonshire Park, though. There's only two courts with seating. Maybe they'll put temporary seating around one of the outside courts.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

A shame if this means Nottingham has lost all it's tennis. But otherwise I think it could be a good idea.

Just one question though...what happens if (when) it chucks it down with rain all week? Now they'll have twice as many matches to get through, surely there's a possibility of some real problems there? Especially if there are only a few courts.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

thats a goiod point imo. i wonder if they have good indoor facilities?

also i still dont think the field will be amazing as its just b4 wimby, the big guns wont want to risk it.

Salmon · Tennis legend

I am not concerned as long as the wild cards still go to Brits.

wolf · Tennis legend

Don't worry LTA, it is not like there is any tennis fans north of London anyway.

Drew · Apr 9, 2008

wolf wrote:

Don't worry LTA, it is not like there is any tennis fans north of London anyway.

Thats correct....if you keep on heading south of London you end up in Scotland eventually...

Count Zero · Tennis legend

you do with my gf giving the dirctions :)

RedCabbage · Club Coach

I'm not sure about the indoor facilities. As luck would have it, I have a programme to hand from the 2006 event (one of the benefits of never tidying one's desk) with a site map at the back and I'm unsuccessfully trying to spot where any indoor courts might fit.

Court 2 could be used as a show court with a bit of extra seating but I don't think it's used except in qualies for the WTA event. There are three other courts (six in total) apart from the practice courts but, from memory, there would be nowhere to put even a couple of rows of seats between them.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

wolf wrote:

Don't worry LTA, it is not like there is any tennis fans north of London anyway.

Don't worry LTA, it is not like there is any (of the 'proper class' of) tennis fans north of London anyway. furious

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

Gutted. I only live just down the road in Mansfield and go every year to the Open. There always saying what a great tournament it is and that the players really love the facilities. It is such a shame.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

wolf wrote:

Don't worry LTA, it is not like there is any tennis fans north of London anyway.

. . . and it should be "there ARE any"

-- Edited by Madeline at 15:56, 2008-04-09

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Then in 2010 Birmingham WTA will move south you can bet..............

"In 2010 the venue for the womens (Sony Ericsson WTA Tour) tournament currently held in Birmingham will be determined by a bidding process with any venue meeting the criteria able to bid to host the event." (source LTA)