Unless there is some major security/covid/special circumstance, then ITFs are public events - the public have been allowed all week

I haven't been to this one but went to the previous Roehampton event back in June - no problem - you walk straight in, it's free, and they gave us an armband (just so we could go into the BoE bit alongside and back, as the men were there and the women were on the NTC hard courts). You can use the restaurant, the toilets, even have a look inside at the inside courts (or, at least, we did - no idea if you're meant to or not but as we were doing no harm....) basically you can mooch around as much as you want, really

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 27th of August 2022 01:14:21 PM

Deucebag wrote:

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Thank you very much for that you have been more than helpful. Can I ask what is the BoE?

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 Sorry, the BoE is the Bank of England grounds next door - the grass courts they use for the Wimbly qualis - but I shouldn't call it the BoE any more - it was sold a couple of years ago - my fault - I'm just not too sure what to call it now - it has some 'Social Leisure Centre' sort of name that seems completely unfitting (to me) and I can never remember it.

But it's a bit of a red herring - I don't think there will be any need for them to give you access to that bit - there's just the actual final tomorrow, no? So it'll be on the hardcourt in the NTC. So I wouldn't have thought armbands would be necessary (but maybe....) 

Honestly, the NTC is a lovely place to go for a day's tennis - it feels like the South of France - very swish, lots of pine trees, flowers, insects, great viewing, new little tribunes put in (but low key ones, just a few banks of wooden benches, nothing too posh, it's nice), plastic chairs hanging around too (or there was mid-week), decent shade (if you need it), you're very close to a lot of players you know, and coaches, and players who aren't playing but just supporting, or juniors filing past for coaching sessions, basically lots of look at, and the lunch was very good (although not dead cheap - but nothing to stop you taking your own sandwiches if you want - there are outside tables, if you'd feel uncomfortable eating them inside and don't want to eat them at the bench) 

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 27th of August 2022 01:15:51 PM

Yeah, the person who has difficult remembering how old they are - was out by a year yesterday and thought that was a result - and I'm supposed to remember 'Community Sports Centre, Roehampton' for an old stately pile with grass courts - can't see that happening

Wow, she closed out that match SO well

Serve out wide, forehand down the line, job done

Brilliant from Marni

Maybe it really IS beginning to happen for her now?

(I think I've had her in my top ten once, and once as my sub - all a little premature - but now might really be the moment.....)

Marni won, 5-7 6-2 6-3

That's what a wildcard is for

F:- Rutuja Bhosale (IND) / Erika Sema (JPN) CR474 (272+202) [1] def Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR554 (239+315) [3] 4-6 6-3 11-9 

Gao ended Joanna Garland's 13 match winning streak and her bid for a 3rd consecutive GB 25K title