That was a trek and a half - this morning started in Marseille, by train to Paris, Eurostar to London, then another train to Eastbourne, with a few connecting rides included for good measure. Good news is I am here and have caught up with all the results of the tennis.
Sam Stosur won her opening match against Nadia Petrova and Venus Williams was successful in her comeback disposing of 8th seed Andrea Petkovic in three sets. Little sister is on Centre Court tomorrow having waited for my arrival in town before serving up her storm.
Accommodation is fairly average - overlooking the water - but a seaside walk in the morning will have to do I guess. And the 5 minutes to Devonshire Park to watch the stars compete will also strain me no doubt but I will go the extra kilometre if it means seeing the likes of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hitting tennis balls the way he is at the moment. Runner-up to Andy Murray at Queens is no mean feat, given Murray's excellent form.
Kim Clijsters is anxious to gather up some easy points so she is playing where most of the top girls are not - in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. No that is unfair - it is good to see these tournaments supported by the best players. Caroline Wozniacki played in Copenhagen, her home tournament last week just as Novak Djokovic did in Belgrade before the French Open.
Hoping for good weather tomorrow and good tennis - Centre Court begins with a great match first up between Ana Ivanovic and Julia Goerges and then other matches feature Serena Williams, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lleyton Hewitt. Beats being frozen in Melbourne!
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