Thinking back to this time last year when we were all still struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of Covid, parties were few and far between and sporting events mostly held behind closed doors. How that changed in 2022! Suddenly invitations were arriving with a certain regularity to attend all kinds of wonderful sounding events. First up on the calendar was the AELTC’s Spring press conference at the end of April which kicked off with tea and coffee before being ushered into the Media Centre’s player interview room where between the AELTC’s chairman, Ian Hewitt and COE Sally Bolton a series of announcements concerning tournament changes plus explanations and reasons for the decision not to allow Russian and Belarusian players to participate in The Championships due to the ongoing war against Ukraine. Admittedly few at the time really understand its impact and that the ATP and WTA would retaliate by withdrawing ranking points for all grass court events including the Championships. In reality the decision had little effect on the tournaments considering the number of top players who competed in the Championships. Following the press conference, a delicious brunch was served in the players restaurant enabling many to catch up with familiar faces not seen for several months.
2022 the start of the Summer Social events
2022 the start of the Summer Social events
2022 the start of the Summer Social events
Thinking back to this time last year when we were all still struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of Covid, parties were few and far between and sporting events mostly held behind closed doors. How that changed in 2022! Suddenly invitations were arriving with a certain regularity to attend all kinds of wonderful sounding events. First up on the calendar was the AELTC’s Spring press conference at the end of April which kicked off with tea and coffee before being ushered into the Media Centre’s player interview room where between the AELTC’s chairman, Ian Hewitt and COE Sally Bolton a series of announcements concerning tournament changes plus explanations and reasons for the decision not to allow Russian and Belarusian players to participate in The Championships due to the ongoing war against Ukraine. Admittedly few at the time really understand its impact and that the ATP and WTA would retaliate by withdrawing ranking points for all grass court events including the Championships. In reality the decision had little effect on the tournaments considering the number of top players who competed in the Championships. Following the press conference, a delicious brunch was served in the players restaurant enabling many to catch up with familiar faces not seen for several months.