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Aegon Classic Birmingham - Anyone for tennis?

After the dusty red clay courts of Paris it is refreshing to be in the land of strawberries and cream and impeccably mown lawn tennis courts. It's two weeks until Wimbledon and the summer of British tennis is in full swing. There's Nottingham, Eastbourne, Queen's and we are at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. It's a wonderful time of year, the sun is thankfully now shining, and life's good watching tennis! We arrive to be waved into the VIP car park  right at the front door of the Edgbaston Priory Club. We couldn't have got any closer! It's got to be the easiest start to any WTA tournament  that I've attended across the world. We are delighted to be supporting, thanks to my brother, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and have a lovely day of tennis and corporate hospitality ahead. As we wander past the practice courts, spotting now familiar Roland Garros faces,  it feels like we've been invited to a frien...