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Cold start to Masters event but British players are used to that!

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April 30, 2026

IT was unseasonably cold weather as Leicester welcomed back the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Masters 400 Veterans event, a feature of the county tennis calendar for some years, writes John Bryson.

- John Bryson

Cold start to Masters event but British players are used to that!

The opening day featured 32 matches, all men's singles, except for three men’s doubles.

It was very much a British players’ day, with only three overseas entries, all in the singles.

Tournament referee Kris Dymond, pictured, said: "We have 17 different nationalities, including British, playing this week.

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