Virginia

The next stop on tour is in Richmond, Virginia, USA! I arrived Friday night and the Main draw starts play on Monday with a split first round. This is a Super Series Silver event so we've got the Top 8 players in the world competing as well as a few Top 20 too. I'm playing a qualifier first round. This is another really well run tournament; the hotel is unbelievable and the glass court will be set up on the grounds of the University of Richmond.

There's not a lot of big events coming up on the calendar in the next few months which is a bit disappointing. We played quite a few events back to back towards the end of last year it's a shame it can't bit more evenly spread out over the season. My next event after this is the Canary Wharf Classic in London from the 23-27th March. I was seeded 7 last year and finished Runner Up to Willstrop. This year I am seeded 11 and playing No.2 seed Guiltier first round. It's probably the strongest 5 star event I've seen in a while and for those who are going to watch, it should be a real spectacle!