The Nottingham tennis tournament is the last grass warm up event before Wimbledon, following on from Surbiton and the Stella Artois events (and also Halle in Germany).
Here are some quotes from the Nottingham tennis tournament:
"He’s a great player - it's only second time I’ve beaten him, and he’s still one of the best returners in the game."
Robin Soderling on beating friend and compatriot, the veteran Jonas Bjorkman
"It’s great preparation for Wimbledon. You can’t beat it."
Greg Rusedski, on how useful Nottingham grass court tennis event is as a warm up for the main event at Wimbledon.
"I like the courts here where there is a lot of bounce - I've been fortunate to win in straight sets."
American tennis player Taylor Dent on the bounce of the grass courts at Nottingham