Heat on the courts

Fortified by the meal, representatives of the real estate sector then proceeded to find out who the identities of the opponents they had been drawn against. This is one of those chance elements in sport, which, no matter how skilful or match-fit you are, you have no control over – and in this case the players didn’t know who they were going to be playing against until the very last moment. All of this adds to the excitement of the spectacle, but it also provides more opportunities for meeting new people and networking. Emotions were therefore running high right from the start and had only intensified as the time came to take to the courts. Once again, Polish Tennis Association referee Anna Jastrzębska was the chief arbiter of the tournament, and this time it had a new format, similar to the so-called Brazilian system, which was preferred to the previous group play format. This allows competitors to still have a chance of winning the main trophy even after losing their fir