历经上次舟车劳顿的突尼西亚之旅，jojo决定回到家乡英国的诺丁汉出赛，在四站的比赛中除了收获亚军的好成绩，也遇到了其他来自台湾的选手，这次的故事充满人情味也充满家乡味，长期四处征战在外，最想念的还是家乡味，一起看看jojo这次巡回赛中场内和场外的大小趣事吧！

I won't lie, the atmosphere at the British events is nowhere near as exciting as playing at a beautiful clay court club in front of spectators in a sunny European destination. However, I enjoy playing in the UK because it means I don't have to travel very far, and I don't have to arrive too early on-site to prepare for the event. As soon as the tournament is finished I can head home on the same day and stay there between events, and I love spending time at home so there is a 'win-win' feeling at the end of the tournament even if my results aren't great. Nottingham is a two-hour drive from my hometown Stevenage, so my parents have been able to drive to watch my matches when they have time. I've mentioned before that traveling is one of the toughest parts of being a tennis player, and therefore I will always choose to play in the UK over somewhere only reachable by plane.

『实不相瞒在欧洲有许多风光明媚的景点附近会举办赛事，这些充满观众且令人兴奋的氛围是英国当地难以匹敌的。但我仍然很喜欢在英国当地出赛，因为这意味着我不必长途旅行，我也不需要为了准备比赛而特别提早去到现场。一旦赛事结束我可以马上回家休息，除了可以当天来回以外，每一站比赛之间的空档我也都有机会回家。有时候比赛结果难免差强人意，但是一想到能够多花点时间在家又能参加比赛，这对我来说至少已经是一个双赢的局面。诺丁汉距离我的家乡史蒂文纳吉需要两小时的车程，我的父母只要有空都可以载我到现场参加比赛，甚至是为我加油。就像我之前提到的，身为一个职业网球运动员，长途旅行一直都是一件很辛苦的事情，我想往後我也会尽量选择在英国当地出赛。』 

I don't believe that my level in the first week was any worse than in the following three. The matches that I won, I was the more solid player on the day. All four matches that I lost were too strong opponents who all played some good tennis against me. In the first tournament, I lost a close match against Jana Fett, the second seed. I had multiple opportunities to close the match, including serving for it at 6-5 in the third set, but failed to do so. With a bit of luck maybe that match could've gone my way, and the outcome of all four tournaments at Nottingham could've been completely different.