(June 18, 2013) American qualifier Jamie Hampton knocked out Eastbourne top seed and world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6(2), 6-2 on Tuesday. Radwanska won the event back in 2008.
It’s the second straight year that Radwanska was taken down in the opening round.
“I think playing her in the first match on the grass was tough, and the fact that she played three matches before helped her a little bit,” Radwanska said to media. “Of course, I was practicing here a couple of days, but I think matches are a little bit different than practice. I think I wasn’t maybe quite match ready yet.
“Now I can just hope things turn out like last year! I lost first round here but still ended up playing great tennis at Wimbledon”
AEGON INTERNATIONAL
Eastbourne, England
June 17-22, 2013
Grass/Outdoors
Results – Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Singles – First Round
(Q) Jamie Hampton (USA) d. (1) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 76(2) 62
(2/WC) Li Na (CHN) d. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 62 64
(3) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 64 64
(4) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 64 61
(5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 62 22 ret.
(WC) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (8) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 62 63
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. (Q) Olga Puchkova (RUS) 63 60
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 64 76(3)
Laura Robson (GBR) d. (Q) Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR) 63 62
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. (WC) Johanna Konta (GBR) 64 63
(WC) Elena Baltacha (GBR) d. (Q) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 75 76(3)
Doubles – First Round
(2) Huber/Mirza (USA/IND) d. Jurak/Watson (CRO/GBR) 76(4) 76(3)
(4) Pennetta/Vesnina (ITA/RUS) d. Black/Erakovic (ZIM/NZL) 62 75
Chan/Safarova (TPE/CZE) d. Husarova/Lepchenko (VK/USA) 26 62 107 (Match TB)
Kalashnikova/Rosolska (GEO/POL) d. Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) 75 64
RESULTS – TUESDAY, 18 JUNE, 2013
Singles – First Round
J Benneteau (FRA) d [5] K Anderson (RSA) 76(4) 62
I Dodig (CRO) d D Istomin (UZB) 63 64
M Klizan (SVK) d V Troicki (SRB) 63 62
F Lopez (ESP) d J Nieminen (FIN) 76(3) 76(5)
R Stepanek (CZE) d M Matosevic (AUS) 63 62
B Tomic (AUS) d [WC] J Ward (GBR) 63 64
Doubles – First Round
[1] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL) 63 76(5)
[4] C Fleming (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) d [WC] J Delgado (GBR) / J Ward (GBR) 76(3) 64
J Murray (GBR) / J Peers (AUS) d F Fognini (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) 63 64
[PR] E Butorac (USA) / A Ram (ISR) d [WC] K Edmund (GBR) / S Thornley (GBR) 46 76(7) 10-6
SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 19 JUNE, 2013
CENTRE COURT start 11:00 am
[1] [WC] M Raonic (CAN) vs I Dodig (CRO) – ATP
Not Before 1:00 PM
Y Wickmayer (BEL) vs [4] P Kvitova (CZE) – WTA
L Robson (GBR) vs [5] C Wozniacki (DEN) – WTA
Not Before 4:00 PM
[WC] K Edmund (GBR) vs [2] G Simon (FRA) – ATP
[PR] E Butorac (USA) / A Ram (ISR) vs [4] C Fleming (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) – ATP
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
M Bartoli (FRA) vs [2] [WC] N Li (CHN) – WTA
[4] J Monaco (ARG) vs F Lopez (ESP) – ATP
R Stepanek (CZE) vs [3] P Kohlschreiber (GER) – ATP
E Vesnina (RUS) vs H Watson (GBR) – WTA
[3] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE) vs J Murray (GBR) / J Peers (AUS) – ATP
COURT 2 start 11:00 am
A Ramos (ESP) vs F Verdasco (ESP) – ATP
[6] M Kirilenko (RUS) vs [WC] E Baltacha (GBR) – WTA
[7] A Seppi (ITA) vs [Q] R Harrison (USA) – ATP
[3] A Kerber (GER) vs E Makarova (RUS) – WTA
COURT 3 start 11:00 am
L Safarova (CZE) vs [WC] S Stosur (AUS) – WTA
[Q] J Hampton (USA) vs S Hsieh (TPE) – WTA
J Benneteau (FRA) vs B Tomic (AUS) – ATP
[1] N Petrova (RUS) / K Srebotnik (SLO) vs S Hsieh (TPE) / M Lucic-Baroni (CRO) – WTA
COURT4 start 11:00 am
[WC] A Keothavong (GBR) / S Murray (GBR) vs [3] A Groenefeld (GER) / K Peschke (CZE) – WTA
M Klizan (SVK) vs [8] F Fognini (ITA) – ATP
P Hanley (AUS) / K Skupski (GBR) vs M Matkowski (POL) / F Nielsen (DEN) – ATP
M Niculescu (ROU) / K Zakopalova (CZE) vs [2] L Huber (USA) / S Mirza (IND) – WTA
[1] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) vs M Klizan (SVK) / M Matosevic (AUS) – ATP