(June 25, 2016) Dominika Cibulkova won her second title of the year and her first career title on grass when she beat Czech Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-3 Saturday for the Eastbourne International title. “It was extremely tough match today,” said the … [Read more...]
Cibulkova Wins Twice To Reach Eastbourne Final Against Pliskova
(June 24, 2016) Dominika Cibulkova needed to win twice on Friday to reach the final of the Eastbourne International. The Slovak toppled the No. 1 seed and former champion Agnieszka Radwanska 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 in a quarterfinal which was completed over … [Read more...]
Radwanska Advances as Konta Takes Down Kvitova in Eastbourne
(June 22, 2016) No. 1 seed Agnieszka Radwanska moved into the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne International with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Eugenie Bouchard on Wednesday. The Polish woman was happy with her performance. “I think that was much … [Read more...]
Vesnina Defeats Defending Champ Bencic in Eastbourne
(June 21, 2016) Third seed and defending champion Belinda Bencic lost to 2013 winner Elena Vesnina 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) on Tuesday in the second round of the Eastbourne International. Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska moved on when her opponent Mirjana … [Read more...]
Former Champs Makarova, Vesnina Advance in Eastbourne; Watson Loses
(June 20, 2016) Former Eastbourne champions, Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina advanced to second round on Monday beating British players. 2010 winner Makarova survived five set points in the first set to beat Tara Moore 7-5, 6-4, while … [Read more...]
Belinda Bencic Wins Eastbourne for First WTA Title
By Ros Satar (June 27, 2015) EASTBOURNE, England - On a bright and breezy day, it seemed fitting the moment could go to one of the WTA Rising Stars, as Belinda Bencic rode the winds of Eastbourne to claim her first WTA Singles title. At … [Read more...]
Eastbourne Finals set
By Ros Satar (June 26, 2015) EASTBOURNE, England - On the day when the Wimbledon draws came out, there was still the small matter of the Eastbourne finals to be set, with some great grass court action on the menu. First up was Agnieszka … [Read more...]
Bouchard Retires from Eastbourne Match with Injury, Says will Play Wimbledon
By Ros Satar (June 24, 2015) EASTBOURNE, England - Genie Bouchard’s trials and tribulations continued when she looked out of sorts at the hand of Swiss teen Belinda Bencic. The youngest player in the draw went toe-to-toe with Bouchard before … [Read more...]
Eurovision and Food Poisoning – The World According to Andrea Petkovic
By Ros Satar (June 24, 2015) EASTBOURNE, England - People often ask me why I prefer to follow the Women’s Tour. In fact just this week a colleague from Tennis Panorama wanted to know why I had missed Queen’s. I preferred to freeze my socks off in my … [Read more...]
Bouchard Gets First Win of Grass-Court Season at Eastbourne; Cibulkova Returns
View image | gettyimages.com By Ros Satar (June 23, 2015) EASTBOURNE, England - Hot on the heels of Petra Kvitova’s withdrawal, Birmingham champion Angelique Kerber withdrew also citing a viral illness. There was a lot of this going about as … [Read more...]