By Ros Satar (June 22, 2015) EASTBOURNE, England - Top seed Petra Kvitova opted to protect her Wimbledon defence chances by withdrawing from Eastbourne at Monday’s WTA All Access interviews, despite wanting to play doubles with Caroline … [Read more...]
Madison Keys Claims First WTA Title with Win at Eastbourne
#450994570 / gettyimages.com (June 21, 2014) Nineteen-year-old American Madison Keys won her first WTA tour title on Saturday defeating third seed Angelique Kerber 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to win the Aegon International event at Eastbourne on … [Read more...]
Feliciano Lopez Defends Eastbourne Title
(June 21, 2014) Aegon International Eastbourne, Great Britain RESULTS - SATURDAY, 21 JUNE 2014 Singles - Final [3] F Lopez (ESP) d [1] R Gasquet (FRA) 63 67(5) 75 LOPEZ RETAINS EASTBOURNE TITLE • Lopez needed two hours and 13 minutes to secure his … [Read more...]
Madison Keys – Ruling the Court and the Interview Room at Eastbourne
By Tumaini Carayol (June 19, 2014) EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - As the typical English rain clouds gathered gracelessly, Wimbledon's imminent arrival seemingly magnetically dragging them towards the final dress rehearsal, Madison Keys was suddenly … [Read more...]
Wozniacki Earns a Hard Fought Victory Over Giorgi
By Tumaini Carayol (June 19, 2014) EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - Tiebreak. Set point to Camila Giorgi. One serve to seal it all off. A slick, defense-splitting backhand crosscourt from Caroline Wozniacki's racquet followed, bouncing squarely on the line and … [Read more...]
An Upbeat Azarenka and a Grumpy Jankovic Fall in Eastbourne
By Tumaini Carayol (June 17, 2014) EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - Whatever mood Jelena Jankovic was in, it was not a good mood. For one, she was standing on, in her view, the worst surface known to mankind. Her hatred for the grass is no secret and, as … [Read more...]
Victoria Azarenka, Back in Action but with Questions to be Answered
By Tumaini Carayol (June 16, 2014) EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - The sun rose on a new day, but before long a familiar noise was relentlessly piercing the morning atmosphere. At last, Victoria Azarenka was back. But there was no homely welcome mat to … [Read more...]
Feliciano Lopez Wins Eastbourne Title
By Ros Satar (June 22, 2013) EASTBOURNE, England - Feliciano Lopez def. Gilles Simon 7-6(2), 6-7(5), 6-0 Unseeded Feliciano Lopez won his first career grass court title, beating Gilles Simon in three sets. The first two sets had been evenly … [Read more...]
Vesnina Claims Second Title of 2013 in Eastbourne
By Ros Satar (June 22, 2013) EASTBOURNE, England - Elena Vesnina def. Jamie Hampton 6-2, 6-1 Elena Vesnina followed up her maiden WTA title in Hobart with a convincing win over Jamie Hampton. Playing in extremely blustery conditions, Vesnina … [Read more...]
Trial Run for Wimbledon Round 1 as Lopez and Simon face off for the Eastbourne Title
By Ros Satar (June 21, 2013) EASTBOURNE, England – Feliciano Lopez def. Ivan Dodig 7-6(3), 6-1 Feliciano Lopez was first into the Eastbourne final on Friday, handling the blustery conditions better than Ivan Dodig with a straight sets … [Read more...]