I first went to Eastbourne in 2010 and have been back every year since to enjoy some tennis by the sea. This year I decided to go for two days and stayed right on the seafront, about a 15 minute walk from the venue. Monday was forecasted to be a rain affected day, but it…
Eastbourne is coming to a close for another year and just like 2012, a surprise womens finals is on the cards. Jamie Hampton overcame Caroline Wozniacki in a marathon semi-final, 6-7(8) 7-5 6-3 to set up a final with Elena Vesnina, who tore past Yanina Wickmayer, 6-2 6-0. Both have had excellent weeks, but I…
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Jamie Hampton Jamie Hampton As most of the top womens players are headed to the Wimbledon party tonight, Caroline Wozniacki was still in Eastbourne digging deep and trying to turn her season around. She enjoyed a solid win over Ekaterina Makarova, 4-6 6-0 6-3, who has lost all 6 matches with…
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Ekaterina Makarova Caroline Wozniacki I must admit my interest of Eastbourne severely wanes after the Wednesday as my thoughts start to turn to Wimbledon, but there are some interesting matches to keep an eye out for on Thursday. Caroline Wozniacki sidestepped the advances of Laura Robson for her second straight tournament…
I had a fantastic two days at Eastbourne and will be going through my photos and posting some of my experiences this weekend. I don’t have much time tonight before I head back to work tomorrow, but here are my predictions for the second round matches in Eastbourne. WTA Eastbourne 2nd Round Predictions Jamie Hampton…
Eastbourne and s’Hertogenbosch headline the final week of grass court preparations before the biggest slam of the year. This week I will be focussing all my attention on Eastbourne. Let’s take a look at the draws… WTA Eastbourne Aga Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska headlines another strong line-up of players heading to the windy seaside venue of…
Andy Murray v Marin Cilic (Queens, Final) Marin Cilic Queens had a rather calamitous day today as rain forced the first semi-final between Lleyton Hewitt and Marin Cilic (which had briefly begun on Centre) onto the No.1 court as Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played on Centre. Both went to three sets, but it was…
After I got pretty much rained off last year at the AEGON Classic in Birmingham, I decided it was worth giving it another go this year plus I wanted to see the new Centre Court. I bought tickets for the quarter-finals and overall it was a fun, yet damp day! I arrived at the Edgbaston…
A brief preview post for today’s semi-final action at Queens, Birmingham and Halle. I was at Birmingham today and I hope to get a report of my day with photos out by tonight / tomorrow morning. Andy Murray v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Queens, SF) Andy Murray I was worried about whether the top seeds would make…
Queens was able to catch up today and completed all their third round matches with the big seeds all coming through. My original draws have been truly shocking this week and I am hoping to do a bit better for Eastbourne next week. Birmingham had some rain, but managed to get all their 3rd rounds…
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