Sunday saw the conclusion of qualifying matches and the start of the main draw at the 2017 Aegon International in Eastbourne. Before play began at 11am, I found Angelique Kerber practising on Court 5. There had been some murmurings as to whether Kerber was going to play Eastbourne as she returned to Mallorca after pulling…
The main draw for the 2017 Aegon International in Eastbourne was conducted on Saturday and first round action will commence on Sunday. I know this draw is going to be a cracker but a lot is still unknown with all 16 seeds getting byes into the second round and the qualifiers yet to be placed.…
This post features ten photos from around the grounds on Saturday at the 2017 Aegon International in Eastbourne. For a recap of the day including practice sessions, the announcement of the main draw and first round qualifying action, click HERE. I love watching Katerina Siniakova play tennis and she’s so much fun to photograph! Duan…
A hearty welcome from Eastbourne! I arrived on Friday night after a drama-free train journey, which was a relief after last year. I’m excited to say that I am media once again so i’m hoping to bring you plenty of posts and photos covering the WTA tournament over the next week. It’s my first year…
The quarter-final line-up is all set for the Aegon Classic in Birmingham and it’s looking good! First up on Centre Court on Thursday was the number two seed, Elina Svitolina against Camila Giorgi. The dangerous Italian, who has had some great results on grass, scored her second top ten win of the year with a…
Daria Gavrilova and Katerina Siniakova kicked off second round action at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham on Wednesday. Gavrilova prevailed in a lengthy three setter, 7-5 2-6 6-4 in two hours and 24 minutes. I watched the first set during my lunch break which was a tortuous affair with many twists and turns. Siniakova still…
Tuesday was a busy day in Birmingham and Mallorca with 26 singles matches on the schedule. I’m melting as I write this so i’m going to keep it relatively brief. First up on the Ann Jones Centre Court in Birmingham was Petra Kvitova up against Tereza Smitkova. I watched the second set and was really…
One more week to go at work until my holiday and two and a half weeks off… nearly there! My focus will switch solely to Eastbourne from Friday when i’ll be heading down to the South coast for the week. The main draw for the Aegon Classic in Birmingham began on Monday with four first…
Nottingham and ‘s-Hertogenbosch are over for another year with Donna Vekic and Anett Kontaveit being crowned champions respectively. For Kontaveit, this was her first title at WTA level and continues what has been a superb breakthrough 2017 season. Kontaveit beat Natalia Vikhlyantseva in Sunday’s final, 6-2 6-3. The match was closer than the scoreline suggested…
Six of the world’s top 20 are heading to Birmingham next week for the Aegon Classic. The draw could have been even stronger if it hadn’t been for a spate of withdrawals which saw the likes of Jelena Ostapenko, Simona Halep, Maria Sharapova, Karolina Pliskova, Agnieszka Radwanska and many more all pull out – it…
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