Britons Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter cruised into the round of 16 at the Rothesay International, the WTA 500 being held at a sunny Devonshire Park on Tuesday, but Lily Miyazaki lost to the experienced Elise Mertens, while Daria Kasatkina also successfully got her campaign under way on England’s south coast In the past, for…
The run of poor results continues for the British No.2 who was recently overtaken by Jack Draper whose world-ranking is fast improving in contrast to his own which is falling and currently stands at 44. It also means he won’t be seeded at Wimbledon which starts next Monday. I’m shaking, I don’t know if you…
Kei Nishikori was forced to withdraw from the 2024 Eastbourne International, putting his Wimbledon Championships participation in doubt. It’s been quite some time since the Japanese player competed regularly. The last time he played all four majors in a season was in 2021, but back then, he failed to make it past the fourth round…
Emma Raducanu faces Berlin champion Jessica Pegula in Eastbourne on Wednesday. Rothesay Eastbourne International Devonshire Park Eastbourne, Great Britain June 24-29, 2024 Grass Courts Prize Money: €740,160 Final Tune-Up For Wimbledon The notoriously breezy British South Coast is a majestic backdrop for the Eastbourne combined men’s and women’s event. After two years in Nottingham, the…
Emma Raducanu started her 2024 Eastbourne International campaign with an impressive win, and her next opponent will be Jessica Pegula. Two great hitters will face off in the second round of the Eastbourne International. It’s a great matchup for the second round of a WTA 500 event, but that’s also because the Brit is ranked…
Emma Raducanu started off her 2024 Eastbourne International campaign with an impressive win over WTA veteran Sloane Stephens in two sets. Before the tournament, Raducanu admitted that she had rediscovered the fire she had in the past and was really confident in her tennis. Some of that was clear during her recent stay in Nottingham,…
Britain’s Harriet Dart battled past Marie Bouzkova at the Rothesay International at Devonshire Park, in sunny Eastbourne, with the mind-set that she would play Elena Rybakina in round 2, but the World No 4 and top seed has withdrawn from the WTA 500 event, reportedly due to illness. It was an incredible match, so many…
Naomi Osaka won’t be competing at the 2024 Eastbourne International, but her Wimbledon participation is not in doubt. The Japanese player wasn’t known as a player who ever played a full schedule because she skipped parts of both the clay and grass seasons semi-regularly. She mostly focused on hard courts, where she dominated, but that…
Elena Rybakina was supposed to play at the 2024 Eastbourne International, but the Kazakhstani player pulled out of the WTA 500 tournament. Rybakina has played in Eastbourne twice before, including the year when she won Wimbledon. She didn’t do that well in 2022, losing in the second round, especially since she made the semi-finals the…
Sofia Kenin will play in the main draw of the 2024 Eastbourne International despite losing in her qualifying match in only 50 minutes. The American is not having a very good year, and outside of a few select performances, it continued also on the grass courts. She has a 7-15 record so far this year…
