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Heather Watson conceded she was simply outclassed as her Wimbledon singles campaign came to an end on Wednesday. Guernsey's Watson had been in fine fettle this grass court season, most notably coming through qualifying to reach the last four of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Ad But on Wednesday she faced an opponent that had also impressed on grass this season, in the form of tenth seed Barbora Krejcikova.
LONDON : Order of play on the main show courts on the second day of the Wimbledon championships on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Iga Swiatek will face Lin Zhu in the first round of Wimbledon, with Aryna Sabalenka due to face Panna Udvardy of Hungary. The world No. 1 and No.
Jelena Ostapenko hailed the decisive support of the crowd as she won the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham with a straight sets victory over Barbora Krejcikova. Ostapenko beat her fellow former French Open champion 7-6(8) 6-4, edging a mammoth tiebreak before eventually clinching the second. Ad It is the only match the Latvian has won in two sets all week, with all four of her matches en route to the final, including a hard-fought battle against Venus Williams, going the distance. TennisBroom and Monday lead British success on Day 1 at Wimbledon Qualifying10 MINUTES AGO Another decider looked possible when she failed to serve for the title at 5-2 in the second set but Ostapenko regained her composure to serve out the match. «Every match was a really tough one but it is great preparation for Wimbledon,» she said.
Jelena Ostapenko hailed the decisive support of the crowd as she won the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham with a straight sets victory over Barbora Krejcikova. Ostapenko beat her fellow former French Open champion 7-6(8) 6-4, edging a mammoth tiebreak before eventually clinching the second. Ad It is the only match the Latvian has won in two sets all week, with all four of her matches en route to the final, including a hard-fought battle against Venus Williams, going the distance. TennisOstapenko believes the crowd made the difference at LTA’s Rothesay Classic Birmingham16 MINUTES AGO Another decider looked possible when she failed to serve for the title at 5-2 in the second set but Ostapenko regained her composure to serve out the match. «Every match was a really tough one but it is great preparation for Wimbledon,» she said.
Elena Rybakina’s Wimbledon preparations have suffered a setback after she withdrew from the Eastbourne International due to a viral illness. The defending Wimbledon champion was the top seed at the tournament and was due to play Wang Xiyu on Monday. Ad However, she will not feature and will instead focus on recovering ahead of Wimbledon, which starts on July 3.
Jelena Ostapenko won her first title of the season as she defeated Barbora Krejcikova at the Birmingham Classic, while Petra Kvitova won the Berlin Open. The Latvian, seeded No. 2, defeated her No.1 seeded Czech opponent 7-6(8) 6-4 in the final.
Two French Open champions will face off in the final of the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham after Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova both sealed semi-final victories on Saturday. Top seed Krejcikova made simpler work of her task, beating Lin Zhu 6-3 6-2 before Ostapenko battled back from a set down to beat Anastasia Potapova 5-7 6-2 6-4.