No Eastbourne wild card for Emma Raducanu amid ongoing injury concern
Emma Raducanu was not among the British wild cards announced on Friday for next week’s Rothesay International Eastbourne as she continues to recover from a side injury.
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Jodie Burrage handed main draw Wimbledon wildcard
Kingston's Jodie Burrage will enter the main draw at Wimbledon after being awarded a wildcard for the second year running. Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — made her main-draw Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 2021 courtesy of a wildcard, will be hoping to make it through to the second round at the All England Club for the first time. Ad/> Burrage was delighted with receiving the wildcard, especially in the face of tough competition.
Burrage satisfied with serve to battle past Rodionova at Ilkley.
Kingston star Jodie Burrage was thrilled her serve was firing as she battled past in-form Arina Rodionova in straight sets at the LTA’s Ilkley Trophy.Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — beat the Australian 6-3 7-5 to reach the second round in West Yorkshire.Rodionova was a finalist at the LTA's Surbiton Trophy two weeks ago and the Brit was pleased to not only overcome an experienced opponent, but also play well despite not feeling her best.«It was a bit of a weird match but obviously I played a good match,» commented Burrage.«The vibe was a little weird. I was quite quiet, she was quite quiet — which isn't normal for both of us.
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Burrage takes major positives from battling LTA's Rothesay Open defeat
Jodie Burrage took significant positives from a spirited performance against an opponent ranked almost 200 places above her at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — fell to a 6-2 7-6 (4) defeat against Chinese ace and world No.41 Shuai Zhang in the last 16 on Tuesday. Ad/> The 23-year-old rallied resiliently throughout the second set and believes the experience of battling it out against last year's Nottingham finalist will stand her in good stead ahead of a busy grass court season.
Dan Evans breezes into quarter-finals in Nottingham
Dan Evans swept aside Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano to advance to the quarter-finals of the Rothesay Open on a rain-affected day in Nottingham.
What grass events are Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray playing ahead of Wimbledon? Will they play Eastbourne?
So long clay, hello grass. The French Open is in the rearview mirror and Wimbledon is fast approaching, with just three weeks until the third Grand Slam of the 2022 season gets started on June 27. Ad/> Two of the home hopefuls at SW19 will be Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, and both have a busy schedule on the grass before they look to challenge at the All England Club.
Burrage admits sympathy for injured opponent in Surbiton victory
Kingston's Jodie Burrage admitted she had sympathy for her opponent and sixth-seeded Mihaela Buzarnescu, who was forced to pull out of their quarter-final match at the LTA's Surbiton Trophy due to injury. Burrage — who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — was trailing 3-6 2-1 when former top 20 player Buzarnescu was forced to retire after injuring her knee two points earlier. Ad/> Having also suffered an injury at this tournament previously, Burrage admitted it was difficult to see her opponent struggle despite her delight at moving onto the last four.