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Jodie Burrage hailed her hardened mentality after she came from a set down to progress to the second round of the LTA's Rothesay International Eastbourne. British No. 2 Burrage overcame US qualifier Lauren Davis 4-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the last 16, just a day after thinking her tournament was over after a straight sets defeat to Italian Jasmine Paolini in the final round of qualifying.
Jodie Burrage hailed her hardened mentality after she came from a set down to progress to the second round of the LTA's Rothesay International Eastbourne. British No.2 Burrage overcame US qualifier Lauren Davis 4-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the last 16, just a day after thinking her tournament was over after a straight sets defeat to Italian Jasmine Paolini in the final round of qualifying. Ad The 24-year-old was not expecting a second chance as a lucky loser but is now relishing the prospect of another deep tournament run on home soil following her charge to the final of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham.
Harriet Dart battled her way to the third round of the LTA's Rothesay International Eastbourne with a determined victory over Shuai Zhang. Dart bounced back from a deflating concession in the second set when serving for the match to win 7-5 6-7 (5) 6-1 to reach the last 16. Ad «That was quite a roller-coaster,» she said.
It took World No.1 Iga Swiatek a little time on Monday to acclimate to the grass under her feet in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open. But only a set.
Hemmed in between the French Open’s two showpiece arenas, Court No. 8 ranks among the smallest of the 18 clay courts at Roland Garros. On a sweltering Tuesday afternoon, the 350-seater venue was also among the loudest – courtesy of a smattering of flag-waving Chinese fans who tried their best to push Li Zheng, the world number 40, during her opening-round defeat.
Elina Svitolina will be looking for her first title since returning from maternity leave after rallying for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory over France's Clara Burel in Friday's semifinal at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.
Sloane Stephens won a marathon three-setter and top seed Martina Trevisan was forced to retire on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Rabat, Morocco.
DUBAI: The top two seeds in this week’s WTA 1000 field are safely through to round three of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after making light work of their second-round matches on a topsy-turvy day for seeded players at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.