Katie Swan hails career-best tennis after defeat to Belgian Yanina Wickmayer in Surbiton Trophy final
Katie Swan believes she is playing the best tennis of her life after a memorable week at the LTA's Lexus Surbiton Trophy ended in a battling defeat in the final against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. The Bristol star, who is supported by the LTA's Pro Access Programme and a recent graduate of the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, had the opportunity to become British No.1 if she won in south-west London but Wickmayer, the former world No.12, showed immense heart to fight back from a set down and take the title with a marathon 2-6 6-4 7-6 (1) victory. Ad But Swan, 24, can hold her head up high after delivering a sensational set of displays in Surbiton, including a quarter-final win over tricky German Tatjana Maria that made her only the third British woman to upset the top seed in the tournament's history.