'It's a good benchmark' - Jodie Burrage takes plenty of positives from defeat to Coco Gauff in Eastbourne International

Jodie Burrage believes the experience of competing against one of the best players in the world will ultimately prove a positive one. Burrage was up against World No.7 Coco Gauff on Centre Court at the Eastbourne International. Ad American Gauff, who reached a career high of fourth in the world a year, proved too good for Burrage on the day, prevailing 6-1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals.

But despite the loss, the 24-year-old is still taking plenty from her experience. WTA EastbourneGauff races past Burrage at Eastbourne to make quarter-finals21 HOURS AGO «It's a good benchmark to have and good experience, and I've just got to work harder to make that closer,» said Burrage. «She's a top ten player and that's what I expect from them when they're playing well.

I felt like I started okay. A lot of the games were actually quite close, so I don't think the score really reflected what the match was like. »It shows me what I have to do, and shows me how important the serve, pace of shot, footwork, every single point are.

It's a good experience to have as next time I'm in that match, I'll be ready for it, and I'll know in those moments that I need to be on it." Exclusive: Schett 'can't see anybody beating stronger than ever' Djokovic Thiem aims for improvement at 'worst Grand Slam' Wimbledon and more major success 23 years, 23 quotes: The story of Venus Williams at Wimbledon Kingston player Burrage will next be in action at Wimbledon, where she has received both a singles wildcard, and a doubles wildcard alongside Woking's Emily Appleton. It will be a third straight year in the main draw for the 24-year-old, having played in both 2021 and 2022. And she approaches action at the All England just a few weeks after the biggest