Katie Swan hails career-best tennis after run to Surbiton 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.

Roland-GarrosScary moment Djokovic slips over in final against Ruud28 MINUTES AGO The British No.5 will return to action on Monday at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham and hopes competing in her maiden W100 final can lay the foundations for an exciting season ahead. «I think it is the best I have ever been playing — this is my biggest final to date so I would definitely say I am in a good place,» she said. «I feel like physically, I am in the best place I have ever been so for me that gives me real confidence in each match knowing that physically I am really strong.

»I am really happy with where I am. «There are three more tournaments before Wimbledon so I will be focusing on those first, but obviously Wimbledon is an exciting time of year. »I am looking forward to that too.