2009 AEGON International 

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England | 13-20 June

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Friday matches

2009 AEGON International | 19 June

Semi-finals

player one result player two
V. RAZZANO 6-4, 2-0
 M. BARTOLI 
C. WOZNIACKI [6]  3-6, 6-4, 6-4 A. WOZNIAK 

Friday news

2009 AEGON International | 19 June

caroline wozniackiCaroline Wozniacki (pictured) is the overwhelming favourite to be crowned as the new tournament champion for 2009 with unseeded French ace Virginie Razzano the only hurdle for the great Dane.

Wozniacki has a 2-0 win-loss 2009 record against Razzano, having reeled off victories at Charleston at Charleston events in the United States, and former Eastbourne champion Martina Navratilova told eastbournetennis.com in London that the Danish 18-year-old is the only outsider for 2009 Wimbledon.

Razzano reached her very first final on grass - and a sixth Sony Ericsson WTA Tour final - courtesy of a controversial triumph over Bartoli in the all French semi-final.

With Bartoli seemingly back to her best, the former Wimbledon semi-finalist had been expected to steamroller past Razzano. But Bartoli found it difficult to adjust to the increibly blustery weather, only to start limpiing after narrowly losing the opening set.

And having lost her serve in the second set, Bartoli conceded the contest after failing to immediately break back and falling to a right quad strain while trailing 4-6 0-1. Bartoli then added insult to injury to compatriot Razzano by blanking her and refusing to shake hands.   

virginie razzanoRazzano (pictured) said: “I’m in the finals and I would just like to try to win tomorrow. If not, it’s already been a great tournament for me. I beat [Elena] Dementieva and Radwanska, so tomorrow is a bonus for me. I think it will be a very nice final."                                          

She added: “I was happy to win today becauseI played my game, tried to hit every ball, tried to fight for every ball because I wanted to win. I was better with my mentality today and played a very good game."

Wozniacki bounced back from a slow start on gusty Centre Court and explained: "In the beginning I maybe made too many unforced errors. It was a little bit tough conditions today, but it was the same for both players."

And the Danish ace said: “I am pleased to get so far in this tournament. Being in the final gives you a lot of confidence on grass, especially as there have been so many great players who have won the title here. Virginie has played really well on grass, it’s going to be a tough match tomorrow but I will go out there and try and enjoy it."