2009 AEGON International 

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England | 13-20 June

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Tuesday's results

2009 AEGON International | 13-20 June

A. Radwanska defeated U. Radwanska || 6-1, 6-1
A. Mauresmo d. V. Zvonareva || 6-3, 1-6, 6-2                           
A. Medina Garrigues v V. Azarenka || cancelled    
A. Medina Garrigues d. M. Martinez || 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-1 
V. Dushevina d. A. Sugiyama || 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-4
A. Wozniak d. S. Kuznetsova || 6-0, 6-3                            
C. Wozniacki d. A. Kleybanova || 6-3, 6-2                             
N. Li d. E. Baltacha || 6-2, 7-5                           
M. Bartoli d. G. Dulko || 6-3, 6-1                            
A. Chakvetadze d. J. Jankovic || 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2                
S. Bammer d. A. Keothavong || 6-3, 6-2 
E. Makarova d. J. Groth || 7-6(6), 6-1          

Tuesday news

2009 AEGON International | 16 June


jelena jankovicCaroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska and Amelie Mauresmo survived a day of upsets, which saw Jelena Jankovic (pictured) and Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the AEGON International.

World no9 Wozniacki enjoyed a straightforward victory over Alisa Kleybanova, 6-3 6-2 and said: “I am happy my match today and the courts are playing really well.”

Defending champion Radwanska won the first round battle of the siblings, the no8 seed defeating younger sister Urszula 6-1 6-1. And French ace Mauresmo also joined the winners’ list, shocking no4 seed Vera Zvonareva on Centre Court 6-3 1-6 6-3.

“It was not my best win playing on grass but it’s always good to get a win and to get the chance to play better tomorrow,” admitted 2006 Wimbledon champion Mauresmo. “It was Vera’s first time back and maybe she was a little shaky on her ankle, it’s tough to come back from a long injury break. I didn’t feel great on court. It was a little windy out there and my serve was not so good but the match showed some areas that I need to improve in.”

Zvonareva was joined on the sidelines by women’s no3 seed Jankovic, who was beaten 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 by Anna Chakvetadze of Russia.

“I didn’t really feel comfortable out there today,” said world No.6 Jankovic. “I got into the match and won the first set playing quite well. But the ball stayed so low and my legs felt tired and I didn’t want to have to bend down for the balls so I lost my rhythm.”

French Open champion Kuznetsova was another first round casualty, thrashed by Aleksandra Wozniak 6-0 6-3, and fumed: “The match was really tough for me after two months on clay. On this surface everything is different, and for me it’s too much to change in three days. I need more time I’m not a robot who can change so quickly!”

Canadian Wozniak was delighted with her victory and said: “It’s never easy to play the seeds from the start of the tournament but it’s grass so it’s dangerous. This is another great win for me over a top 10 player. She’s just won the French Open so she has a lot of confidence, but she couldn’t find her rhythm against me.”

keothavong (left) and sarah borwell at eastbourne 2009And British hopes were dashed when Anne Keothavong (pictured with Eastbourne doubles partner Sarah Borwell) and Elena Baltacha rounded off the singles action on Devonshire Park’s Centre and no1 courts with defeats.

British no1 Keothavong admitted after her 6-3 6-2 first round reversal to Austrian Sybille Bammer: “I expected her to be a tough opponent and today I didn’t give myself a chance. I was spraying balls about and she just had to put the ball in the court."

She added: "Sometimes I can put too much pressure on myself, I know I am capable of beating players like Sybille and today it just wasn’t happening for me. I expect more from myself, I want to perform well and not let people who support me down.”

And Baltacha battled hard against world no20 Na Li only to bow out 6-2, 7-5. The 25-year-old Scot enthused: "I can’t say I am disappointed because I feel I learned so much from that match. I am not good enough to beat the world no20, but I’m not that far away from her.

"I’ve improved so much in the last few months and that match really helped me to believe in myself. There was only five or 10 percent separating us on some of the match statistics and that is the exciting thing. I’m not far away and I’m really going to knuckle down and improve on those areas."