Eastbourne: Konta vs. Tsurenko
Johanna Konta takes on Lesia Tsurenko in the second round of the Aegon International.
Johanna Konta takes on Lesia Tsurenko in the second round of the Aegon International.
Highlights from first and second round action at the Aegon International.
Agnieszka Radwanska takes on Eugenie Bouchard in the third round of the Aegon International.
It was Thanksgiving in the US on Thursday, and WTA stars from America and around the world took to Twitter to celebrate. Here are some of the best tweets from the big day…
Monica Puig takes on Kristina Mladenovic in the quarterfinals of the Aegon International.
An interview with Dominika Cibulkova after her win in the semifinals of the Aegon International.
Dominika Cibulkova takes on Monica Puig in the semifinals of the Aegon International.
Dominika Cibulkova has Saturday’s shot of the day at the Aegon International Eastbourne.
MELBOURNE, Australia – The field for the Australian Open is starting to take shape after the initial acceptance list was unveiled earlier this week.
Monday marked the entry deadline for 2017’s first major, with Tennis Australia confirming the identity of 110 of the 128-strong draw. The remaining 18 will be made up of qualifiers and wildcards.
Defending champion Angelique Kerber will be joined by all her principal title rivals, including Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska, Simona Halep and Dominika Cibulkova. The cut-off this year was No.107, with Patricia Maria Tig claiming the last berth.
Also Melbourne-bound will be Luksika Kumkhum and Lizette Cabrera, who have been awarded the first two wildcards.
Australian teenager Cabrera, who will be making her Grand Slam debut, made great strides in 2016, winning two ITF Circuit titles and rising nearly 800 places in the rankings. “It’s amazing news and a pretty surreal feeling. To be honest I’m probably still in a bit of shock, but I’m super excited to start playing,” Cabrera said. “I think if I’m playing my best tennis you can always match it with any girls inside the top 100, so I want to try and win as many matches as I can which will hopefully help me play in more WTA tournaments in the future.”
Kumkhum, meanwhile, earned her spot by triumphing over Chang Kai-Chen in the final of the Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off. An ever-present at the Australian Open since 2013, Kumkhum, who upset Petra Kvitova several years back, is eagerly anticipating her return.
“I actually have played in the Australian Open since juniors,” she said. “And I don’t know why, I really like playing there in Melbourne, and had some good results too.
“I feel like at home every time being there, not far from Bangkok, the weather and everything, I think if someone gets used to hot weather, they will like Melbourne too.”
Belinda Bencic is back into the second round of Wimbledon after a solid victory over Tsvetana Pironkova; Eugenie Bouchard also grabbed a win over Magdalena Rybarikova.