WTA (Sat. 06/ 22): AEGON International Results

Written by: Staff on 23rd June 2012

WTA (Sat. 06/ 22): AEGON International Results |

AEGON INTERNATIONAL

Eastbourne, England

June 18-23, 2012

$637,000/Premier

Grass/Outdoors

Results – Saturday, June 23, 2012

Singles – Final

Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. (5) Angelique Kerber (GER) 57 63 75 (saved 5mp)

Doubles – Final

(4) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) d. (1) Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) 64 ret. (Huber: right thigh injury)

Final Facts

– Paszek wins the third WTA title of her career and her first at a Premier-level tournament.

– Paszek’s win-loss record in finals now stands at 3-1, having previously won in Québec City (2010) and Portoroz (2006) and finished runner-up in Bali (2008).

– Paszek is now the lowest-ranked player to win a Premier title in 2012.

– Paszek was 64 40 down against Bartoli in the semifinals and saved five match points at 5-3 down in the third set against Kerber.

– Paszek had won just two matches all year prior to this week, falling in the first round of 11 tournaments.

– Kerber falls to 2-2 in WTA finals, with three of these finals coming this year; she won titles in Paris [Indoors] and Copenhagen.

– Kerber’s run to the final takes her total number of win for the season to a WTA-leading 40.

– Kerber had a perfect 15-0 record in three-set matches prior to the final.

– Llagostera Vives and Martínez Sánchez win their 10th doubles title together; Llagostera Vives and Martínez Sánchez now both have 16 WTA doubles titles to their names.

Final Quotes

Tamira Paszek: “I don’t know what kept me going, how I kept going. I was dead tired in the third set. I could hardly move. I just gave all I had left, and it was just enough. The feelings, I cannot describe them. I was sitting on the couch at home a week ago, drive from Birmingham, played a horrible match there, no confidence. I was like, ‘Just try to get at least one win under your belt before Wimbledon.'”

Angelique Kerber: “Tamira was playing very well in the important moments, and also when I had the match points, so I couldn’t do anything. Well done to her. It’s okay, though. It was a great practice week. I had a lot of great matches, so now I’m ready for Wimbledon. Okay I lost today, but still I was in the final. And it was a good match. I did everything I could today, she was just better.”

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