WATSON & IVANOVIC LEAD STELLAR TUESDAY AEGON CLASSIC LINE-UP IN BIRMINGHAM , DRAWS , ORDER OF PLAY TICKETS AVAILABLE

Written by: Staff on 9th June 2014

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WATSON & IVANOVIC LEAD STELLAR TUESDAY AEGON CLASSIC LINE-UP IN BIRMINGHAM , DRAWS , ORDER OF PLAY TICKETS AVAILABLE

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Watson and Ivanovic lead stellar Tuesday line-up

Newly-crowned British No.1 Heather Watson leads an all-star line-up at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham on Tuesday. Watson takes on Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak on the Ann Jones Centre Court on day two of the WTA Premier event at the Priory Club.

“I think it is a great tournament here with a lot of improvements over the years,” said Watson, speaking ahead of the event. “I think the quality of the grass and the tournament has just been going up and up every year. It’s just got a great atmosphere”.

Ana Ivanovic, top seed for the tournament, will also be making her 2014 Aegon Classic debut on Tuesday when she plays experienced German Mona Barthel. Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova faces rising Swiss star Belinda Bencic after Bencic knocked out last year’s runner-up Donna Vekic on Monday in an all-teen battle which captivated the opening day crowd.

Also on Tuesday, Watson’s fellow Britons Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta play their first round matches. Broady plays Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, while Konta must contend with 14th seed Kurumi Nara of Japan.

Tickets to the Aegon Classic are now on sale. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.aegonclassic.co.uk

Please find attached singles and doubles draw and Tuesday’s Order of Play.

To find a playing partner, a local court or coach, register at www.allplaytennis.com.

Interesting Bits :

The Aegon Classic is upgraded to a WTA Premier 600 event in 2014 with prize money of over $700k

2014 is the 33rd staging of this WTA event in Birmingham which has been won previously by Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova and Li Na.

The LTA has invested £5 million into a £12 million redevelopment project at Edgbaston Priory Club to encourage wider participation and grow community access to tennis in the Midland’s, as well as securing the venue as a prominent international venue for racquet sport, attracting world class players to Birmingham and bringing vital business for the local economy.

The 2014 Aegon Championships is one of three ATP & WTA grass court tournaments staged and run by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in the run up to The Championships, Wimbledon.

The Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) mission is to get more people playing tennis more often, and its role is to develop, promote and govern tennis in Britain.

To find a playing partner, local court or coach please visit www.allplaytennis.com

Aegon is Lead Partner of British Tennis and is helping to transform the sport in this country. They’re supporting young talent through the Aegon FutureStars programme, as well as sponsoring the junior and senior GB Davis and Fed Cup teams and amateur and professional events. Aegon sponsor three world-class grass court tournaments; the Aegon Classic, Aegon International and Aegon Championships and will also sponsor the new WTA and ATP events in Nottingham from 2015. For further information visit www.aegontennis.co.uk

For more information on the LTA and British tennis, visit: www.lta.org.uk

Order of Play [ click here ]

Singles [ click here ]

Doubles [ click here ]

Topics: AEGON Classic, Aleksandra Wozniak, Ana Ivanovic, Heather Watson, Priory Club, Tennis, Wta

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