DATE-KRUMM TURNS BACK TIME AT THE AEGON CLASSIC

Written by: Staff on 12th June 2014

DATE-KRUMM TURNS BACK TIME AT THE AEGON CLASSIC

during Day Four of the Aegon Classic at Edgbaston Priory Club on June 12, 2014 in Birmingham, England. |

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Forty-three-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm is turning back the clock at this year’s Aegon Classic. She will bid for a place in the semi-finals of the WTA Premier event in Birmingham on Friday after a pulling off a timeless 6-4, 6-0 win over defending champion Daniela Hantuchova on a day of surprises at the Priory Club on Thursday.

The Japanese veteran last reached the quarter-finals in Birmingham in 1989 but seems to be playing better than ever. “Today was almost a perfect day,” said Date-Krumm after her win over Hantuchova. “I believe in myself. On grass I have perfected my performance; it’s a very high level.”

Kimiko Date-Krumm & Daniela Hantuchova.

Date-Krumm faces Casey Dellacqua in Friday’s quarter-finals after the Australian delivered an upset of her own in knocking out her countrywoman Samantha Stosur, the Aegon Classic’s second seed, with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 comeback win. “Kimiko’s a good friend and probably one of the most inspirational players on Tour,” said Dellacqua. “ It’s quite amazing to see her out there. She moves probably better than any of the girls on the Tour. I know that I’m going to have to play well. Hopefully I can serve well and keep my momentum going.”

Top seed Ana Ivanovic continued her serene progress through the tournament and looked in ominous form in beating American Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-1. She will take on Coco Vandeweghe on Friday. Vandeweghe’s compatriot Sloane Stephens had to battle harder to get past Alison Riske in three sets.

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

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

• 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

Topics: AEGON Classic, Daniela Hantuchova, Getty Images, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Tennis, Tennis News, Wta

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June 12, 2014 at 1:12 pm

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