GENIE BOUCHARD RELISHES BIRMINGHAM CHALLENGE, TENNIS NEWS, UPDATES, ORDER OF PLAY, TICKETS AVAILABLE

Written by: Staff on 16th June 2015

GENIE BOUCHARD RELISHES BIRMINGHAM CHALLENGE, TENNIS NEWS, UPDATES, ORDER OF PLAY, TICKETS AVAILABLE |

BOUCHARD RELISHES BIRMINGHAM CHALLENGE

Eugenie Bouchard begins her 2015 Aegon Classic Birmingham campaign on Wednesday as part of another star-studded order of play at the Edgbaston Priory Club.

“The tournament has improved a lot since the last time I was here in 2013 so that’s always nice to see,” said Bouchard, who takes on Kristina Mladenovic. “The grass courts are unbelievable. It’s always nice to come to England where they, first of all, have a passion for tennis and also know how to take care of grass courts. There is just this passion for it here and it’s nice to be in that atmosphere.”

Elsewhere on what promises to be a bumper day for ticket-holders, defending Aegon Classic Birmingham champion Ana Ivanovic begins her bid for back-to-back titles when she takes on Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito. Sabine Lisicki and Swiss youngster Belinda Bencic follow Bouchard and de Brito on to the Ann Jones Centre Court before Victoria Azarenka takes on Zarina Dyas.

Azarenka was pushed hard in her opening match against Vavara Lepchenko on Tuesday before coming through with a 7‑6, 6‑4 win. “I just tried to stay positive as much as possible and try to fight through it. I think that was one thing that I’ve done really well today, is fighting those challenges,” said Azarenka.

British No.2 Johanna Konta should enjoy plenty of support when she takes on sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in her second round match on Wednesday. Konta will be hoping to build on her impressive opening win over Aija Tomjanovic. She is the last British player left in singles after Tuesday’s defeats to Heather Watson and Naomi Broady.

There are still a limited number of tickets available for the Aegon Classic Birmingham. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham

For information on the hospitality packages on offer at The Aegon Classic Birmingham head to www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-hospitality or contact Elliot Sheasby on esheasby@eventmasters.co.uk

Please click below to access a video of Tuesday’s Shot of the Day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loDOgSSOQUU&index=5&list=PL6P9iGS4Ir9ls8Q2E_MtSKjPFNOqkGaMB

• For more information on tennis in Britain visit: www.lta.org.uk

Order of Play – click here

Singles Draw – click here

Doubles Draw – click here

Topics: Aegon Classic Birmingham, Genie Bouchard, Tennis, Wta

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