Earning points on grass is good news for Gilles Simon, one of the few Frenchmen who doesn't seem to like fast courts much -- but he can't move above his current #17 this week.
Australian Bernard Tomic is back on winning track just in time for Wimbledon next week after beating Briton James Ward 6-3, 6-4 to advance into the second round.
Former No.1 Ana Ivanovic sees is pleased with her budding grass court form despite losing in her opening match, going down 2-6. 6-4, 6-3 to Russian Elena Vesnina.
A tough event for top seeds -- only one of the Top Four made the quarterfinal! Kirsten Flipkens will not rise above #20; Magdalena Rybarikova is around #45.
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
