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WTA rising star Belinda Bencic (SUI) claimed the first title of her career at the Aegon International Eastbourne on Saturday, beating world No.13 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6-4 4-6 6-0.
Sell-out crowds at the Aegon Open Nottingham saw American Sam Querrey set up a semi-final meeting with Alexandr Dolgopolov after toppling second seed Gilles Simon, while Marcos Baghdatis and Denis Istomin also advanced to the last four.
Players with plenty of experience are teaching their younger adversaries a thing or two about grass-court tennis this week at the AEGON Open.
The sun may have been shining, but it was not long before the first dark clouds of the day began to gather. Thankfully not on the seagulls and the tennis watching public but on last year’s Wimbledon finalist Genie Bouchard.
The relationship between Bernard Tomic and Tennis Australia has been fragile for much of the 22 year-old's career and it appears to have broken down again with the current world no.26 turning his back on the nation's Davis Cup team...
Marcel Granollers led Gilles Simon 6-4, 5-3 and had triple match point on his own serve but could not seal the deal during second-round action at the AEGON Open on Tuesday.
Packed stands at today’s Aegon Open Nottingham witnessed the top three seeds in action as former World No. 8 Marcos Baghdatis produced a second-round shock against David Ferrer.
Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will join Novak Djokovic as part of the star-studded line-up of tennis' finest at The Boodles this week.
They say good things come to those who wait.
Will it be tennis fans, who have to sit around for an extra week this year before Wimbledon begins?
Gerry Weber knew what he was doing when more than twenty years ago he had a cover fashioned for the centre court at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany...
You have to hand it to the stoicism of this nation. We come out in all weathers, grimly determined to be on show at the merest hint of a speck of sunshine.
Check out the latest trophies from the Aegon Championships final and the Gerry Weber Open final.
So much for those weathermen and their long range predictions – today was a day of trench foot, and yearning for fish and chips.
The Gerry Weber Open has been the springboard that has propelled Roger Federer into the winner’s circle not only in Halle, but to Wimbledon’s Centre Court finale as well.
In the early 1700’s, the British Empire was the center of global commercialism. At its height, it was the largest Empire in history - ruling over almost half a billion people - and for over a century, the foremost global power.
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