Eastbourne, SUSSEX- The AEGON International Open in Eastbourne has seen some big seeds fall and yet the Brits fly high.
Contenders Curse!
The day started with top seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, losing 6-2, 6-4 to the talented Bulgarian, Tsvetlana Radwanska. Petra Kvitova followed suit as she was also beaten very comfortably in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, by fellow left hander, Ekaterine Makarova.
Next up saw Carolina Wozniacki take on the American Christine Mchale. The Dane had a dreadful start as she only managed to claim one game and lost the first 6-1 in only 35 minutes. Despite squandering a break of serve lead and then a 6-2 lead in the second set tiebreak, she managed to close the breaker 9-7. Mchale did not seemed phased though and broke early to claim a great win.
Brits show Composure
It then looked towards the British interest and with both Laura Robson and Heather Watson in action, we were all licking our lips at the opportunity to watch them both on court 2.
Robson was up first.
After doing a great job of qualifying, she came up against 49th-ranked, Maria Jose Martinez-Sanchez. The Spaniard had a very interesting style of game and quickly established her tactics of coming forward and slicing her forehand.
Sanchez's experience claimed her the first set as Robson became frustrated and made too many errors. However, a quick turn around in the second saw Robson, "keep her at the back." This allowed the Brits' power ground shows to dominate.
She claimed the second set 6-2 and up 4-1 Sanchez called on her coach but there was nothing she could do to stop Robson. She wrapped up the match with a 6-2 effort and left the court with a big smile.
Heather Watson managed to claim a wildcard for the event and she meets Greta Ann, a Hungarian qualifier, in the first round. Watson managed to claim a break in both sets and eased to victory 6-4, 6-4.
Querrey retires Early
The pick of the first round Men's matches has to have been Roddick and Querrey's match up. Both men had different pathes at Queens with Roddick's early exit while Querrey went to the semis.
The match begun very slowly for Querrey. The much expected upset did not even have time to appear as Querrey retired at 5-2 down due to back issues.
Roddick, who is craving match practice just before Wimbledon, quickly made his way to the practice court afterwards to help him. He will play Jeremy Chardy next.
In other news, Kohlschreiber, Istomin, Darcis and Lu all progressed.
It then looked towards the British interest and with both Laura Robson and Heather Watson in action, we were all licking our lips at the opportunity to watch them both on court 2.
Robson was up first.
After doing a great job of qualifying, she came up against 49th-ranked, Maria Jose Martinez-Sanchez. The Spaniard had a very interesting style of game and quickly established her tactics of coming forward and slicing her forehand.
Sanchez's experience claimed her the first set as Robson became frustrated and made too many errors. However, a quick turn around in the second saw Robson, "keep her at the back." This allowed the Brits' power ground shows to dominate.
She claimed the second set 6-2 and up 4-1 Sanchez called on her coach but there was nothing she could do to stop Robson. She wrapped up the match with a 6-2 effort and left the court with a big smile.
Heather Watson managed to claim a wildcard for the event and she meets Greta Ann, a Hungarian qualifier, in the first round. Watson managed to claim a break in both sets and eased to victory 6-4, 6-4.
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