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Solid Cilic Growing In Confidence At Queen's

  • Posted: Jun 22, 2017

Solid Cilic Growing In Confidence At Queen's

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Fourth seed through on windy day four

Marin Cilic was solid on serve at the Aegon Championships on Thursday when he booked his spot in the quarter-finals for the sixth time in 11 visits to The Queen’s Club.

World No. 7 Cilic, the highest-ranked player left in the ATP World Tour 500 tournament draw, swept past #NextGenATP American qualifier Stefan Kozlov 6-0, 6-4 in 65 minutes.

The 2012 titlist, seeded fourth this week, won 20 of his 21 first-service points – and lost seven points overall – for his 21st match win of the season. He now plays American Donald Young.

Sam Querrey, the 2010 champion, and 2014 runner-up Feliciano Lopez are in action later today.

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Wimbledon 2017: Katie Boulter will 'cherish' main draw experience

  • Posted: Jun 22, 2017

Katie Boulter says she will “cherish” playing in the main draw at Wimbledon for the first time in her career.

The 20-year-old world number 246 has previously played in qualifying and in the girls’ singles.

But next month’s tournament is Boulter’s first time in the women’s singles, having been handed a wildcard.

She told BBC Radio Leicester: “I’ve put in all the hard work this year but I am fortunate to get a wildcard and am so thankful.”

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Boulter, who is from Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire, was ranked in the top 10 players in the world during her junior career and is coached by former British number one Jeremy Bates.

The British number six added: “I am looking forward to playing and thankful to get the opportunity to test my skills against higher-ranked players.

“Each moment I will enjoy and I will cherish it for the rest of my life.

“Ultimately I am there to try to win matches. I just want to have fun and play my game and I don’t doubt that I can do well.”

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Simona Halep: World number two accepts Eastbourne wildcard

  • Posted: Jun 22, 2017
Eastbourne 2017
Venue: Devonshire Park, Eastbourne Date: 26 June-1 July Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online

World number two Simona Halep has accepted a wildcard to appear at Eastbourne for the first time.

It will be the Romanian’s only grass-court tournament before Wimbledon after she missed the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with an ankle injury.

The 25-year-old won the Madrid Open and reached the French Open final during the clay-court season.

Seven of the top 10 women’s players will appear at Eastbourne, including world number one Angelique Kerber.

“The quality of the draw is very high so I’m hoping for some great matches to give me the best possible preparation ahead of Wimbledon,” Halep said.

She reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon last year, losing 7-5 7-6 (7-2) to Kerber.

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Stars Enjoy The Best Of Halle And London

  • Posted: Jun 22, 2017

Stars Enjoy The Best Of Halle And London

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It hasn’t been all about tennis for players this week. ATPWorldTour.com provides a recap of the highlights.

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Gerry Weber Open – Halle, Germany 

Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Boris Becker were among those to attend the player party on Tuesday evening.

Defending champion Florian Mayer was the lucky player to assist with the draw ceremony.

Kei Nishikori, Gael Monfils, Lucas Pouille, Gilles Simon, Robin Haase, David Ferrer mingled with sponsors and held autograph sessions for fans.

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Aegon Championships – London, U.K.

Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic participated in media day.

Wawrinka also led a meet-and-greet to help promote British Tennis membership.

Nick Kyrgios assisted with the on-site draw ceremony.

John Isner took part in an entertaining return of serve challenge.

Sam Querrey, Henri Kontinen, Daniel Nestor and Isner were among the players to take part in a pro-am.

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Kubot/Melo Show Grass-Court Prowess In Halle

  • Posted: Jun 21, 2017

Kubot/Melo Show Grass-Court Prowess In Halle

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Ricoh Open champions move into the Halle QFs

Top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo stayed unbeaten on the grass on Wednesday in Halle, moving into the Gerry Weber Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 victory against Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Kubot/Melo, champions at the Ricoh Open in s’-Hertogenbosch on Sunday, won 83 per cent of their first-serve points to advance in 83 minutes. They will next play Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and David Ferrer.

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German qualifiers Andre Begemann and Tim Puetz dismissed the French team of Richard Gasquet and Lucas Pouille 6-3, 6-4. The Germans dropped only two first-serve points (27/29) and saved all three break points. They will next face second seeds and two-time defending champions Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram.

LONDON DOUBLES

At The Queen’s Club, Roland Garros champions Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus started their London campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez (no relation).

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Tsonga out in another Queen's upset – video highlights & report

  • Posted: Jun 21, 2017
2017 Aegon Championships
Venue: Queen’s Club, London Dates: 19-25 June
Coverage: Comprehensive live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, Red Button, Connected TV and online daily

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the latest seed to lose at the Aegon Championships, beaten in straight sets by Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller.

The Frenchman, seeded fifth, lost 6-4 6-4 in the second round at Queen’s.

Tsonga’s exit follows defeats for Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic – the top three seeds – on Tuesday.

Croatia’s fourth seed Marin Cilic and Bulgarian sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov are the leading players left in the draw at the London tournament.

Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych came through a tight contest against 18-year-old Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

Berdych, 31, earned his first break point of the match after two hours and 14 minutes, converting it to win 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (4-7) 7-5.

“It was a really great match,” said Berdych, who was a beaten Wimbledon finalist in 2010.

“Denis put up some great tennis and made me work really hard.”

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Muller, ranked 26th, is through to the quarter-finals for the third straight year and is now on a six-match winning run on grass.

The 34-year-old, who won the s-Hertogenbosch title in the Netherlands last week, did not face a break point against Tsonga. He will play Australian Jordan Thompson, who beat Murray, or American Sam Querrey in the third round.

“My serve is working great. It’s good at this time of the year on the grass – you need a good serve so I’m happy with that,” said Muller.

Tsonga, runner-up at Queen’s in 2011, said: “He just played good tennis. Sometimes you cannot do anything because the guy in front of you is playing well.

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“It doesn’t affect anything for me. Sometimes you play well; sometimes it’s difficult. It’s part of the game.

“I will stay here playing on grass and try to do better next week.”

Dimitrov, 26, fought back to beat France’s Julien Benneteau 4-6 6-3 6-4 as the temperature exceeded 30C for the third day in a row.

“I like the heat a lot,” said Dimitrov, the 2014 champion. “I love it. The warmer it is, the better it is – I don’t shy away from that.”

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