The Rothesay International in Eastbourne has seen significant performances from several tennis players as they prepare for Wimbledon. Emma Raducanu, using a wild card, expressed her renewed joy for tennis and advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating world number five Jessica Pegula. She will next face Daria Kasatkina. Leylah Fernandez also reached the quarter-finals after defeating Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-1. Katie Boulter continued her strong grass season, defeating Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals, where she will play Jasmine Paolini. In the men's draw, Billy Harris made his second consecutive tour-level quarter-final by defeating Charles Broom 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. He will next face Flavio Cobolli. Additionally, Emil Ruusuvuori upset Cameron Norrie 7-6(9), 6-3 and will face Jerry Shang. The tournament has highlighted the strong performances of British players, with Raducanu, Boulter, and Harriet Dart all making it to the women's singles quarter-finals.
Emma Raducanu said her comeback victory over world number five Jessica Pegula to reach the quarter-finals of the Rothesay International in Eastbourne was one of her most “meaningful” wins https://t.co/go7DDPgBUC
The seeds have been carnaged at Eastbourne, where only No. 1 Taylor Fritz remain in the quarterfinals. In Mallorca, a Monfils-Shelton final is still a possibility. Wednesday final results and Thursday OOPs here. https://t.co/8C9nYkVbZW https://t.co/bZc5dPmzzp
Wednesday final results and Thursday orders of play on the @WTA in Bad Homburg and Eastbourne, where @leylahfernandez is looking for a semifinal spot. https://t.co/dOGhwKa3ol https://t.co/ShX7WLgXJ3
Eastbourne ATP: In the other doubles semi-final, no. 4 seeds @nealskupski & Michael Venus NZL will face no. 2 seeds Marcelo Arévalo ESA & Mate Pavić CRO, who came from a bagel down to edge out Lloyd Glasspool & Jean-Julien Rojer NED 0-6 6-4 10:6 :-(
Eastbourne ATP QF: Henry Patten & @harriheliovaara FIN defeated Max Purcell AUS & Emil Ruusuvuori FIN 3&4 :-) and will take on no. 3 seeds Matt Ebden / John Peers AUS in the semi-finals.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez advances to quarterfinals at Rothesay Classic https://t.co/9j4b7jLAxG
#Wimbledon Q - play starts at 11 on Thursday: Hannah 2nd on Court 1 Sonay 2nd on Court 2 Amarni 2nd on Court 3 Lots of dashing between courts for GB fans unless the preceding men's matches are all very different lengths. https://t.co/YSEIlJClu7
#Wimbledon QR2: All the Brits given more than a 2 in 5 chance won today! * 76% Kartal W in 3 * 45% Banks W 6&3 * 42% Klugman W in 3 30% Clarke L in 3 18% Loffhagen L 6&6 E(GB QR2 wins) = 2.11 - Actual = 3 :-)
See 🫵 tomorrow! @mattebden and @johnwpeers advance to the semi-finals after defeating Krajicek/McDonald 6-3 3-7 10-5 💪 @the_LTA | #RothesayInternational https://t.co/CnV2ao5QmC
Eastbourne ATP QFs: https://t.co/Zqs3PheGYL
Battling on 🙌 @Taylorfritz97 moves past Seyboth Wild with a 7-6 6-3 victory #RothesayInternational https://t.co/D8Q0Qpcugt
Enjoying the Seaside ☀️ Two-time champion @Taylor_Fritz97 gets past Seyboth Wild in straight sets! @the_LTA | #RothesayInternational https://t.co/sIrn4qButA
#Wimbledon FQR: (WC) @kartal_sonay will take on no. 5 Q seed Erika Andreeva WR 99 (CH 94 in Mar) for a place in the main draw. Sonay looking to come through qualifying for the first time, while Andreeva qualified for the 2022 US Open & was a lucky loser at Roland-Garros in 2023.
Mallorca ATP: In the QFs, (Q) @PaulJubb3 will try to make it 3rd time lucky v top seed Ben Shelton USA WR 14 (=CH). H2H 0-2 - Shelton upset Paul (then higher-ranked) 1&2 in the Champaign M25 QFs in 2021 then edged him 7-6(6) 3-6 7-5 in the Charlottesville Challenger SFs in 2022.
#Wimbledon Q: (WC) @marnibanks will play Marina Stakusic CAN WR 164 (=CH; junior CH 31 in 2022) for a place in the main draw - both trying to reach a slam singles main draw for the first time! H2H 1-0 - Amarni won 6-3 3-6 6-4, QFs of a junior G2 event in Kiryat Shmona in 2019.
Order of play is out for the final round of the men's qualifying at Roehampton. (Women's matches to be added. This guy didn't make the cut). https://t.co/eaqBOBVFP4 https://t.co/154CTMdkoZ
I believe @katiecboulter, (WC) @harriet_dart & (WC) @EmmaRaducanu have also made this the first time in 46* years GB have had 3 women in the singles QFs at Eastbourne WTA! * 1978, Virginia Wade, Michelle Tyler & (Q) Anne Hobbs (all lost, hopefully it'll go better this time!) https://t.co/EsqJAR6L9Q
#Wimbledon Q: Well done to @marnibanks, @kartal_sonay & now Hannah Klugman, who between them have ensured more than two British women in the final qualifying round at @Wimbledon for the first time for 52* years! :-) * 1972, when there were 4 https://t.co/mNbJqjIITL
Shelton Reaches Mallorca Quarterfinals; Boulter Advances in Eastbourne. https://t.co/yxyOdbgrEJ
Eastbourne WTA: In the QFs, (WC) @EmmaRaducanu will take on no. 6 seed Daria Kasatkina WR 14 (CH 8 in 2022), a chance to avenge a 5&4 loss in Ostrava in 2022.
Nice QFs line up for the Eastbourne WTA: [WC] Dart vs. Fernandez [4] Keys vs. Muchova [3] Paolini vs. Boulter [WC] Raducanu vs. [6] Kasatkina
#Wimbkedon Q: Well done to @marnibanks, @kartal_sonay & now Hannah Klugman, who between them have ensured more than two British women in the final qualifying round at @Wimbledon for the first time for 52* years! :-) * 1972, when there were 4 https://t.co/XD1T6dUg1o
Heck of a couple of hours for British Tennis. Wins for Raducanu, Dart, Boulter in Eastbourne to reach the quarterfinals. And now 15-year-old Hannah Klugman just beat Linda Fruhvirtova to reach final round of Wimbledon qualifying.
#Wimbkedon Q: Well done to @marnibanks, @kartal_sonay & Hannah Klugman, who between them have given us more than two British women in the final qualifying round @Wimbledon for the first time for 52* years! :-) * 1972, when there were 4
For the first time in over 40 years (!), three Brits are into the QFs in Eastbourne, a WTA 500: Katie Boulter Emma Raducanu Harriet Dart (+ Billy Harris on the ATP draw)
3 - 3 British players (Dart, Boulter and Raducanu) have made the Women's Singles QFs in Eastbourne for the second time since the tournament inception in 1974 after Anne Hobbs, Virginia Wade and Michelle Tyler in 1978. Trident. #RothesayInternational | @the_LTA @WTA @WTA_insider
Smiles all around 😃 @CaroWozniacki moves past Kudermetova, 6-2, 6-4. #BHO24 https://t.co/0MiKeNrpMs
A win for Wozniacki 💪 @CaroWozniacki takes down Veronika Kudermetova 6-2, 6-4 to reach the final 8 in Bad Homburg. #BHO24 https://t.co/AgwADtnxBv
Wozniacki d. Kudermetova 6-2 6-4 in Bad Homburg After a tough start to the year, Caroline is playing some of the best tennis of her comeback on the grass. A vintage showing from a true legend & veteran of the sport. ✅1st grass QF since 2018 Cooking with Caro. 🇩🇰❤️ https://t.co/RNZcut8EwJ
Caroline Wozniacki gets a very nice win against Veronika Kudermetova 6-2, 6-4 to reach the QFs in Bad Homburg! https://t.co/5iQskQROIu
Eastbourne WTA: In the QFs, @katiecboulter will take on no. 3 seed Jasmine Paolini ITA WR 7 (=CH). H2H 2-1 - Katie … W 2&2, Imola W15 QF 2014 L 3&2, Indian Wells WTA 2022 W 2&2, Linz WTA 2024 (both have risen more than 20 places since Katie defeated her in January!)
Eastbourne ATP: In the QFs, (WC) @billyharris95 will play Flavio Cobolli ITA WR 49 (=CH), who has just come from a set down to edge out (LL) Giles Hussey, who got impressively close to a top 50 player, 4-6 6-3 6-4 :-(
Eastbourne WTA: In her 6th WTA main tour singles QF (5th on grass, 2nd in 3 years here), (WC) @harriet_dart will play Leylah Fernandez CAN WR 30 (CH 13 in 2022). H2H 1-0 - Harriet won 7-5 7-6(4) in Montréal in 2021, just a month before Leylah made the US Open final.
Completing the upset 👊 Aleksandar Vukic takes down 3rd seed Bublik 6-4 6-4 #RothesayInternational https://t.co/37lbbN5POG
Harriet Dart beats Sofia Kenin (bagel in the 3rd set), joins Boulter (and Harris) in the QFs in Eastbourne. Raducanu staying tough with top 5 (and Berlin champ) Pegula. Brits going super strong ahead of Wimby indeed.
How about that from Emma Raducanu! 🤩 #BBCTennis | #Eastbourne https://t.co/kYXAX14fXb
24yo Paul Jubb, former NCAA champ (2019) beats Adam Walton 6-0, 6-3 in 55 minutes to reach his first career ATP QF in Mallorca. Just before Wimbledon, where he has a main draw wild card. Brits doing INCREDIBLY during this grass season. Good to see. https://t.co/E6VR5tLZzN
#Wimbledon QR2: (WC) @marnibanks gets her 5th win against a top 150 player to make the FQR, upsetting no. 26 Q seed Kayla Day USA WR 129 (CH 84 in Apr), 129 places above her, 7-6(6) 6-3! :-) https://t.co/iNueGAvqRo
🔥 @harriet_dart battles through to the quarter-finals in Eastbourne! #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #RothesayInternational https://t.co/pnk3nMH5Sb
Through to the quarterfinals ✅ Emma Navarro defeats fellow American Peyton Stearns in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 to reach the final 8 in Bad Homburg. #BHO24 https://t.co/NLPnndsh2R
#Wimbledon QR2: (WC) Jay Clarke took former top 100 player Quentin Halys FRA WR 223 (CH 61 in 2023) to a decider but the Frenchman wins 6-3 3-6 6-3 :-(
Paul Jubb vs. Adam Walton for an ATP QF... what a chance for both. Jubb wins 12 consecutive points and leads 3-0.
First quarter-final on grass 👏 Jerry Shang defeats Ruusuvuori 4-6 6-3 6-4 to move on at the #RothesayInternational https://t.co/Bf9e6YKjxG
Leylah Fernandez through easily v hard-hitting young American Ashlyn Krueger (2 & 1 😳). She gets a break, if she can capitalize, with No. 1 seed Rybakina's late WD. She plays WC Dart or LL Kenin in the quarterfinal.
Katie Boulter on beating Jelena Ostapenko in Eastbourne: “Honestly I was just trying to slap a little bit harder than she was.” 😂 https://t.co/IMoG7lxKc4
Feeling at home 🏠🇬🇧 @katiecboulter earns a tough 6-4, 7-5 win against Ostapenko! #RothesayInternational https://t.co/1krNQLTvLy
Katie Boulter continues on fire 🔥 in this grass season. Beats Jelena Ostapenko to reach the QFs in Eastbourne! https://t.co/C8vh8PI0wg
Quarterfinals bound 🚆 @leylahfernandez defeats Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-1! #RothesayInternational https://t.co/8yKBYgiInW
#Wimbledon QR2: (WC) George Loffhagen did well to make both sets extremely close against the Surbiton champion, but no. 5 Q seed Lloyd Harris RSA WR 91 (CH 31 in 2021) ended up winning 7-6(6) 7-6(5) :-(
Eastbourne ATP R2: (WC) @billyharris95 made it back-to-back QFs by winning the battle of the Brits on the south coast, coming from a set down to defeat (LL) Charles Broom (who had beaten him in Nottingham earlier this month, though Billy now leads the H2H 4-1) 3-6 6-2 6-2. https://t.co/5QHq0T9mHU
Classic match at Wimbledon QR2: Pouille d. Vesely 7-6, 6-2. One win away from the main draw. A lot of french players doing well at Roehampton.
High quality match between two-time Nottingham champ Katie Boulter and former Eastbourne and Birmingham champ Jelena Ostapenko. KB set and break up. https://t.co/Tfk2ZU4jg9
Back to back ATP QFs for 29yo Billy Harris, who is having an incredible time on the grass. Quite a story! https://t.co/7swDUrXxSI
Katie Boulter is one set away from the Eastbourne quarter-finals 💪 #BBCTennis | #Eastbourne https://t.co/QduVAzQEjj
Looking good on the grass 💪 Billy Harris makes his second consecutive tour-level quarter-final by defeating Broom 3-6 6-2 6-2 in Eastbourne! @the_LTA | #RothesayInternational https://t.co/VPxLfDTWIk
Looking good on the grass 💪 Billy Harris makes his second consecutive tour-level quarterfinal by defeating Broom 3-6 6-2 6-2 in Eastbourne! @the_LTA | #RothesayInternational https://t.co/xrgG1syf2h
ACE 💥 No.4 seed and defending champion @Madison_Keys moves past Kalinina in straight sets! #RothesayInternational https://t.co/X0ZlX1RkZL
x marks the spot 🔥 @karomuchova7 is into the quarterfinals with a commanding win! It's her second match since returning from injury. #RothesayInternational https://t.co/u6T6fPxXZJ
Wimbledon is less than FIVE days away now! 😲 Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu are among the players in action once again today at Eastbourne. 📱🎧 Live @BBCTwo, @BBCiPlayer and the @BBCSport app now. #BBCTennis #RothesayInternational
Karolina Muchova is looking GOOD on her comeback week. Into the QFs in Eastbourne. https://t.co/rIcaHdqBUJ
She’s back 🥹🙏 In her first tournament since the US Open, @karomuchova7 defeats Linette 6-4, 6-1! #RothesayInternational https://t.co/vTm7vuOO3e
Leveling up 📈 @Madison_Keys defeats Kalinina 7-6(5), 6-1 in the Second Round. #RothesayInternational https://t.co/zhnujg2l5D
It's a busy day of action in SW19! 🎾 Watch qualifying live on @BBCiPlayer 📺 #BBCTennis #Wimbledon
Eastbourne ATP R1: The only GB men's doubles winner here today was @nealskupski - he & Michael Venus NZL defeated Rafael Matos / Marcelo Melo BRA WR 7-6(3) 6-4 :-) and will play Sebastián Baez / Mariano Navone ARG in the QFs.
Eastbourne WTA R1: GB's Olympic-nominated pair @harriet_dart & @maialumsden made a great start on the south coast, taking out no. 3 seeds Demi Schuurs NED & Luisa Stefani BRA 5&4, saving set points in both sets! :-) In the QFs, they'll play Hsieh Su-wei TPE & Sloane Stephens USA. https://t.co/pFrpA2eIFz
Climbing the mountain 📈 Read our full feature with Katie Boulter 👉 https://t.co/X1UzKPBVjU @katiecboulter | #Wimbledon https://t.co/POJBqT80zc
Final results from the first day of qualifying at Wimbledon - broken down into handy categories for your analytic enjoyment! Plus the Day 2 sked. https://t.co/4wA8O4GkEz https://t.co/sLBJhGVGKy
#Wimbledon QR1: All quiet on the Roehampton front (just two courts still in play) after a very eventful day … https://t.co/57LahmLF55
Comeback complete 😤 @paulabadosa moves past the German Niemeier and needed three sets to do so! #BHO24 https://t.co/dxbv0xvfnA
Pretty impressive 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 from Paula Badosa over Jule Niemeier to reach the QFs in Bad Homburg. She will return to the WTA Top 100 on Monday. Good to see. https://t.co/oNsYSKsbJe
Badosa battles ⚔️ From a set down, @paulabadosa comes back to defeat Jule Niemeier 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. #BHO24 https://t.co/XRRCjjQoMk
Wednesday's action on the @WTA is focused on Eastbourne, where Berlin champ Jessica Pegula (one of the few deep-runners not to WD this week) takes on @EmmaRaducanu. And @leylahfernandez looks for the QFs. Bad Homburg and Eastbourne results and OOPs here: https://t.co/HJGSMa0JJ1 https://t.co/jVmT9vnQq5
Day 3 of qualifying at @Wimbledon features both men's and women's second-round action, with the men first and the women later on. As many as 5 Canuckians could be there. OOP is here: https://t.co/De5sPUWvg4 https://t.co/yqYLK7ty5g
Reaching new heights ✈️ @DonnaVekic battles her way into the next round and defeats Alexandrova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. #BHO24 https://t.co/YhLzdkfsXM
Donna Vekic gets a very good grass win against Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the QFs in Bad Homburg! 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 https://t.co/x69PJEntHs
Victory for Vekic ✅ @DonnaVekic knocks out the No. 6 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the final 8 in Bad Homburg. #BHO24 https://t.co/2IFxM28ZK2
Vekic d. Alexandrova 6-4 3-6 6-3 in Bad Homburg In a match between 2 very good grass court players, Donna comes out on top She has some brilliant weapons that work so well on this surface Powerful, flat groundstrokes & clever little drop shots. Finding form. 🇭🇷❤️ https://t.co/R7zSUNVwJK
In her first match since losing to Sara Errani in the first round of Madrid in April, Wozniacki comes back after a sleepover to beat Elina Svitolina in Bad Homburg. (Did you know these two are MOMs? Actually, Wozniacki has TWO!!!) https://t.co/QtgVwNZnkr
Katie Boulter after beating Petra Martic in Eastbourne “Your grass court form is excellent following the win in Nottingham. Are you feeling strong going into the rest of the week and with Wimbledon to look forward to?” Katie: “Yeah.. I’ve got nothing to lose. This week is a… https://t.co/k7jY6L4Tfv
B O U L T E R ⚡️ @katiecboulter continues her successful season and defeats Martic 6-1, 7-6(8). #RothesayInternational https://t.co/wmGec5a5Kv
Katie Boulter continues her strong grass season. Epic second set today... https://t.co/IfTT5Y3mGS
This Eastbourne ATP is all over the place now ahah. Wimbledon junior champ Henry Searle enters as a FOURTH lucky loser (3rd Brit) to face Sonego next on Centre Court, as Davidovich Fokina also withdrew.
🤩 @gileshussey takes out the No.6 seed for his first @atptour main draw win! #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #RothesayInternational https://t.co/BugAxByYY7
Nothing lucky about that 💪 Lucky loser Giles Hussey takes the first set against Navone in style #RothesayInternational https://t.co/Q4mHBoYvMS
Emma Raducanu begins final Wimbledon prep in perfect fashion 🎾 @jamesgraysport reports via @iPaperSport https://t.co/Nq0DbXuqxQ
First grass win of the season for @CaroWozniacki 👏👏 @SAP powers WTA statistics ➡️ https://t.co/fguksyyAll https://t.co/clAUYxGQ1f
#Wimbledon QR1: (WC) @katydunne, who has just levelled the 1st set against Lukas CRO having been a break down - 4-4* https://t.co/TcIYk5tJ1L
#Wimbledon QR1: It’s all happening here in Brit corner! Amelia levels against Rodionova AUS 4-6 6-4
#Wimbledon QR1: A packed court 8 for (WC) Hannah Klugman, who is a set and a break up against Marčinko CRO, 6-2 3-1* https://t.co/Wc5wfbpGVc
#Wimbledon QR1: (WC) @kartal_sonay upsets no. 31 Q seed Suzan Lamens NED WR 137 (CH 131 last month), 158 places above her, 7-6(6) 6-4! :-) Her 10th win against a top 150 player and her 1st slam qualifying win. https://t.co/Z6z84zg2do
Karolina Muchova wins her comeback match... via retirement. She was 3-1 up when Elina Avanesyan retired. Muchova, playing her first tournament of the year, is into the last 16 in Eastbourne.
A hard fought win for @CaroWozniacki 💪 #BHO24 https://t.co/7Jtu2M7b1Y
Caroline Wozniacki comes back from 1-3 down in the 3rd set to beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5, in a battle between two tennis moms who cameback in 2023. Into the 2nd round in Bad Homburg. Elina has semifinals to defend at Wimbledon. 2024 not going as planned. https://t.co/yAMBrBYTUc
Mom on a mission 🕵️♀️ @CaroWozniacki fights her way into the second round after an incredible match against fellow tour mom Svitolina! #BHO24 https://t.co/QdqGEeFCQo
Caroline Wozniacki comes back from 1-3 down in the 3rd set to beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5, in a battle betweem two tennis moms who cameback in 2023. Into the 2nd round in Bad Homburg. Elina has semifinals to defend at Wimbledon. 2024 not going as planned. https://t.co/hXeqnVPv6m
Eastbourne ATP R1: Oh no! Emil Ruusuvuori FIN WR 88 (CH 37 in 2023) upset Cameron Norrie again, 7-6(9) 6-3 :-(
#Wimbledon QR1: For the second year in a row, (WC) Emily Appleton went a set up against a higher-ranked opponent in QR1 only to be denied in the end - this time, it was Elsa Jacquemot FRA WR 151 (CH 143 in 2022), who spoilt the party, winning 3-6 6-3 6-4 :-(
Mallorca ATP: In R2, @PaulJubb3 will play another fellow-qualifier who, like him, got his first ATP singles main draw win today - Adam Walton AUS WR 107 (CH 95 last month).
Gets there in the end ✊ Ashlyn Krueger fends off a comeback from Golubic to advance in Eastbourne! Next faces Fernandez at the #RothesayInternational https://t.co/aEjROhaMsM
#Wimbledon Q: In QR2, (WC) @marnibanks will take on no. 26 Q seed Kayla Day USA WR 129 (CH 84 in Apr).
#Wimbledon QR1: On her slam qualifying debut, (WC) @marnibanks battles from a set down to defeat former top 10 player Kristina Mladenovic FRA WR 215 (CH 10 in 2017), 43 places above her, 4-6 6-4 6-2 :-) https://t.co/wgrGmV71Ou
The Comeback Kid 🤩💫 With a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win against Diane Parry, Kudermetova books the Second Round! #BHO24 https://t.co/km2lrYO8iM
Seeded at #Wimbledon for the first time ✅ Fighting back from fitness issues ✅ Using grandparents as their inspiration ✅ Could it be a SW19 to remember for Katie Boulter and Jack Draper? #BBCTennis
Two Grand Slam champions clash in Eastbourne ⚔️ Watch Stephens v. Raducanu NOW on Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel+ ➡️ https://t.co/tPoe44TDv0 #RothesayInternational https://t.co/EBpiV9TW44
Wimbledon is less than SIX days away! 😲 But first we head to Eastbourne, as Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu are among the players in action today. 📱🎧 Live @BBCTwo, @BBCiPlayer and the @BBCSport app now. #BBCTennis
Getting started 👏 @EmilRuusuvuori takes out home favourite Norrie 7-6 6-3 for his first grass court win of the season! #RothesayInternational https://t.co/2wxyVa7cIW
Holding his nerve 😮💨💪 @EmilRuusuvuori successfully holds serve to defeat Cam Norrie 7-6(9), 6-3. #RothesayInternational https://t.co/TYMzZByVju
Eastbourne WTA R1: Elise Mertens BEL WR 33 (CH 12 in 2018) defeats (WC) Lily Miyazaki 1&2 :-(
The #Wimbledon Qualifying action continues in Roehampton 🎾 Tune in live 👇
Emma Raducanu says that she has rediscovered her joy for tennis after returning to grass, with one final warm-up at Eastbourne before she takes up her Wimbledon wild card next week. Read the full story ⬇️ https://t.co/HNsuQ1IRFs
Fernandez into Round 2 of Wimbledon tune-up at Eastbourne, Andreescu ousted in Germany https://t.co/VNpXyit47m