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Tennis: Ostapenko breezes past Rybakina to set up Kontaveit final in Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko overpowered Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 6-4 6-1 to set up an all-Baltic title decider against Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit at the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament on Friday (June 25). Latvia’s Ostapenko, who took a wildcard for the warm up tournament ahead of next week’s Wimbledon, raced out of... » read more

Tennis: Giorgi knocks out top seed Sabalenka at Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi continued her impressive form at the Eastbourne championships by removing top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-finals on Thursday (June 24). Giorgi, a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon in 2018, used her aggressive game to claim a 7-6(5) 0-6 6-4 victory and set up a semi-final against Estonian Anett... » read more