Barty and others withdraw from Eastbourne

Sadly for patrons, there has been a rush of late withdrawals from the women’s event at Eastbourne, and they are big names. No such drama affecting the men’s draw.

Nature Valley International Eastbourne - a WTA Premier category tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, Great Britain, 23-29 June 2019.

Defending champion:

Caroline Wozniacki (1) who defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7-6(5)

The following additional players have withdrawn after the main draw was published:

- Ash Barty (1) replaced by lucky loser Mandy Minella, due to arm injury - Minella has the benefit of a first round bye which would have been Barty’s.

- Julia Goerges (15) replaced by lucky loser Viktorija Golubic, due to illness

- Anastasija Sevastova (9) replaced by lucky loser Zarina Diyas, due to thigh injury

First round results 

- Ons Jabeur defeated Evgeniya Rodina 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5

- Lucky loser Daria Gavrilova defeated lucky loser Viktorija Golubic 6-0 6-7(2) 7-6(6)

- Hsieh Su-Wei defeated Camila Giorgi 6-3 4-6 6-4

- Tamara Zidansek defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 4-6 7-5 7-5

- Caroline Wozniacki (11) defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 6-4

- Yulia Putintseva defeated Danielle Collins 5-0 (retired)

- Jelena Ostapenko defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu 6-4 6-4

- Marketa Vondrousova (13) defeated Zheng Saisai 6-2 6-3

Second round results 

- Karolina Pliskova (2) defeated Margarita Gasparyan 6-3 6-3

Nature Valley International Eastbourne - an ATP 250 category tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, Great Britain, 23-29 June 2019.

Defending champion:

Mischa Zverev who defeated Lukas Lacko 6-4 6-4

First round results 

- Taylor Fritz defeated qualifier Paul Jubb 6-2 6-3

- Steve Johnson defeated Reilly Opelka 7-6(4) 6-3

- Hubert Hurkacz defeated Marco Cecchinato (7) 6-4 6-4

- Fernando Verdasco (5) defeated John Millman 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1

- Sam Querrey defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 7-6(4)