Eastbourne International LIVE: Latest scores and Wimbledon qualifying as Coco Gauff wins but Katie Boulter out
A full day of tennis action at the Rothesay Eastbourne International is lined up with the likes of Coco Gauff, Heather Watson, Katie Boulter and more stars set to play on Tueday.
On the men’s side, Brits Liam Broady and Jan Choinski face off against each other and Joe Salisbury will also be in doubles action later.
The Eastbourne International serves as a major warm-up tournament ahead of Wimbledon which starts next week and follows on from exciting events at Surbiton, Nottingham and Queen’s. While Andy Murray triumphed in the first two of those, the latter - and more prestigious - saw Carlos Alcaraz win his first title on grass and return to world No.1 in the process. Follow all the action from the Eastbourne International live below:
Eastbourne International LIVE
Round of 32 underway on Tuesday - order of play here
Liam Broady beats Jan Choinski in battle of the Brits
Katie Boulter then Coco Gauff on Centre Court this afternoon
Jessica Pegula and Heather Watson also have first round matches
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
16:14 , Charlie Schoninger
On Centre Court, Coco Gauff takes a two break lead in the second set over Bernarda Pera.
She currently leads, 6-3,4,1, and looks to move on to the round of 16 at Eastbourne.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
15:54 , Charlie Schoninger
American Maxime Cressy takes the first set on court 1 over Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan, 6-4.
The American serve-and-volley specialist is on an eleven match losing streak but looks to end that streak here at Eastbourne.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
15:43 , Charlie Schoninger
On court 2, 5th-ranked French national Carolina Garcia defeated American Madison Brengle in two sets: 6-1,7-5.
Garcia is coming off of a doubles grass court championship in Berlin and looks to continue her success on the grass.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
15:32 , Charlie Schoninger
After a late surge in that second set, Heather Watson can’t complete the comeback as she loses to Camila Giorgi in two sets: 6-3,6-4.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
15:24 , Charlie Schoninger
Eastbourne’s centre court is currently showing an All-American battle as young sensation and 4th ranked Coco Gauff takes on 27th ranked Bernarda Pera.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
15:16 , Charlie Schoninger
On Court 4, former British no.1 Heather Watson is on her last legs versus Italian Camila Giorgi.
Watson is on serve but the Italian leads: 6-3, 5-3.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
15:06 , Charlie Schoninger
MartiÄ holds to love and the Croatian will be moving on to the round of 16. The British no.1 Boulter was overmatched today as she wasn’t able to break the Croatians serve once in the match.
Boulter will hope to put this match behind her and focus on a succesful campaign at Wimbledon in just a weeks time.
Final Score: 6-4,7-5
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
15:00 , Charlie Schoninger
Katie Boulter gets broken at 5-5 and MartiÄ is now serving for the match at 6-5 in the second.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
14:48 , Charlie Schoninger
Boulter’s first serve connecting well as she holds comfortably to stay on serve.
Boulter leads this second set 5-4 and she hopes to force a decider.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
14:43 , Karl Matchett
Here’s where we are around the courts right now:
Heather Watson is a set down to Camila Giorgi, 3-6 in the first to the Italian.
Petra Martic is also one set up against Katie Boulter, 6-4 in the first, with Boulter 4-3 up in the second.
Earlier, Ons Jabeur beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
13:58 , Charlie Schoninger
Petra MartiÄ serves well to hold and take the first set 6-4.
Boulder looks to start strong in the second set as she is up serving first.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
13:50 , Charlie Schoninger
More break points saved by MartiÄ and she holds again to make it 5-3 in the first set.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
13:38 , Charlie Schoninger
MartiÄ saves four break points en route to a strong hold.
4-2 MartiÄ after a whopping thirty-eight minutes.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
13:28 , Charlie Schoninger
MartiÄ is the first to break in the match as Boulder sends a cross-court backhand just wide. MartiÄ leads 3-2.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
13:21 , Charlie Schoninger
Both ladies are hitting the ground strokes well and we are back level after four straight holds. 2-2 in the first.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
13:09 , Charlie Schoninger
Boulter saves a break point and holds her first service game. 1-0 Boulter
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martić
12:56 , Charlie Schoninger
British woman’s number 1 Katie Boulter looks to take on Croatian Petra MartiÄ on centre court in just a few minutes time.
Boulter looks to get back to her winning ways after a set-back loss at the Birmingham classic versus Chinese national Zhu Lin.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates - Liam Broady vs. Jan Choinski
12:41 , Charlie Schoninger
Broady holds and with a missed Choinski forehand he takes the match in two comfortable sets: 6-3,6-4. The British Katie Boulter is next up on centre court.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates - Liam Broady vs. Jan Choinski
12:29 , Charlie Schoninger
Choinski saves two break points but can’t save the third as Broady breaks right back. 4-3 to Broady in the second.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates - Liam Broady vs. Jan Choinski
12:26 , Charlie Schoninger
Choinski hits a beautiful forehand down the line and he gets the break. 3-3 in the second.
Eastbourne updates
12:24 , Charlie Schoninger
On court 4 in the women’s singles, Roland Garros semi-finalist Beatriz Haddad Maia has recovered after a rocky first set. She leads set 2: 4-2.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates - Liam Broady vs. Jan Choinski
12:21 , Karl Matchett
Opportunity missed!
After getting a break point off of a double-fault, Choinski fires a forehand long and we have deuce.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
12:20 , Karl Matchett
A quick recap of the notable Wimbledon qualifiers from yesterday and ongoing today:
Men’s singles
Billy Harris (GB) beat Alexander Ritschard (SUI) 5-7 7-6 6-2
Dominic Stricker (SUI) beat Steve Johnson (USA) 7-5 6-4
Charles Broom (GB) beat Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) 4-6 7-6 6-3
Toby Samuel (GB) beat Antoine Bellier (SUI) 6-4 7-6
Thanasi Kokkinakis, Facundo Diaz Acosta, Francesco Passaro and Ivan Gakhov were all seeded but lost their qualifiers.
Women’s singles
Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) beat Sara Bejlek (CZE) 6-0 7-5
Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) beat Carolina Alvez (BRA) 6-1 6-2
Yuriko Miyazaki (GB) beat Han Na-Iae (SKO) 6-2 6-4
Lots of other qualifiers ongoing today in the women’s singles; we’ll update you on more this afternoon.
Liam Broady vs. Jan Choinski
12:16 , Charlie Schoninger
In a battle of the brits at Eastbourne, Jan Choinski holds his service, but Liam Broady has control of the second set and the match.
He leads: 6-3,3-2.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
12:06 , Karl Matchett
Bit of a surprise in the women’s singles as Marie Bouzkova takes the first set against French Open semi-finalist Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-3.
In another early match, Ons Jabeur won her first set 6-3 against unseeded Italian Jasmine Paolini.
Heather Watson faces Camila Giorgi on Court 4 after the Bouzkova vs Haddad Maia match.
Eastbourne International and Wimbledon qualifiers latest updates
11:58 , Karl Matchett
Order of Play (Tuesday 27 June) - updated after late schedule changes
Centre Court
Started at 11:00 BST
Liam Broady vs Jan Choinski
Followed By
Petra Martic vs Katie Boulter (not before 12:30pm)
Bernarda Pera vs Coco Gauff
Zhizhen Zhang vs Lorenzo Sonego (not before 4pm)
Court One
Started at 11:00 BST
Jasmine Paolini vs Ons Jabeur
Followed by
Mikael Ymer vs Botice Van de Zanschulp (not before 12:30pm)
Daniel Elahi Galan vs Maxime Cressy
Jessica Pegula vs Quinwen Zheng (not before 4pm)
Luisa Stefani and Zhaoxuan Yang vs Harriet Dart and Heather Watson
Full order of play for courts two, four and five here, including Caroline Garcia, Heather Watson and Beatriz Haddad Maia
Eastbourne International order of play and how to watch
Eastbourne International latest scores
11:50 , Karl Matchett
A couple of changes to the schedule to let you know about after Petra Kvitova had to pull out with injury.
From a British perspective, the knock-on effect is that Heather Watson will now face Camila Giorgi.
Full details of the changes to come...
Sadly @Petra_Kvitova has withdrawn from the #RothesayInternational Eastbourne
Hope to see you back next year Petra pic.twitter.com/jasD79HEht— LTA (@the_LTA) June 27, 2023
Eastbourne International latest scores
11:39 , Karl Matchett
Liam Broady is ranked No.147 in the world and is the fifth-ranked among the British men’s list. He’s currently facing compatriot Jan Choinski (No.167) in the round of 32.
Still in the first set but it’s looking good for Broady, who leads 5-2.
Elsewhere in the men’s singles, American Mackenzie Donald is 4-2 up in the first set against Italian Marco Cecchinato.
Eastbourne International order of play for Tuesday and how to watch
11:33 , Karl Matchett
With just a few days now until the start of Wimbledon, the world’s best players will be keen to get their final preparation in at this week’s Rothesay International Eastbourne.
The tournament, which takes place on the south coast of the United Kingdom, sees a star-studded women’s line-up, including Coco Gauff and last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur.
British interest on Tuesday comes in the shape of Liam Broady and Harriet Dart.
While Marco Cecchinato vs Mackenzie McDonald should provide plenty of thrills.
Here is everything you need to know.
