Photos from Birmingham: Konta & Svitolina make early exits

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The last British hope at the 2017 Aegon Classic crashed out on Thursday as Johanna Konta fell to American Coco Vandeweghe. Coming off a final in Nottingham the week before, Konta failed to advance into...

Photos from Birmingham: Kvitova & Muguruza reach Aegon Classic semis

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Petra Kvitova’s comeback continues to pick up steam at the 2017 Aegon Classic. The two-time Wimbledon champion made the semifinals, playing only her second tournament after a long break due to the injuries suffered in...

Photos from Birmingham: Kvitova & Barty to face off in Aegon Classic final

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Petra Kvitova and Ashleigh Barty will meet in Sunday’s Aegon Classic final as the Czech two-time Wimbledon champion and the Australian talent have emerged as the last two players standing in Birmingham. Following a lot of pre-tournament withdrawals,...

Photos from Birmingham: Petra Kvitova completes dream grass comeback

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Petra Kvitova won the 2017 Aegon Classic, rounding out a perfect grass comeback week in Birmingham. Following a knife attack by a home intruder in December 2016, Kvitova had to take a five-month break from...

Kvitova, Svitolina, Muguruza arrive in Birmingham, Bouchard progresses in qualifying

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The first grasscourt Premier-level tournament of the season has started in Birmingham and our Jimmie48 is among the early visitors, bringing us photos of qualifying action and of top players spotted practicing and giving...

Birmingham PHOTOS: Rybarikova dominates Pliskova on grass, Watson & Svitolina enjoy British tea

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Main-draw action kicked off on Monday at the Nature Valley Classic and the biggest news of the day was third seed Karolina Pliskova's loss to Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 6-3, although the upset is not...

Birmingham PHOTOS: Muguruza, Kvitova, Svitolina successfully start grasscourt season

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Our Jimmie48's Tuesday at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham started with the joint practice session of Petra Kvitova and Elina Svitolina, while later on he photographed their first-round matches -- defending champion and fourth...

Birmingham PHOTOS: Rybarikova, Jakupovic, Svitolina, Buzarnescu reach quarterfinals

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We had four second-round matches on Wednesday at the Nature Valley Classic and our photographer Jimmie48 made it to all four. Magdalena Rybarikova overcame Kristina Mladenovic 3-6 6-2 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals where her...

Birmingham PHOTOS: Strycova, Tsurenko, Goerges, Kvitova complete quarterfinal field

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Second-round action completed on Thursday at the Nature Valley Classic and while defending champion Petra Kvitova progressed past Daria Gavrilova 6-2 6-2, top seed Garbine Muguruza was upset by Barbora Strycova 6-2 6-4. Fifth...

Birmingham PHOTOS: Kvitova, Buzarnescu, Strycova, Rybarikova reach semifinals

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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova continues to shine during her Birmingham title defense -- the fourth-seeded Czech beat fifth seed Julia Goerges 6-1 6-4, continuing to advance without dropping a set this week and improving to...
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