Nature Valley International, Eastbourne, ATP 250, 2019

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DATE: Jun 24-29, 2019
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: €684,080
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Mischa Zverev

Seeds:

1. Guido Pella
2. Laslo Djere
3. Kyle Edmund
4. Dusan Lajovic
5. Fernando Verdasco
6. Gilles Simon
7. Marco Cecchinato
8. Radu Albot

The Tournament:

After two years in Nottingham, the ATP Tour event returned to Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, for a combined ATP Tour and WTA event in 2017. The Nature Valley International is played in the week before Wimbledon, with Mischa Zverev emerging victorious last year.

About Eastbourne:

Eastbourne is a large town, seaside resort, and borough in the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex on the south coast of England, 19 miles (31 km) east of Brighton. Eastbourne is immediately to the east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain.

With a seafront consisting largely of Victorian hotels, a pier, and a Napoleonic era fort and military museum, Eastbourne was developed by the Duke of Devonshire from 1859 from four separate hamlets. It has a growing population, a broad economic base, and is home to companies in a wide range of industries.

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw:

 

[Moxie]

I expect Feli to drop out. It would be mindless to play here.

 

[isabelle]

Tabasco beat Millman, Querrey beat Kukushkin

 

[tented]

I expect Feli to drop out. It would be mindless to play here.

He did.

 

[Moxie]

He did.

I noticed that this morning. Finally...he was still listed in the draw yesterday, and I thought he'd lost his mind. Denis Kudla is the LL.

 

[herios]

Pretty good day for the top Brits today, both Evans and Norrie progressed in straight sets.
Ward and Clarke not so lucky but they were the underdogs anyway.

 

[Horsa]

That's great. We've still got hope anyway. I love a British win as a patriotic Brit but know we don't get many so I'm not too disappointed when we don't win & hope that the best man wins. (I always hope the best man wins anyway as I think that the person who deserves to win is the most capable person who has put the most hard work in but hasn't over-worked themselves.) I also like people to win who don't get many wins. :0)

 

[herios]

Taylor Fritz upset top seed Pella, who is more a clay court specialist.

 

[herios]

A bunch of Brits play here, bumping into each other.
Edmund beat Norrie today. At the same time a good result for Evans to beat Herbert.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

kyle edmund (blackadder) is threatening to win loads of matches in a row..hope his knee holds up.

 

[Horsa]

I hope he does.

 

[don_fabio]

The bad boy of british tennis is an interesting character. Always underachieved due to lack of commitment, but proved that he can beat higher ranked guys. He is playing well recently, won 2 challengers on grass and IMO has a decent chance of beating Edmund today.

 

[tented]

Querrey up 6-3, 6-7(4), 3-1 against Fabbiano.

 

[herios]

Good performance by Taylor Fritz, to beat Edmund.
He set-up an all American final.

 

[herios]

Go Taylor

 

[kskate2]

Taylor on a mission today. Up 6-3 4-3 and 2 games away from his first title

 

[tented]

Go Taylor

Taylor is having quite a day. Looks like Frankenstein will soon be shown the door.

 

[tented]

He wins! Congrats to Fritz getting his first title.

 

[herios]

Wonderful. I am very happy. I have been waiting to see the fruition of his work with Annacone for a very long time.