Kvitova shines on Eastbourne’s grass: Ostapenko beaten in the final. Garcia wins in Germany

Petra Kvitova wins the Eastbourne 500 and sends a clear message to Jasmine Paolini, opponent of the Czech in the first round of Wimbledon. The number 31 in the world – now virtually 26 – beats the defending champion, Jelena Ostapenko, in the final, with a clear 6-3 6-2: only one set lost in the tournament, against Katie Boulter in the third round. The former number 2 in the world thus finds her 29th career title, her first in 2022: the last of her arrived last year on the concrete in Doha, in the final against Garbine Muguruza.

GARCIA ALSO WINS

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Beware of Kvitova, therefore: Petra can be an insidious player at Wimbledon, a tournament she has won twice in her career (in 2011 and 2014). The Czech is not the only tennis player to celebrate this Saturday that she knows she is approaching the Championships: the French Carolina Garcia wins the 250 on the grass in Bad Homburg, Germany. It is the eighth title in his career and the third on grass – out of as many finals played on this surface – for the number 75 in the world, who thanks to this success earns 20 positions in the standings: Bianca Andreescu beaten in the final, in comeback ( 6-7 6-4 6-4). At Wimbledon Garcia could be Emma Raducanu’s second round opponent, playing against Alison van Uytvanck in her debut match.