Eastbourne: Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska slumped to a 7-6 (2), 6-2 defeat by American qualifier Jamie Hampton in the first round at Eastbourne on Tuesday. Radwanska, who won the title in 2008, struggled throughout the match at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament.
Although the Polish player leveled at 5-5 when Hampton served for the first set at 5-4 and then held a set point at 6-5, she was overwhelmed in the tiebreaker and failed to make much impact in the second set.
"I think playing her in the first match on the grass I think it was tough, and I think, you know, the fact that she played three matches before helped her a little bit," Radwanska said. "I think I was a little bit scared to move. It wasn't slippery. Maybe a little bit in the back, but, yeah, scared. You have to be careful." Hampton was cautious when Radwanska fought back late in the first set, but was determined not to fold.
"I was a little rattled, yeah," Hampton said. "Last time we played something similar happened, so I was like, I'm not going to crack. I'm going to hold on and get to a tiebreak." Second-seeded Li Na of China advanced to the second round, beating Alize Cornet of France 6-2, 6-4 and will next play 2011 champion Marion Bartoli of France....
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