Baltacha 行方不明になるs out on jackpot

Last updated at 12:36 15 June 2005


Elena Baltacha saw a £50,000 jackpot slip through her fingers when she was knocked out of the Hastings Direct International Women's 選手権s in Eastbourne by former Wimbledon 支持する／優勝者 Conchita Martinez.

The British No1 had been 申し込む／申し出d the cash to reach the last eight by the tournament's sponsors.

But she went 負かす／撃墜する 5-7, 6-2, 1-6 in two hours and ten minutes on a 風の強い Centre 法廷，裁判所 at Devonshire Park in the pre-Wimbledon warm-up.

にもかかわらず that, coach Alan Jones was happy with Baltacha's 陳列する，発揮する in the first two 始める，決めるs. He said: "She gave it a go but the 条件s were 堅い for her."

Ivo shows ominous form

Ivo Karlovic served up another grass-法廷，裁判所 警告 to his Wimbledon 競争相手s with a 納得させるing 59-minute victory over Igor Andreev at the Nottingham Open.

The 6ft 10in Croatian will enter the All England Club draw as the 非，不，無-seed the big guns want to 避ける after reaching 連続する 決勝戦 at Surbiton and Queen's Club.

And Karlovic - 征服者／勝利者 of defending Wimbledon 支持する／優勝者 Lleyton Hewitt in 2002 - 攻撃する，衝突する 11 エースs in 派遣（する）ing ロシアの Andreev 6-4, 6-4 before 説: "If I play 井戸／弁護士席 I have got a chance of winning Wimbledon.

"I feel I am now playing the best I have ever done on grass.

"Last year, I was pretty unlucky with the draw because I had to play Roger Federer who is almost unbeatable on grass. But if the draw is 肉親，親類d to me this year, I can certainly do better."

Defending 支持する／優勝者 Paradorn Srichaphan celebrated his 26th birthday with a 納得させるing 6-3, 6-2 勝利，勝つ over British No.5 示す Hilton.

? Greg Rusedski avenged his Queen's 敗北・負かす against Radek Stepanek by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the Czech 6-3, 6-4 in the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of The Boodles Challenge at Stoke Park yesterday.

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