On June 29, local time, the last week before Wimbledon grass warm-up matches were all contested, including WTA500 and ATP 250 level events held in Eastbourne, England, in addition to WTA500 Bad Homburg and ATP 250 Mallorca at the same time. Let's take a look back at this week's winners:
WTA Eastbourne
Kasatkina won all three court singles titles
Kasatkina
In the women's singles final of the WTA Eastbourne tournament, No. 6 seed Kasatkina defeated Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 to win the title. Kasatkina had previously reached the final of the 2021 WTA Tour in Birmingham and the 2023 WTA Eastbourne tournament, but she won her first and seventh career grass court title, and she has won all three types of court titles: hard, clay and grass.
Kasatkina's path to victory
First round: 6-4/6-2 Wang Xinyu
Second round: 3-6/6-4/6-0 Yuan Yue
1/4 Finals: 6-2, 6-2 Raducanu [W]
Semi-finals: 3-6/7-5/6-3 Pollini[3]
Final: Fernandes 6-3, 6-4
ATP Eastbourne
Fritz crowned "Triple Crown"
Fritz
The men's singles final at ATP Eastbourne was between the tournament's top seed Fritz and qualifier Purcell. In this match, Fritz showed the style of a former champion of the tournament, leaving not too many chances for his opponent in the whole match, and won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. Fritz won the tournament twice in 2019 and 2022, and won again this year, becoming the "Triple Crown" of the tournament.
Fritz's road to victory
First round: bye
Second round: 7-6(4)/6-3 Wilder
1/4 Finals: 7-6(5)/7-6(5) Shang Juncheng[Q]
Semifinals: 7-6(5)/7-6(4) Vukic [L]
Final: 6-4, 6-3 Pusher[Q]
WTA Bad Homburg
Schneider won the highest individual championship
Schneider
In the final of the WTA Bad Homburg tournament, Schneider defeated Vekic 6-3/2-6/6-3 in three sets to win the championship. The Russian girl won the first championship of her career at this year's WTA Hua Hin station with Wang Xinyu and Zhu Lin, two Chinese golden flowers, and Schneider won the championship again in just half a year. As a WTA 500 event, Bad Homburg is the highest-level champion of Schneider's career.
Schneider's road to victory
First round: 7-5/6-3 Kerber [SR]
Second round: 6-2/6-2 Yastremska
1/4 Finals: 6-3, 7-6(3) Bardosa[W]
Semi-finals: 7-5/2-6/6-3E Navarro[3]
Final: 6-3/2-6/6-3 Vekic
ATP Mallorca
Tabilo won the second title of his career
Tabilo
In the final of the ATP Mallorca, the fourth seed Tabilo defeated Ovna 6-3, 6-4 to win the championship. Tabillo has made a breakthrough this year, winning his first career title at ATP Auckland at the start of the year, finishing runner-up at ATP San Diego, and impressing on tennis by reaching the semi-finals of the ATP Rome Masters in May. This time, at the grass event, Tabilo also made a breakthrough and won the second tour title of his career.
Tabillo's path to victory
First round: bye
Second round: Shevchenko 6-3/6-2
1/4 Finals: Menchick, 6-4, 6-4
Semi-finals: 2-6/6-2/7-6(3) Monfils[6]
Final: 6-3, 6-4 Ofner
(Text, editor: Dato, photo: Visual China)