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Djokovic Headlines Eastbourne; Thiem Highlights Antalya

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ANTALYA Two for Turkey: The inaugural Antalya Open begins on Sunday and is the second ATP World Tour 250 event to be held in Turkey. The third-annual TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open was won by Marin Cilic on 7 May. Antalya is being held on grass courts, while Istanbul was played on clay. Thiem is Top Seed: World No. 8 Dominic Thiem is the No. 1 seed and leads the tour with 10 quarter-finals or better in 2017. The 23-year-old Austrian enjoyed his eighth title at Rio de Janeiro, second Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros and first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final at Madrid. He owns wins this season over No. 1 Andy...

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Djokovic Accepts Eastbourne Wild Card

World No. 4 Novak Djokovic has accepted a wild card into the Aegon International Eastbourne, which begins on 23 June. It is the first time he has appeared at an ATP World Tour grass-court tournament since the 2010 Aegon Championships. The three-time former Wimbledon champion will lead the ATP World Tour 250 tournament field, which includes Gael Monfils, John Isner, Steve Johnson and two-time champion Feliciano Lopez. “This will be my first trip to Eastbourne, I have heard great things about the tournament,” said Djokovic. “I am looking forward to fine tuning my grass court game there ahead of Wimbledon.” Tournament director Gavin Fletcher said he was delighted to welcome Djokovic to Devonshire Park in Eastbourne. “The quality of the...

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