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Kvitova in Eastbourne warm-up

17 June 2012, 07:15

Petra Kvitova returns to grass for the first time since her Wimbledon triumph when the Czech plays as second seed at the Eastbourne ATP-WTA event, final tune-up for the All England club.

No 4 Kvitova, a French Open semifinalist, won the title in 2008 at Devonshire Park on the blustery English south coast.

She is joined in the field by fellow former champions Marion Bartoli (2011), Caroline Wozniacki (2009) and 2004 winner Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Poland's 2008 winner Agnieszka Radwanska, who lost to Kvitova in the 2011 quarterfinals, heads the field.

Also in the field is former No 1 and sixth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, who will be trying to win her second match at the venue in three appearances.

SEEDS

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x1), Petra Kvitova (CZE x2), Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x3), Marion Bartoli (FRA x4), Angelique Kerber (GER x5), Ana Ivanovic (SRB x6), Lucie Safarova (CZE x7), Daniela Hantuchova (SVK x8)

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