Watch Eastbourne women's final: Karolina Pliskova beats Angelique Kerber

Summary

Karolina Pliskova beats Angelique Kerber to win Nature Valley International
World number three from Czech Republic wins 6-1 6-4 at Eastbourne
Pliskova broke Wimbledon champion Kerber's serve three times in first set
Second seed regains title she won in 2017

Live Reporting

Neil Johnston

'Kerber is such a great mover'published at 12:32 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Anne Keothavong
Britain's Fed Cup captain on BBC One
Angelique Kerber has a dangerous forehand and has flat strikes. She can use the pace of the court to hurt her opponent and she's also such a great mover.
Pliskova will be very hard to break though the way she serves.
Postpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
It's festival weekend with Glastonbury taking place and Eastbourne is getting into the spirit.
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'Ideal preparation for Wimbledon'published at 12:29 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Anne Keothavong
Britain's Fed Cup captain on BBC One
The players love the courts here and it's ideal preparation for Wimbledon as you want to play as much on grass as you can.
It's a fantastic crowd and a very well supported tournament.
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Postpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Angelique Kerber leads the head-to-head 7-4, and has won their only prior match on grass, which was the 2015 Birmingham final. Kerber needed a final-set tiebreak to win that match and claim the first grass-court title of her career.
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'A highly competitive final'published at 12:24 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Sam Smith
Former British number one on BBC One
This final is as good as it can be. These two are not only in great form but they both love the grass. We have to prepare ourselves for what could be a highly competitive match.
Live on BBC Onepublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
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How they got herepublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Karolina Pliskova needed just 55 minutes to ease past Kiki Bertens 6-1 6-2 on Friday to reach the final.
In doing so, she preserved her record of not having dropped a set all week on the English south coast.
Angelique Kerber progressed without having to hit a ball after her Tunisian opponent Ons Jabeur withdrew from their semi-final with an ankle injury.
The German will certainly be a lot fresher than her opponent.
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Postpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
The sun is shining, Eastbourne is glistening, the crowd are in their seats and Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova - two of the world's finest - are ready to do battle.
This is what Saturdays were made for...
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A final fit for Wimbledonpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
The traditional Wimbledon curtain-raiser has served up a final fit for Centre Court at SW19.
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It's the world number three against the reigning Wimbledon champion.
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But who will be heading to the Grand Slam with a spring in their step?