"I didn't defend my title but I have played well," Kerber said, though she looked very disappointed by her loss. BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) " Angelique Kerber became another in a sequence of leading players to have their Wimbledon preparations cut short when she lost her title in a dramatic quarter-final defeat in the Aegon Classic. "She (Navarro) started very good but I came back well and it will give me confidence going into Wimbledon (in 10 days)." The other semi-final will be between CoCo Vandeweghe, the American who ousted Radwanska in the first round, and Barbora Strycova, the Czech who is a former finalist here. Here today she was at least much nearer her tenacious, intelligent and athletic best.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 17, 2016 19:57 UTC