Eastbourne Tennis 2026: Zizou Bergs claims maiden title in rain delayed final
Belgian triumphs in rain-delayed men’s singles final at Devonshire Park
Belgium’s Zizou Bergs claimed his first career ATP title at the Lexus Eastbourne Open after defeating sixth seed Ugo Humbert in the final.
Bergs overcame world No.30 Humbert 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to become only the sixth Belgian player to win a men’s tour-level title in the Open Era and the first to do so on grass.
The 27-year-old came into Eastbourne on a six-match losing streak but leaves having reached a landmark achievement in his career.
Bergs and Humbert returned to play their final on Sunday, having only managed to get in three games before the rain the day before.
After losing the opening set, the Belgian lifted his game to inspire another three-set comeback. Bergs broke on Humbert's first game in the second set and again at 3-3 in the decider before seeing out the victory on serve.
Bergs and Humbert are also scheduled to meet next week in the first round of Wimbledon.
The LTA earlier confirmed that ticket holders for Saturday 27 June will receive a 50 per cent refund in line with the LTA’s Wet Weather Ticket Policy.
Three for Keys
The women's singles was completed before yesterday’s rain with American Madison Keys winning in straight sets against German Tatjana Maria 7-5 6-4. It’s the third time Keys has won the women’s singles at Eastbourne.
Elsewhere at Devonshire Park yesterday, Gordon Reid claimed the WC500 wheelchair men's singles title coming through an all-British final clash with Ben Bartram.
Reid defeated Bartram 6-0, 6-3 to become the second Brit to lift the title after Alfie Hewett in 2024.
World No 2 Diede de Groot won the wheelchair women's singles trophy, beating Li Xiaohui 6-4, 7-5.
Dutch duo Tom Egberink and Maarten Ter Hofte won the men's doubles final 6-2, 6-1 against Zhenxu Ji and Casey Ratzlaff.