Radwanska sets up Petrova Eastbourne title clash

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EASTBOURNE, England (AFP) — Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska denied 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli a second career final on grass with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at the Eastbourne Championships on Friday.

Second-seeded Frenchwoman Bartoli, beaten in last summer's title match at the All England club by Venus Williams, failed in her bid to fine-tune for the season's third Grand Slam starting Monday.

Radwanska, who won the Pattaya and Istanbul titles this year, will aim to complete a 2008 hat-trick when she faces Russian eighth seed Nadia Petrova, who defeated Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-3

"She played tough at the Australian Open," Radwanska said of her fourth-round win in January over the Russian after rallying from 6-2, 3-0 love down to turn the tide for victory....