EASTBOURNE, England -- American qualifier Jamie Hampton reached the first final of her career when she defeated 2009 champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-3 at Eastbourne on Friday. She will attempt to become the first American to take the title since Chanda Rubin beat Conchita Martinez in 2003 when she faces Russian Elena Vesnina in Saturdays final. Vesnina beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-2, 6-0 in just 51 minutes and will be bidding for her second title of the year after winning Hobart in January. In the semifinals of the mens event, Spains Feliciano Lopez defeated Igor Dodig of Croatia 7-6 (3), 6-1 and second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon beat seventh-seeded Andrea Seppi of Italy 6-4 6-3. The pair will meet not only in the Eastbourne final but also in the first round at Wimbledon. If he could win only one of the matches, Lopez would prefer to win at this tournament. "Its funny, funny to play the same guy in three days," Lopez said. "But this is tennis, and sometimes these things can happen, no? Final is a final. To win the tournament is not easy, so for the moment I take this one, obviously." Hampton took 2 hours, 44 minutes to secure her victory in a fluctuating match that included 35 break points and 14 breaks of serve. The American had several opportunities to win the opening set, holding three set points at 5-4, serving for the set at 5-4 and 6-5 and then holding two further set points in the tiebreaker. In the second set, Wozniacki struck a dazzling crosscourt backhand winner to break for 5-4 before rain caused a brief delay. Upon the restart, Wozniacki failed to serve out the match and Hampton first held off two break points to hold for 6-5 and then broke for 7-5 on her third set point. After an early exchange of breaks in the final set, Wozniacki netted a backhand to give Hampton a decisive break for 5-3. "I stuck with it," Hampton said. "I think that I stayed positive even though I had a few set points in the first and kind of choked them away a little bit and got down a break in the second and think I was down love-40 on my serve (at 2-4). "Just to get the hold there and stick with it and stay positive was definitely a plus. Im definitely proud of myself." Hampton is disappointed that she has drawn fellow American Sloane Stephens in the first round at Wimbledon. "Its a bit of a bummer that two Americans have to play first round, but Im going to treat it just like every other match," Hampton said. "But were not there. I have a match tomorrow to worry about yet." Wozniacki considered that the match had been of a high standard in conditions made difficult by the wind. "I had my chances, I didnt take them and she played very well, I have to say," Wozniacki said. 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Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. Justin Jackson Kings Jersey . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said.Its inevitable. The day after the US Open ends, the clarity and narratives that propelled tennis through most of the summer vanish.It doesnt help that the tours ramble off to relatively new outposts in Asia and Russia before wending their way back, at least in the case of the ATP, to a more traditional finale in Europe and London. Another stumbling block to clarity: Both tour calendars are crowded with tournaments, many competing directly with each other.Dont be fooled. Lets make some sense of what the tours have in store for us in the coming weeks.ATPWhats at stake?Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has a massive lead of nearly 5,000 ranking points over No. 2 Andy Murray. Thats the equivalent of a Grand Slam win and victories in three Masters 1000 events. Murrays lead over No. 3 Stan Wawrinka is also significant -- more than 3,000 points. With Roger Federer out for the year and Rafael Nadal at a distant No. 4 but still a shadow of his former combative self, there will be no musical chairs at the top level. From Nadal on down, though, almost everyone is either vulnerable or facing a significant opportunity.That opportunity would culminate with the year-end championships in London. The top eight players in the world qualify, and with Federer out, it opens the door for someone else. Right now Nadal sits in the eighth position in the race (not to be confused with the rankings). Tomas Berdych and Marin Cilic are close behind; a strong finish could propel them into the seasons final event.Notable tournamentsThere are six ATP 250 events before the end of the year, starting with those now underway in France and Russia, respectively: Metz (defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga); St. Petersburg (Milos Raonic); Chengdu, China (new event, replacing Kuala Lumpur, won in 2015 by David Ferrer); Shenzhen, China, (Berdych); Stockholm, (Berdych); Antwerp, Belgium, (new event, replacing Valencia, Spain, won in 2015 by Joao Sousa); and the Kremling Cup in Moscow (Cilic).The four more prestigious ATP 500 events are played over just two double-up weeks. Beijing (China Open) and Tokyo (Japan Open) begin the first week in October. Djokovic is the defending champ in Beijing; Wawrinka won Tokyo in 2015. Murray is entered in Beijing, along with Nadal and Raonic. Wawrinka will be challenged by Kei Nishikori, Cilic, Gael Monfils and others in Japan.The other double-up 500 week is the last one in October, with Basel (Swiss Indoors) and Vienna (Austria) on the schedule. Federer is the defending champ in Basel, while Ferrer won in Vienna. With Federer out and Ferrer showing his age, its reasonable to expect two new champions to emerge. Wawrinka, Nadal and Raonic headline Basel, while Murray and Dominic Thiem lead the parade in Vienna.The two ATP 1000 events of the fall are Shanghai, during the second week of October, and Paris, which takes place the first week of November. They are mandatory for all players who qualify for entry by ranking. Djokovic won both last year. He also won the ATP World Tour Finals, which follows immediately.Players to watchRaonic, ranked No. 6 but nipping at the heels of No. 5 Nishikori as well as Nadal could make some moves in the rankings. Given Wawrinkas on-again, off-again nature, Raonic might even end up challenging the Stanimal for the No. 3 spot. Its all hard courts from here on in -- many of which will be played indoors. That suits Raonic just fine given the Wimbledon runner-up has a mmassive serve, a booming forehand and a growing appetite for ending points swiftly.ddddddddddddNishikori is a massive star in Asia, so theres always extra pressure on him during the fall. He also has been injury prone after a long year, and that could take its toll, especially in the ATP World Tour Finals, where only the best of the best play.WTAWhats at stake?Angelique Kerber snatched the No. 1 ranking from Serena Williams at the US Open; Williams has an excellent chance to get it back in time to finish the year on top. She did not play a single tournaments after the 2015 US Open, and Williams has no rankings points to lose the rest of the year. She can only add to her current total of 7,050. Kerber, who has 8,730 points, earned about 1,200 last fall. Right now, were waiting to see if Williams decides to play any fall ball this season.Like the ATP, the WTA will also host a year-end championships. It will take place the last week of October, in Singapore. Carla Suarez Navarraro holds the slimmest of leads (two points) over Madison Keys for the eighth and final spot, with Johanna Konta and Svetlana Kuznetsova also making a push.The tournamentsThe seven WTA International Series events that remain on the calendar award the winner with 280 points. They are, starting with the ongoing events in Seoul, South Korea, and Guangzhou, China (defending champions, respectively: Irina-Camelia Begu and Jelena Jankovic); Tashkent, Uzbekistan, (Nao Hibino); Tianjin, China (Agnieszka Radwanska); Hong Kong (Jankovic); Linz, Austria, (Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova); and Luxembourg (Misaki Doi).There are two Premier 12 level tournaments (470 points to the winner) events as well. The Toray Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo, is going on this week. (Radwanska won it last year.) During the fourth week in October, its the Kremlin Cup, in Moscow (Kuznetsova).The two most important tournaments of the fall are back-to-back events starting next week in Wuhan, China. That one is the lone Premier 5, with the winner earning 900 points. (Venus Williams is your defending champ). It is immediately followed by the only Premier Mandatory, Beijings China Open. The winner there will rake in 1,000 ranking points, as Garbine Muguruza did last year. These will be particularly important battlegrounds this year.Finally, its the season-ending championships, where Radwanska, a surprise winner, prevailed a year ago.Players to watchTheres no question, Kerber has established herself as the first true rival Serena Williams has ever really faced since she hit her latest champions stride in 2012. Even combative Victoria Azarenka never got the best of Williams when it most counted, although the Belarusian came close a few times. Williams and Kerber could meet for the first time since they changed places in the rankings next week in Wuhan, and both could play Beijing as well. The events of the next few weeks could also tell a lot about 2017.Last year, Muguruza swooned after she reached the Wimbledon final, then crafted an impressive autumn surge. Can she do it again under similar circumstances, after having won the French Open?There are no Grand Slam titles at stake, but there are enough compelling storylines through November that could make for fun, captivating competition until the Aussie Open begins -- in 114 days. ' ' '