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EASTBOURNE, England - Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska slumped to a 7-6 (2), 6-2 defeat by American qualifier Jamie Hampton in the first round at Eastbourne on Tuesday. Radwanska, who won the title in 2008, struggled throughout the match at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament. Although the Polish player levelled at 5-5 when Hampton served for the first set at 5-4 and then held a set point at 6-5, she was overwhelmed in the tiebreaker and failed to make much impact in the second set. "I think playing her in the first match on the grass I think it was tough, and I think, you know, the fact that she played three matches before helped her a little bit," Radwanska said. "I think I was a little bit scared to move. It wasnt slippery. Maybe a little bit in the back, but, yeah, scared. You have to be careful." Hampton was cautious when Radwanska fought back late in the first set, but was determined not to fold. "I was a little rattled, yeah," Hampton said. "Last time we played something similar happened, so I was like, Im not going to crack. Im going to hold on and get to a tiebreak." Second-seeded Li Na of China advanced to the second round, beating Alize Cornet of France 6-2, 6-4 and will next play 2011 champion Marion Bartoli of France. There were also victories for 2012 runner-up Angelique Kerber of Germany, who defeated Romanias Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-4 and fourth-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova, who dismissed Romanian Monica Niculescu 6-4, 6-1. Fifth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced after leading 6-2, 2-2 when defending champion Tamira Paszek of Austria retired with a left thigh injury. Wozniacki faced a potentially difficult match against an opponent who not only won the Eastbourne title last year but then went on to defeat her in the first round at Wimbledon. She is also emerging from a period during which she won just one of her last six clay court matches. "Im feeling great," Wozniacki said. "I love the grass. 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Thats the best way to put it.Jeter has had a busy week in the Bahamas, playing nine holes with Tiger Woods on Monday, going to a players dinner on Tuesday night at the home of Justin Rose?and then competing in the pro-am on Wednesday.Jeter never played golf in his 20 years with the Yankees, during which he compiled 3,465 hits. He said he had a charity golf tournament but would only hit one tee shot with each group or hit a few putts.Now that hes retired, he cant get enough. Jeter started playing only two years ago and already is ddown to a 10 handicap.ddddddddddddYoure always playing rounds of golf, and everybody always tells you how good you are? Yeah, Jeter said. Come see these guys and really see how good players play.Woods said he could tell how much Jeter was into golf by the technical questions he was asking Monday when they were joined by Rose and Jeters former teammate Tino Martinez.Even though he has been hooked on golf for the past two years and has known Woods for nearly 20 years, Monday was the first time Jeter played with Woods.I could have played with him earlier, but why embarrass myself? Jeter said. Ive embarrassed myself a lot in my career, but never intentionally.The Yankees great wasnt buying into any baseball comparisons. He was asked if the difference between hitting a big tee shot and hitting a home run.Nobodys watching out here, he said.So its like hitting one out during batting practice?In between, he said. A spring training home run, maybe. ' ' '