Champion Chanda Rubin plans to use her Eastbourne victory as a springboard to take on the mighty Williams sisters.

The 26-year-old American crowned her tenth visit to Devonshire Park by beating Anastasia Myskina 6-1 6-3 in Saturday's final.

It was her fourth tour title, her first at Eastbourne and rewarded a brave fightback from two knee operations.

Now she heads full of confidence to Wimbledon, where she is drawn to meet second seed Serena Williams in the quarter-finals, should she reach that stage.

Rubin said: "Serena and Venus Williams inspire people. As a player you want to improve and it is important to test yourself in that kind of match "If you play one of them it means you have got to a later round."

Rubin, who is unseeded at Wimbledon, dedicated Saturday's win to Eastbourne restaurateur Floros Antonides.

She said: "He died a year ago but his family have always been big supporters of mine and treated me and my coach great."

Myskina suffered her second final defeat in a week, having also gone down to Jelena Dokic at Edgbaston. The 20-year-old Russian is seeded 18 for The Championships and believes she can reach the last eight.

A one-sided final was not what Eastbourne officials wanted but they ended the week on an upbeat note, announcing a three-year extension to their sponsorship deal with Britannic Asset Management.

Tournament director John Feaver said: "We are very happy they have renewed the three years. It's a shining commitment to Eastbourne and the players who came this week.

"To have a three-year agreement means we can invest in the event and make it work for us.

"The sponsorship figure is very similar to what we have had in the past which is a substantial amount and enables the tournament to go on at these prize money levels."

Feaver also pledged to investigate complaints by Centre Court season ticket holders unhappy they were not allowed free access to top matches on the adjoining No. 1 Court.