Talk About Tennis 2.0

Tournament: Rothesay Classic
Location: Birmingham, Great Britain
Dates: June 19 - June 25, 2023
Level: WTA 250
Total Financial Commitment: $259,303
Surface: Grass

13 Krejcikova, Barbora (CZE)
14 Haddad Maia, Beatriz (BRA)
17 Ostapenko, Jelena (LAT)
20 Keys, Madison (USA)
21 Linette, Magda (POL)
24 Potapova, Anastasia (RUS)
25 Kalinina, Anhelina (UKR)
28 Mertens, Elise (BEL)
30 Zhang, Shuai (CHN)
31 Cirstea, Sorana (ROU)
32 Bouzkova, Marie (CZE)
36 Giorgi, Camila (ITA)
38 Pera, Bernarda (USA)
39 Kostyuk, Marta (UKR)
39 Strycova, Barbora (CZE) SR
40 Zhu, Lin (CHN)
43 Cocciaretto, Elisabetta (ITA)
46 Tomljanovic, Ajla (AUS)
48 Noskova, Linda (CZE)
49 Parks, Alycia (USA)
52 Paolini, Jasmine (ITA)

UPDATED MD Singles Entry List

Women's singles entry list

Player Ranking

Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 13
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 14
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 17
Madison Keys (USA) 20
Magda Linette (POL) 21
Anastasia Potapova 24
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 25
Elise Mertens (BEL) 28
Shuai Zhang (CHN) 30
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 31
Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 32
Camila Giorgi (ITA) 36
Bernarda Pera (USA) 38
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 39
Barbora Strycova (CZE) 39 (SR)
Lin Zhu (CHN) 40
Elisabetta Cocciaretoo (ITA) 43
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 46
Linda Noskova (CZE) 48
Alycia Parks (USA) 49
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 52
Venus Williams (USA) 701 (wild card)

https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/interna ... ntry-list/

Note: Tomljanovic is out. Caty McNally is in/

Doubles Entry List

Women's doubles entry list

Players Combined ranking
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) & Barbora Strycova (CZE) 7
Storm Hunter (AUS) & Elise Mertens (BEL) 11
Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) & Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 18
Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) & Alicja Rosolska (POL) 94
Eri Hozumi (JPN) & Shuai Zhang (CHN) 95
Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE) & Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 112
Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) & Alexandra Panova 112
Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) & Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 128
Cristina Bucsa (ESP) & Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 130
Lidziya Marozava & Ingrid Martins (BRA) 137
Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) & Iryna Shymanovich 140

https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/interna ... ntry-list/

Qualifying Draw

L. Tsurenko (1) vs D. Yastremska
J. Ponchet vs T. Martincova (12)

A. Bogdan (2) vs N. Bains
A. Zakharova vs R. Marino (8)

K. Rakhimova (3) vs M. Zacarias
E. Bektas vs C. Dolehide (9)

Xiyu Wang (4) vs E. Appleton
E. Silva vs V. Tomova (7)

C. Bucsa (5) vs M. Betova
D. Saville vs M. Brengle (11)

M. Frech (6) vs A. Rajecki
J. Teichmann vs N. Parrizas Diaz (10)

Main Draw Singles

B. Krejcikova (1) vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs Qualifier
E. Svitolina [WC] vs L. Fruhvirtova
M. Bouzkova vs B. Pera (6)

M. Linette (3) vs J. Paolini
K. Boulter (SE) vs L. Zhu
Qualifier vs Qualifier
E. Cocciaretto vs S. Zhang (7)

A. Kalinina (5) vs A. Parks
H. Dart [WC] vs J. Burrage [WC]
L. Davis vs C. McNally
M. Kostyuk vs A. Potapova (4)

S. Cirstea (8) vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs B. Strycova
V. Williams [WC] vs C. Giorgi
L. Noskova vs J. Ostapenko (2)

Day 3 Order of Play

Ann Jones Centre Court
Starts at 11:00 AM

SUSPENDED
Qualifying
CHN X. WANG (4) vs BUL V. TOMOVA (7)
6 1 -
3 0 -
UPCOMING
POL M. LINETTE (3) vs ITA J. PAOLINI
UPCOMING
UKR E. SVITOLINA vs CZE L. FRUHVIRTOVA
UPCOMING
USA V. WILLIAMS vs ITA C. GIORGI

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

Qualifying
POL M. FRECH (6) vs SUI J. TEICHMANN
UPCOMING
Round of 32
CZE M. BOUZKOVA vs USA B. PERA (6)
UPCOMING
Round of 32
UKR A. KALININA (5) vs USA A. PARKS
UPCOMING
Round of 32
USA L. DAVIS vs USA C. MCNALLY

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM

GEO O. KALASHNIKOVA/BLR I. SHYMANOVICH vs UKR M. KOSTYUK/CZE B. KREJCIKOVA (2)
UPCOMING
TPE S. HSIEH/CZE B. STRYCOVA vs JPN E. HOZUMI/CHN S. ZHANG
UPCOMING
GBR F. CHRISTIE/GBR A. COLLINS vs ESP C. BUCSA/JPN M. NINOMIYA
UPCOMING
BLR L. MAROZAVA/BRA I. GAMARRA MARTINS vs CZE M. KOLODZIEJOVA/SVK T. MIHALIKOVA (4)

Emina Bektas, who trains in Indianapolis (my home), qualified for her 2nd consecutive tournament. Last week, she got to the quarters in Den Bosch and lost 4 and 4 to Alexandrova. It looks like she is trying singles instead of playing doubles with Tara Moore, her usual partner (in life, too). I actually saw Tara working at a tennis club in Indy a couple months ago. She was at the front desk - just going over some stuff with a staff member, I don't think she was the receptionist - and I knew she looked familiar but couldn't place her. I asked if I had played her in league matches, before realizing who she was. This is someone who has beaten Vekic a couple times. I felt like an idiot.

Potapova is listed on the order of play - so Russians are getting into the UK..? unless she had a valid visa already?

I doubt that they are getting single entry visas. You can apply for up to a 5 years visa, for business purposes. I wonder what sort of visas athletes get, but for sure they are not getting a "ONE ENTRY" type.

After losing in R1 at RG, Krejcikova and Siniakova aren't playing together this week. Split before Wimbledon? Krejcikova is playing with Kostyuk in Birmingham while Siniakova is playing with Vondrousova in Berlin.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:58 pm After losing in R1 at RG, Krejcikova and Siniakova aren't playing together this week. Split before Wimbledon? Krejcikova is playing with Kostyuk in Birmingham while Siniakova is playing with Vondrousova in Berlin.

That's very interesting. Have they broken up?

First top 50 win for Venus since 2019

She took a MTO to get that knee wrapped.

Day 4 Order of Play

Ann Jones Centre Court
Starts at 11:00 AM

CZE L. NOSKOVA vs LAT J. OSTAPENKO (2)
FOLLOWED BY
GBR K. BOULTER vs CHN L. ZHU
FOLLOWED BY
GBR H. DART vs GBR J. BURRAGE
FOLLOWED BY
CZE B. KREJCIKOVA (1) vs ESP C. BUCSA
FOLLOWED BY
USA E. BEKTAS vs CHN S. ZHANG (7)

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

ROU S. CIRSTEA (8) vs ROU A. BOGDAN
FOLLOWED BY
POL M. FRECH vs CZE B. STRYCOVA
FOLLOWED BY
UKR M. KOSTYUK vs RUS A. POTAPOVA (4)
NOT BEFORE 4:00 PM
CZE T. MARTINCOVA vs BUL V. TOMOVA
FOLLOWED BY
CAN R. MARINO vs CHN X. WANG

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM

GBR A. BARNETT/GBR O. NICHOLLS vs NOR U. EIKERI/RUS A. PANOVA
FOLLOWED BY
POL M. LINETTE/USA B. PERA vs UKR N. KICHENOK/POL A. ROSOLSKA
FOLLOWED BY
AUS S. HUNTER/USA A. PARKS (3) vs GEO N. DZALAMIDZE/USA S. SANTAMARIA
NOT BEFORE 4:30 PM
UKR L. KICHENOK/LAT J. OSTAPENKO (1) vs EST I. NEEL/TPE F. WU