WTA: June 8-14 Nottingham & NED

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Topshelf Open Rosmalen, NED
INTL $250,000 32m/32q/16d
outdoor: grass
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draws: Q - main - D - OOP - OOP2
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n6 E Bouchard, n25 J Jankovic
n33 C Vandeweghe, n35 B Bencic

AEGON Open Nottingham
Nottingham, GBR
INTL $250,000 32m/32q/16d
outdoor: grass
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Nottingham: radar
n14 A Radwanska, n32 Z Diyas
n34 V Lepchenko, n42 K Knapp

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Rosmalen:

#37 Camila Giorgi
5'6" 119lb RH 2H-BH

Nottingham:

#94 Ana Konjuh
5'9" 143lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday at Rosmalen, Netherlands (often labeled as 's-Hertogenbosch or Den Bosch, a larger city nearby), in the final of the Topshelf Open, the 2015 (and 2014) finalist at Katowice, 21 year old 5th seeded #37 (career high: #31) Camila Giorgi of Italy (residence: France), won her first WTA singles title by defeating the 2014 finalist at Tianjin, 18 year old 4th seeded #35 (career high: #32) Belinda Bencic from Flawil, Switzerland, 7-5, 6-3 (Camila is shown holding the hardware after the match).

Camila's prize is $43,000; Belinda's prize is $21,400.

Camila said: "It's been a great week for me and I'm so happy to bring this trophy home. It was my first time here and it went so well. Every match was great for me this week, and I felt like I was playing more and more consistently every match. And the crowd and the weather were great! Next I'm going to Eastbourne and hopefully I can get even more preparation in for Wimbledon." WTA story

Belinda said: "Camila played very well today. She was very tough in the important moments. I played well, but it wasn't good enough. She deserved to win. But I'm still very happy with my week. Now I'm going to Birmingham and looking forward to playing more matches on grass."

Belinda and Camila had met only once before, last year on red clay in qualifying at Madrid, when Belinda defeated Camila 6-4, 7-5.

Camila is now 1-3 in WTA singles finals. Her singles match record in 2015 is 16-13. Belinda is now 0-2 in WTA singles finals, and has a 14-14 singles match record this season.

On Monday in England, in the rain-postponed final of the AEGON Open Nottingham, 17 year old #94 (career high: #84) Ana Konjuh from Zagreb, Croatia, won her first WTA singles title by defeating the 2014 champ at Guangzhou, 27 year old #67 (career high: #28) Monica Niculescu from Bucharest, Romania, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 (Ana is also shown holding the hardware after the match).

Ana's prize is $43,000; Monica's prize is $21,400.

Ana said: "The first set wasn't going my way but I had to stay calm. I just knew that my game was going to come and I did it much better in the second set. I'm really glad to get that win today. [Monica] an uncomfortable player to play against, especially on grass with that many slices." WTA story

Monica and Ana had never before met on the field of combat (pro singles).

Ana was playing in her first WTA singles final. Her singles match record for the year is now 14-9. Monica is now 2-3 in WTA singles finals, and has a 15-13 singles match record this season.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Nottingham & 's-Hertogenbosch

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Nottingham Open, Nottingham, England

tourney time:

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England News - UK News

Nottingham: The main draw for Nottingham has 4 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw. Qualifying finals are on Monday.

Nottingham Tennis Centre Latitude: 50.763621 Longitude: 0.283821

Nottingham Open venue address:
Nottingham Tennis Centre, University Boulevard, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Nottingham, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 11am
loser's prize: $1,925 US; points: 1
Monday: rain delays
n14 s1 wc Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n128 q Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-0, 6-3 Tue
n32 s2 Zarina Diyas KAZ d n92 Francesca Schiavone ITA 7-6(5), 7-6(6) Tue

Zarina serving

*n67 Monica Niculescu ROU d n34 s3 Varvara Lepchenko USA 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 Tue
*n78 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d n42 s4 Karin Knapp ITA 6-4, 6-2 Mon
n47 s5 Alison Riske USA d n62 Saisai Zheng CHN 6-3, 6-4 Mon

Alison following a forehand

n48 s6 Casey Dellacqua AUS d n106 Sesil Karatantcheva BUL 7-5, 6-3 Tue
*n66 Christina McHale USA d n53 q Jarmila Gajdosova AUS 6-4, 6-3 Tue
*n143 wc Johanna Konta GBR d n57 s7 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-3, 6-3 ppd-Tue

Johanna driving a forehand

*n63 Lauren Davis USA d n58 s8 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-5 Mon

Lauren following a backhand

Lauren said: "It was really tough. [Ajla] was playing really well. I had a slow start and lots of errors and double faults, but I turned it round and kept believing. I really loosened up, cut down the errors and by the end I was playing really well." WTA story

*n101 Magda Linette POL d n59 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4) Tue

Magda's forehand drive

n60 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n98 Nicole Gibbs USA 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 Mon

Bojana about to swat a backhand

*n86 Monica Puig PUR d n61 Lucie Hradecka CZE 7-6(5), 7-6(5) Tue
n70 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n96 Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 Mon
*n94 Ana Konjuh CRO d n74 Shelby Rogers USA 6-0, 6-3 Mon
*n134 q Sachia Vickery USA d n107 Qiang Wang CHN 7-6(2), 7-5 Tue
n124 q Olga Govortsova BLR d n285 wc Katy Dunne GBR 6-1, 6-2 Tue

Nottingham, 2nd Round Wed 11am-Thu noon
loser's prize: $3,310 US; points: 30
n14 s1 wc Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n66 Christina McHale USA 6-3, 6-1 Thu

Aga hitting balls to the crowd after match point

Aga said: "The start was a little bit slow for me, but I think I was really playing well in the important moments in the first set. I think everyone is getting used to the grass so a lot of the matches have been up and down and so many breaks... I've played already two good matches here—and two quick ones—so hopefully I can play five here." WTA story

*n134 q Sachia Vickery USA d n32 s2 Zarina Diyas KAZ 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 Thu
n47 s5 Alison Riske USA d n70 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 6-3, 6-4 Wed

Alison driving a forehand

*n94 Ana Konjuh CRO d n48 s6 Casey Dellacqua AUS 6-4, 6-2 Thu
*n78 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d n60 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-0, 6-4 Thu
n63 Lauren Davis USA d n101 Magda Linette POL 5-7, 7-6(13), 6-2 Wed

Lauren after winning a point

n67 Monica Niculescu ROU d n124 q Olga Govortsova BLR 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 Wed
*n143 wc Johanna Konta GBR d n86 Monica Puig PUR 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) Wed-dark-Thu

Johanna ready to lightly tap a forehand

About resuming play on Thursday (after stopping due to darkness Wednesday evening), Johanna said: "I knew we were going out there for only one set so I had to hit the ground running. I managed to do that, but [Monica] obviously upped her level and there were ups and downs for both of us and I'm just very fortunate that I got through in the end."

Nottingham, QFs, Fri noon
loser's prize: $5,900 US; points: 60
n14 s1 wc Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n63 Lauren Davis USA 6-2, 6-2

Aga driving a forehand

Aga said: "It may seem like an easy match from the score, but each set was very tight at the beginning, and point by point it was tight too. I think I was just a little bit more aggressive, not just in the match overall but at the end of each set and on the important points. That's what I did well today." WTA story

n47 s5 Alison Riske USA d n78 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-2, 2-0 retired
n67 Monica Niculescu ROU d n143 wc Johanna Konta GBR 6-2, 2-6, 6-2

Monica serving

n94 Ana Konjuh CRO d n134 q Sachia Vickery USA 6-2, 6-2

Nottingham, SFs, Sat, noon
loser's prize: $11,300 US; points: 110
Saturday: Washout, rain prevented play
n67 Monica Niculescu ROU d n14 s1 wc Agnieszka Radwanska POL 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 ppd-Sun
*n94 Ana Konjuh CRO d n47 s5 Alison Riske USA 6-4, 6-3 ppd-Sun

Nottingham, Final, Sun-ppd-Mon 11am
loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180
winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280
*n94 Ana Konjuh CRO d n67 Monica Niculescu ROU 1-6, 6-4, 6-2

Ana driving a backhand

Nottingham, Doubles Final, Sun
loser's prize: $6,400 US
winner's prize: $12,300 US
s1 Raquel Kops-Jones & Abigail Spears d Jocelyn Rae & Anna Smith 3-6, 6-3, (11-9)

Nottingham, Qual Finals, Mon Jun 8 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $530 1pt; q2 $730 10pts; q3 $1,005 14pts; qualifier 18 points
n53 Jarmila Gajdosova AUS d n126 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR 6-0, 6-4
n124 Olga Govortsova BLR d n Yuliya Beygelzimer UKR 6-0, 6-2
n128 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d n Paula Kania POL 6-3, 7-6(6)
n134 Sachia Vickery USA d n Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP 7-6(4), 6-2

Sachia ready to swat a backhand

Nottingham, Withdrawals
n26 Shuai Peng CHN
n38 Roberta Vinci ITA
n41 Mona Barthel GER
n45 Heather Watson GBR
n51 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU
n72 Julia Goerges GER

Ordina Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

tourney time:

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= US EDT +6 hours
= US PDT +9 hours

Netherlands News

's-Hertogenbosch: The main draw for 's-Hertogenbosch has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. Once there were no qualifying rounds; but in 2006 4 qualifiers were added to the main draw.

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Latitude: 51.70962 Longitude: 5.420122

Ordina Open venue address: Autotron Rosmalen, Graafsebaan 133 5248 's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

2014: On Sunday, June 15 at Rosmalen, Andrea Petkovic expressed her delight with Dutch junk food, while Garbi Muguruza took a ride...

's-Hertogenbosch, 1st Rd, Sun-Tue 11am
loser's prize: $2,220 US; points: 1
*n69 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d n6 s1 wc E Bouchard CAN 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 Tue

Slava driving a forehand

n25 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n65 Tereza Smitkova CZE 7-5, 6-4 Tue

JJ laughing at practice before the match

n33 s3 CoCo Vandeweghe USA d n100 Andreea Mitu ROU 7-6(1), 6-1 Mon
n35 s4 Belinda Bencic SUI d n383 q Jessica Pegula USA 6-2, 7-6(3) Tue
n37 s5 Camila Giorgi ITA d n85 Irina Falconi USA 7-5, 6-2 Mon
n39 s6 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n192 q Maria Sanchez USA 6-2, 7-6(4) Tue
n44 s7 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n81 Timea Babos HUN 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2 Tue
*n77 Klara Koukalova CZE d n54 s8 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-4, 6-1 Tue

Klara launching a backhand

n55 Kurumi Nara JPN d n71 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 Mon
*n80 Marina Erakovic NZL d n56 Carina Witthoeft GER 6-4, 7-6(5) Mon
*n190 q Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n64 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Tue
*n73 Tatjana Maria GER d n68 Katerina Siniakova CZE 6-4, 6-2 Tue
n83 Annika Beck GER d n109 q Urszula Radwanska POL 6-2, 6-4 Tue
n84 Kiki Bertens NED d n122 Shuai Zhang CHN 7-6(7), 6-1 Tue
*n93 Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n90 Evgeniya Rodina RUS 7-5, 6-3 Tue
*n400 wc Michaella Krajicek NED d n142 wc Oceane Dodin FRA 7-5, 6-4 Mon

's-Hertogenbosch, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11am
loser's prize: $3,420 US; points: 30
n25 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n190 q Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-1, 6-4 Thu

JJ's forehand drive

Jelena said: "It was only my second match on grass but I'm really getting used to it. I was able to serve really well, which is obviously very important on this surface. And my opponent was playing quite well too, she's a great doubles player and plays very well on grass, so I'm glad I was able to stay strong and stick with my shots and do the right things at the right times against her today. I'm learning to play on grass again, adapting to the conditions, and just trying to have fun overall." WTA story

n33 s3 CoCo Vandeweghe USA d n73 Tatjana Maria GER 7-5, 6-4 Wed
n35 s4 Belinda Bencic SUI d n93 Alison van Uytvanck BEL 6-3, 6-2 Thu

Belinda driving a backhand

Belinda said: "I think from my side I returned very well, and served very well too, so it was a good match for me. I knew it was going to be tough against Alison today - she has a really good game, and obviously she had a very good result in Paris, reaching the quarterfinals, but I felt prepared and did well."

n37 s5 Camila Giorgi ITA d n400 wc Michaella Krajicek NED 6(2)-7, 6-2, 6-4 Wed

Camila driving a forehand

Michaella struck 21 aces during the match, highest in the WTA this year so far. Camila said: "I just had to be patient. I waited for my chances, and when it was my time, just get it back. It was a good match... I feel good on grass. The points are faster and it matches with my game. Now I have a day off so I'll practice and rest, and get ready for the next one." WTA story

*n84 Kiki Bertens NED d n39 s6 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS 6-2, 6-2 Thu
*n44 s7 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n55 Kurumi Nara JPN 6(4)-7, 6-3, 6-3 Wed
n69 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d n80 Marina Erakovic NZL 6-4, 6-4 Wed
*n83 Annika Beck GER d n77 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-4, 6-4 Thu

Annika's backhand drive

's-Hertogenbosch, QFs, Fri 11am
loser's prize: $6,200 US; points: 60
n25 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n83 Annika Beck GER 6-4, 6-1

Jelena said: "I had a bit of a slow start, and my opponent, Annika, was playing really well. She was coming up with great returns and great, deep shots, and she really caught me off guard at times. I really tried to focus more from then on and play more aggressive, and I took control of the match." WTA story

*n84 Kiki Bertens NED d n33 s3 CoCo Vandeweghe USA 6-4, 6-1
n35 s4 Belinda Bencic SUI d n44 s7 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 7-6(4), 6(4)-7, 7-5

Belinda driving a backhand

Belinda said: "I had match point in the second set and she turned the match around. She was playing very, very well. She had so many chances to close it out at 5-3 in the third set but I just tried to play without fear, and the match turned again. I was so happy I could close it out with two great serves."

n37 s5 Camila Giorgi ITA d n69 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(9)

Camila said: "The most important thing for me in this match was focus. Whether I was having good points or bad points, once the point was over, I just thought about the next one, then the next one. It was a really tough match, especially at the end, and I'm really happy I made it through."

's-Hertogenbosch, SFs, Sat 11am
loser's prize: $11,500 US; points: 110
*n35 s4 Belinda Bencic SUI d n25 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-3, 6-3

Belinda said: "Everything worked well for me. I played a really good match. My serve could have worked better, but it was a little bit windy, so it was tricky. But other than that I played really well against JJ, which is always difficult because she gets a lot of balls back, and makes you hit an extra shot." WTA story

n37 s5 Camila Giorgi ITA d n84 Kiki Bertens NED 6-2, 6-4

Camila said: "The match was getting very close, but at the end I played more consistently, like I was playing in the first set. I'm really excited to be in the final in my first time playing here."

's-Hertogenbosch, Final, Sun noon
loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180
winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280
*n37 s5 Camila Giorgi ITA d n35 s4 Belinda Bencic SUI 7-5, 6-3

Belinda and Camila delivering forehand and backhand

's-Hertogenbosch, Doubles Final, Sat
loser's prize: $6,400 US
winner's prize: $12,300 US
Aisa Muhammad & Laura Siegemund d s3 Jelena Jankovic & A Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 7-5

's-Hertogenbosch, Qual Finals, Sun Jun 7 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $750 1pt; q2 $1,285 12pts; qualifier 18 points
n109 Urszula Radwanska POL d n271 Arina Rodionova AUS 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-0
*n192 Maria Sanchez USA d n123 Richel Hogenkamp NED 7-6(2), 6-3
*n383 Jessica Pegula USA d n152 Jelena Ostapenko LAT 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
n190 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n203 Lesley Kerkhove NED 6-1, 6-0

's-Hertogenbosch, Withdrawals
n10 Andrea Petkovic GER right thigh injury
n21 Elina Svitolina UKR low back injury
n36 Madison Brengle USA right shoulder injury
n43 Dominika Cibulkova SVK left achilles injury
n46 Daria Gavrilova RUS left abdominal strain

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