WTA Tour – Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 final results

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No. 2 seed Putintseva and No. 3 Alison Riske – one of the rare non-Europeans on this circuit this week – headlined Wednesday in Portoroz.

Where, it should be noted, it looks absolutely gorgeous.

Also noteworthy – just a few days after a massive win in women’s doubles at the US Open with Samantha Stosur – Zhang Shuai was back on court in singles and doubles, indoors in Luxembourg.

She dropped the singles in three sets to Marie Bouzkova. But came back a short time later and advanced in doubles with India’s Sania Mirza.

WTA Tour – Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 final results

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BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 2021
Location: Luxembourg
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Indoor hard
Dates: Sept. 13 – 19, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S30 – D16

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

Clara Tauson (DEN) def [4] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 64 36 76 (1)

[5] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. Jana Fett (CRO) 62 64
[7] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. Océane Dodin (FRA) 76 (5) 76 (3)
[8] Alizé Cornet (FRA) def. [WC] Mandy Minella (LUX) 63 63

Singles, first round

Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def [6] Shuai Zhang (CHN) 62 67 (3) 63

Doubles, quarterfinals

Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) def. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 57 62 [10-8]

[3] Eri Hozumi / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) def. [WC] Anna-Lena Friedsam / Lena Papadakis (GER) 6462

Doubles, first round

[1] Marie Bouzkova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) def. [WC] Mandy Minella / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 62 76 (5)
[2] Shuai Zhang (CHN) / Sania Mirza (IND) def Tayisiya Morderger / Yana Morderger (GER) 62 63

Greet Minnen / Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) def Astra Sharma (AUS) / Rosalie Van der Hoek (NED) 64 62

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Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor hard
Dates: Sept. 13 – 19, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

[2] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. [Q] Katie Boulter (GBR) 63 61
[3] Alison Riske (USA) def [Q] Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) 36 63 63

[Q] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def Bernarda Pera (USA) 26 63 63
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def. Ana Konjuh (CRO) 60 64

Doubles, quarterfinal

[1] Andreja Klepac / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. Susan Bandecchi (SUI) / Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 75 64

Doubles, first round

[3] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) def. Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) / Conny Perrin (SUI) 61 61

Emina Bektas (USA) / Tara Moore (GBR) def [4] Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Heather Watson (GBR) 75 63
Danka Kovinic (MNE) / Renata Voracova (CZE) def. Alena Fomina / Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 63 57 [10-8]
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) / Nika Radisic (SLO) def. Rutuja Bhosale (IND) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) 64 64