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A lot of catching up to do in Istanbul, where rain plagued the first two days of main-draw play.

It looked MUCH better on Wednesday, with sunshine and the temperature doubling to a high of 15C.

And they got a fair bit in even as Emma Raducanu made a successful Stuttgart debut, and world No.1 Iga Swiatek rolled over another opponent.

ATP Tour – Wednesday, April 20, 2022 final results

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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: WTA 500
Dates: April 18 – 24, 2022
Prize money: €611,210
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. [Q] Eva Lys (GER) 61 61

Singles, first round

[5] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. Angelique Kerber (GER) 36 64 64
[6] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 64 46 76 (5)
[8] Emma Raducanu (GBR) def. [Q] Storm Sanders (AUS) 61 62

[WC] Laura Siegemund (GER) def Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 63 63

Doubles quarterfinal

[2] Demi Schuurs (NED) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def Viktorija Golubic (SUI) / Marketa Vondrousova 63 62

Doubles, first round

[1] Coco Gauff (USA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 61 61

Alicja Rosolska (POL) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def. [WC] Jule Niemeier / Natasja Schunk (GER) 63 63

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TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championships Istanbul
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Category: WTA 250
Dates: April 18 – 24, 2022
Prize money: $239,477
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[Q] Julia Grabher (AUT) def [5] Jil Teichmann (SUI) 64 64

[2] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. Arantxa Rus (NED) 36 61 75

Anna Bondar (HUN) def Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 64 62

Singles, first round

Rebecca Peterson (SWE) def [1] Elise Mertens (BEL) 75 41 retd
Petra Martic (CRO) def [4] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 36 75 76 (5)

[6] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 61 63
[7] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def [Q] Wang Qiang (CHN) 63 62

Varvara Gracheva def Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 63 75
[Q] Anastasia Potapova def [WC] Nikola Bartunkova (CZE) 61 64
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. Magda Linette (POL) 76 (6) 64
[Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 60 62

Doubles, first round

[3] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. [WC] Ayla Aksu / Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) 60 63

Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) def [1] Veronika Kudermetova / Elise Mertens (BEL) [ALT] Angelina Gabueva / Anastasia Zakharova 63 75
Julia Lohoff (GER) / Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) def Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) 75 26 [10-3]
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) / Anastasia Potapova def Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Greet Minnen (BEL) 61 75
[WC] Berfu Cengiz / Ipek Oz (TUR) def. Han Xinyun (CHN) / Yana Sizikova 57 64 [10-8]
Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Miyu Kato (JPN) def. Marina Melnika / Anastasia Tikhonova 64 64