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Clay is basically over, and grass is beginning as Rebecca Marino, Bianca Andreescu and Carol Zhao all are in the main draw of grass-court events this week.

Zhao qualified, and played Ysaline Bonaventure in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. And beat her.

The top three seeds also played there and got through.

ATP – Monday, June 12, 2023 final results

(Birmingham is five hours ahead of EDT; ‘s-Hertogenbosch is six hours ahead)

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Libema Open
Location: ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NED (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Category: WTA 250
Dates: June 12 – 18, 2023
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, June 12, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[Q] Carol Zhao (CAN) def Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 76 (3) 76 (4)

[1] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) 63 30 retd
[2] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def [Q] Lena Papadakis (GER) 75 67 (5) 76 (3)
[3] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def [Q] Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) 76 (5) 63

[Q] Emina Bektas (USA) def Dalma Galfi (HUN) 75 76 (1)
Greet Minnen (BEL) def Jessika Ponchet (FRA) 75 46 62

Doubles, first round

[1] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Demi Schuurs (NED) def Ashlyn Krueger (USA) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 62 62

Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove / Bibiane Schoofs (NED) 62 64

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Rothesay Open
Location: Nottingham, GBR (Joint event with the ATP Challenger Tour)
Category: WTA 250
Dates: June 12 – 18, 2023
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, June 12, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Tatjana Maria (GER) def [6] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 61 64

[1/WC] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def Wang Xiyu (CHN) 62 76 (6)
[4] Donna Vekic (CRO) def. Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 62 46 61
[8] Zhu Lin (CHN) def Alycia Parks (USA) 76 (5) 62

Magdalena Frech (POL) def. [Q] Sonay Kartal (GBR) 63 57 62
[Q] Heather Watson (GBR) def Jule Niemeier (GER) 64 63

[7] Camila Giorgi (ITA) vs. Madison Brengle (USA) 51 – suspended
Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) vs. [Q] Elisabeth Mandlik (USA) 26 63 21 suspended