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WTA – Thursday, June 22, 2023 final results

Venus Williams did have a day off to recover, after her marathon win over Camila Giorgi in the first round in Birmingham.

Her opponent Thursday, Jelena Ostapenko, is not a dissimilar type of player and so the positive was that the 43-year-old can expect there not to be too many rallies. But although Ostapenko faltered closing it out in the second, she came through in the end.

Also in action was Canadian Rebecca Marino, a lucky loser who got a qualifier in the first round, and got another one in Emina Bektas for a shot at the quarterfinals. She left it until the 11th hour, but she got through.

(Berlin is six hours ahead of EDT; Birmingham is five hours ahead).

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Bett1Open
Location: Berlin, Germany
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 500
Dates:
June 19 – 25, 2023
Prize money: $780,637
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, June 22, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 62 76 (2)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def [5] Coco Gauff (USA) 64 60

[6] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 62 61

Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. [Q] Jule Niemeier (GER) 63 65 retd

Doubles, quarterfinals

Katerina Siniakova / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def [4] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 36 75 [10-7]

[1] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. [WC] Jule Niemeier / Noma Noha Akugue (GER) WALKOVER
[2] Demi Schuurs (NED) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def. [WC] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) 63 64

Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def. Yana Sizikova (RUS) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) 62 62

 

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Rothesay Classic
Location: Birmingham, GBR
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
June 19 – 25, 2023
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, June 22, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

[LL] Rebecca Marino (CAN) def. [Q] Emina Bektas (USA) 64 46 76 (1)

[Q] Magdalena Frech (POL) def [8] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 63 67 (1) 64

[1] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def. [Q] Tereza Martincova (CZE) 64 64
[2] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. [WC] Venus Williams (USA) 63 57 63
[4] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. Caty McNally (USA) 36 62 76 (0)

Doubles, quarterfinals

[2] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def. Freya Christie / Ali Collins (GBR) 63 57 [10-5]

Magda Linette (POL) / Bernarda Pera (USA) def. Lidziya Marozava (BLR) / Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) 64 62

 

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